The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-30

Blessed with even moderate gifts of
fate, few in the summer tide of youth
contemplate leaving life without far
more than a shade of regret and dread,
yet yesterday was shut away from
sight forever, one who had more to
leave than most but who, with the
tenderest love of friends who would
fain with their clinging grasp draw
him back from the dark river; with
wealth, position, influence and the
honor and respect of large commu-
nifty to WOO his thoughts earthward,
still set his face toward heaven and
calmly said: II am ready to die"
The affection in which Joseph M.
Boies was held in this city was proved
as far as sorrowing friends can attest
to their feeling by the multitude that
assembled at the residence of Colonel
Henry NJ. Boies yesterday, to listen to
the words of men of God who spoke
concerning the dead son Of the house.
The flower-covered casket lay in the
Empire drawing room throughout the
great eXpanse of which bloomed mass
es of roses, violets, lilies and every
available blossom that makes earth
brighter, and which were sent by class
tions and countless friends.
THE FUNERAL. SERVICES.
The services were conducted by Rev.
DR.. c. Il. Robinson, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church. The choir
of the church, composed of Miss Black,
Miss Garagan, Messrs. Morgan and
Beynon, sang ASLEEP in Jesus" and
Rock of Ages" following after the
addresses, with the exquisite duet and
chorus, Some Day the Silver Cord
Will Break"
Dr. Robinson read many appropriate
scripture selections and then spoke
with emotion of the loss sustained by
the family, friends, church and COM
| munity. In his sweet, gentle, pure and
| lovely life Joseph Boies had left tes-
| timony, the value of which was richer
! than the rarest treasure. The speaker
| had been especially impressed with the
| influence of such a character as during
the dead young mans brief illness he
was continually stopped by rich and
! poor, by the laborer in the streets and
in fact by representatives of all classes
expressing the hope that life might be
spared. Death had been met with such
courage and fortitude. and even to the
last the gentle consideration for 9th
ers and forgetfulness of self had beer
| so marked that none could doubt the
! direct presence of God sustaining the
parting soul DR.. Robinson referred tc
the comfort received from human
! sympathy as only next to that of re-
ligion.
DIR. TWITCHELL'S REMARKS.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Twitcher. of Hart
ford, Conn, who has long been a de
voted friend of the family, made brie
remarks in which he said that he bore
the sympathy of hosts of friends il
New England. He spoke patheticall!
of the accustomed greeting that he 81
sOrely missed on this sad visit. He fel
that the mourning ones had cause TO
gratitude in the legacy bequeathed t,
their keeping in the character of tn
departed.
Rev. DR.. s. G. Logan offered prayer
and the services closed with the bene
diction by DR. Twitchell.
The funeral was directed by Under
taker Price.
a, The bearers were eight close friend
of the deceased: Messrs. j. H. Brooks
r. S. Fuller, Paul Belin, f. p. Fuller
; B. +. Watson, A. G. Hunt and Law
renee Fuller. Only the immediate fam
lily and nearest friends formed tn
sOrrowful procession TO Dunmore CEN
etery, where the family vault wa
opened to receive this latest tribute t
the tomb. Prayers We're offered by d
Robinson and DR.. Logan.
Among those from out of town pres
ent at the services We're: Rev. d
i Twitchell. of Hartford, Conn; Mr.. an
l Mrs. Luther Latin, of Bloomfield, \
I J.; Miss Marian Bradford of Ne
I York; Messrs. Frank Cleland, of Ne
York, and George Morgan, of Pitts
: burg, classmates of their dead frien,