The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-25
JOHN SCOTT BURIED
Throngs Of Mourners At
tend the Impressive
Services.
DR.. DuRYEE's ELOQUENT TRIBUTE
Prominent City officials Follow
the City Clerk to His Last
Resting Place.
DR.. DuRYEE's ELOQUENT TRIBUTE

"Only when death comes and strikes
down those whom we love and respect
are we enabled to break the a~labaster
box and pour forth the praise which
we would nave but too gladly bestowed
when the dead was alive"
These impressive. words, spoken by
Rev. w. r. Dungee. the ex-Pastor OF
the Lafayette Reformed Church. at the
funeral services of the late City Clerk
John E. Scott. found a responsive echo
in the hearts of the large throng OF
friends who assembled at the late resi-
dence of Mr.. Scott on Saturday after
noon to pay the last respects to the
dead.
Although the body lay in state from
eleven O'Clock in the forenoon until
after the services were over at a quar-
ter to five. o'clock, the house was so
crowded that many were unable to gain
adnittance, and were turned away IN
consequence. Owing to the throng two
policemen of the Fourth precinct were
stationed at the entrance to assist the
undertaken in giving as many people as
possible the opportunity to- look upon
the face of the dead.
The black ~broadcloth casket In which
the remains reposed was in the front
parlor surrounded on three sides by d
huge bank of flowers, the tribute of
sorrowing friends The silver plate on
JOHN e. SCOTT,
Died March q, 1895,
Aged 50 years, 10 months and 10 days.
The face showed no trace of the suf-
fering endured before death, and it look
ed as calm. and peaceful as though Mr..
Scott was sleeping.
THRONGs OF MOURNERS.
$50 - taI4a1r +Ho1 oYr~ n
two parlors was occupied. The narrow
hall, together with the vestibule, was
crowded The mcurners extended down
the stoop and out to the gate. where
they remained with uncovered heads in
til h services We're, over. Ten minutes
cials. headed by Mayor P. F. Wanser.
arrived and filed into the hall, where
they were compelled to remain. On &C
parlors and hall. the Rev. Mr.. Duryee
was compelled to deliver his address
from the top step of the stairs leading
opened with prayer. followed by the
reading of the Scriptures and the adj
dress. Mr.. Duryee said
1--WE are assembled here to pay the
last tribute to one respected but to whom
respect is only shown in the cold fash
Ion of the world. Only when death
love and respect are we enabled to
break the alabaster box and pour forth
the praise which we would have but
too gladly bestowed when the dead was
alive, It is a hard thing that we can
not say this in life. but must wait until
such a sad catastrophe takes from us
been ordered. o dear life. would be
but for death. and the cloud which must
come DER each n of our lives. Death
comes like a cloud after sunshine in
spring. How bright and warm the sun
shine. but, alasi comes a cloud, the sun
shine is blctted out and there Is dark
mass ~ Wa rho IiUi1O o all knaIU VIC 1tr@
die, but when death comes it is impress
sive and makes US sac
DEATH COMES TO ALL.
death comes to all classes and under
all all f fSInR @n5r5 = he comes 81 to people goma wa 70
the husband and the wife, the father and
the teacher and the scholar. None is
exempt from the fate which we all must
the mits of the home, the community,
the city, the State and the nation. Those
respected and loved in all these circles
are removed.
John p. Scott. my friend. was q faith
full man. During the twenty odd years
| knew him he was always faithful l
don't believe that in this community there
was a man more faithful. to his duty; He
was known as a man who had his hand
upon the tiller, no matter what change aIl
self fully oecupied. He didn't attend
to his ~neighbors' sidewalks and neglect
mis- own. There is something else. char
aSIGFs JHdl Dy winch we 1SdIu W -ESSpSCl
{, man for what he is. When I speak
Of that l must speak. in the same way.
1 have9seen him in his home in union
with his family. in days of gladness ana
in days of darkness. AT all times he
possessed just the same character. He
possessed hat noble character which en-
abied him to held back passion for high
er things. He was always seeking the
good Of wife and children. The testimo-
ny of sorrowing wife and friends is so
sweet that no flower on the coffin is SO
fragrant as the memory of him who has
passed beyond the curtain of death. As
a minister / found none more thoughtful
than john Scott. None listened more at
tentlvely or was more anxious to ac-
cept the truth that flowed from Gods
fountain. He was always DESTROYS to get
all the help he could. In my presence
at his horne he has spoken with the
sweetest feeling of his belief in God,
and when his Master called him to the
vineyard he went cheerfully and with
implicit faith in God
CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT.
Among those present at the services
were all but a few of the city officials.
Every department of the municipal gov
erament was represented by a large