The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-26
SAD OCCASION
Obsequfes of Mr.. George Chadbourn
Yesterday at the First Presbyterian
Church-On Friday q Week Ago His
Sister was Laid 10 j est IN OakdaIe
Cemetery

The funeral of the lamented Mr.
George Chadbourn, SOB Of MI. and Mrs
James H. Chadbourn. Jr., who passed
away on Thursday, took place yester-
day morning at 1920 o'clock at the Firs;
Presbyterian church. of which the de-
ceased young man was a faithful mem
Der in life. 1t was an extremely SAD
occasion and there were in
a large assemblage of the bereaved
family and friends who felt deeply with
them in their great sorrow.
The service was conducted by the
Rev. Dr. j. NJ. Wells, who impressively
read appropriate Scripture lessons and
made q beautiful and touching prayer.
The hymns were sung with great ten
derness by the choir consisting Of Mrs.
w. L. Latta, soprano, Mrs. James D.
smith. contralto, MI. Charles V. Motto,
tenor. and Mr.. H. &. Holden, basso.
The selections were Lead, Kindly
Light" Saviour. Comfort Me-" and
Nearer. My God. To Thee" After the
prayer Mrs. Latta sang with marked
pathos and touching sweetness. Some
Time Well Understand"
Not now, but in the coming years.
1t may be in the better land,
Wen read the meaning of our tears.
And there, sometime. We'll under
stand-
Charus:
Then trust in God through all thy days;
Fear not. for He doth hold thy hand;
Though dark thy way, still sing and
praise,
So~o+ioo -o~o-o --.,u .s-
stand.
Wen catch the broken thread again,
And finish what we here began;
Heaven will the mysteries explain,
And then. all then, we'll understand
Wen know why clouds instead of sun
Were over many a cherished plan:
Why sons mas ceased when scarce he
gun.
tbs there, sometime, well understand.
Why what we long for most of all,
EludeS so oft our eager hand:
Why hopes are crushed and castles fall,
Up there, sometime, We'll understand
God knows the way, He holds the key,
He guides us with unerring hand;
Sometime with fearless eyes We'll see;
Yes, there. up there. We'll understand
After the services were concluded the
remains were sadly followed by a large
c]oncourse TO Oakdale cemetery where
they were deposited in the tomb in the
midst of great sorrow. Another new
made grave was made along side OF
that of the 2eceased's sister, Miss
Blanche King C~hadbourn. who was laid
to rest on Friday a week ago.
The floral tributes lie upon the L.
mented young mans grave were pro-
fuse and handsome, among them being
a beautiful maltese cross of lovely
flowers sent by the members of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, of the
State University. of which he was a
highly esteemed member.
The palIbearers were as follows:
HonOrary-Messrs. B. CT. Worth
Charles H. Robinson, Donald MacRae
and Professor Collier Cobb. of the
North Carolina University.
Active-Messrs. H. B. Short, Jr., Louis
Hall. Walter Daggett, Champ Med
Davis. George P. James and Haywood
Faison.
Professor Cobb came down to attend
the funeral because of his deep regard
for the deceased young man, who wa:
one OF the students who accompanied
him last year to Yellowstone Park ant
the Rocky Mountains TO make an OBJ
ject study OF geology. Mr.. Chadbouri
graduated at the university two year:
ago last June and had returned Their,
his fall TO take a post gradute course il
chemistry and geology of which it wa:
the deceased's purpose to make a spe
Cialty-
Mr.. II. B. Short. Jr.. of Lake Wac
camaw- who is n student at n univer
sity and was room mate Of Mr.. Chad
bourn. came down to pay j parttn!
tribute 20 his dear friend