The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-11
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RESOLUTIONS
Read at the Funeral Of
Charles Baird YeSter=
day Afternoon.

Attic funeral OF Charles Baird yest,r-
day afternoon DIR. A. N. keigwin briefly
announced that many resolutions had
been adopted by different organizations on
MIR. Baird's death, the reading OF which
would consume valuable time However,
he called upon Professor l. L. johnson to
read the minute adopted by committee
OF the West Sunday School. The resolu.
tions were as follows
"Whereus, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father In His divine wisdom to remove
from our midst our beloved friend and
brother, Charles Baird, who has for thirty
years served a, superintendent OF West
Presbyterian Sunday school. During all
til ESQ years it has been his great privilege
to lead many into the Christian life which
he so truly embodied in his daily living.
His was the mission to warn others Of the
uncertainty of life and the certainty Of
death.
So many times during thepast year as
one and another Of our number has been
called home has he remarked that no one
knew who would be the next to pass in
and out of these doors for tho last time.
Coupled with the warning was the ad-
moniton, 'Bo ye also ready Now 1t is
our beloved superintendent. 10 him there
will be no more passing in aud out. His
work Is finished. A busy life spent in
his Masters service hele Is ended. But
he lives and will 1.-Two in the hearts and
liYos of teachers and scholars. each OF
whom regarded him as personal friend.
"We, too, have learned that Life Is ever
Lord of Death and Love can never lose its
own His faithful Christian character can
be well expressed in the thought that
he lived with malice toward none, with
charity for ALL
"We, therefore, desire to place upon re.
cord and to submit to the beroaved family
this expression of the love and sympathy
OF the officers, teachers and scholars OF the
West Presbyterion Sunday school In the
hour of bereavement"
+. w. Lang read this minute prepared
by tho executive committee OF the Dela.
ware Sunday School Association:
"Recognizing that In the death ofCharles
Baird the workers of the Delaware State
Sunday School Association have met with
disastrous calamity, yet the darkness OF
tho hour is Illuminated through the prin-
cipes that he consistently and persistently
advocated; and we look to God with g-ati.
tude for having given us such an example
of cheerful faith and readiness in just such
emergencies as tho present ther slore b. 1t.
Resolved BY tho officers and members
of the committees Of the Delaware State
Sunday School Association, that while rec.
oguizlng our irreparable loss and the al
most impossibllity OF finding worker to
take his place with the combination OF
ability and willingness that he possessed
in so remarkable degree, yet in the same
confidence he possessed that the Master
will always find workers for the Sunday
school cause. we believe that the work of
tho Sta Association will move onward
and we, inspired by his example, dedicate
ourselves anew to the cause of Bible edu-
cation for the youth which was SO dear to
hi, heart; therefore
Resolved, That we extend our sympa.
thy to his burcaved family and out of the
darkness of the hour we with them each
u gIeum of brightness froIu his favorite ex.
preston: 4 am the Resurrection and the
Life he that Seltevcth on Nc though he
were doad, yet shall i've live.
Tributes to the life of Mr.. Baird were
paid by DIR. W. L. 5. Murray, DR.. Miller
and Dr. A. n. koigwin. They all spoke Of
the life work and purpose OF Mr.. Baird,
and of the loss the church, the com.
munity, and the state sust aimed When Mr..
Baird died DIR. ksigHin sattthnt 30 MIRA
graceful and deserved bribute could, be
paid to Mr. Baird by his associates than
had boon suggested that tho new high
school should bear his namo and ever
stand fitting monument to his uncshs- N
ing devotion 10 the cause of public euuca-
ton.
A quartetts comprising Mrs Victor
Pyle, Miss Mary ~. 1hlellnan Larry ray.
lor and Professor J. r. Ciymer rendered:
go to Thy Rest in Peace" in manner
that touched the hearts OF all. 1t was de-
cided not to expose the body to view in
tho church The casket was borne to ths
hearse and the funeral procession moved
to the Wilmington and Brandywimo
Cemetery. Services were conducted at the
grave by Dr.. Kegwin and the quarteite
sang Some Time Well Understand"
The henedictlon was pronounced by DR..
H. A. McCurdy, md all that was mortal
of Mr.. Baird was consigned to tho grave.
The crowd 10 The cemetery was imthense,
nearly all who were in the church having
followed tho procession to witnes. the in.
turfnent