The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-14
MANY PRESENT.
Funeral Of Mrs. Nellie MCFee
Greer Held Today.

The funeral services OF Nellie McFee
Greer, wife OF Rev. James Greer, pastor
Of the Academy Avenue Congrega tional
church. were held at o'clock this after
noon. the church being filled TO the doors
with those with whom she had been
associated IN the church and Sunday
school; in the Christian Endeavor So
cietios, and I'm all walks OF life. Not only
were all these circles and societies In
Mount Pleasant represented. but a very
large number OF her associates and friends
In Pawtucket were present, where for
years she had been n beloved and sue
cessful teacher in the public schools, as
well an earnest worker in religious
circles, notably the Park Place Congrega-
tlonal church, where she was organist
for a long time
The Kings Daughters OF Park Place
church, OF which the deceased was the
first president, were present in "A body.
The services at the church opened short
ly after o'clock and the funeral process
sion entered in the following order:
First the bearers, who were members OF
her Sunday school class. as follows:
Granville Meader, Clinton Allardyce
George Nichol and David Arnott.
Next came the little Junior Endeavorers,
whom Mrs. Greer organized, and To whom
she was devotedly attached. Following
the juniors came the members of her
Sunday school class and the King 8
Daughters of Park Place church, and
inally the bereaved relatives.
The open casket rested just below the
altar amid profusion OF flowers. These
included pieces from the Christian En-
deavorers of the Academy Avenue church.
the Junior Endeavorers. the church and
Sunday school, the Ladies' Aid society
and the Kings Daughters OF Park Place
church
The services were in charge of Rev. j.
j. Wooley, pastor OF the Park Place
church. and consisted OF passages of
Scripture. an address and a prayer.
The address was peculiarly touching
coming as IL did from "a pastor who had
known the deceased from her earliest
childhood. had received her with the
church and baptized her; had married her
In later years-and today was called to
perform the sad service OF burial
In his address Mr. Woolley spoke first
OF the recognition of the providence of
God i'm life and in death. He then dwelt
I'm a reminiscent way on the life OF the
departed as he had known IL.
In touching words he spoke o. her con-
nection with Park Place church in the
Sunday school and as organist for so
many years. He dwelt also on her faith
fulness I'm the Sunday school, where for
i3 successive years she never missed a
Sunday. He spoke, moreover, OF her con-
nection with the public schools OF Paw
tucket and of her highly successful ca
reer as a teacher.
she was beautiful illustration" he
said, 'of the Fifth Commandment:
Honor thy father and thy mother her
devotion to her widowed mother being
unusual"
Continuing, Mr. Woolley dwelt upon
Mrs. Greer's peculiar and unusual fitness
for the duties and responsibilities of
minister's wife. Her work In Academy
Avenue Congregational church has been
very marked and successful" he said;
the work OF her husband became her
work. his duties, hers also and while
she was ready 10 die. she wanted TO live
to go on with her work.
During the services hymns were rem
dered by a choir composed OF Mrs. Laura
Anderson. Mrs. Lewis III. Meader. Mr..
Charles Elliott and Mr.. Phillips, with
Mr.. Moss as organist
The selections were Beyond the
Smiling and the Weeping" Safe in the
Arms of Jesus" and There is a Land
Lies All Unseen"
At the conclusion Of the services the
body was borne to Riverside cemetery for
lnterment.