Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-09
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BREMNER'S BODY


or MS funeral services, Tor, or course,
he realized that the time would not
be far distant when he must pass
within-the veil. Always when max
Ing reference to this matter. he has
| urged me to make my remarks not
| only as simple as possible, but par
ticularly did he desire that / should
speak briefly, SO you see that Brother
Bremner had his friends In mind
up to the last moment and you are
to thank him for this forethought on
his part, for he did not propose that
there should be any drawn-out dis
course to weary and distress his
friends. I am free to confess that If
l were not thus limited by his
instructions I would take the op-
portunity to say things concerning
what President Wilson has so well
expressed when he remarked of him
in connection with his demise that
a beautiful spirit had departed from
the world. This funeral sermon,
however, will be the briefest funeral
discourse concerning beloved friend
that was ever delivered. I recall
some little time ago spending an
evening at Mr.. Bremner's home with
one or two other friends when the
subject under consideration was the
twenty third psalm. Let me read this
psalm:
The Lord is my Shepherd; shall
not want He maketh me to lie
down in green pastures: He leadeth
me beside still waters. He re-
storeth my soul: He. leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness for
His names sake. Yea, though walk
through the valley of the shadow
of death. l will fear no evil: for
Thou art with me. Thy rod and Thy
eko
parest table before me in the
presence of mine enemies: Thou
anointest my head with oil; NY cup
runneth over. Surely goodness and
mercy shall follow me all the days
of my life and I will dwell In the
house of the Lord forever
Mr.. Bremner and his wife had on
several occasions spent Sunday with
us at the manse. He eagerly d scliss-
ed the sermon, and l always felt that
IL no one else occupied the pews that
he was in himself most stimulating
congregation.
Let me bring to you but word
of comfort and counsel from this ex-
preston of the psalm: Though l
walk through the valley Of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil. for Thou
art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff
they comfort me-
1.-THE reference to the valley Is both
a poetical and literal statement of the
human life. We find ourselves in
narrow assure, and on either side are
the precipitous mountains. We can
not go back to explore the mysteries
of the eternity that is beyond. We
are living In the valley, and we can
not know about the beauty Of the
glorious tablelands of the eternity of
the past and the eternity of the fu-
ture. Amidst all the perplexities
and troubles of the valley life, the
Good Shepherd is the guide not only
to care for the good sheep, but with
even greater solicitude to seek after
the lost sheep and shelter him safely
within the fold. And the Good Shep-
herd tells us that He is more inter-
ested in the one lost sheep than in
the ninety and nine who need saliva
ton.
MY word Of counsel to all the
friends here assembled is based upon
the wise statement of Sclonloa-that
1t Is better to go to the house Of
mourning than to the house of feast
ing, for the living will lay it to heart.
Suffer, then. this word of exhortation
that you give heed to the invitation
and the care of the Good Shepherd
that He may safely bring you to the
heavenly fold. And so for all now
here present, and for myself as well. I
bid farewell to my dear old friend,
and where / can't see neither guess
nor fear, for I believe that through
the great Saviour who brings us hack
to Himself through His sufferings we
shall meet, as the little hymns ex-
pressed 1t. on that beautiful Shore"
1t was shortly before 3 o'clock when
the. services were completed and the
cortege moved off toward Laurel
Grove Cemetery in Paterson. Fifty
coaches. headed by five barouches
laden with floral pieces, were in line.
Police Escort.
With a large police escort the
cortege moved along to the Passaic
boundary line. there to be met by
police officials of Acquackanonk
Township. Their escort was con-
tinued until the procession reached
the Paterson boundary line, where
Police Chief Bimson, of Paterson, had
a delegation which accompanied the
remains to the cemetery.
The casket was borne on the
shoulders of the eight Oldest en-
ployees of the Passaic Herald, Mr..
Bremner's newspaper. They were:
William Rlgg. William Post. James
C. Sigler, Jacob Freeswick, George
Rigg. William Theurer. Charles w.
Delaney and Michael Dwyer.
The honorary pall-bearers were:
Frederick J. Buckley, Hugh C. Lend
rim, A. d. Sullivan. Major John