Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-13

The Rev. Dr. John Il. Falkner eighty
four years old rector emeritus of Christ
EpscOpnl Church. Germantown, died al
his home. $50 South Forty-nfth street. nj
1890 this morning. He contracted n cold
laFt week, while attending concert, which
developed into pneumonia
He was Unconscious a part Of yesterday
but last night revived few moments while
members Of tho family were gathered
around the bedside. lie repeated "A prayer
and after the benedIctlon fell back again
uncOnsciOu
-Four children survive him: Miss Grace
Falkner. Mrs. Henry Arndt, Or. Rowland
Falkner and Francls Fnlkncr Mrs. FallVner
died four years ago. The funeral will be
held Saturday. with burial In West Laurel
i'm Cemetery
Doctor Faikner was born In England
September H. 1892 when sixteen years
old lie came TO this country with his par
ertS, settling In New York city. He studied
Mt the New York Uniyersity receiving his
Il. \. degree In 1865. lie then attended
the Alexandria Theological Seminary. Alex
andrla. Va, He was ordained n minister
Of the Episcopal Church In 1861. The
same year he married Miss Helen Butler.
daughter of the Rev. Clement Butler, Of
Washington chaplain Of the United States
Senate,
with his father-ln-law he organized the
first Sunday school for negroes In wash
ington, thereby rousing the antagonlsm of
many of the white population. He aroused
further enmity by buying n negro slave
girl and liberating her a mob raded his
dwelling and threatened his life so that he
was forced TO go In hiding for n tifhe. as
suming Disguise when Inc appeared In pub
lie. on one occasion he assisted Il crowd
In burning down his own effigy,
lie was ordained deacon In New York
In 1861, the Right Rev. Horatio Potter. at
that time Bishop OF the New York diocese
ON Il. .
Holy Trinity Church, Nineteenth and wal
nut streets, Philadelphia, and moved here
from Washington, A short time after TAX.
ing this charge he was made a priest by
Bishop AlunEo Potter, who was prominent
in church work here nifty years ago. lie
remained with this church until 1892.
He was afterward rector of Christ Church,
BellevIlle. ~ j.. Christ Church. Bridgeport.
Conn, and ST. Matthew's Church. Eighteenth
street and Girard avenue. this city His
last charge was Christ Episcopal Church,
Tulpehocken street Germantown.
Doctor FullSner was for tlfty-siN years an
active minister, having had five charges.
Since his retirement he had devoted his
time 10 church propagation work, He was
interested In the revision OF the Scripture,
having written prefaces for the four Cos
pels for the revised version OF the New
Testament He was a member OF the board
of managers OF the Episcopal Hospital, OF
the board OF managers of the Episcopal
Divinity School and examining chaplain
there manager OF the Philadelphia Society
for Employment and instruction OF the
Poor, and member OF the Evangelical Edu-
cation Society.
OF his six children the four living are:
Francis b, Falkner. Roland + Falkner,
Mrs Charles Henry Arndt and Miss Grace
Fulkner, all OF Philadelphia, one OF his
sons was the late Rev. William Howard
Falkner, archdeacon Of Baltimore. His wife
died four years ago.
lie resigned this charge In May, 1899. after
more than twenty-five years OF service. The
vestry hesitated in accepting his resigna-
tion and offered him six months vacation
and salary II he would remain, but his
health dictated his giving up work en-
trely, Then to show It's gratitude and re-
spect, the vestry made him rector emeritus