The funeral of Dr. Hunter Cor-bert on Friday (9th) testified to the feelings of admiration and affection in which the deceased was held. The body was brought to the Lemple Hill Church which was filled with those who thus wished to show their greatest respect for one who was probably the doyen of the missionary body in China, The services which was very. impressive was led by the Chinese pastor assisted by Elder Yi and Drs. Elterich and Pruitt, after which Chinese, to whom Dr, Cor-bert had been a spiritual father, carried the coffin through crowds of reverent onlookers to the cemetery gates, where it was handed over to foreign friends. At the graveside hymns were sung by the members of the Temple Hill Church and a brief service _of committal was conducted by Dr. Elterich.
On Sunday, memorial services were held in the various places of worship, when several "took the opportunity to speak of Dr. Corbett's long record of cheerful, unresting, effective service. At the Union Church, in the buildin of which 50 years ago the deceased had been concerned, and in the pulpit of which he had so often preached, special reference was made and the Dead March from Saul was played.
The port has lost its oldest and foremost citizen.
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