Memorial of Leander William Pilcher, president of Peking University and missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church to China . H. Lowi-y, , made a most touchingsympathetic prayer. Pnblic funeral services then followedin Asbnry Church, at which the venerable Dr. Blodgetand Dr. Goodrich, of the American Board of Missions(Congregationalist), made eulogistic addresses. The audi-ence was comjjosed both of Chinese and of Europeans andAmericans, missionaries and members of the Diplonuiticand Imperial Cliinese Customs Service. Three promisingyoung men, who had been trained from boyhood by
Memorial of Leander William Pilcher, president of Peking University and missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church to China . H. Lowi-y, , made a most touchingsympathetic prayer. Pnblic funeral services then followedin Asbnry Church, at which the venerable Dr. Blodgetand Dr. Goodrich, of the American Board of Missions(Congregationalist), made eulogistic addresses. The audi-ence was comjjosed both of Chinese and of Europeans andAmericans, missionaries and members of the Diplonuiticand Imperial Cliinese Customs Service. Three promisingyoung men, who had been trained from boyhood by , and were now Christian ])reachers, also took partin these Chinese pnblic services, and their very presencepreaclied a most eloquent sermon upon the successful mis-sionary efforts of their former instructor. The coffin was covered with white clnysanthemums inthe shape of wreaths and crosses, while the Chinesechaiacter for Peace was made in green leaves upon awhite pillow of chiysanthemnms. Some of the studentsof Peking University, out of their love for their late in-structor, had walked ten miles and back in order to. Interior of Asbury Chapel, with casket containing remains of Dr. L. W. the morning of the funeral. (Krom a photograph taken hy Marcus iaftj Leandek William Pilcher. 5 pni-eliase these flowers. The two flonil Chinese cliaractersnieaiiing Peace and ^ Love were placed, at tlie expresswish of his former students, upon the funeral casket justabove the heart of their beloved, departed instructor. Annnusnally hirge nnmber of people, both Chinese andforeigners, accompanied the fnueral procession to theForeign Cemetery outside the West Wall of the city ofPeking. Most kind letters of condolence, expressing highappreciation of Dr. Piichei-s work, in the educational lineespecially, were sent to Mrs. Pilcher by the United StatesMinister, Colonel Charles Denby, Sir Robert Hart, In-spector General of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Cus-toms, and others. While the fu
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