The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-10-16
San,'l Spencer at Rest.

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with ths friends os the deceased. At leist
Two hundred white friends were In the
church. They had known Mr.. Spencer
Id hoaith' we're his friends and were gath.
ered At MS funeral to pay tribute Of re-
speo5 TO MIS- momory
Inc body was carried into the church by
William L. Chase. Elijah Petiijohn, Jere-
miah Robinson, james Morris. Simon A.
Cnase and william Murdook. porters In
1ne employ OF the r., w. q b. Railroad
company, who had heen many years with
samuel. HIS remains lay In covered
cnsket heavily oxydzed and bearing o
piato on wnich was Inscribed his namrs
Date OF birth ana date OF death. Al, nc
ehe casket was grouped many beGutiful
horal emblems, principal OF which VISA
piece In the form OF q platform, five feet
long and two feet wids, composed OF white
CARNATIONS and iminortelles' on which was
broom formed Of crimson and pink car
nations. This was particularly appropri.
aee' "s az inc Time OF MS death Samu'l
was sweeping Inc platform 1t tho station.
o'A'y roses tleu with lavender ribbons, In
uicaIhe the age OF the deceased, also We
erlpuse rom the railroad mer. and
Oh"rioS ~ bira' OF the wilmington
transfer company sent sixty roses.
Inc SorVice was In charge OF hev. Dr. j.
H. ntowh' pastor OF Ezlon Church, who
cA''ea upon new Johh u BROCK, who an
nounceu hymn NO 9oo' Inc singing was
io'ioweo ny nav j. II. winters. Then
new " L. Jefferson read the hrst scripture
lesson from the o9th fsalm and from
John IT. Inc second iosson was from
corinthians, loth chapter' from the 4ls1
verso 10 inc Gnu OF the chapter ana was
read ny heV. .. A. Sargent hev. .. IL
Nutter oil the Ba,nbridge Street Church
OF Phiiaueiphia, announced N loil,ihe
singing OF Which was followed ny Gle iu-
troauction OF LEV. H. u. Monroe, pastor
OF Zion Churcb, Philadelphia, who de-
ilvercd the cuiogy.
samuel . spencer no said was
born at Laurel DEL, September II. 1889.
anu dleu at wilmington. oetober IT, lSs9
" years OF age lie was one Of four chi .
dren or Samuel anu the late Elizabeth
spencer, anu came TO this city III 1851. In
1897 no married Estelena johnson aud by
'he union seven chiiureh' live OF whom
SURVIVE were born. For Twelve years nus
pahdi anu VILE lived together. thea death
separated Vhem. III 1851 he welded Mary
h' arisa' who survives. For Al years
Samuel Spencer served God, won home
IN heaven anu also the admiration and re- =
spec OF the community whllo he liv'd.
nc ioVea MS children ana his homo next
to MS TOD aud MS church, and as an evil
dence' witness his family. He was an ex-
emplary husband, devoted father and
model cltlZon gone TO that reward which
uou haa IN STORE Tor hlm'
Inc eulo2y was supplemented by re-
marks OF personal nature fromD". Monroe.
ne salu he hau known samuel Tor mauE
Yeas sixteen years ago the speaker was
pas'or OF EzIoh Church ana Mt That time
Samuel was an EARNEST Christian man.
Dr. Monroe recalled love feast which
business prevented Samuel from taking
part 10, but he found occasion to spend a
few minutes at the fenst he assembled the
stairs Of tho church and entering the feast
chamber greeted all with good morn
Ing IL l had my way" said DR.. Mon
roe, There would be no funeral dirge sung
over Samuel Spencer's romans today.
l think we should strike up the hallelujah
chorus chorus, for Samuel has pushed
open the doors of Heaven and has greeted
the saints with good morning" He
has conquered Satan, no hal conquered
death and now lives eternally with his
Savior In closing DR.. Monroe advised
the bereaved family to seek their fathers
God for comfort in their hour Of great be.
r9hvemant.
1.-THE choir then sang "Come ye Discon-
ISOLATE, after which Professor j. G. ia.
son OF tho Delaware State College for coll
ored students spoke briefly, He said in
part: Two are not here today for the dead
but for tho living. Our prayers and our
weeping cannot do Samuel any good He
hears our supplcatlcn but they do not Ell
feet him. II the high regard Of commu-
nifty Is worth anything then Samuel
spencer was rich man Young men, it
p"ys w w Auo"n "s oooiy upr'gho
man. ii"n srea'es. ios'unu rs 'hs
io'' anu D! ihp"Sn! VI ifioh's' Ah'S ior-
'uhe 0",hu'i opehoef nau' pee"uso he
io'eo anu s','oo oou' anu 'ou"y III sV"hus
oio"n'u Mig 4" '"0 n''no al lis
"ono''
NV 'Ahf'u l ooo'' w"s 'ne heA1
speaNol iio s''u Nv oo'o'ou .he p''v"euse
VI spo"A.nS upon 'uo o''"s''n' ne n"o
known oam"ol ior many years hao 're-
lue"'V 'aiheu W nun VI MS sou. s"''a-
''on '.nu n"u a'"u!' JUL a''ut'u 'n'' I'LL
was f'sn'' VIII ii'ss sammy "hen
go ao"h 10 INC - w. d. s'"'ioh s"'o
MI 0coVs ou' WIZ ihoes MN nsaih !"
hoiho "neie horr'o'' aoo'uen'S VIA uo'ef
occur 10 ROD US OF or ioVoa ones
EDWARD "lhcail sang fieo as b'eu
aitor "hich neV II. L. oonrsoy oil harri-
son otreet ChuFch spohe briefly saying;
samuel spencer was friend Oh mine
ard always found MIN man OF Christi