Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-03

nouncement Of the passing away Of one
who had been so large a part of the life
of the church was received with genuine
sorrow by the members of the congrega-
ton. Yesterday the church building was
draped in black and at the morning service
the pastor, Rev. F. w Moot, instead Of de-
livering the sermon he had prepared. chose
a theme more in harmony with the feeling
of sadness that pervaded the church.
In the course of his sermon Mr.. Moot
spoke of the death OF DR.. Domer and the
circumstances surrounding his last hours on
earth, paying tribute to his life and
character.
The Funeral Services
The remains of DR.. Doner will be taken
to St Paul's Church tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock. Funeral services will be held at
1:30. Rev Dr. Moot, the pastor, will Of
fciate, and Rev. W. E. Parson of the
Church of the Reformation will deliver the
eulogy. The following have been chosen
pallbearers: ]. G. Meyers. L. A. Alden, Ed
ward I. Kaiser, William ROuzer. John F.
Mccain, ]. E. Griesbauer Charles H.
Ourand and John c. Parker. The interment
will be at Glenwood cemetery.
The six children of Dr. Domer with the
exception of Mr.. Harry Domer, in the
city The absent one has been summoned
from Boston, and will reach here his after
noon
Sketch of DR.. Domer's Life.
Born at Sabbath Rest, Blair county Pa.
hood and youth there and acquired a com
mon school education by studying in the
winter and working in the summer The
habits of industry and thrift which We're
such a marked characteristic Of his life are
attributed to his German origin, and to the
discipline of those early years. His father
was a native OF Maryland and his mother
OF Pennsylvania, but his ancestors had
come from Germany, and some of them
Were clcrgymen.
Whom ne IF h he
gan teaching school III Cambria county, Pa,
and in 1919 he entered Wittenberg College.
Springfield, Ohio. and four years later he
graduated. standing second in his class.
After course of two years in the Theolog-
zeal Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa, he was
called to the pastOrate of the English Luth-
eran Church at Selinsgrove, Pa, and en-
tered upon his duties there May II, 1850,
and was licensed In June Of that year. For
eleven years he continued with that church,
and during that time, with others, he
founded the Susquehanna Female College;
from 1856 10 1863 he was president Of that
institution. He became the pastor of st.
Matthew'S Church, Reading Pa. and in
October. 1sI2 he went to Trinity Church,
Shamokin, Pa.
His Last Passionate.
Two years later he entered upon what
proved to be his last pastorate by accepting
the call and coming to this city and taking
charge of St. Paul's Church. In the year
doctor of divinity, from Roanoke College,
Virginia
AS pastor of ST. PauI's he did a success
full work, the congregation increasing in
numbers and in influence during his minis
try.
AS an evidence of DIR. Domer's great pop
ularity, ii is recalled that, although he had
been but a short time in the city he
preached the Thanksgiving day sermon
November %, 1915. when St. Paul's Luther
Church and Foundry NJ. T.. Church held
union services. Rev. II. a. Cleveland was
at that time pastor of the latter church.
DR.. Domers text For we are citi-
zens of no mean city" his theme being the
self-aSsertiCn of our citizenship. He laid
much stress on the fact that this was the
last THANKSGIVING of the century of our
national existence, then closing, and also
upon the nature and high qualities of our
institutions. There was, it is said an i'm
mense audience present and his discourse
was listened to with the greatest interest
At the close of the services it was sug-
gested by some one present that Dr. Do
mer's sermon be published in pamphlet
form. This seemed to be the unanimous
opinion of those present and despite the
protests of DR.. Domer the sermon was
published and widely distributed
In 1858 DR.. DOner married Miss l.. Louisa
Davis. a daughter of Col. j. X Davis of
Sslinsgrove, Pa, and six children were
born TO them. They are Blair Domer.
Capt Charles S. Domer William Domer,
Harry Domer Mrs. John AlIemar and Mrs.
Clarence b. Rheem.