Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-12
JOHN Y. BOYD'S BODY
LAID TO REST TODAY
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tet of Pine Street Church sang II Love
10 Tell the Story and *Asleep in
Jesus"
The Pallbearers
The following were the active pail
bearers: George V. Corl, Colonel Jo-
seph B. Hutchison, representing the
James Mccormick Bible Glass of the
Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday
school; Harry W. keeny, William p.
Stuart, representing the Mrs. John Y.
BOYD organized Bible class; William F.
Shaeffer, representing the Mrs. Henry
b. Mccormick organized Bible class;
Ralph A. Sites, representing the Mrs.
A. p. l. Dull organized Bible class:
r. Ross Seaman, representing the
Henry B. Mccormick organized Bible
class and William Naugle, represent
ing the Benjamin Whitman organized
Bible class.
The honorary pallbearers were ID.
W. Cox. e. 2. Gross. James A. Strana-
han. j. A. Reinhard. John E. Patter-
son, Thomas T. Wierman, Vance c.
Mccormick. James NJ. Cameron. Henry
Mccormick. Jr., Francis j. Hall. John
Fox Weiss and DR.. r. f. L Ridgway.
The Church's Sorrow
Action on the death of Mr.. Boyd
was taken last night at a meeting of
teachers and officers of the Pine Street
Presbyterian Sunday School, with
which Mr.. Boyd was long connected as
Ncholar, teacher and superintendent.
These resolutions were adopted:
I'm memory of our beloved su-
perintendent, John Yeomans Boyd,
who departed this life on Monday
morning, March 9, 1914, the
teachers and officers of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Sunday School
present the following tribute:
mfr. Boyd was elected superin-
- thA
day of July, 1907. for the term of
three years, commencing August.
1907. and was reelected for q
similar term twice, and was serv-
ing as such at the time of his
death.
No mistake was made in his
selection. He was q faithful and
devoted Christian and a model
superintendent. He had executive
ability of a superior order and
was wise In the selection of his
methods in conducting the school.
He was a splendid Bible scholar
and teacher. was courteous and
kind to officers. teachers and
scholars. and won the hearty CO.
operation of all by his affectionate
and sunny disposition. He was a
man of more than ordinary in
telligence and was an ardent stu
dent of the Bible and believed in
it as the very word of God. He
was a firm believer in the deity of
Jesus Christ, and in his life mani
tested his faith in the power and
work of the holy spirit. He be-
lieved in the missionary spirit Of
the gospel of Jesus Christ and was
an ardent advocate of missions
His interest in the Sunday
school cause was general, but his
love for the Pine Street Sunday
School was special. He had
warm hand and kind heart for
all its members. His presence IN
the school was an inspiration and
his memory will be to US all
priceless legacy. Every pulsation
OF his noble heart was in deep
sympathy with the work and for
the success of our school. He will
be absent from US in the body, but
being dead yet speaketh.''
'As teachers and officers of this
school we can pay no higher tri-
butte to his memory than by pledg-
ing ourselves here and now to the
continuation of the work he so
remarkably developed in our
school. Gods workers may die,
but His work must go on
The resolutions were signed by
Thomas L. Wallace. John Fox Weiss,
Mrs. z. 2. Gross, Mrs. John Q. Stewart
and James A. Stranahan. chairman.