New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-25
AMOS r. EMO LAID AT REST.
HIS CHARACTER DESCRIBED AT THE
FUNERAL SERVICES BY THE
REV DR. PARkHURST.

The funeral OF Amos r Emo who died on Mon
day at his home I'm this city at the age OF eighty
eight years, held at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing at the Madison Square Presbyterian churcn
The body OF the church already filled Win
friends and acquaintance Of Mr.. Enc when me
funeral party arrived There noticeaby
large proportion of elderly and old men present.
among the number being many men who had been
clerks Of Mr.. Emo when he was in the wholesale
drygoods business. away back in the fortles
Among those who ATTENDED the services were Ed
ward Mitchell. the Rev. DR.. W. 5. Ralnsford. James
Constable. Charles n Lee. ex-Mayor A. Oakley
Hall, Judge Charles A. Peabody Franklin Lore
Whitelaw Reid Eastman Johnson and General
Henry l. Burnett.
As the funeral party entered the church the
whole congregation arose. and remained s'ahulhs
until the mourners had taken their seats. the organ
playing softly the procession moved up the
centra aisle First came the pastor Of the church
the Rev Or. Charles II. Parkhurst. behind whom
walked. two and two. the pallhearers. Johh A
Stewart James Moer. d. o. Mills, Hiram Hitch-
cock. Abram S Hewitt. John BgeloW, John T.
Parsons and Parke Goodwin. Immediately oehind
the pall-bearers was borne the coffin, covered VIII
black cloth and heaped high with large wreaths o.
violets and white roses. Among the members OF
the family and other relatives OF Mr.. Emo VINO fo-
lowed the coffin In its progress up the aisle 10 'he
altar were Amos +. Emo John c Emo, MI. ana
Mrs. James W. Pinchot, Clifford Pinchot. MI ana
MIS-. benjamin knOWer, MFs. w d o''''''
Mrs G. Leslie Morgan. Miss Antoinette Montgom-
cry, Miss Grace L. Allen. Mrs. William Hall Allen.
John II. Allen. Miss Constance Knower Leslie A
Morgan. Mr.. Horton, Charles Walsh, Mrs. HAM
mond and Miss Antoinette Phelps.
The full choir was present and sang Asleep In
Jesus" In accordance with request made by Mr.
Emo not long before his death Then DR.. Park
hurst read the Presbyterian service for the dead.
pausng at an opportune place to utter a few words
OF heartfelt euloGy. He said in part:
Il have known Mr.. Emo with intimacy which
/ myself hardly understand. Eighteen years
ago he let little way into the innernost OF his
thoughts and feelings. and have been allowed by
him TO occupy that place ever since There was a
va.r not only physical. but also intellectual and
no.al. that he absorbed from his New-Ensland
home from his New-Engand surroundings. Ger
tain peculiarites Of his character date from that
origin. New England al the time MI Emo was
born was not as distinguished for its Genteness
and its moral Elasticity as some other parts. hut
there a moral ruggedness about 1t when was
always unspokenly and uneQuivocally on the side
OF that which was stifly right
That which was right was TO MT. Emo u rem n,
dously right and that which was wrong was 10
him tremendously wrong. What ne CONSIDERED ere
right he willing 10 stand for ana what ne con-
sidered wrong he was willing TO antagonize.
have found him always friend win Wh0m , SUri
and courage when my heart faltered He was a
had he a word Of sympathy with those fighting
alongside Of him. but he also neveT withheld ms
money. Again and again he put large sums IN my
hands saying, DO what you think best WIN IL;
and he has chded me for being 50 economical with
his bestowals You know how wonderfully sue
cessful he had been a man OF business Two
year ago he said To me, I have worked nara an
my life, and don't know. whether i mas PAID M
tears running down his face. Ny trends loVed
nv dear old friend The relations between US IN
the last ten years something like those be
tween father and son.
None OF Won business men would have eNpected
10 get more than one hundred cents on the dollaT
from Mr. Emo but you we've ahsolu ely certain 10
get that one hundred cents. and that Is a grea,
thing In these DAYS. He a hulwark or mora
integrity In a world in which there is much crook
edness and dishonesty Well the old man mas
gone The old man was desperately tried con
graduate him upon the rest which ne mas Cd
tanned" ., .-..,.o
DIT Parkhurst then resumed the funeral service,
reading the familiar passage beginning. Man that
Is born Of woman Is Of few days ana full OF soi
rows +" The singing of Come. He pisconsoiate
by the choir followed and then the ma prayeI, a
the close OF which the benediction was pronounced
Tn. coffin was not opened. AS soon as ire consre-
cation had left the church the body was oorne OUT
ecconpaned by the family. and conveyed 10 tle
Grand Central Station, whence II was taken on M
II ~ o'clock train 10 Woodlawn Cemetery Wnere II
was placed in a vault The final burial VII 'a AZ
place In the spring at Simshury. Conn, where MI
Emo was born and where he had a summer nome