The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-19
THE FUNERAL OF
DIR. VANDERSL|CE.
Appropriate Eulogy by Rev. Dr..
Brown.
HE WAS A MAN OF PRAYER"
He Was Man OF Peace and the
Holy Ghos; Gave Him Power.
The Intcrmcnt to- BE Made
in Suffolk To-Day.
"HE WAS A MAN OF PRAYER"


Union Station Methodist church yesterday
afternoon by the members OF the congre-
| CATION and other friends Of the late kov.
| George &. Nandersiice to participate IN
| the funeral services held there over the
remains Of the beloved pastor at O'Clock.
The large Sunday-school room and the
| auditorium were both filled up 10 the
| doors and a large number OF people vain
| ~ attempted 10 secure admission 10 the
| building.
| For fully two hours the vast congrega-
ton remained in reverenual silence TO
take part in the solemn and impressive
ceremonies. The pulpit Of the church
was draped in mourning and so was the
| back ground. Of the platform in the Sun
| day-schOOl room.
! Costly tributes Of flowers surrounded
the pulpit among them a very large de-
| sign OF white roucs. bearing the inscrip-
| ton ."Our Pastor la vIolets. In front
! Of the pulpit rested the mortal remains
of DR.. Vandersice as II in peaceful
| slumber embedded tenderly in a cloth
| covered caskct decorated with "A Conted-
| crate flag. DR.. Vanderslice having partl-
crpated in the late war a. the captain OF
company.
THE SERVICES.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Alex G. Brown. u. D.. the presiding ell
der Of the East Richmond District. FIRE
| Commissioner John III. Frischkorn pre-
| sided at the organ. The choir opened the
ceremonies with the singing of only
Dream" and the entire congregation
then sang hymn No. 546 How Firm
| Foundation"
Rev DR.. j. ]. Lafferty then offered
! fervent prayer whereupon Captain FRANK
| W. Cunningham sang the beautiful hymn
Shall We Meet Beyond the Aver
While he was rendering this solo in the
! eve ht-
| came moist and sobbing and moaning
| could he heard in various portions or the
| large edifice. -
After the reading OF passage from the
| psalms by the presiding elder OF the Nes1
| Richmond District Rev. DR.. Paul White
head rev. DR.. Joseph r. Garlick. a life
long friend Of the late pastor read me
burial lesson from / Corinthians XIV,
20 etc. ,,.,,e.
Rev. DR.. Brown then delivered brief
address on the life of the late Rev. Dr.
Vanderslice. He stated that he mad e1-
pected Bishop CRANBERRY. a warm per
sonal friend of Dr. Vanderslice' to preside
| over the services. but he had only an
hour ago been called away TO SUFFOLK by
| an imperative engagement, where ne
| would conduct the services connected with
| the interment. DR.. Brown then continued
"Dr. George G. Vanderslice was the son
of Samuel and Emily r. Vandersice both
of whom served God with eminent fidelity
| and left to their son the legacy OF
| spotless name For many years they re-
sided in Richmond. and here DR.. Wander
| slice was born July 30. 1886 and In Rich
mond and Manchester his ministry was
crowned with greatest success.
"He was converted at the Old Trinity
church. on Franklin street, near the Ex-
| change Hotel. March 6. 1856. under the
| faithful ministry Of the Rev. +. j. Wilson.
| He soon felt called OF God TO the Chris
| tan ministry which he resisted for sew
eral years: hut the convictions never left
him. In March. 1883, he was licensed
local preacher by the Quarterly Confer
ence at Lexington. Va, which was at that
time the place of his fathers residence.
His presiding elder. Rev. George W.
Langhorne. recognizing his capacity for
| great usefulness. appointed him assistant
| pastor on Bedford Circuit. under Rev.
w. c. Blunt as pastor-in-chief. In No
| vember. 1889. nearly forty years ago. he
| was received into the Virginia confer
ence on trial, and was assigned 10 Am
| herst Circuit, junior preacher to Rev. +.
| A. Peterson. Next year he was sent as
| pastor In charge at Rappahanock Circuit,
where his ministry was eminenty Dlesseu'
ENTERED THE ARMY.
| CpDI lttiMalAH iAN 'tiN'A'N N''N
| federate army. in Command as captain OF
a company of volunteers. In July. 1862
! he was happily married, and his devoted
| wife was worthy TO share his affections
| and participate I'm his noble work FIX
Run Circuit, Rockingham county, Va,
I Baresville Circuit. Albemarle county, Va;
Scottsvile Circnit, I'm the same county
Charles City. and Henrico Circuits, were
successfully his charges.
"His first charge in Richmond was Sid
| nev chapel. on Main street. just be-
yond Monroe Park afterwards removed
TO Park Place. on Franklin street, and
it was the ministry Of our deceased
brother, which, under the Divine bless
| ing. laid the foundation on which others
built. His next charge was Central
; church. Manchester, TO which he was as
| signed November 1879, and where he re-
| NAMED four years in high favor, ana
where God gave him many souls
Matthews Circuit. the largest Of our
| circuits was his next field, where his
great zeal and irrepressible energy found
development in pastoral and pulpit laDors
which hardly any one else could have
endured Centenary church, in the city
| of Lynchburg High-Street church i'm Pc
tersburg: and Suffolk, Va. were his next
appointments. in all OF which he was
enmnently popular and useful and where
his name and ministerial services are re-
memberered with high and grateful APP
probation.
TO UNION STATION.
From Suffolk he came TO Union-Sta-
ton in November. 1894. and after more
than three years Of unremitting toll. IN
all Of which he was signally sustained by
Divine presence and benediction as well
as by the hearty affection and co-opera-
ton OF this large church membership and
congregation. the Great Head Of the
Church deemed him worthy TO be called
TO the Church in Heaven.
"His Illness was OF more than three
weeks continuance. and he was extreme
~ i'll from the beginning. He had every
comfort and attention. His wife and
children were ever at his bedside IN
ceaseless efforts to minister 10 him, his
| Christian physician did all he could By
kind attention and skill to arrest HIS
disease and restore him 10 his family and
church; his brethren called and rendered
their sympathies. prayers and services.
But. alas! the fatal dart had pierced tho
mortal frame of our dear. departed
brother, and he who a few weeks ago
seemed TO give promise OF many years OF
useful service in his sacred calling at
last succumbed and will tomorrow go
to his grave at Suffolk.
Ills ministry was Of nearly forty
years. and who can review 1t without Oh
serving i'm DR.. Vanderslce the high quail
ties OF true and faithful minister Of
God? He was man OF prayer; the Holy