The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-01
PLAIN SERVICE
AT PARKER
FUNERAL
Honorary Pallbearers In
vited Include Many
Prominent Meu.

morning for the late Cortlandt Parker,
who was for a score of years senior
warden of that church. There will be
no sermon preached.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop James Houston
Eccleston, a former rector of Trinity
and a personal friend of Mr.. Parker,
will oflciate If he arrives from the
Catskills in time, and 1t is expected
that he will be in Newark tomorrow
night or early Saturday morning.
Bishops of the Episcopal Church who
can come here from the places in which
they are summering will be in the chan
eel. and clergy of the Newark diocese
will assist in the service
Possibly the Rt. Rev. Bishop White
head, of Pittsburg diocese, a nephew
of Mr.. Parker, may arrive from Canada
but this is not sure.
The venerable Bishop John c. Eccle-
ston, who was one of Mr.. Parker's
Oldest friends, may not be able to make
the long journey from a far West re-
sort
The vestrymen Of Trinity Church,
with the assistance of the Rev. William
T.. Upton, assistant to the Rev. Louis
Shreve Osborne, rector of Trinity
Church, who is i'll at his cottage In
Digby, Nova Scotia, will have charge
of the funeral arrangements for Mr..
Parker's family.
The following gentlemen have been
invited to be honorary pallbearers:
Chancellor William ]. Magic. Chief JUS
tice Wlllam .. Gumhere, Nlce-Shah-
cellor John r. Emery, Vice-Chancellor
Frederick w. Stevens, the Hon. Ben
nett Van Syckel, the Hon. Henry G.
p;tnoy ornev-Gep Robert H,
NTocortor Erader,cL Freline huvsen.
sN-a nI kIf~aS Nri1l- of Norris
AnhNi parahar1,na eornoar
to"hi SHdfies -H,
Governor Murphy Solonei
Edward H. Wright, john A. Gl1oru.
A. Pennington Whitehead, United
States enator John Kean, Edward
Nr colia ccb,vIer r Jackson. James
uo,s 80 Iawreuce Kearnv of
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geheraton tnat MI 80 a.
James, Nlissioh' III neietite "s.H -
which the late Blsnop etarhey toon ~
active interest and assisted IL unui MS
death. The mission Is now the Protes'ah'
Episcopals Church Of st. james, ana me
parish is fourishing.
Mr. Parker was also active In the Or
ganlzation of st. Stephens Church, at
Clinton and Elizabeth venue and st.
Rornabas's Hospital. which was founded
IN 1867 He was for years a member OF
Tho hoard Of managers of the hospital,
49, a. enc fine no helned materially to
~ ,ns+itr+ton ~ a heavv loAd of
si.ai -"
80 - u~raa M argrossed set
WI. ~ = rnorooco cose nassed
Vi ~ ~,oa,nr - the old board OF
a. = +ho Nyon,ark civ Hospital. OF
5000 nras,dent ,ntl the ,nstitu.
wnIon nc $3.50 over ,,nder an act Of thu
TnrtaIo4,ro 70 +bo care of the Newark
poord ~ Health Tho nrcamble and reso.
i,,tions were adonted bv the board In 1893
,pd 10 them ore attached the signatures
~ Mavor .Toseph Emmett HAYNES, Petel
v p Hewlett. M d. George A. Halsey,
ArchihnId Mercer. Franklin Murphy,
caoroo p Grav 7 Ward woodruff. .John
Hogan. John A. Furman, George K. Kent,
M d.. David H.. Barnett, Philip w. Cross,
wallace M. scudder and John r. Mahan.
rhe nreambIe and resolutions are as fol-
lows.
"Whereas. the power of the board OF
directors of the Newark City Hospital
having been transferred By the Legisla-
ture of the State of New Jersey to the
Beard of Health of Newark, this board
desiring, at the final meeting, to present
IN their president an expression Of their
esteem; therefore be 1t,
"Resolved. That we extend TO the Hon.
Cortlandt Parker. our president. our
thanks for the uniform kindness and CON
sideration we have always received at
his hands.
"Resolved. That the high ability and m
failing deviation which from tho dav of
its h~eptnn,nr he has CONSTANTLY e,ven 10
the affairs Of the hosnitaI merit NOT alone
tba thanks Of This hoard hut ~ that ~
tbe entire CITY and that II IA nroner Of
~, ana1 n,aet,ng tha+ NC sho,,1d n,,ca
nm Anie .naI w - ~
upon record q personal expression OF the
many great services which Mr.. Parker
has rendered the city, that the interest
he has taken in the work of the hosnitaI
ona - hoItos 4sat n,ha +o,or 90 No. ~
ny our peiiei .ha. "haleN% , u
benefit the INSTITUTION mas peen 10 the
city of Newark is due largely to his guild
anca.
"ResoJx,ed THAT those resolutions he nron-
OIL, a.-.o-aoa 80 nrosantod ~ NJ d.
vts enSfosseu anu pissenteu . WI az
ker ana spread IN full upon the minutes
OF this meeting"
Mr.. Parker considered that the most