Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-05

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York was a beneficiary of Mr.. Herbert.
For many years he was secretary and
treasurer Of the Tasker Building and
loan Association, and also treasurer Of
the New Castle Loan Association. For
30 years he was a member of Washing
ton Lodge, /. o. o. #, and for 40 years
he was its secretary. He served as
representative to the Grand Lodge of
Delaware, and also to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. He was member Of
st. Johns Lodge, A. f. A. M, of
which be was treasurer for many years.
Mr.. Herbert was married to MissA nnie
3. Grow of New Castle June 4th, 1852,
the ceremony being performed in the
Town Hall in the presence of large
concourse of people. OF this union
there were IL children, as follows
William Black Herbert, marshal at the
Consular Court of the United States at
kanagawa, Japan; Frank Edwin Her.
bert, late mayor of New Castle, who
died last spring; Edwin Vaudeville
Herbert, a farmer of New Castle hun
dred; Allen Lee Herbert, who died in
infancy about 20 years ago; Evan
Bayard Herbert, who died October 9Th,
1885, in his 10th year; Harry Warne
Edward F. Kemp of Syracuse, N, Y. 4;
Kate May, Agnes johnson, Carrie
Vandever, and Bessie Lechler.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
New Castle, Sept. 3.-The funeral
Of ex-State Treasurer William Herbert,
which took place from his late resi- :
dence, Fifth and Delaware streets, at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was
largely attended.
The services were conducted at the
house by the Rev. v. S. Collins of the
NJ. E. Church and Chaplain F. M.
Munson of Emmanuel P. E. Church.
The opening service was begun with
the hymn, Abide with me, fast falls
the eventide," by the choir of the M.
L. Church, augmented by members of
other choirs. The Rev. v. s. Collins
offered prayer, which was followed with
the hymn, "When the curtains are
lifted, oh, what shall / see !" The
seventh chapter of Job was then read
by the Rev. Mr.. Collins as the first
lesson. Chaplain Munson read the
funeral service from Corinthians, 10th
chapter, Goth to 58th verses. The
hymn ASLEEP in Jesus, blessed sleep"
was read by the chaplain, and after
wards sung with great feeling by the
choir.
The text for the sermon was taken
by the Rev. Mr.. Collins from the 17th
and 18th verses of the seventh chapter
of job. The preacher likened the de-
ceased to Job in many ways. Job had
been prosperous. So had tho deceased
Job had many trials and Affections,
and so had the deceased.
Mr.. Herbert had made good use OF
his tithes in his early years and had
worked himself up from poor boy to
man who was quite influential. He
had often wondered what he had done
to have SO many Affections. But he had
said whatever God saw fit to do, if il
were to let him live or let him die, be
was satisfied
During his recent illness the love Of
his family was his greatest comfort
To talk of his wife and children and
point out their abilities in one line or
the other was his great delight. He
knew that God was no respector of per-
SONS, and in his knowledge of the power
of the King Of Kings, he realized his
inability to do as he would like to have
done. He realized some time ago that
his end was drawing near. He called
his loved ones and told them that he
was not afraid TO go to his Maker The
preacher in conclusion said it was not
his intention or purpose to speak of
one who had done so much for his
many friends and who was so well
known by them. He was a man who
bore no i'll will or malice toward any
man. He was beloved by all who knew
him.
The final ceremonies at the grave
were conducted by st. Johns Lodge,
No. 2, A. F. A. NJ. The pall-bearers
were John A. Walls. John M. Vallete,
Theodore w. Hanf, William Funk.
Howard Lohand and William Simp-
son. Among the friends who came to
pay their last tribute of respect were
the following DIR. John j, Black,
Hiram r. Borie Senator George Gray
ex-Attorney General John Biggs, Mayor
Evan G. Boyd, Postmaster Reuben
p. Janvier Justice Julian D. Janvier
ex Sheriff Giles Lambson, William H.
Lee, Squire George O'Neill, George L.
Carpenter, Willard Salisbury, Walter
II. Hayes, Andrew Gray, Charles Gray,
State Senator John Pyle, Alexander
B. Cooper, John H. Rodney, Richard
G. Cooper, Detective William Jones,
Mark M. Cleaver, Joseph Callahan,
Courtland C. Montgomery, Gen. J.
Parke Postles, William H. Mooney,
Joseph j. Carpenter, Jr., Henry D.
Hickman, Isaac Dillon, Levy Courtman
Harry II. White, Andrew j. Brown,
John Nicholson, George Ellicot, james
Hanson. ex-Mayor Wilmer Hanson,
Joseph BARLEY, James S. Dobb, Francis
N, Buck, Joseph K. Steelman, James
Todd, Douglass M. Mccoy, Superin-
tendent of County Almshouse David
Mccoy, Alexander Biggs, Ewing Il. Jem-
ison and Charles Murray of Washington,
ID. c.; Justice John A. Kelley, Harry
II. George, James P. Lohand, Judge
|, @. Grubb, x-Levy Courtman Robert
r. Morrison, Poor Trustee James B.
Toman, Sheriff Paul Gillis, Eugene NJ.
Savers, Gilpin B. Underwood, James
T. Eliason, Lewis E. Eliason.
The exercise at the grave were con-
Quoted by st. Johns Lodge, Masons.
The interment was made in the ceme-
terry of the M. E. Church, about half
square from his late home.
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