The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-12
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM CLARK
Took Place Monday Afternoon Services
LARGELY Attcndsd.

TooE place Monday AfisrnOOn--SsrViosS
Largely Attended.
A large number OF friends attended
the funeral OF the late william Clark.
The services were held In the Martins
Ferry Presbyterian church which was
well filled While the casket was being
carried into the church an organ selec-
ton was played by Mrs. W. T. Dixon.
The services were opened by the sing
Ing OF that fayOrite anthem, Trust
Him More" This was followed BY
prayer and scrIptural reading by Rev.
5. j. Boyle, the pastor of the church.
MY Jesus as Thou Wilt' was then
sung and Rev. Or. d. a. Cunningham,
OF Wheeling, followed with prayer.
After the singing Of Lead Kindly
Light Rev. S. J. Boyle preached the
sermon, a splendid one, and he paid q
very high tribute 10 the memory Of Mr.
Clark. He told OF him as an elder In
the church many years. said he loved
his country, the country OF his adop-
ton. the church. the people. the minis
tiers. Only four weeks ago Mr.. Clark
participated IN the communion with his
qrRnd children The Rev. Mr.. Boyle In
his sermon said that in life we have
bidding him good bye only for little
time.
Rev. ]. J. McCarrell, Of McKeesport,
Pa, and formerly pastor OF Mr. Cinrk's
church. followed with few remarks.
He said: Fifteen years ago / became
pastor OF this church There were four
men looked up 10 as time followers ~
Christ. To-day only one OF tne four Is
IN the ofIicc OF elder, had no kinder
true- friend than Mr.. Clark Once a
friend he was always a friend. ] will
never forget him as n friend, a pastor :
friend. never saw nowers more OPP
portunley placed than these to-day. He
loved the beautiful The Rev. Mr.. Nc
Carroll closed VITA prayer.
IKE closing hymn was ASLEEP IN
Jesus" The music was beautifully and
tec!ingiy rendered by Il quartette con-
slst!ng OF Mrs. ]. c. Gray, Miss Mary
Thomas. VIM. Mann and J, C. Gray.
The horal offerings were elaborate.
Among the relatives present were Hugh
Clark. Thomas A. Hammond. and J. G,
Burns. OF Steubenville: W. L. Miller, OF
WpllsbuTg; Reason P. Mansfield and
wife NimTod p. Mansfield. Wesley ].
LonG and wife. John Underwood and
wife and Edward Long. OF Bloomfield;
Mrs Asa King. OF WarTentOWn; Mrs. ],
c. HoSe OF Mt PlcaRant: John CLARK
and wife and Mrs. Adams. OF Pleasant
Valley: George H. Parks and wife
James Dlckey end sister. Miss Mary,
Mrs. John G. Culbertson. Mrs Adams
and sister. OF Wheeling, and others
Mr. Clark's hve daughters and one son
were all present Among his old FRIENDS
there were Capt. Richard Crawford.
Judge G. l.. Cranmsr. John FreW and
Col. Robert White. Of Wheeling; VIM,
Alexander and EbPnezer Rhodes. OF
bridgeport; n. W. Smith. James 4.
Gray. Rev. Samuel Boyd. David Park,
James Kerr. Kenworihy Hoge. Robert
GalbraIth. Geo. Default, Robert Car
m!chaSl. Jar,es CrOssley, John Pen
nlagtor. NJ. Sheets and VIM Jump.
The intermen2 at R'yerview was prl-
Vate. The psli-beursrS were DR.. W. +
Harvey, DR.. VIII H, Hall, NJ. c. Mitch
ell Jesse Selby. VIM. Mann, James y,
Dickson, f. ]. A. preanen and T. W
Shreve. The members Of the Sep'un-
Eeneriar club OF which the deceased
was a member worB honorary pail
bearers.