Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-13
FUNERAL OF Or. MARKS.
Prayer at the House and Services at Han
over Church.

although his heart had given him some
uneasiness. About two weeks ago while
returning home from church with Mrs.
Marks he remarked that be was afraid
he would some day fall dead in the
street.
DIR. Marks was born in Hancock
county. Va, near East Liverpool. about
Go years ago. He prepared for the min
stry at the United Presbyterian Uni
versity, IN western Pennsylvania, and
his first charge was at Union, A lle-
gheny county, Pa, prior to the war.
lie acted as chaplain in the Union
army and afterwards accepted call to
the Presbyterian Church, Fifteenth
and Master streets, Philadelphia, where
he remained until 1869, the year he be-
came pastor OF Hanover Street Presby-
torian Church, this city. lie preached
his last sermon on Tuesday evening, at
special services in Central Church, his
subject being Asking Questions Of
Gnh. "
DIR. MarkH was leading figure in
the Presbyterian Church in this sec.
ton, having taken an active part in the
work OF tue New Castle Presbytery.
lie has represented the preshytery at
several sessions of the General A Assembly
of tho church.
Mrs. Marks who was a NJ iss Nevin,
and eight children survive HIM, namely,
Albert, John, Rush, Lafayette, Edie,
Neyin, Belle and Edwin. Among those
who called at tn. Marks nome TO eX.
press sympathy to the family was
Bishop Coleman, who had high re-.
gard for the deceased minister. The
late Bishop Lee and DIR. Marks had
also been warm friends.
The funeral took place Saturday
afternoon. At the clergyman's resi-
dence, No. 7O3 West street, the body
was viewed by hundreds Of sorrowing
persons from II until O'Clock. The
body fested in a cloth covered casket
with extension bar oxidi7ed silver
handles. On the lid. the name-plate
bore simply the name, 1.-THE Rev.
Lafayette Marks, ID. D." in old Eng
lish. Throughout the room were mum
erous floral tributes, among them q
wreath Of orchids from Mrs. John u.
Adams of Philadelphia. The church
choir, the Christian Endeavor Society,
the Juniors and the trustees were rep
resented in other beautiful floral offer
ings. most affecting tribute was a
bunch of carnations from two roums in
School No. 4, the card. which accom-
panied it saying that the children
would never forget the lesson OF the
leaves.
In the hundreds who gazed with sor-
row on the peaceful couutenanue Of DIR.
Marks, were many not connected with
his church or denomination. Ministers
of other faiths we're among them.
With tho HynanliOn of pravar mn
services we're held ut the house. The
body was taken to Hanover Church,
where the funeral services were held
beginning at 9 o'clock. The interior
of the church was draped in black.
The Rev. A. N. Keigwiu, d. D., Of
West Church officiated. Music was
furnished by the choir and quartet.
After singing and an invocation, the
Rev, J. 4. Milligan, D. D., read a
portion of scripture, and prayer was
offered by the Rev. W. F. Lewis OF
Rodney Street Church.
The opening address was made by
the Rev. DIR. Reigwin, whose theme
passage. "Enoch walked with God and
I. A. McCurdy. d. D.. of Central
SHuIOu5 bpuho h6 l<rs hhrh noufbhi
neighbor, and the Rev. r. b. Cook, D..
D., OF the Baptist Church, represented
the evangelical churches.
At the funeral services over the late
Rev. Iayfuyette Marks, U. D., in
Hanover Presbyterian Church, on
Saturday afternoon, the Rev. I. A.
McCurdy, d. d., of Central Church
read the following paper from the
pastors and sessions of the different
Presbyterian churches of Wilmington
and directed TO the family of DR.. MARKS
aud this session and congregation oil
Hanover Church:
In the sorrow that comes to you in the
translation of your beloved husband and
father, of faithful friend and brother
minister and pastor, we confess ourselves
partners. The blow that fell upon you in
the severity of suddeuness has touched our
hearts, our homes. and our congregations.
We are mourners with You over the bier oil
our departed friend and brother minister.
What your husband aid pastor was to the
families of Hanover Presbyterian Church
and congregation, he was to our families
and congregations as often as God directed
his ministries among us lie brought to our
homes in affection the same gentle and
large-hearted sympathy so generously given
by him to his own families in their sorrows;
and to our congregations i'll the pulpit min
istrations the same forCeful, helpful and
eloquent messages from God and His Word.
We have felt the force and helpful i'll
fuence of his Cody example, of his friendly
intercourse, of his sweet and happy disposi-
ton, of his accomplishing spirit, of his
equable Temperament. of his scholarly
attainments of his Cody life, and pro-
nounced Christian character.
Under God we are his debtors for impulse
and inspiration in whatsoever things are
pure aud lovely, and the darkness hanging
over your future, the vacancy OF your hearts,
your homes your pulpit is really ours in
kind, if not in degree.
In this sorrowful hour we are happy over
the reflection that during the twenty-nine
years of his ministry in Hanover Presby-
terrain Church. there was no disruption OF
friendly relations between us to mar the
sincerity of our sympathy and sorrow with
You in this hour of intense grief. We also
share with you in the reflection that there is
no lack of consolation in his having been a
man of God, self poised, able consecrated
and Cody. In the home, in the street. in
the church councils, everywhere in life, he
was the same as when
At church with meek aud Unaffected grace,
Ills looks adorned the venerable place.
We lay this tribute of affection and
admiration upon the bier of the late Rev.
Lafayette Marks, d. d., and write:
Blessed are the dead which do in the Lord.
In behalf, and by the authority of the
First. Central. West. Rodney Street. Olivet,
East Lake andGilbert Presbyterian churches.
their pastors and sessions.
Sunday evening the Presbyterian
congregations joined in service of
coincidence in Hanover Church. The
Rev. A. n. Keigwin, d. D., Of West
Church presided, Prayer was offerod
by Rev. ". NJ. Schall of Philadelphia
DR.. Koigwin eulogizod the deceased