The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-22
Death of Rev. DR.. e. R. Eschbach.

hes; known Reformed ministers in the
United States, died in his parsonage OH
the morning of April the 10Th, after
long illness.
For more than SIS years he repre-
sented his synod on the Board of Foreign
Missions, serving much of this time as
secretary. He was a member of the
Board of Visitors of the Theological
Seminary at Lancaster, Pa, and an Of
ficer of the society that has charge of the
welfare OF disabled ministers and the
widows Of ministers of the Reformed
Church.
In 1883 he was sent as a delegate TO
the General Conference at London, Eng
land and was again selected as dele
gate to the General Convention at To.
ronto, Canada, in 1892. In 1898 he was
the representative of his denomination in
the Worlds Parliament of Religions in
Chicago, and delivered an able address
before the parliament.
He was President of the Board of
Directors of the Woman's College, and
since 1883 one oft trustees of Frank
lin and Marshall College.
In 1868 he joined the Masonic Order
and attained the thirty second degree. In
1860 he became a Knight Templar and
for wears was Grand Chaplain of Mary
Chaplain of the Grand Lodge. In 1873
the honorary degree of Doctor of Di-
vinity. was conferred upon him by Hell
delberg College, of Tifin, Ohio
Mr. Eschbach was born in Pennsyl-
vania in 1885, He graduated at Frank
lin and Marshall College with high
honors in the class of 1889 and at once
entered the Mercersburg, Pa, Theolog-
ical Seminary. He was licensed to
preach in 1861. He was chosen to sue
coed Rev. VIM. Heiner as pastor of
the First Reformed Church in Baltimore
in 1864, and for tie years he served that
congregation. In 1874 he was called to
this city
The funeral took place on Monday at
II a. m. The services were conducted
by Rev. DR.. George w. Richards, Pro-
lessor of Church History, in the Re-
formed Theological Seminary, Lancaster,
Pa. The church was densely
crowded by persons from all sections of
the county and many out of town
admirers of DR.. Eschbach
The pail bearers. active and honorary,
were selected from the elders and dea-
cons OF the church. They were selected
as follows:
Active DEMONSTRATES C. Zeigler,
Charles Rhoderick, Frank !. Newman,
John c. Motter, of l., Charles F. Knock
and Lewis A. Rice.
Honorary Elders = Charles w. F.
Cashour, Joseph w. l. Carly, Adrian c.
McCardell, Richard S. J. Dutrow H. NJ.
Kefauver and Newton NJ. Zentz.
Besides his widow and two daughters
he is survived by two sisters, Mrs Clara
Schaeffer, of Kansas, and Mrs Eliza
beth B. Clapp. of Milton, Pa, and two
brothers, DIR. H. Clay Eschbach. of
Abba, Iowa and Mr.. Albert l.. Esch-
bach, of Milton, Pa.
Many kilograms and messages were
received by the family. At the request
of Mavor Smith many business houses
were closed during the funeral, and the
bells OF the fire departments were tollcd.
The floral offerings were numerous and
costly.
The following clergymen were in the
chancrl, as the officiating ministers:
Revs. s. s. Miller, and Isaac NJ. Motter,
of Frederick; Rev. DIR. A. c. Whitmer,
of Waynesboro, Pa; Rev. DIR. 5.
Kieffer, of Hagerstown; Rev Dr. !. T.
Rosslter, of Baltimore. Md Rev. B r.
Carnahan, of Mount Pleasant, Md. Rev.
DR.. George w. Richards and Rev. DR..
Henry II. Apple. of Lancaster, Pa.
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR..
Richards, who paid an eloquent tribute
to DIR. Eschbach as a faithful minister
of the gospel The services included the
singing Of Lead, Kindly Light" by
Professor George Edward Smith, d.
rector of the choir, and Of "Abide With
Me-" by the choir and congregation.
Among the ministers present at the
funeral, in addition to those who had
part in the services, were Rev. J. Mort
inner Souder. of Virginia, who assisted
at the installation of DIR. Eschbach in
1874; Rev. DIR. Cyrus Cort. OF Overlea,
Md; Rev. DR.. ]. A. Hoffheins, of Mar
tinsburg, West Virginia; Rev. DR.. J. c.
Bowman, Of Lancaster, Pa. Revs. J. A.
Peters and S. H. Stein, of York, Pa;
Dr. Rev. George A. Snyder, 1t Middle
town, Nd; Rev. A. J. Herman, of
Gainesville, Md; Rev. Atyill Conner,
of Adamstown, Md; Rev. Wayne H.
Bowers, of Jefferson, Md; Rev. DIR. c.
w. Levan, Rev DIR. A. s. Weber, Rev.
Clayton H. Ronck. Rev. Lloyd E. Co
blentz, Rev. ]. M. Mullan, of Baltimore,
Md. Rev. S. NJ. H, nch, of Cavetown,
Md; Rev. Martin Sweitzer, of Union
Bridge, Md; Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Schick, Of
Washington, d. c.; Rev. DIR. c. c.
Clever, of Hagerstown, Md; Rev. c.
NJ Smith, of Burkittsville. Md; Rev. DR..
w. E. Lampe, Rev. Henri L. G.
Kieffer. and many others.