Evening journal., 1895-04-15
FINE MUSIC AT A FUNERAL.
THE MlLLARD CLUB AND A QUAR-
TET CHOIR SING

At the Funeral OF James n. Cameron.
Late Travelling Representative OF the
LobdeI Car wheel Company. and for
Twenty J-hve Years Choirm aster at New
Jerusalem Church.
The profuse decorations OF snow wLite
Easter lilies were still standing at the
New Jerusalem Church this morning
when, at 10 80 o'clock, the remains Of
the churchs late choirmaster, James H.
Cameron, who died IN Centrevllle, Nd.
on Friday, we're brought into the
church Mr.. Cameron's death was a
shock to the members of this church here
rs he was In apparently good health At
last accounts aud his death was entirely
unexpected lie WAS an active man OF
middle age and had become well-known
throughout the East as the business
representative Of the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company.
While the caszet rested In front Of this
bank Of fragrant lilies. W. X Walters,
Of the old Millard Club, OF which Mr..
Cameron was leading member, entered
from the vestry with a beautiful hlral
emblem which he placed upon the casket.
The quartet choir entered the church
and Miss Emma Lore sang the deep
oontrAlto solo "Oh Rest In the Lord. "
Rev P. B Csbell conducted the
service. beginning with the psalm "Let
not your heart be troubled" The quartet
chair sang Nearer, My God 20 Thee, =
and Abide With Me.
In touching discourse on the life OF
the deceased. Mr.. Cabel said when
We part At the tomb with our loved ones
We are oftimes sore perplexed as 10 why
they have been taken and whittier they
have gone II Is q country not afai
of. II Is land near BY, not
a land Of ghosts and shadows, but 3
country where they have king
doms, prinolpallties aud powers, al
things that We have here only thousand
times more beautiful when the
apostle John prayed on the isle called
PaImos he saw q beautiful spiritual
world, where the light Of Christ shone in
magnificent splendor
Now as the free and warmblooded
mammal who walks upon earth is
Invisible to the fish that swims In the
sea, 30 is this existepce hereafter
invisible to US In this present lie II Is
not death, reslly, but only step into a
brighter or darker life.
"For twenty FIVE years our brother here
htINtu bnAn Win blt tAltOItQ
assistance. For full thirty two years,
since be came to this state from Canada, he
was the trusted employe OF one Of our Lest
known FIRMS, who TO day testify to his
sterling integrity and great example ss
an honest man.
"As to the time OF bis departure. II
seems to me sminently sitting, that he
should have been taken from us on Good
Friday and that we should be
eulogizing him on this third day
after his death about the same
time that world was worshiping a risen
Lord Jesus Christ, who came down from
heaven that be might help fallen man to
life beyond the tomb
At the conclusion OF the service, twenty
survivors Of the Millsrd Club, a once
fsmous musical organization, fled into
the church aud, surrounding the casket,
sang with bsautlful effect the dirgs
"Sleep Thy Last Sleep" The club sang
with great expression, under the direc
tion OF William w Lobdsll.
Intsrment was made In che Whining
ton and Brandy wine Cemetery.
The Grand Chapter Of Delaware
Royal Arch Masons was represented by
James H. Price; Delta Chapter No 6, bY
R. Henry Young; Eureka Lodge No. 28
/ bv j. Allen Colby