The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-07
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J. u. VANCE.
Special Services Conducted Roth IN
Sunday school and Church-Ap-
proprtate Musdcai ProgrNr

A special memorial service wa. con-
9 e,s9 sunday morning in Vance Memo
y Vance. who died several dayr ago
AT both the church and sunday school
services :; special prosrams were render
81 and REV J. II. Potter. OF the church
delivered a memorial sermon Friends
ana relatives Of the deceased were pres
cnt at III services.
tendent J. V Braden delivered an az
Irees II rnemor:arn and u duett. No
X Xi,es WIFE, rhsTs; Was vas, rsnsrea 6y Miss
The service was closed by s.nsinx az ~.
anthem In the sweet BY and BY" by
the SUNDAY school scholars
At the regular morning church ser
vice. the cnoti sang Rock OF Ares
AMI dJett. sunset and Evening star
was rendered. a+ter whicN the memorial
sermon ls,i was preached by Rev Potter.
shall ssI T Ksom S9i s,S,d y sorrSao solo. Z
The sermon follows.
Rev Potter said IN part Il know Of
no wor,is OF character description in all
the New Testament waich more fittineiy
describe the life and character OF our
Of n church. than Luk~'s description
GOOD man. and full OF tine Holy Ghost
and OF f1''h. About the most splendid
gay ne was a good man For that means
Ie Is Ike God. he is a Goldman he Is a
man OF God; W. certainly oan soy OF
Nj Vance that he was good man. in
all the deep and rioh Significance OF
that old Fashioned term SO outStanl,ne
was his cariStrian character. af-d ~
consitent wa his tai!y living. that when
men talked of him they Thought not 81
). y N'tnc" the banker. or iron master
talnly not merely Us the man OF wealth
out they Thought OF J. y. Vance the
man of cod. the worthy Christian gen
tleinan. Ana he WAS q t.hr' stan os tie
highest and finest type He was one or
the FINEST gentle men who ever traafha.f
1t is not my purpose In A s.w mo
tn a . H..
tues Of Mr.. Vance. o. r,-rkon up :, liz,
OF his many ph,lantlropi-S SuSn "A list
would includ churches Of many cofnruu-
mons, l. N &. A :. Hospitals schools
ana colleges. missions both AT hufn.. and
eoToad; ana many other psilaEth ropi~s
beyond my power u reckon up. ANY
EFFORT or my part T. review HE LIE. or
recount MS deeis would seem ike fl!l-
some eiuogy 10 those who knew him
not. while FOR those who kneN. him his
record stands. ana shines Respondent as
thousE spread In golden letters across
and knoHs All things. has kept mis- record
more ialihfuliN IN t.is sht-s than We
IN keep u her. IL is SECURE IA .-tcr-
"a" comfort 20" gave 1n4 TIE Influence
.e eN@rr.s.ea VIII never he revi,wci ui.-
Successful Man.
while Mr. Vance wac -ul.neutiv sic
cesSf ~ II Erca' business enterprise
tiat brought him sarge f.uaucia! returns
yet he used the wealth Thus nccru.,. not
i"r Increasing power. u- personal .ll.s-rar,-
uizeInen;. out alwuys ne was \ fa.thrul
tteNari of tho Most Hlcn Col. as one
sdministcr!ng Wit are ana diligence
one OF Code estates FOR him. iu ia. IN
torest OF the chuTcl and ~ huuauff,-
He was believer n IT,. teachings 81
ErGlafd's notle prophet Of the night 10.
"f wealth John Ku~kln. drought ala
gagc--Iuiag - better tan ,.r..rtrI.-
giving IS better than rstftrg and Stol;.-
rs TO serve hettrr than riimh.ua; towsni
zoe iNrplc te welr e. fsrK.lltsi crown or
SNdN the Sc'ptre Of kinds