Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-07-14

his influence potent and lasting one.
DIR. Blayney was born in Iberia,
Ohio, July 81, 1852. He was grad
uated from Wooster College in 1877
and took post graduate work at
Princeton. He graduated from
Princeton seminary in 1880 and went
to Omaha, September 1, Of that year,
where he organized and directed the
North Presbyterian church, which
now is the First Presbyterian church
of that city. From Omaha he went
to Hebron where he organized
church and then returned to Omaha
for a short time where he was act
ing president Of the denominational
college until president was elected.
He preached his first sermon In Abb
lene January 1, 1891, and was In
stalled May Z, 1891, as pastor of the
church which has benefited through
his faithful service Of 81 years.
DR.. Blayney was faithful Mason.
For a number of years he was Grand
Orator and for several years previous
and at the time of his death he was
Grand Chaplain of the Masons In
KaHsas. Y So - sE
The body laid In state at the
church the day before the funeral
and funeral services were held from
the church Tuesday afternoon, July
IL at 4 O'Clock. Rev. HI. s. COkey
Of saliha, a personal friend of the
family, conducted the services. Bur-
iaI was in Abilene cemetery where
the casket was placed in marble
tomb. Pail bearers were ID. r. Cor
den, Geo. Brann, A. w. Rice, J. 8.
Bigler, r. M. white, N. Cole, II. L.
Covert and G. w. Taylor. The
church chbir furnished the music.
The following were members:
Misses Jessie Weber, Mary Vir-
ginia Averill, Marie HOFFMAN, Maud
Irene Whitehead, Ruby Miller,
Eleanor Graf, Bernice Steele, Nina
May Howard, Winifred Herbage, Mil
dred Wilkie, Lorna TrOup, Marie
Wilkie, Dorothy Taylor, Marjorie
Taylor, Imogene Tonyer, Katherine
Baldwin, Alice Belle Averill 5 Messrs.
b. D. Whitehead, Alfred Schmutz, H.
M. Howard, Chas. Ingersol, Milton
Jones. 81. L. Covert.
Three sisters, Miss Martha Blay-
ney who has kept house for her
brother here for many years, Mrs. u.
&. Shilling of Nashville, Michigan,
who was here for the funeral, and
Mrs. g. Shedd OF California, survive,
beside one half.brother, John Axten,
whose home is In Indiana.
Forty ministers from various de-
all over the state were
here to attend the. funeral services
besides many other friends. One
man, Rev. J. n. Tercy, came from
Twenty-Five years ago
DR.. Blayney had performed the cere-
mony at his marriage.
At special meeting Of the Abilene
Ministerial Alliance Saturday after
noon 1t was unanimously voted that
this organization, in body, attend the
funeral Of Rev. r. 8. Blayney and
g. L. Hovgard, G. w. Maggart and
Troy p. Bess were named to draw up
the resolutions which follow:
whereas, Almighty God In his
wise providence, has seen At to take
from the world the soul Of the de-
parted, our deceased brother, Rev. |
F. s. Blayney, P. II. D., ID. D., and
has thus deprived the. Abilene. Minis
terial Alliance Of his wise counsel,
we hereby desire to testify to our
serious loss In having taken from rs
,ne who has so bong been q valued
adviser In all the departments Of the
religious activities OF this commun.
~.
We realize that no man can show
The Lord sunto the people unless he
has frst seen him for himself II
Ills library books could speak. testi-
nony would doubtless ~be given to1
he faithfulness OF devoted stndy.f
de was an extensive reader, with an
organized mind, and capable OF deliv-
ring his message to the edification
II the people. He was a studied
Oar sineer& sympethy u hereby
4tended to Miss Blayney. the Pres
,yteffAn church OF Abilene. over
which he has presided SO ,;well for
hfrty years, to the religious and edu-
atioaal interesfs other than those d.
'ectly associated With his church
md the community as3 well. While u
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