Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-01-28

oBsEoUIEs OF DR.. MACE.
Broadway M. f. Church Crowded With
Those Who Would Pay Rever-

ence.
A sorrowful people paid their last re-
spects to Rev. Jas. r.. Mace Wednesday
afternoon. Not alone in his family was
there grief-one pew in the church con-
tanned all the kindred of the deceased
but packed into the seats, aisles and
every available nook of the church build
ing and Sunday school temple, were
yea, thousands Of those who
desired, by their presence at least, to pay |
their respects to one whom they had |
learned to love as pastor and friend; they |
came from all walks of life. Strong men
wept like children, and everywhere over
the church were there manifestations of
emotion. For over an hour two lines of
people. on either side of the casket
passed to take a last look of their friend.
A noticeable feature was theslarge at
tendance of the New Jersey Conference,
with which body DR.. Mace was connect
ed. Philadelphia Conference was also
represented in DIR. T. B. Neeley, j. r.
Westwood and others.
Gen. James F. Rushing and Judge
Yard, of Trenton, were present, and
number of the official men of Central M.
E. Church. of this city.
The services, which were of most inn
pressive character, were in charge of Rev.
D. B. Harris, the presiding elder of the
Camden district, who announced the first
hymn, after which Rev Geo. B. Wight,
presiding elder of the Bridgeton District,
offered prayer. The Scripture leS sons
were read by Rev. George Reed, presid
ing elder of the Trenton district, and
Rev. W. P. G. Strickland, presiding elder
of the New Brunswick district.
Rev. Edmund Hewitt, D. D, of the
Tabernacle Church, next made brief
address, and presented the resolutions of
fered by the Methodist Preachers Asso-
citation. These resolutions, framed by
Rev. DR.. Handley, Rev. DR.. Marshall
sketch of Dr.. Mace, and paid glowing
| tribute to the life and labors OF their de
| ceased colleague.
j. Clarence Collins followed with the
reading of the resolutions adopted by the
Official Board of the church, which were
| eulogistic of the ministerial labors of DR..
| Mace as pastor of Broadway Church, as
! an earnest Christian and devoted SER
want of God, and expressing sympathy for
| the widow and children OF the dead pas
tor.
| Rev. j. G. Russell next followed by
reading the resolutions of the Evangelical
Alliance framed by Revs. M. M. Finch,
| + o1
Rev. J. FL. Batten also read eulogistic
| resolutions, adopted at the Preachers
Meeting of the New Brunswick District,
and resolutions were also received from
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Red
Bank, of which DR.. Mace was once pas
/ tor, and the Trinity Baptist Church,
| Camden.
Rev. III. j. Zelley, who was colleague
of DR.. Mace in the Conference Glass of
'S2, also made touching address on his
dead classmate, concluding with reading
an original and tender poem.
| The concluding address, which was
one of the most affecting delivered, was
made by Presiding Elder D. B. Harris,
| after which the sorrowing audience took
final leave of the departed.
The pail bearers were Revs. G.. s,
Meseroll, w. A. Massey, John H. Bos-
well, G. Rollin Smith and w. S. Meley,
w. F. Carhart, Smith Fogg and William
johnson.
The floral designs which were numer-
GUS and handsome, included the follow
ing: Epworth League emblem, from
Chapter 12l7; "The Bible," from the
Sunday school; harp, from the choir !;
broken column, from the Central
Church, Bridgeton pillow ofaswhite
roses, from the Junior Epworth League !:
anchor and star, surmounted by two
doves, from the Topicus Club, and de-
signs from the Minerva Literary Society
the Ladies' Mite Society and cut flowers
from friends in Bridgeton. Cape May and
elsewhere.
The interment was private.