, 1879-05-29
Faint Gli'nrses Of tho Great
Speech, Through 1000
Miles Of Wire.
4 Powerful Apostrophe to the Ooflnod
;hlan Of Freedom.
The Cold Hand Tint Wrote "Emanctpn.
tlon l" on tho Starry Flag.
Comparison Of Garrison's Work with That
ofpther Famous Man.


rfau Church IN Roxbury this afternoon, tic
fauiy ylcldng at the last mo1nont, to the lu-
sire for moro public services than could tako
place in ule snla1l house on High
land street. On all Sides were seen
tic old facos that have been known since tia
artt-slavcry days, and sAlc by side with tl,cso
older ulen md women tho younger ones who
la7e como into tho rof0rmatory movements in
tsicso latur days. TIerc wore John G.
Whittier, Bronson Atlcott, Samuel T.. sow-
all. Thntuus Nfgginsou, cx.iav. Ciat-
lin, Judge 1suasall, nn1 host Of
old acquaintances. 1t WIS litt!o attcr 2o'cloca
wheu tho vostego entered tic church, attended
by the following pali-bcarcrs: Wendell Phillips,
Samuel johnson, Char1cs l.. Mitchell, Robert E.
Walcott, aamuel May, Theodore Weld, Samuel
4. sewa1l, as,d Lowls Hayden.
TIE SERVICES,
which, were Of the simplest, wcro opcucd BY the
I.ura's prayer, repeated By thc Roy. Samuel
May, y,fo1lowod by the singing Of 1Iaylns Christ
mas" bya cplorcl choir. Tic Rev. Air. May
read portions OF Scriptures, a,ld thqn pa!1
brict tribute to Mr. Garrison, who, he said, still
uVed, nuu would live By ILLS sneua-
ory md his influence for ages
to come. S1rs. Lucy Stone spoke for thu women
of America, glorlfyng the work l!o Ind done for
tho se1. Tho choir saug the old hymn "Am-
stortan,h Which Was II great fuyorito OF Mr..
Garrison, and which Was sang at his bedsldo
the Inst night In which he was conscious.
Samuel johnson was tho uo1t spoaker. and 10
spoke Of him u fri0ud and domestic man,
apart from. Ills public life, called The occasion
ole Of rejoicing rather than grief, and ondcd
by rcadlns a poem written for the occasion
by john q. Whittier. Theodore D. Weld
smoke briefly but most fecllngly, and ended alb
ruptly, entirely overcome by Ills emotions.
WENDELL rlf1LL1rs' onArlQN.
Wendell Phillips then delivered tue oration.
We aro not llsru to weep" he SAID, "nclther
ure wo here to pra!se. This hour is given to
contemplate grand czample, rich inhor-
ttance, M able life, woethlly ended.
We hare no right to be silent. Those Of us who
stood near him. oven during portion Of llis
HE, who Witnessed thu serrct springs OF his
action, the consistent inward a,ul outward
csscnco OF bis 1lfo, havu no right to DO
s!lsnt The largest contribution tlut will oycr
bc inatlc by single man's life to tlse knowledge
ot TIC working Of cur Institutions Will hs tho
picture Of h!s carcor. lie sounded the depths OF
tho weakness, tlo proved tic ultimate
strength Of Republican institutions. IIo
EaYa us 10 know tllu porlls that
confronted us. lie taught us to rally t.,y
strcugth that lies hid. When think OF him,
Us Melnncthon said at Luther, "Day by day
grows thu wonder fresh," at tho 1asgencss of
thu moral aud intellectual tile that God gayo
him
At TIE VERY OPENING.
Then, you hcar that boy's lips announcing tho
statcsmnn,ako solution, written Id works Of light
that absolutely blinded the pcopte-the groat
Gua-Iircn solution Of Whnt had confronted the