Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-16

st Paul's NJ. E. Church was crowded
Sunday afternoon at the services in
memory Of the late Joseph Pyle. The.
Rev. Thomas Il, Terry, pastor Of the
church, presided and the Rev. Lafayette
Marks, d. D., pastor of Hanover Pres
byterian Church, opened the services
with prayer, The pulpit and platform
and the organ were draped with black.
A picture of Mr.. Pyle was on the pulpit.
The first speaker was the Rev. Mer-
rift Hulburu, s. L. d., pastor of Grace
NJ. u. Church, whose subject was
1.-THE Institutional and Benevolent
Work Of Mr.. Pyle. {" He showed
lesson to youth in speaking Of the
friendless boy who stood at the parting
of the ways at the old toll gate and
cast fearful look back towards his
home, and then of the successful man
of affairs who had died full of honurs,
lamented by his fellow citizens.
Mr.. Pyle, he said, was not a narrow
man. He was not influenced by merely
personal motives. He was not tho
most learned, the most wealthy or the
most talented man in the community,
although he lacked none Of these things.
He was what he was because of his
breadth of sympathy and the broad view
he took of things In his work the
speaker said, you could not tell his tie-
nominational connection. lie loved
every believer ana lover of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
In regard to his institutional work
DIR. Hulburd said that il you wanted
to know what conference boards he was
on you would have TO name them all,
and he was not figure. head on any
one OF them. He had contributed to-
wards every church that had been built
In Wilmington in the last 20 years
DIR. Hulburd put Mr. Pyle's conver-
ion at the bottom Of tho magnificent
column of his life. His inspiration
came from his abiding and firm belief
in the promises OF God. His influence
would long survive him.
Mr. Plye's religious life was treated
by the Rev. L. Il. Barrett, presiding
elder of the Wilmington ditirict His
relations to the free schools and the
Sunday schools was discussed by
Charles Baird, pres dent Of the Board
of Public Education and superinten-
dent OF the West Presbyterian Sunday
school. Mr.. Baird believed that it was
because MIR. Pyle was first brought
into the church by little child that
they did. When told by his doctor to
quit all active work, he said he would
remain in the Sunday y-school as long as
he lived.
Samuel ii. Baynard Of the board OF
trustees of st. Paul's Church, told of
Mr.. Pyle's work for the church in the
time of great need when the new Grace
church had drawn many of st. Paul's
members to it. In the opening Of The
conference year of 1866 st. Paul's
Church was less than half filled and
the Sunday-school had only five teach.
ers and barely enough scholars to give
them work to do. The teachers were
selected and Mr.. Pyle as superinten
dent and went to work Since that time
Mr.. Pyle had been the life of the
church. The church people had gone
forward with the knowledge that Mr..
Pyle was behind them. The speaker
declared that they would never fine
another man who would do an much anC
he as strong at every point as Mr.. Pyle
had been.
Medford II. Cahoon spoke briefly foi
the Sunday school. Appropriate seec
tionH were sung by the choir.
Harry j. Guthrie read the following
which had been prepared by the differ
cut bodies of the church:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Su
preme Ruler Of the universe to removr
Brother Joseph Pyle from his labors oi
earth to his reward in heaven, on sun
day, January 9TH, 1886
"Whereas, In the death of our 20
laborer, st. Paul's NJ. e. Church ha
lost one of her most earnest and vail
ant supporters; the board of trustees
of which he has been member sine
1866, an energetic and faithful member
the Sabbath school, with which he ha
been identified for % years and TIN
superintendent for 30 years, zealou
and active worker; the Tuesday nigh
class of which he has been the leade
for ~ years, q conscientious and de
voted guide and counsellor: the fami!
an etfectionato husband and lovin,
father; and the community at large
useful, charitable and patriotic citizen
whereas, we the surviving coWorll
ers deem 1t due the memory of the de
parted that we should express the grea
loss we have sustained in the death o
one so endeared 10 VI 10y his devotio
20 the Gross Of Christ during 4 seryic
OF over 30 years, by his kind, gentl
and fatherly manner in tine govrrnmen
was tho appointed mead, his last az
being in correction with the Sabhat
school work he so much loved; there
fore,
Resolved, That while we bow i
humble submission to the lecrers I
One too wisc TO err, Too kind to alilir
and while we recognize the immutabl
law that all must pass through tn
vale of death 10 reach the reward Of
life of usefulness Yet we cannot SUI
press the tear of human sympathy nm
follow the example Of the Saviour an
weep at the grave Of one So beloved.
Resolved, That in the upright un
consistent walk and conversation, /
the devotion 10 thh cause Cf Chri,
and humanity, and in the discharge I
all his various duties with uarl5e
punctuality, Brother Pyle'a lifr %as
shining example worthy Of imitation
not alonN If the otlicia4 and hiamllel
Of ST. Pauis NJ. f. Church. hut nj.
Of all Christian workers in tlo Lora
vineyard, ana
Resolved That in his sudden dealt
while IN the perfOrmauco of hls duti,
We arr fprrigiy reminded nf the i,
junction If our bhased Saviour. tber
fore be ye also ready, Tor in farh \
hour as ye think not, the Son Of Ma
coineth.
}esaiyed That We tender the famit
ON 1caufelt symlAthies n tbis Lol
Of BORROW and pray that the cohsalgtir
Of the Eternal Goa may d tlIefr p6
tilu.
hesoyed, That page be All a,n
Ia + IS memory Ia tht rD6rds M ri
Sabbath schools, that a opy cf the
resolutions lie entered on t.r ofliri