Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-01-13
Death of DIR. BardWell.
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January 1889, to accept the place of
chief engineer, which he has been COM
PEELED to give up owing to press of pro-
fessional duties skillful physician
and surgeon, and live citizen, DIR. f. o.
Bardwell is a man of advanced thought
and liberal ideas, and is invariably in
favor of those things which will inure
to the benefit Of his borough and county.
THE FUNERAL,
On Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock,
the funeral was held at Emmanuel Epis-
copal Church, the casket being carried
to the church by six members of Noun
taineer Hose Company, the deceased
having been that company's first fore
! man and drill master. A large delega-
tion of firemen, representing the four
companies, was present. A beautiful
floral piece rested upon a table, "a testi-
monial from the hose company, and
very beautiful casket bouquet of carna-
tions laid across the remains-th the latter
being a token of esteem from Miss Grace
A., and Geo A. Walker.
special choir, composed of Mrs. T. F
Moore, Misses Grace A. Walker, Alice
Montgomery, and Messrs. Geo. A.
Walker and w. S. Sterner. Mr. w. H.
Howard presided at the organ. The
singing was beauti full, especially the
hymn selected by DR.. Bardwell only
few days before his death
REV. MIR. RoBERrsoN's REMARKS.
1t is not my purpose to review the de-
tails of the career of our departed friend,
nor to dwell at length upon his life and
character, which for thirty years, with
the exception of some short intervals,
have been an open book in our midst.
His superior mental endowments. the
bright promise of his early years, his pro-
fessional ability and success, his public
services in the community as well as
his errors, his misfortunes and his afIlic
tions, are kown to us all.
But do wish to call particular atten-
tion to the change which, in Gods good
providence and through the guidance
and enlightenment of His Holy Spirit had
been wrought in our friends personal
views and attitude towards the realities
of the spiritual world. He who had once
been known as pronounced agnostic," !"
some months ago, of his own free choice,
of clear mind, of earnest purpose and of
fearless courage, accepted the Christian
faith and hope. and was received into
the Church by Hol' Baptism.
Some, perhaps may think that this
change was due to the breaking down of
his powers of mind and body; but those
VINO knew him best can testify that this
closing period of his life was the flower
ing time of his spirit and that this not
able change was mark ofinward growth
and progress and not of decay. To
feel to the full the measure of a deep
personal bereavement and to yearn for
the satisfaction of our longing for end
less life and endless love, is token of
real life and growth of spirit and not of
mental weakness nor of the spirits
decay
We may apply to our friend the words
of Stevenson in Memories and Portraits:
For this man was one of those who
prospered in the valley of humiliation
of whom Bunyan wrote, that, Though
Christian had the hard hope to meet in
the valley with Apollyon, yet l must
tell you that in former times men have
met with angels here, have found pearls
here, and have in this place found the
words of life"
In addition to the relations residing
here. Mr.. E. r. Bardwell, of Penn Yam,
N. Y, and DR.. ]. S. Bardwell, Ridgway,
were in attendance. The remains were
taken to Penn Yam, at 4:20 same day.
The burial took place there last Fri
day morning, at nine O'Clock, the re-
mains being placed in the family lot.
May peace rest with his troubled soul.