The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-01
IDEATHO DR.. PARMLY
The Venerable Pastor Emer-
titus Succumbs TO
Apoplexy.
FORTY YEARS IN JERSEY CITY
His Good Work At the First Bap-
tist Church = Sketch Of
His Life.

The Rev. Wheelock H. Parmley, DID,,
Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church
of this city, died aft his sumner home at
Roslyn, l.. l., this morning About three
years ago he had an apopletic stroke from
which he never fully recovered. 1t has been
the custom of the family to spend the SUM-
ner at Saratoga, but owing to the Doctors
feeble health this year, it was decided to
take a cottage at Roslyn. On Saturday he
was attacked by another stroke of apoplexy
and lapsed into unconscionsness from which
he did not recover Dr. s. Wellman Clark
of this city, the family physician, visited
him yesterday and said that there was no
hope for the distinguished patient, and death
was only a matter Of hours.
BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE.
DR.. Parmly was born in Baintree, VT, in
1916 When a boy he removed with his
parents to this State, and settled at Red
Bank He received his early education in
the local schools and graduated in 1912, and
from Madison Theological Seminary in lo45.
Soon after graduating he received call to
church in Louisiana, where he remained un-
til 184S, when he accepted a call to the Baptist
Church at Shelborn, Mass. From there he
went to Burlington, n. j., and after sue
cessful four years pastorate in that quaint
and charming city he came to the First Bap-
tist Church, September /, 1854, He was the
third pastor of the church. He remained in
active service until 1890. when he was made
Pastor Emeritus.
During his pastorate of almost half CEN
tury the church became one of the largest
and most influential in Jersey City. 1t was
enlarged thrice, and IS the parent Baptist
Church Of the city. and others having sprung
from it.
AN ELOQUENT DIVINE.
DR.. Parmlys noble figure and kind be-
nevolent face were well known in Jersey Cltv,
and no clergyman had nc re friends than ha
among those of other denominations. and
those who attended no church at all He was
frequently requested TO officiate at the fu-
neraIs of those who had no church connet~
ton, and his charity and kindness were most
appropriate He was also a liberal man.
and although his church believed in close
communion, he frequently occupied the pull
pit of other than Baptist churches.
In all movements looking To the moral I'M
provement of Jersey City he always took an
active part. He was an eloquent preacher
and the discourse which he delivered upon
| the death of General Garfield is still remem-
| bered as one of the most graceful tributes OF
| the time. During the days OF slavery Dr.
| Parnly was deeply interested in the cause
| of abolition. He was prominently identified
with plans for ameliorauing the negro con-
ditIon and is said to have been connected
with the underground railway, that mySs
| terious agency by which many poor bond
man was slnuggled to freedom
Randolph Parmly of the firm of Parmly,
Alendorf S5 Fish, lawyers of this city, and
| Duncan Parmiy of the firm of hargnaud &c
ParmIy, bankers of New York, are the sur
viving sons of the Doctor.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
and the services will be held In the First
| Baptist Church, Grove street.