Middletown transcript., 1899-05-27
rHE REV. JOSEPH BEERS.

:, The Rev. Joseph. Beers, for nine year.
rector of st. Anne's Church, Middletown
died in st. Johns Hospital Brooklyn, oil
March Both. For some time before his
death, he had served as chaplain of the
: Church Charity Foundation. Mr.. Beers's
many friends in Delaware will be interested
in the following extracts from an obituary
which appeared in "The Helping Hand, a
paper representing the nStiuiions with
which MIR. Beers was last connected:
TN the latter part of 1897 he came to the
Foundation, where he and his wife took up
their residence in the Home for the Aged,
and he became chaplain. lie was good
reader and preacher, ready in illustration,
having the words of Scripture always on
his tongues end, and ferTent III manner
He was sympathetic and fond of children,
and thus endeared himself to our conn,
munity
In his later years Mr.. Beers had been
much in attendance upon his sick wife, and
those who knew him well observed not
only bis devotion to her, but that his trials
seemed to ripen his religious CHARACTER, SO
that he developed markedly in spiritually
in his later days.
The golden wedding of The venerable
couple was celebrated in June last Mrs.
Beers survives her husband, and he leaves |
one son Mr.. Albert D. Beers, a resident of
Plainfield, n J. His 0aly daughter died |
twenty years, ago, and is buried in the |
Flushing Cemetry, where now her father
is buried
The funeral was held at eleven o'clock /
on Easter Even. A brief service was first
said in the Lich Chapel. where the body
lay. In st. Johns were gathered together
with The moarning family the people of the
several institutions in which the Beloved
chaplain had ministered. When the
casket was brought in, there we're many
manifestations of deep feeling, for all knew
that they had lost friend. The hymns
were No. 244, ASLEEP in Jesus" 679, "There
is blessed home," and 243, "On the res.
direction morning" The first two and the
tunes to which they were sung were select
ed by Mr.. Beers himself. The last, as being
sung on the eve of Easter. Day, was felt. to
be especially appropriate.
"On that happy Easter Morning
- AL the graves the dead restore.
Father, sister, child and mother,
Meet once more.
ITO that brightest of all meetings
Bring us, Jesus Christ, at last,
To Thy cross, through death and judg-
Holding fast" [ment,
The following memorial was adopted by j
he clergy present at the funeral:
The Rev. Joseph Beers, chaplain of the ,
Jhurch Charity Foundation, of Long Island,
passed to the rest of Paradise on Thursday
Ii Holy Week. He was ready and anxious
or his departure
Born in England in the year 1928, he q
anne to America some thirty years ago as l
Presby minister, but soon after be-
anne a candidate for Holy Orders and was
rdained by Bishop Littlejohn.
He held numerous important positions
'ut his longest pastoral charges were as Z
ector of Grace Church, Conselyea street,
1LOon ethN NJ. AIli ShuiCui 4
own. Delaware, under Bishop Coleman. 1
lis last years were spent with his good
wife here at the Church Charity Foundation,
md rector physicians sisters. nurses and
all came to love his kindly face,
nd welcome his friendly greeting. Especi-
lily in the Home for the Aged, and beside Z
he Hospital bed were his presence and ,
'rdyers valued, aud many soldier boy
viii remember his presence like benedic-
ion, and the helpful words spoken like :
ather in the time of great pain and weak
ess.
A strong. Biblical preacher, rarely using
man of constant prayer and
eep religious experience, much loving and a
eloved by the late DR.. Bancroft, whom he a
0 much admired, not desiring the high C
'laces of preferment. but. only anxious to p
10 his duty in whatever field the Master d
night direct, his holy, consecrated life has I
nded in Holy Week, and the Foundation Z
nd Disocese, while poorer for his loss, are r
be richer for his godly life and inspiring i
Churchman. q