, 1879-03-23

| Converse, OF the College, cast earth upon
the coffin, the Lords Prayer was recited,
! c!uled the offices as set forth b, the
church, by Offering the prayer, "Almighty God,
with whom DO live the spirits Of those who
have died in the Lord." ETC., when the choir
once more chanted ''Jesus lives; henceforth is
| death but gate immortal" and the solemn
| and religious rites were over.
Then, passing around the open grave, each
one plucked a Eprig Of cedar from huge
branches which had been brought in from the
| forest, and threw tile evergreen memcnto OF
covering. Loving hands also dropped fragrant
! flowers within. anil when all had participated
who desired, the box that held the coffin was
obscurtd. The clergy to q certain extent. to-
gssher With other spectator, then withdrew,
While tue pa-beArers remained, together with 4
1e" OF the college choir, aud sang hymns until
the task Of filling the grave with earth had been
completed, wien all but the sturdy sexton fell
away, ami left him alone to complete the FASH
ioning OF the mound.
And there, no doubt, till " the day when the
trumpet shall sound" will rest the dust Of
James Dc koyen, above whose grave there
could be erected no litter monument than the
college and the chapel, which will throw their
shadows across his grave, aud tell how earnest
ly he laborcd more fully aud practically than
could any epitaDh that might be written.
ATTENDANTS.
The clergymen who actcd as pall-bearers were !:
The Rev. Clinton Locke, OF Chicago; the Rev.
Thomas Richey, D. D., of New York; the Rev.
Or. ). S. ?. Hodges, Of Baltimore, Nd; the
Rev. Dr.. Stevens Parker, Of Elizabeth, n. d.;
and the Rt.-Rcy. Bishop Brown, Of Fond du Lac.
All OF these reverend gentlemen were class
mates Of the Rev. DR.. De koven, OF the General
Theological Seminary in New York City. !.
l. The Immediate relatives OF the deceased, and
who followed the rena1ns to the grave, we're:
l. Mr 1,,hr IL nf fhrarn hr0f}nr. Nrs
John De Koven; Mrs. Dyer aud Mrs. Casey. Of
Racine, sisters; Mr.. Hubbard, Of Chicago, u
NEPHEW; aud Mrs, Hubbard.
The following Bishops were present: Nc
Laren, Of Illinois: Clarkson, OF Nebraska; Tai
bot: ot Indiana; Robertson, Of Missouri; Welics,
of Wisconsin; Gillespc, Of Western Michigan;
Burgess, OF Quincy; Brown, OF Fond du Lac
There was full attendance Of Chicago clergy,
as follows: Tile Rev. Harris, Of St. James,; the
Rev. B. F. Fleetwood, of St. Marks; the Rev.
Clinton Locke, OF Grace Church; the Rev. Canon
Knowles, Of tue Bishops Cathedral; the Rev.
". II. knowton, Of st. Andrews; and the Rev.
I. NJ. Morrison, Jr., Of Epiphany
Among the clergy from other cities were the
F. Royce. Beloit, Wis; tho Rev. 4. R. Ward,
editor TFcsfern Churchmau, Milwaukee,; the
Rev. Dr.: J. S. P. Hodges. Baltimore, Md; the
Rev. Thomas Richer, D. D., Professor of
New York City; the Rev. stevens Parker,
ElizaScth, n. j.; the Rev. +. q. Cooloaueh,
Wauke9an, ILL.,; the Rev. Dr. 1ngral,am, st.
Louis, Mo; the Rev Dr.. Kemper, Nashotah,
Mis-; the Rev. H. St. George, Milwaukee; the
Key: nr. Spald'ng' Milwaukee; the Rev. J:
Rev. Dr.. Everhart, Kenoslla, Wis; the
Rev. F. y. Tonlpkins, kenosha, Wis;
the Rev II. '. Averilt, Niantowoc, Wis; the
Rev. F. Q. Osborne, Kansas; the Rev. c. J..
Mrs 4lGGy 1s he fsy Ssv Goo2se sn vaS
nor, Appleton, Wis; the Rev. Dr.: Leffingwell,
Of St. Mary's School. Knoxville, ILL.,; the Rev.
). W. Frlsbie, Detroit, Mich; the Rev. john
McKim. Lockport, ILL.,; the Rev. R. F. Sweet,
Frecport. Ill.,, the Rey. Geo. Prescott, Boston,
Wis; the Rev. T. ". MacIean, GAINESVILLE, Wis;
the Rev. r. Z. Kerfoot, Geneva Lake, Wis; tile
Rev. John Wilkinson, Madison, His.; the Rev,
L. G. Lance, Keuosha, Wis.
The Rev. ". Gould, the Rey. DR.. Falk, the Rev.
6: s. ALcade, the Rev. 4 J. NJ
Dr.. Elmendorf1. the Rev. Mr.. Luther.
Of the Chicago alumni Of Racine College the
ioeng t. RoioeSn were e. p;e:Se W eG s. H. Aee kerfoe r
T. 4. Ross, h. l.: Bowcs, 4: Mckey, Leerand
Rycrson, ". E. Phillips, ". 6. Field, c. ".
Parker, J. A. Ellis. F. ~, Harvcy, Dr.: r Park,
B.ron ]. King, ". 4. Paulsen, Newton Lull,
George D. Rumsey.
The alumni Of other cities were represented
BY the following: c. T. Taft, Mount Vernon,
g; ". G. Cook, Tcrre Aa1te, 1ud.; D.; ".
dependence, IT,; i: t: Burrows, Decatur: Ill;
j. S. Villas, Shawnee, O.; F. l.. Stevens. Niles,
Mich; VI. L. Sullivant, Burr Oaks, ILL.,; J. d.
Easter, Jr., Evanston, ILL.,; W. D. Tilden, New
York City.
Amongst the prominent
CHURCH PEOPLE OF CHICAGO WE'RE
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