The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-30
FUNERAL OF REV. V.GENDALL
Services at Peckville Largely At
tended Yesterday - Beautiful
Floral Offerings.

The funeral of Rev Francis Gendall,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, occurred yesterday afternoon
at the Methodist Episcopal church in
Peckvile and was attended by fully
eight hundred people, many being pres
ent from out of town. The unusually
large concourse of people that followed
/ the remains to their last resting place
| in Prospect cemetery was an evidence
of the high esteem in which the beloved
pastor was held. His remains were fol-
lowed by the largest cortege that has
ever been seen in Peckville. The sad
countenances of the large gathering be-
spoke the feeling they experienced as
they realized that one whom they had
learned to love was about to be con-
signed to an everlasting resting place.
The addresses We're made by Rev. DIR.
Sprague, principal of the Wyoming
seminary; Rev Stephen Jay, Rev. J. F.
Warner and Rev. j. f. Bone. each Of
whom spoke eloquently of their de-
ceased brother and his high standing
as Il man and a minster of the gospel.
Others assisting were Rev. w. T..
Blair. Rev. G. II. Newing. Rev. w. H..
Hitler, Rev. DR.. Moon, of the Presby-
terian church and Rev. Mr.. Thomas, OF
the Baptist church. Music. which was
appropriate and exceedingly effective,
was rendered by the church choir and
consisted of the deceaseds favorite
HYMNS.
The pall-bearers were Rev. &. II.
Prentice, of Moscow; Rev. J. l.. Race,
of Rendham; Rev. Joseph Madison, of
Green Ridge, and j. d. Peck, Henry
,I,,r nf
The fower-carriers We're composed Of
the visiting clergymen.
The floral offerings We're profuse and
exceedingly beautiful. They were pre-
sented by the following friends and
relatives: Pillow of roses and asters,
family; pillow of white asters, Metho-
dist Episcopal church. Schenevus, NY;
pillow of pansies, Jessie Hoffecker star
and crescent of roses and carnations,
Glass No. 8; star and crescent, choir;
anchor of roses. Epworth league; an
chor of roses and carnations, Glass No.
/: open Bible, Methodist Episcopal Sum
day school: wreath, j. S. Robinson;
bouquet of pink roses, Peckville Bap-
tist church: bouquet of asters, Peck
vile Women's Christian Temperance
union: bouquet of pink roses, Peckville
Ladies' Aid society; bouquet of white
roses. Junior Epworth league; bouquet
of pink roses, Twentieth Century asso-
citation; bouquet of palms. Gnrwood, N.
j.. Athletic club: bouquet of asters, DIR.
and Mrs. A. j. Baker, Duryea: bouquet
of sweet peas, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Boyer; bouquet of asters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bassett, Carbondale; bouquet of pink
and white roses, Enrolment Depart
Inent, International Correspondence
schools; bouquet of white roses, Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Baker; bouquet of sweet
peas, Young WOmens Christian asso-
citation, Scranton: bouquet of asters,
Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Bell; bouquet of
asters, Rev. and Mrs. j. S. Thomas;
bouquet of asters, Henry Hemmelright;
bouquet Of asters. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Shepherd: bouquet of asters, Mrs. Bab-
cock and Mrs. Minner: bouquet of as
ters, Mrs. Frank Hemmelright: bouquet
of white and yellow roses, Mr.. and Mrs
+. w. Swingle; bouquet of asters, Mrs
Reed and Mrs. Beattys; bouquets of
carnations and asters, Mrs. James
Eddy. Wilkes Barre: bouquet. Mr.. and
Mrs, w. ID. Gardner; bouquet, II. W.
Peck; bouquet of sweet peas, Mrs. C.
p. Ford; bouquet of white roses, j. Il.
Lack.
The visiting clergymen in attendance
We're: Rev. j. f. Warner, presiding
elder; Rev. II. p. Doty, Rev. G. C. Ly-
mon, Rev, j, L. Race, Rev. S. j. Jay,
Rev. A, +. Chaffee, Rev. G. II. Prem
tice, Rev G, IL, Newing, Rev. p. r.
Tower, Rev. w. l.. Blair, Rev. w. ].
Hill. Rev. w. Fl. Hitler, Rev. Joseph
Madison, Rev. G. A, Benjamin, Rey. S.
G. Simpkins, Rev. Il, Il. Singer, Rev. G.
II, Stone, Rev. L. l.. Sprague, Rev. G.
II. Sackett Rev. r. l.. Clark, Rev X.
Nj, Pascoe, Rev. Thomas Evans, Rev.
NJ. ID. Fuller, Rev. Jonas Underwood,
Rev, David Evans, and Rev j. Il. Bone,
Rev. Albert Chapman, Rev. Walter
Walker, Rev, j, S. Thomas, Rev. S. Ii.
Moon, ID, d., Rev. David Spencer, ID.
d.. of Peckville, Among the out-of-
town attendants We're Mr.. and Mrs. A.
ID. Spencer, of Schenevus, N. Y; Mrs.
j. Eddy, of Wilkes Barre; Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Franklin, of Ashley, and the Misses
Sarah and Catherine Kresge. of West
Scranton.