New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-09
BROOKLYN NEWS.
FUNERAL OF DR.. STORRS.
EXTREME SIMPLICITY MARKED THE
sERvICE-DEATH MASK TAKEN.

Simplicity marked the funeral of the Rev. DR..
Richard s storr. IN the Church Of the Pilgrims
Yesterday afternoon. Reading OF the Scriptures,
the singing several hymns and prayer, that was
al: but there silent tributes paid by the
hearts OF each Of several hundred friends and I'D
r.rers who passed slowly by the coffin and looked
for the last time upon the face OF the dead man
Il has been years since the large church audi
forum has been crowded as II was yesterday.
The exercises at the church preceded by
sir7ple services at the home No. so Pierrepont-
81 and we're followed by counittaI services at the
family plot in Greenwood Cemetery. None but the
family and the officers OF the church accompanied
the body the grave
The services at the. house at 23o O'Clock were
Quoted by the Rev. H A Stimson. OF the Man
haitian CONGREGATIONAL Church The members OF
the family and officers OF the church present
Meanwhile the trustees Of the Brooklyn Institute
II the Art Rooms. IL MOntague-st and the Man
HAITIAN CONGREGATIONAL Association, in the vestry
room 81 the Church OF the Pilgrims. were meeting
and having tribute 20 the memory Of the dead min
isfer IN each case committees were appointed
draft these tributes and sentiments into the form
az r4solutious Both bodies together at the
funeral The trustees Of the Long Island Historical
Society also attended il body.
AT o'clock he Rev. DR.. H. P Dewey, Dr.
sro-~ss successor who presided at the funeral;
The Rev T. Z. Byington. formerly the assistant
20 u- Srorrs. and the Rev Dr. A J. Lyman
Wa Ik-G slowly up the aisle. They fol-
lowe. by the officers OF the church and society
who occupied the front seats the left Eight
young men followed, bearing the coffin, top OF
vghica We're a cross OF white roses and g cluster OF
pink roses. The family then seated IN front
or the right.
The flowers on the coffin were, with excep-
Il ID. the only floral decorations. This IN
cordance with DR.. Storrss wish The space back
OF the coffin was however. banked with huge
palms
Dr. Dewey pronounced the invocation the con-
gregation sang & hymn and then the Rev. MI
Byington read the Scriptures Another hymn
followed by q prayer by Dr.. Lyman, which,
couched in terms OF invocation and sqPplicaation
was Yet tender eulogy Of the dead minister,
whose lie rad been 90 closely eonnecleo Win az
closed with the benedict1on- There were few
a1y 20 OAHs as lag oH 04 a g., me eb bIsrE clerical
1 4ha4 he Tad To I so ion in the pupit Of the
Church OF the Pilgrims II nearly half an
~ Greenwood the body was laid in a brick lined
grave beside his wife, who died two years ago
Of he Long Island Historical Society OF which Dr.,
Storrs was founder. are IN part as follows:
Our hearts grow sad as We, reflect that we shall
1ace-neveT again hear that firm and ringing voice
be receneIied 10 our loss That such Eisdom such
wide learning, such powers Of persuasion and guild
ance should be GuenChed n death seem 10 argue
against The intelligence that Jules the world, but
We lake TeI2gs n the tno1gat tilaT mere 9 Is
years Of work and faithtulness can q last say to
Ioo[ ND We seem 10 see awaiting our brother great
- tasks. wider opportunities more splendid sue
cesses. The rest that he has entered upon is not
an acvfry that gives the ruIes play TO every fac
ulty. while Il strains and wearies never one.
Il was decided 10 establish e fund for the pur-
chase OF certain historical books. which should
bear special book plate and be kept in q special
alcove 10 be known the Storrs above. for
any other form Of memorial that might seem wise.
taken BY william Ordway Partridge