Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-18
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.

At 8 meeting Of the Vestry Of Christ Church
Alexandra, Virginia, held October l :. 1899
intelligence having been received Of the
death ON the 11rh instant, of EDWARD 5
LEADBEATER. Sc. ior Warden, the following
minute in reference thereto Vas unanimously
adopted. 1t wrs further resolved that copy
of the same be sent to the family OF the de-
ceased aud be published in the Aex.ndrIs
Gazette and Southern Churchman
The Vestry of Christ Church dcem it equal
ly privilege ard du'y to record their ,,d.
mate of the worth of their late beloved broth.
or, oldest member and Senior Warden. Ed.
ward Stabler Leadbeater.
For moro than thirty years q commalicsnt
and Vestryman, twerty-four years register
and eighteen years Warden, rs well IS ior
nearly thirty years superintendent of the
Sunday school, he had been for longer pc.
Iiod and WAS more intimately associated oii
cially with the !ife OF the congregation than
any man in it. IL each of the relations
named he was exemplary. As Christian.
modest, earnest, devout; as vestrymsn and
warden, judicious, indefstigaDlo and selisae
rifcing as Sunday school worker lsboroui.
loving and dutiful; his loss must long tie
keenly felt and mourned by pastor AMI PEG.
pie.
The Vestry bear emphatic testimony also
to the simplicity, purity, integrity and be-
nevolence of his character as n man 10 the
life he led and the example Ii has left-boih
precious heritage to his children and boon
to the community where he had always lived.
They desire further TO express to his sur.
viving family hearty sympathy i'll their be-
reavement. GARDNER L. Bo0THE
Register of Chri.t Church Vestry.
At meeting of the officers, teachers and
scholars of Christ Church Sunday school,
Alexandria Virgins, on Monday afternoon,
October 16, 1899, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Almighty God in His wise Prov.
dence has taken from us our beloved Sunds?
school superintendent, EDWARD STABLEE
LEADREATER;
Resolved, That we, the officers, teachers
and scholars of Christ Sunday school hiexsn'
dris, wish to place on record some statement
of our high appreciation Of his worth as sn
officer and friend. For twenty-ninc years he
was at the head Of one of the most important
works of the church, that OF the religions
training and instruction of the young hnd
in such position he ever gave the teachers
and other co.laborers an example OF faithful
ness to duty, of patient and quiet hopeiu ness
in discoura, ement, of calm aad even tempef
in all circumstances OF abiding fnth IN
Christ as the stay of the Christians le'
while TO the youth of the congregation who
were committed to his his charge be stool
man that, in all the walks OF life Was pure ID
motive, steadfast in purpose, upright IN con.
duct. Though he was tho senior WARDEN oil
tho church, and thus represented the whole
as its chief officer, We fee that
we should emphasize his loss, since he IecOe.
nized the Sunday school as his special tTGs;
from God. Faithful in the discharge OF III
the many duties which his church required
Of him, he was peculiarly faithful III ia;'
We deem it cause for thsnk!ulness to u9!
that such life has been lived in our mid''
aud that we have been permitted to lsoo'
with so devoted servant of Chi't IN 'u'
work OF the church. Two generations hs'c
been under his guidance i'll our sunaSy
school, and children's children now rise up
TO bless his memory.
Resolved further, That these resolutions W
pu ished in the Alexsndris papers ana inc
Southern Churchman, ard that copy be SUI
% the family.
BERGMAN GREEN,
Rector.
JOHN w. HEGSDoN.
pecretarv for tine Sunday School