The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-15
CROSBY OBSE0UES MARKED BY HYMNS
 OF BLIND POETESS
Magnificent Floral Tributes Surround Bier of Distin-
 guished Woman.

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 With the First Methodist Episcopal church at Broad and Fairfield ave- nue filled to capacity, and hundreds the street before it.. Promptly at 2: 30. this afternoon there begun the funeral service of Miss Fanny Cros- by, the beloved blind poetess, author of thousands of hymns, whose death on Friday terminated 8, happy life Of 944 years and II months spent, with the exception of six weeks, in to- tai darkness. The funeral was one Of the largest ever held in this city.
 Many who had known the sweet hymnist only through her works of praise to her God attended the ser vice and sympathized with those to whom the loss was more personal.
 Resting on the casket which con tained the tiny mortal frame of Miss Crosby, was huge heart, of white
 words My Sister, which had been sent by her only living sister, Mrs. Van Alstyne of this city. Vio1ets were also Scattered over the casket by the members of the ID. A. R. l The services were conducted by the Rev. George M. Brown. pastor of the church, who made an interesting ad- dress on the life of the famous hymn writer. incorporating in his talk a
 nurnber of extracts from her poems E COIJTIQuI1OuSN l ing her from near friends. Dr. H. A Davenport pastor of the Peoples Presbyterian church. read the pray
 CT at the services.
 Three hymns were sung by the choir of the First M. B. church, two
 of which were Of Miss CrOaby's own
 composition and the other Faith of Our Father s, 7 which was her fa- vorite hymn. The other two hymns
 were Safe in the Arms of Jesusss
 and s9SaVed by Grace.s
 nmediately back of the family
 were seated the members of the F'an- ny Crosby circle, Kings Daughters,
 and the visiting delegates Of the same
 organization from branches in differ ent sections Of the state The mem
 bers of the Mary Sillinan chapter, l p. Az R. and their state delegates l were seated next. while other orr l ganizations largely represented in the
 the A. R. and the Women's s Relief corps The Pastorss association was largely represented and many clergy I men from places throughout the state
 attended the services.
 The active bearers were grand 32nephews, cousins and young men
 friends of Miss Crosby and included I R. H Paine. R. H. Booth CliHord I Van Horn A. Shelton Morris, Joseph
 Gone and S. Frank Gone.
 The honorary bearers were William
 Loofre. George stebbins; H. R Main,
 A. SanHey, Br. Sylvester Smith, Thos. Shenton, Alexander Wright and Rev. I Treyane Jackson.
 Violefs predominated among the
 numerous beautiful floral offerings d many of which were sent by people
 hundreds of miles away Among the 4 floral pieces which were sent to the d church in the morning were: A spray Of tea roses, MT. and Mrs. F. s. I Cone: a spray of white carnations, I Mary Beardsley Memorial Of Olivet
 church: huge wreath of white roses. i primroses and Roman hyacfntFs The lsIew York; spray of white carnations. IRev- and Mrs. G. w. NichoIson; lwreath Of frezias, violets and rnagno-
 Has. from the Conn. c. B. unioni a I spray of violets and Roman hyacintLs lfroIn Thomas H Shelton; vioIets and
 wheat from George Hawkins; spray of cal1a lilies, from Prof H. Adel-
 bride White Of Lumbard college, IGa1esburg, H.: 8 spray of white car nations from the Helping Hand Circle i Of SuumerieId M. D. church: a spray of Easter lilies and cycus leaves. from pr. Edward Sylvester Smith; bou- J quet Of violets from the Mems Lea I gue Of the First M. B. Shurch; cross I of vio1efs and narcissus, from the | Mary Sillinan Chapter, D. A. R.; a spray of narcissus and YioleIss rom
 the Kings Daughters. Hartford; a
 flat spray of tulips from Rev. and Mrs Morgan Miller; spray of Easter IlieR
 and cyeus leaves from the Italian lEongreg gationaI church and Sunday
 School, a spray of narcissus and yio- lets from the Kings Daughters.
 An automobile cortege escorted the
 body to the grave in Mountain Grove
 cemetery.
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