Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-18

tian doctrine was wholly removed from |
HE mind. de was az solid and con- !
elusive in his approximations OF religious |
truth as he was of any legal point that
passed under his review. Gods WORD
was his imprcgnable rock and no made
it the man OF his counsel. Jesus Christ
in His complete and perfect divinity
and humanity was. in the all sufiicieney
of His atonement, applied by the
Spirit OF God, his only nopo, and 10
Him he haG hope scripturally found
and inwrought with his wide and varied
experience.
He was as hopeful of bis future as he
was trustful in his Saviour. He was as
humble as he was joyful; as ohedient
as he was loving; as meek as ne was
profound; as conscious of his own I'M
worthineRs as he was of the wortninesH
of Christ. His reverence for the House
of God was great; and while his walk
up the aisleto his pew was natural and
of easy movement, his face was lighted
up with joyful expression all the
while he sat among the worshippers.
Judge Wales was a Christian OF the
trpest tpye, courty gentleman, a man
of culture. of gentle mein. OF afable
speech. of delicately refined manners, OF
a generous and hospifable nature, OF
liubs byfUphlneIlG ieblluSss q hluh N''h
we'll developed intellect, OF scrupulous
integrity. OF great personal worth.
| In completeness and symmetry OF
| character Of unselfishness and hrotherly |
| affection. a distinguished citizen.
| jurist, Just judge, man, that was
Judge Wales.
In conclusion, DR.. McCurdy said
"Shall SEQ him again is the question
of bereaved hearts. Yes through the
grace OF God and the blood of Jesus
Christ you will. / love to say TO be-
reaved hearts, you will, through the
peace and the blood Of the Lamb, see
and know your sainted dead. Noble
man. gifted man, kind and generous
man, great friend, one OF Gods own
endowed with love, tenderness, merci-
fulness, faithfulness. and Christlike
humility. Farewell, hut only for a
season; for through the grace Of God
and the blood of the Lamb we will meet
you. know you, and he with you IN
your and our home.
After prayer BY DIR. McCurdy, and
] hymn, the congregation was dismissed
with the henediction. lnterment,
which was private, was made at the
Wilmington and Brandywine cemetery.
DIR. McCurdy ufficiated in the services
at the grave.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
The New Castle County Bar Associa-
tion met in Federal court room Thurs
day to fulfill the sad duty of taxing
, action upon the death of Judge Leonard
e. Wales. In accordance with the
!, custom of the Federal court, tho court
room was not draped. 1t bore the same
8 aspect as when Judge Wales was went
. to occupy the bench. The bar was
largely represented, among those present
Q being Chief Justice Lore, Judge Grubh,
. Judge Cullen and Judge Marvel. Will
n liam G. Spruance, Edward g. Brad
J. ford, Levi c. Bird, Henry @. Conrad,
+ A. b. Cooper, District Attorney Lewis
: c. Vandegrifr. Benjamin Nields. John
!, Biggs, ex-senator Anthony higgins
% Col A. s. Macallister, II. III. Ward,
10 Judge J. Frank Ball. Deputy Attorney
General Potter l.. Cooper, Jr., George
}. Lodge, Tilghman Johnston, William Il.
d LYMAN, j. Harvey Whiteman. William
+. Kurtz, William f. Smalley. Jr., Ii.
(. G. Browne, F. III. Hotfecker, William
'. S. Hilles. Willard Salisbury, Andrew
i. E, Sanboru, William Michael 13yrne,
m Charles NJ. Curtis, George A. Elliott.
OF NJ. B. Burris, Lilburne Chandler, Will
I'd lard Hall Porter, William F. Priekett,
ID Austin Harrington, John T. Nields,
Q. Harry Emmons, Victor B. Woolley,
as Andrew Gray, Walter Ii. Hayes, Samue
in W. McCauley. Thomas Davis, Medforc
IL II. Cahoop. Charles W. Smith, Rober
ne Pennington, ARENAS Smith, II. q.
OF Knowles. II. Bayard Heisel, Spottswont
Garland Charles B. Evans John X
ar Bradford, j. Frank Biggs, Attorney
v. General Robert C. White, j. II. Hof
1g fecker, jr., Arthur W. Spruance
e- Howell S. England and William u
as Smithers OF Dover and Charles w
~ Cullen of Georgetown.
nix From Philadelphia the following dis
lie tinguihhed men were present to homo
lr. the memory of Judge Wales: Franco
lrt Olense Alien, Deputy Governor Genera
nd Society of May Flower Descendants
on Charlemagne Tower. Jr., Governor c
dy Pennsylvania Society of May Flowe
~. Descendants; j. Granville Leach, His
he torian of tho Pennsylvania Society
The James Mauran Rhodes, Treasurer {
led tho Pennsylvania Society. :,
sr, The meeting WAS called to order b
ler Lewis G. Vandegrift, president of tt
ly, bar association, who nominated Chi
lis Justice Charles d. Lore for the presto
mi ing officer. The meeting elected JudG
Lore and ON motion Of Benjamin Nielt
,ng made ii. II. Ward secretary OF Il
or meeting. .
ne, On motion of Mr.. Nields, a committ
ma of seven was appointed to draft resol
es. tions. Judge Lore named tho following
mi Messrs Nields, Vandegrift, Spruanc
ac- Bird, Rodney. Higgins aud Gray.
lid. The committee presented tine folio
ng, ing, which vera read by Col. Nield
gar fThe members OF the bar of M
he Castle county, assembled TO take acti
airy, upon the death of the Hon. Leonard
ous, Walos, Judge of tho District Court
len the United States for the District
was Delaware, in common with the citize
mo of this and the adjoining CONNIE
was wealths within the field of his labo
ness desire to testify to the high respect
and which he was held as man and a
and iudge, the affection with which he v
his regarded by all, and the sorrow W
ion. which his death Is mourned; thereto
take be it
this "Resolvcd, That while we recogn
the kindness of the Divine Ruler
Judge extending for moro than three SC
by a years and ten hs useful and dist
urdy glished life, his departure was ST. I'M
1und pertei, that tho blow seems 10 hi
flee, fallen too suddenly upon a rommun
He thar had hoped that this life, viii
and had brought so much that was homo
lblic bic into lis midst. should be cuntin'
ersa for many years 10 come, holding het
! tho it an example that would lift hig
y of it's ideals and desreR.
COM Rasolvel also That WhilO this