The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-12
DR.. QU|MBY'S FUNERAL.
Services Yesterday at the
Home of the Dead
Physician and
Reformer.
LIFE LONG FRIENDS TRIBUTE.
RE LONG FRIENDS TRIBUTE
Rev. George H. Peeke and Rev
J.. L. Scudder Ofnciated---
Distinguished Mourners.

nv was held Yesterday afternoon from his
late home No. 81 Crescent avenue. The
SPACIOUS parlors were filed with repre-
sentative citizens and professional men
ana friends Of the dead physician and
reformer. The casket. which was Of oak,
lay in the parlor. It was covered with
floral offerings. The sides were draped
n,,th .ro;,a~ rha serx,,ea was ssmn,e and
-
beautiful. It was by the ReV.
John L. Scudder, who arrived at the
Aau41. ae.on +hraa ,,o1ool Tha
nouse snoltis $50 M 80
stricken family n their immediate
friends stood at the head of the stairs,
az n,,,sstar taar he Mace balf wav I'M
sne hiaiuStsa tOoh ns p1aee "@s
he stairs where he could be heard by all.
In the lower hall stood a ouartette choir
v.bicb mo ,,nfer tha direetion Of w. F.
- ~. pa.1, paformad
NliiiailS' oIsSesASt y
Church. The choir consisted OF Miss Jes-
sic Parker. soprano. Miss Margaret Lacy,
- q = 30 ,or ana Ea,v;n, T.vding
as.o' z. VI. Doys' eeaioi ar" I'"H N4
bass.
The service began by the choir singing
... .h;at favor;+a 9th Dr
q nylhi9 With was z asoirse - :,
Quimby, My Faith Looks Up to Thee.
DR.. Scudder them offered prayer, after
r.,,,a,, ~ aba;r = .Ios,,s lover ~ NV
mAiet 'Ae oi1oii sans
soul. appropriate scripture verses
were her read and the choir sang,
..c,,;da Ma Oh Thor, Great Jebovahn af-
CN.
Ter when the KEY. II. George p. reeAe,
of Sandusky, Ohio, a life long friend Of
Dr. imb said a few words in honor
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OIL the ueao. ne saiu III pait.
at came fo .Jersey CITY as a young man
and a generation has PASSED away since
then. 9Throllgh ali the wears that have
;,,s arvane5 fhe nan whon3 we have gath
- fn;-a1
i have com 800 miles today to honor him
as q a as a humanitarian, as a re-
former and as my friend for all these
Years. / feel like Saying of him Blessed
are they who die in the Lord; their la
bors end and their works do follow
them
DR.. Peeke then spoke of the sterling
character of DR.. Quimby and of the great
he held in the community as a
physician and as a reformer. The great
est hero In life" he said, lis the moral
hero; the hero who sees the unseen, who
sees the Divine side of life. Such a man
was the good. doctor, our mutual friend.
One trait of his always impressed itself
upon me. I think that the leaning Of MS
Importance of eternal things. He start
ed early in life and made himself felt in
not only for himself, but for his friends
his chosen profession. He was aspiring,
as well. He was a stimulating man. He
always wanted his friends to be at their
best: and he did all he could to put them
there. / j never met a man who stimulated
me as much as Dr.. ouimby. He had a
warm W. .snot IN his heart for the Young
men He was ant to stop on the street
and talk to the Young man. and drop
Some seed to stimulate him. I believe he
life as he eyer was. He was enthusiastic
n his nrofession and in %everything that he
undertook. He had ideas of what was
r;gbt and he stood RI them don't he
i3lesye that vou 10 900 people Of Jersey CITY
have any man s,,nerior IL DR. Onimbv
and few who are his peers in working for
what is for the best interests of your
a,,+ bal;ava tbora ;s a man IN vorr
tha,,eans W. is noras wiiIing 70 give
ard rs do far the general good than Dr.
6mu ~ ~ +hro,,9hn,,t b;S lie S,,ch
Quimpy Was tnaoug noan ~ ns ha nsi,e33 a.
men as tue doclor aas Pr us t ~ &c e.
mates, eranks - you WI VII, az der sns smone 3
men; | ve en- | 70 say say III saa at you y at wrti s m1ss
III. Qulmpy When you Wan. = ssa,s fnr
moran reform, you VIII io9n -,
such men as the doctor. Wna. q iegacs
privlleged 70 pc ms sons, Wnat :, . Z
legacy he leaves any young man Inc
best minds OF the country have known
ored him.. h memory OF such a man
will remain embalmed in the memory OF
those who haye known nm long a1ter
the men e bo OF m andan h "a g. n nk G ioIg fbat /
have known him. May MS CLOAK Iali
upon his sons"
ii 81 Boys sang the ara, rs Ino
Faithful u1to DEATH from Mendels
sohn!s oratorio of st. Paul and then pr.
Scudder said a few words OF eulogy. he
said:-."Another grand and good nan mas mas
gone to his reWard. Dr. Qulmby was moi
a man Of o~stentation. he was not a maj
of show. Such lives speak TOR them-
selves. He had been a conspicuous figure
in Jersey City for forty years. He was
a landmark here, not only as a physician
but as a leading reformer. Everybody
knows what an absolutely fearless man
he was. We are not here to honor any
common nan Dr.. Quimby was a man OF
ideals; he was possessed Of great force
man Of great refinement in life. "A
scientific man and a temperate ma he
brought these two great kingdoms to-
gether He was a lover OF truth and
ton. There was no man truer to his
principles ia life than pr. Quimby; re
was absolutely fearless. although he
might be one against ten thousand. We
all know that public opinion is a great
tyrant. and how most of US crfnge before
The never did; In that h. was re-
He never desired public office but he kept