The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-13
MR.. BAIRD
H0NORED.
By All Day Memorial Ser
vice at West Presby=
terian Church.

All day services In honor of Charles
Baird were held in West Presbyterian
Church yesterday, and despite tho warm
weather were largely ATTENDED. The
morning exercise Was the church memo
rial, the afternoon that Of the Sunday
! School and the evening general cxerc Sc.
The morning congregation was large. J..
p. Bellville NJ. ID, Crossan and Isaac S.
Baird made appropriate remarks on be.
half of the session with which the deceased
was connected. Frank Sheppard spoke
for the Board OF Trustees and DR.. Willard
Springer for the members of the Church
and congregation. During the service
DR.. A. N. kcirwin read the 1l2th Psalm,
which he described us fully descriptive of
the life of MIR. Baird.
| Tho afternoon service OF the Sunday
school was addressed by Miss Clara Men
dinhall, on behalf of the infant depart
ment Miss Mary Lacklond, Mis- Seal,
| Mrs.. H. o. Brown, Professor Isaac 4.
johnson. Professor Pcrlin, Frank Shep-
paid and John Il. Hu'son. Louis B Nor
row, a pupil OF Mr.. Bairds when West
school was inaugurated; George W. Bush,
who taught Mr.. Baird at Hanover school,
and James Crozier, an Old scholar of the
school, who spoke briefly.
The evening service was the most affect
ing, William X. Crosby spoke in behalf
of the Sunday School Union aud tho Ma.
tional Relief Association; Alfred Gaw-
throp spoke for the Y. NJ. G. A.; Samuel
II Baynard and DR.. McCurdy who referr-
cd to the Christian character of Mr.. Baird
DR.. keigwin said that Mr.. Baird's char
acter could bu expressed In three words
willingness wisdom and fidelity. lie was
always willing to do anything that was
good, no matter what sacrifices it cost
him. His wisdom was always marked
and II came from close adherence to the
principles as Mr.. Baird had learned them
from the Bible. Fideli was ruling
principle in the life of the deceased he
never dropping q thing until he had COM
pleted it. DR.. kelgwin spoke of how on
each communion Sunday Mr.. Baird had
been present aud assisted in the service.
He also told how he had never missed be.
ing at Sunday school except for one Sun
day each summer.
During tho service a selected luartette-
Mrs Pyle, Mrs Ross, MIR, Clywer and Mr..
lions. g
Itis the intention of the Sunday school
to erect u window TO the memory of Mr..
Baird 1t will be directly back Of the pull
pit and will b, purchased with money
contributed by the individual members of
Of its size obtainnble. No arrangements
have yet been made for Its erection.
The Sunday school has also decided to
look aft,r the form, n Superintendent
grave in the Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery.
Week after week the silent mound will
BIO decorated with flowers by the different
classes. Dr. kaigwin has askel the chill
dren of the school to pledge that they will
art lnt-, - ,JnN nd lpin, Fri. nd
vita them. Tbs the pastor says, will be
what Mr. Baird most desires. The school
became the largest in the state under Mr..
Bairds leadership nd he tho Eastor de-
sires to SEQ tho prestige continued.
Memorial service in honor OF Charles
Baird. was held at the Y. NJ. G. A yester-
day afternoon. There was speeches ello.
CYSTIC Of Mr.. Baird by Revs. A. n. keig-
win, William NJ Schall and d. W. Long,
A. Overieer, w. X. Crosby. G. A. Over
deer, L. b. Jones, Isaac johnson, and Geo.
Hepbron Tho following resolution was
adopted by the meeting:
'Ihe Board of Directors of the Young
Ner' S Christian Association of Whining
ton, having heard with profound sorrow
Of the sudden death of our brother and
former associate in the board, Charles
Baird, who had been n director of this as
sOCldbloh oiiIc lto VI duh lUS
first president, serving in this position
with great fidelity and efficiency for six
years.
"In the removal of our brother from
labor to reward we have lost n friend and
helper in this work, whose place will DO
hard to fiji.
10 promote the interests of this asso.
citation, he gave much valuable time, earn
est thought. conscientious effort and
money.
His great desire was to soc flourish
ing and successful Young Mems Chris ian
Association in this city, to the end that
the young men might DO benefited for
time and eternity.
I'VE desire to record our high apprecia-
tiOn of all tho services to his association
SO cheorfuly rendered by cur departed
brother, and Of the privilege which was
ours in being associated with one who was
SO genial aid irl;ernally and also had So
much OF the spirit of his Divine Master in
his walk and conversation. ana of our
heaItfolt sorrow, that in tho il3sh We shall
500 his face no moro.
"We tonder to the family of our deceased
friend and brother oar sympathy, praying
that the Divil1 Father will abundantly
solacr and su stair them in their
sad bereavement.
Resolved, That this minute be spread
on the records of tn, board and that a copy
be lurnishel to the family of the deceased"