The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-04

The funeral of the late Rev. Luther
w. Peck, d. D., took place yesterday
afternoon and interment was made III
Forty Fort cemetery.
The obsequies were conducted at the
family home on Chestnut street, West
Scranton. beginning at p. m. and
gathered around the bier were Rev. j.
3. Sweet of Simpson church. Rev
James Benninger. of Hampt,l Street
church: Rev. A. j. Van Cleft, Of Dun
more; Rev. +. p. Doty. of Cedar Ave-
nue. church: Rev. James Madison, OF
Green Ridge: Rev. c. NJ. Surdan. OF
Pittston; Rev. L. C. Murdoch, of
Kingston; Rev. l.. L. Sprague, D. r..
of Wyoming seminary; Rev. w. l..
Thorpe, of Plymouth; Rev. J. n. New
ell of Yatesville; Rev. c. II. Hayes,
of Norwich n. Y, presiding eldAc #
the Chenango district: Rev. }. 2. War
ner, of Carbondale, presiding elder Of
the Honesdale district; Rev. S. G..
Simpkins, of Peckville; Rev. J. l.. RACE.
of Rendham; Rev. S. F. Matthews, OF
the First Baptist church, this city. AMI
William Crawford. a student at Drew
Theological seminary.
In addition to the clergymen pres
ent there were in attendance a large
number of relatives. friends and ac-
quaintances of the deceased, who hal
loved and respected him through life.
In the absence of Presiding Elder Grif-
fin the services were conducted nv
Rev. J. B. Sweet, the family pastor,
who led the devotional exercises. The
Simpson Church Male quartette, Thos.
Abrams, w. w. Jones, Harry Acker
and Harry Wrigley. sang Nearer My
God to Thee" and Rev. ]. F.. Warner
read the nnetieth Psalm as the scrip
ture lesson, followed by Rev. C. NJ.
Surdam, who read the fifteenth chap
ter, First Corinthians, relating to the
resurrection.
PRAYER OFFERED.
A fervent prayer was offered by Rev.
w. L. Thorpe, whose words bespoke
the tenderest sympathy for the be-
| reaved family. Rev. T. =. Doty. who
was closely associated with DR.. Peck
for many years, referred to the en-
nobling characteristics of the man,
whom he said was a gentleman in
every sense of the word. Rev. l.. c.
| Murdoch, who first learned to appre-
Ciate DR.. Peck's true worth while he
attended college with deceaseds son.
| told in affected words how, when the
| son received letters from the father
| the missives would contain encourage
ment and the keen sense of heart in
terest which so many young men have
| felt the influence of during their first
years in the ministry, and which DR..
Peck invariably took in them.
Dr. Sprague referred to the powerful
| influence which the generation Of
| Pecks, which has passed away, had
| upon Methodism in general. and said
| that five of them had contributed an
| average of forty years each to the
! Christian ministry. AS a scholar Lu-
| ther w. Peck, the fifth of the famous
| family to pass away, was a literary
| genius, Dr. Sprague said, and his life
| work was we'll done. He was a brill
| liant scholar, a deep thinker, and a
preacher of much force and eloquence.
The quartette sang another favorite
| selection of DIR. Peck's. and Rev. A. j.
| Van Cleft. who succeeded deceased as
| presiding elder of the Honesdale dis
| trict, made the closing address. In
which he spoke feelingly of the depart
| ed soul, and of the blessed assurance
| that he always maintained in the be-
| lief that there is rest beyond the river.
His address was a beautiful tribute to
| the man whom, he said, was Christ
personified.
REV. SWEETS TRIBUTE.
Rev. Sweet also paid a marked trib-
| ute to DR.. Peck, and referred to the
| passing of nine members of the con-
| ference during the past year who will
| not answer roll call any more The
quartette sang Wen Never Say Good
| Bye" and Rev. J. L. Race offered the
| closing prayer.
Before the benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. ]. V. Newell all the
| clergymen arose, and, surrounding the
| coffin, sang Jesus, Lover of My Soul"
| accompanied by the quartette, The
| bearers We're, four nephews of the de-
| ceased and two clergymen. Judge Will
liam H. Crane. of Port Jervis; William
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