The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-20
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..sa-t' Ocean Grove Letter.


OCEAN GROVE, July Goth. Tho death Of
the Reverend E,wood II. Stokes. president
OF Ocean Grove Association, has cast o
gloom over this place. and the Grove 10 10
mourning for bis death. Thousands
l crowded the Auditorium from both sides
Of tho lake as the hour approached for tho
last memorial OF respect that could be
shown to him whom they loved. Floral
trlbu:es Of palms and flowers llod tho
chancel. the most conspicuous and appro.
PIRATE being colossal cross OF lilies ana
carnations, omblematic Of the sublime
faith Of the departed,
Promptly at 3 o'clock, as tho bell tolled.
tho cortege entered the Auditorium, which
contained at least eight til ousand persons.
many o! whom had travelled hundreds Of
mi!os to bs present at tho obsequiss Of him
whom they loved. Prayer was offered
at tbs house by Rev. b. M. Adams, OF
Greenwich Conn The cortoge then Pro.
ceeled to the Auditorium directed by Mar
shal john G. Patterson in the following
order:
Bishops Newman and Fitzgerald, and
bearers, James K. Bradley N. t. Buchan.
nan, Theodore Ivss, George L. Atkins, Of
As0ury Park; John NJ. Day, johnson
Taylor a. c. FIold General James F.
Rustug, Ocean Grove citizonsi Ocean
STUIb hhoOc'tHlUIi -cluuol w III. Ai'
Sk,rm, Rev. George Hughes, M: DiekeY
6, N. Myers, Il. j. Preston, q, Hay.
lLcrnc, LEY. l. Simmons, Rev. W.. II.
Wardall; at large Dr.. Thomas Hanlon.
Rey. O. Il. Yatman. G. G. Clayton. Rev
J. Y. Tucker, W. II. Beegle, kennard
Chandler.
Tho coffin was carried by asso-
citation employees. Captain l.. Ralnear.
JOHN Van Cleaf, Within strickland Rue
1t, III,
et; rsl bearers. John e. Andrews, James
J.. Hayes, A. II DclIaven, a. Wallace,
Rav Il. NJ. Brown, Ocean Grove fro COM
pnn.es ard citizens.
As tic funeral cortego FLED into tho
Auditorium Il beautiful requiem was
played by Miss Marguerite Rico OF Chess
Ter, Pa The hymn, Hover Ger Me,
Eoiy sp!rit:' composition OF DR.. Stokes
ti!eG wth supplicat:on and sweet melody
WAS s.ngby thu Assembly choir. 4 touch
Ing prayer WAS offered by DIR. Thomas
Haricn D. y. CT Dickinson College A
secohd composition OF DR.. Stokes. zone
by one cur loved cues slowly pass beyond
the bounds of time" was softly sung by
the choir,
DR.. Allay read thu nlne.neuth Psalm
and ths GLORIA Patfia" was then sung by
more than eight thousand voices. A
scripture lesson was noxt road by Presid.
ing y. L. Noe, 0Op5n bno Gubes VI tho
Temple" WAS sung by Miss Blanche Ben.
bishops Fitzgerald and Newman. lovers
and fellow workers Of DR.. Stokes, werc
followed by tho singing Of Lead Kindly
Light" by Mrs, G. NJ. Ward, Miss Emma
Hana4, Prof Sweeney aud H. NJ. Wells.
ford. Letters of sympathy and coincidence
were read and ordered printed in the local
papers. The benadlctiOn was pronounced
Al. a.
After tho services tho body lay In state
at tho Auditorium. From o'clock this
evening until q o'clock tomorrow even.
ing IL guard of honor will watch the re.
mains Of their revered and beloved
brother. The body accompanied by rcla.
tives ana friends and members Of tho IS.
soclsion will bo takoa to IIllonlold
for intormen5 tomorrow (ruesday) morn.
ing. SC2IBBLER.