The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-01


$, a as ~ 80 ~, - IA. evening. Il
soo,,a,,t frtb,,te to the late
fssas,'rar 20, ~, aso,,ton said:--
..sf, u,ass, baa Stoned. II mas been
nv fa,fbf,,, ,nanion ana friend for
r,,s NAM vears l,,t ri INST step around
s me ie1Da,ers ana nave some little
fo,::aia,, s,,5,stanea which has inserted
itss,f ra,,,ox,ea, s,,,a nv Gamma raion Will.
aeasn bas ,as,oraf 81 ma hit a human
zrs.t5,t ,,1,syvfsa for svf,a = to me and to-
Van : f<sithf,,l ana unselfish friend. has
ceasaa =, s,,e,foT,, its nrorer ana natural
functions. the heart no longer ticks re-
snons,3velz "a mine. the face no longer
elovrs Win ,ife
..-Tsbe ba,,ds yubicb fa,. 50 many years
eraated raa ara ,,o,y, ,nationless and no
favrela,. .o+s,e, tg,an ~ great Divine can
again ca,,sa tt,em "a resnond to my greet
ings I3aatb chat great mystery. which
rnl,st come IL rs All has placed his hand
unon the brow Of our friend, and we,
without question. and in darkest ignor-
ance how IN humble submission to the
decree Of the great leveler. How many
are here here present this evening who
number their acduaintances by the hum
dreds ana vet can count on the fingers of
one hand those who are worthy to be cali
ed by the sacred name of friend
Thirty years ago I first met him
vi hose memory we are here gathered to-
honor and ali trough the long vista Of
years which have ensued the friendship
then formed has lasted, unstrained, un-
broken, through boyhood through young
manhood, through middle life; but the
cord which bound us has been severed,
an dthere remains but a pleasant memory,
"In casting up the ledger of the life
that has gone ] have found. and you will
also find that the burden Of debt IS ours,
for his friendship was a most unselfish
one. We are permitted to be here this
evening only because he made possible
the perpetuation of this association and
the purchase and remodelling of this
building Untiring were his efforts in our
behalf, and to everything that contributed
to our physical welfare and comfort and
to the perpetuation Of the principles Of
his party.
THE mere statement that a certain
matter was being attended to by William
Heller made a positive certainty that such
matter would be attended to with a thor
oughness that could not be excelled. Wit
ness the elimination of our hopes tor
years in the building in which we are
now gathered. Does any one dispute the
fact that to him we owe it all? That
with the forceful spirit with which he was
endowed with relentless energy. with a.
thought single to the accomplishments of
the and sought to be desired. he toiled
,,i.s1,+ a,,a dav =, its fnlf3llments and then.
:.
his aves for tte rest which Il, MS must be
ne,net,,al
sThfs ttan & b;s monument ana
4ha,,ob b,,4 5,.ia,,v and ,,,ortay + snaa,xs
Io,,,7lv = ~ tbis evening r ts.l,s the
Story Of enarpv and laveg u calls with
ms for tbe master s,and which viii meter
rssfurn n echoes the void which here
avists for - bis s,,cessor eyer 50
r.,9,,,tb,, = .s,, ,,s,,sr q Il ae. af Mn,
u,,osA :, e,,,f,y Is. eris,, ana Il some
4iT,,s,s i, - naar f,,f,,ra when tfs saoth-
{rx baIrn N time mas sarnezyl,at Iessened
III na;n ~ o,,r f3asb ala o,,en wound
shar noua FOR fl,a r,1ac zinc uz;tl,in these
,vslls 81 - o,,r
datt - b5,,, ~ so,,,s xy,,ls,a,. ajs,sg t,,t
:, : a,,sa1 =, ,t,,a no,,,,aca mr. ! ,no5lasf
tab,at witch viii ts,1 cona;salv ~. love
given and ra.,,,ros,atsa. modest heca,sa
* ,,,1,,7sst s,a ,rt,,i,, az oonsi,as -
a,,r ,sst,a ,,aos,,ss, ~ s,,,7
,,,,,,, +,,t
~ tsi,l, 4 have s,,fYfsis,tlyr voicad he
sa,,+,,,,a,+ +,,st t1,a 1ass +o Ana assoo,, tie,,
bss hasn araat that "a us. coIlectivslv md
;na,,r,d,,a11v t1,a vo;ca e. : friend mas
,saa,, sts,a5 t,,t ,,,,so,.,-e os nrassnt II
z,,,o,,, CIR loss m,,st bv comma rison he as
not,jng rafer - him who leads ms.
q,s,,, i, uhosa shoulders falls bA d,,4v
- s,,ocassf,,l battla Who Is ,,,,nort,,ned
5a,,v FOR nolitieal nrefern,ent who srn,,st
ssss,y ssnarate IT, tbe cbaff from the wheat. who
,,s',st p,ssI IL a1,la q d;scar, batween honest
1s. a.,tio,s,s, s-,d n,.a,ss adnlation and f5at-
teIy.