The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-21
A LARGE
FUNERAL.
That of the Late John w.
Day Attended by a
Great Number of
Friends.

Rev. w, L. g. Murray OF ST. Pauls
Church Rev. Mr. Dashield Of Mt. Leb.
anon and Rev.. j. Owen Cypherd. a former
pastor of Mt. Lebanon, yesterday conduct
cd service over the remains Of John w.
Day, at his late home near Talleyville.
Mr.. Bupp and wife, Mrs. A. S. Muhl
hausen ana Harry j. Guthrie sang several
appropriate selections. The relatives and
friends of the deceased gathered from fal
and near until great coLc0urse filled the
residence, the porch, and many stood in
the yard with bared heads In token o.
great respect for their we'll known and
much lsmenled friend and noiRhbor
There is seldom seer such funeral train.
1t WAS more than milo long Ploughs
stood still on the farm. Harrows waited
to honor the dead. The quiet Of country
Sabbath settled upon the community. His
long life his steady going habits. his in
the Grange-s as progressive farmer and
his half century Of membership In the
Methodist Episcopal Church. his presi-
dency OF the Brandywine cainp-Inesting
association for years and interest in every
good cause that he might aid his neighbor,
benefit his fellow citizens and serve his
church drew about him host of friends
and attached them to him with hooks of
steel. His romans were placed In the
quiet church yard by the side of his wife
at Mt. Lebanon, and six living sons o: the
eight given them, mourn the loss OF par
EMS honored and reverod.
DR.. Murray,s tribute was in part as fol-
lows
John W. Day, prominent farmer is no
more. While there is n great exodus from
the farm to the cities and rush TINT
owe: flows tho callings, professions AID va
rious vocations of life he found Congenial
und remuneratiye employment as a tiller
of the soil. On a beautifully located tract
of land which has been in the family more
than two hundred years, where h5 first
saw the light and whore the curtain of u
long life dropped over most successfui
career, ho envied not othors but reared his
family, had u quiet old age and a peaceful
hour in which to die. Little do We know
what we owe to farmers. Less do we think
Of what he has done for and of what be
has been to our country. George Wash
ington was called from the quiet of hi.
Mt Vernon farm to the leadership of the
American forces which gave us our inde-
pendonce. Thomas Jefferson who rejoiced
In his Monticello" and the variety of
farmers life, wrote the Declaration Of In
dependence; the battle of Concord one Of
tho first won In the revolution was through
the farmer militia over the we'll trained
English military. AS farms furnish
daily support for the city. farmers have
won victories for the cities and the nation
both in peace and war. 1t was Cincinnatus
who was called from tho plough to the
Dictatorship Of Rome; Elisha also to be
the prophet Of most wonderful people,
20 history and experience both teach
that the farm Is we'll adapted to the de-
velopment of the greatest physical en-
durance and the highest moral good. John
w. Day was model farmer progressive
and successful. What did the Savior of
men enjoy more, or oftener refer to than
the field and the toiler therein? Read his
parable of tho sower. his reference to the
flowers and fruits, bis rebuke of the rich
fool whose barns were bursting with grain
and whose soul was starving for the bread
he merry for thou hast much goods laid up
for many days" The Christ said, Thou
fool, this night is thy soul required of
thee; then whose shall these things be?"
What could be more impressive or strik-
ing! What more familiar Or direct! He
also teaches profound lessons from the
growing grain, the wheat and tares, from
the reapers and the harvest Is 1t not az
propriute and beautiful that our farmer |
friend has been permitted to look upon tho !
ripening grain, and just when the fields |
are white unto the harvest, the reaper |
Death gathers him, ripe with u good old |
nge, for the garner of the skies From |
earth he has sailed away in the summer |
sunshine on summer ssa.
1t was the great Apostle Paul who went |
to the farm for his illustration CT that |
great truth so precious to us today. "That |
which thou sowest Ia not quickened except |
IL die." We put down the natural body |
today in weakness and corruption, but |
God will raise q spiritual body In power |
and glory. John W. Day was freehol,lor,
havi ig a we'll establishei claim against
all who would question or contend. We
believe from the life he has lived as mem |
ber of the church for almost half century
that he had possessed himself Of q title
clear and "a home more spacious, more
beautiful and more enduring than that
from which he has gone. A home in II
land OF pure delight, of everlasting spring
whore the old grow young again, Tho sick
get we'll, whore the saints nro immortal,
where the city Is fearless and wo shall
know rs we are known, Reunion, recog-
niion. blessings inestimable eternal 1t
was Michael Faraday. the great scientist,
who doubted immortality. but sought
light Climbing the Alps he saw grave
with stick at the head split in part. hold
ing piece of parchment. lie opened he
parchment aud saw the cocoon of the cater
pillar which had solved tho mystery Of
death and had ,riumphed with new aud |
beautiful life. Faraiay doubted no mora.
This was Gods illustration to him Of tri-
umph over tho grave.
How many such illustrations did our
friond have in his God.glyen vocation.
What opportunities to look through ma
turo to natures God. He he has already
mounted OH beautiful wing with 10 more
beautiful life to that home on high to die
no more. Ho had doubtless his faults, but
10 trusted Him who Was without fault
He wa4 not spotless but he looked to the
spotless one, who said Look unto me and
bu ys saved"
Tho pail bearers We're: Lewis p. Grubb.
william H. Foulk, Samuel II. Blynard, !,
William K. Dsrickson, George W. We'll
din and William A. Talley. Tho first
three were selected from tho Brgndywine
Summit Camp.meeting Association. and
the remaining three fiom tho Grange AS
8 sociatiUn,