The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-15
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
MOST NOTEWORTHY GfTHERIN0 IN
DR. BELLOUS'S CHURCH


In the Tomb Ut his thuice In Kosiyn.
Before . o'clock yesterday morning q
groa' multitude surgcd aguins, the ID. sod doors
Of All Souls Church and it was with difficulty
that tho police on 'ors made room for the
caskct containing Mr. Rryants romans. which
arrived in m unprct"nding hearsc at q quarter
past .. When tho doors werc opened to admit
the coffin tho multitude rushed in with it. and
neither the police nor the ushcrs could deter
many from occupying the seats that had been
reserved for the organizations that had voted
to attend the funeral. When the doors were
finally opened. ut 10 o'clock. the multitude still
further took possession Of the church. so that
none of these societies eat together. but wcrc
scattered by twos and thrces all around the ed-
fee. The delegation from the Union League
Club managed to preserve It's identity. but tho
delegations from the Century Club. the His
torica Society. the Press Club. and the other
organizations were more or less scnttercd
Tho coffin. which was OF black walnut covered
with CLOTH rested in front of the pulpit Its
silver plato bore the words william Cullen
Bryant Born Nov 3. 1874. Died June ~. 1878"
Two palms were crossed on the top. Two large
baskets Of white flowers were on the communion
table. and large floral pillar inscribed From
his employees who loved him" stood on the
christening font. Seated nearest the coflln
were the mourners John Howard Bryant and
Arthur Bryant. brothers OF the poet Capt Cul-
len Bryant. n nephew Bryant Goodwin, grand
son Harold Goodwin. the Misses Nina Fran
ces and Sarah Goodwin J. II. Pratt. an cxecu-
tor Of Mr.. Bryant's will Isaac Henderson. and
Mrs. Monncl. Mss Bryant and Miss Fair
child. with II. II. Stoddard. occupied an ante
Since the funeral Of Horace Greeley there has
been no such gathering OF notable men IN New
York as sat in the prws behind the immediate
friends Of the family. The coffin. covered with
q heavy black pail. on which rested cross of
immortc,s. rested in front 81 the pulpit In
which sat tho Rev. Dr. Bellows. pastor of the
church and II the dccenscd poet. Occupying "a
seat i'm the chancr was the Row DR. Farley for
morly of the Church OF our saviour. the Unit
tnrian congregation on Brooklyn Heights At
the right 80 Bishop Potter. tail. thin. angular,
Iio"Gk. In ' front p D." sat Samuel J. Tiiien.
n"omphni 10y several ladies. Near him was
Imrl3,w Weed Rcni ard ,hasgardi bg, s'yong
Press Club delegation. Mr.. wood occupied
the ,nisle scat @f the pew. and seemed
much ALE ted hy the hent and the length Of the
services. Behind him was Peter Cooper. and
although he l. more than three score and fifteen
years Of age. hc WIS ~ bright AMI heaming ~
| lin. the heaviest dry goods merchant in the
| country bald. close shnven. and grently inter
ested in the services. OriuyiuS Il. FrOthinghnm
! and Cyrus W. Field shared the same pow and
| Joined in the singing " congregai tonal hymn.
and his mover quiet eye and parchment face ar
! foricd q marked contrast 10 the perfect immo-
Tie man most looked at was the white-halred
| poet, Wait Whitman, who presented Homeric
| picture IN viii n were combined the easy good
| nature OF Grandfather Whitehead md the
heroic build of an applique statue. The Rev
! more. John Bigelow. formerly Of the Post staff
| IrHstus Brooks. formerly OF The Express; Thos
| Hicks. Gen. james Grant Wilson, ON whose
stone steps Mr.. Bryant struck his head: John
| Acton 81 the Mint. Sheridan Shook. and Nlr' Nc
nrty anfn ha frg tel fHt xf.fftt
| er poets there were Sieadman and Stoddard
Not far from these we're professor Lover
| Potion. Chief Justice DAILY, Col Chester A.
| Arthur, Henry Bergh, Speaker Hustled. Cyrus
| w. Field. David Dudley Field. the Rev pr
| Storrs. The Rev. Dr., Rodgers. Thomas Hicks
Joseph II. Choate. John lay. Jackson :. 5 'hutz.
Cornelius X. Agpew. Thomas HilIhogse. ex;
or"shy. Judge Howignd. Judge Peabody. Judge
| Cooper aud the Rev. Dr. Prime
Altogether, it was memorable assemblnge.
! ana unusual attention was pad To the words Of
the officiating clergyman, who had for many
y"ur- hoeu personal and Professional friend
! Ti,lan sat motinnles-. attentive and thougltful
| Mr.. Weed sought rest from a heated wulk
! Is shop Iotiers eyes were hSet upon DR.. Bel
! ,uws constantly, Peter Cuou.f put Ais hand to
menis 10 himself walt wl,riaa smiled a.
| quicscencc in the eulogy Or. Farley rested his
chin on his hand. and faced the assemblagc.
| There We're iilty-throc venerable men scat
| tered through the main body OF the church.
| Many OF them were club acquaintance some
| business associates and others relatives Of the
| deceased poet Upon them and the better
| known persons IN the peW- the majority ~ the
| great CONGREGATION bent their regards As the
| preacher rolled out his Idea Of the character
| and abilities and influence and peculiaritias u
| Mr., Bryant, indications Of approval, surprise
| or dissent Were easily detected in the faces 81
| these venerable men. and little hy little the oc-
| CASTOR lost IT. distinctive fuuereal aspect. and
critical attention was given to the carefully pre-
Thi- was preceded by n voluntary on the or
gan from Beethovrn's Seventh symphony, Tho
| quartet choir sang Rest, spirit. rest. DR..
Bellows then read the Kings chapel burial SER
vice. which s identical in many places with the
| Episcopal ritual Then with much feeling he de-
| nvered eulogy upon his dead friend and parish
| Toner. Few lives. h. said have been m fortunate
| and complete ~ Mr. Bryant's For three gen
erations he has been fixed star in our llrmn-
| ment. and no culogy could be 50 complete as
that which by accunulation.o Of meaning dwells
| in the simple mention Of his name What
| Wordsworth did for English poetry. in bringing
| back tho taste for nature NJ the counterpart Of
humanity-a world 20 he interpreted not by the
| outward eyes. but by the sOul-BrYant did for
| America.
After touching upon Mr. Bryants benencence
| as exampled IN cndowing public libeary In
| his native town Of CummingtOn. and giving a
public hall TO Roslyn. DR.. Bellows finally said;
shall have spoken in vain have not len upon your
sWs W, ,t yeHcrabe a" mSnhcns @ @ o o,w e
honors and inwari worth When consider that have
how vain !, public report compared with the honor 1t
prvate charsci'r Of mis- unanectei Christian man that
II most concerns 10 consider ant a. initiate He was
great the world counts sIcatuesshe was greater rs
God counts IT,
In conclusion DR.. Bellows read from vol
| ume Of Bryant's poems that in which he
! breathed forth his wish 10 die in June. and n
| hymn from the poets pen was sung by the choir.
! Then. on invitation after the euogy. the entire
assembage arose and repeated in unison the
words OF the Lords Payer. the deliberate
phrasing OF which by DR., Bellows was made Rp-
parent by the more hurried utterance Of Bishop
Potter Mr.. Tilden stood with his hands ON the
rail and his head bent, and spoke clearly and
| distinctly. Mr.. Cooper's checry voice was he. Al
for yards around. Mr. Weeds tone w,s fecble
and like whisphor. The cle, gymen seemed
DESTROYS Of leading, a..a the great Congregation
furnished .acGground Of deliberate and
hesl.ant bass. Then all was hushed for mo-
! ment. after which, as a dart OF sunlight struck
the flowers on the coffin, DR.. Bellows pro-
nounced tie benedlctiOn, and the service was
| closed.
The congregation filed rast the CONN in going
out but the lid was fastened down and they
could not see the remains. Outside a man WAS
selling photograph of Mr, Bryant and card
with black edges containing his verscs repeat
ed 10y DR.. Bellows. The hearse. followed by a
single coach. took uD its way 10 the Thirty,
fourth street ferry, and there later II was Joined
by the family and moro intimate friends. Tie
cOrtege crossed the river at Ia and took q
special train for ROslyn.
FINH .ft Al hon Nl II a. q