New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-01

THE SERVICES AT HOUSE AND CHURCH.
REMARKS BY JUDGE EoAR-AN ADDRESS BY THE
REV. JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE-A SONNET BY A.
BRONSON ALcorT-INrERMENr AT SLEEPY HOL~


iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsE.i
BosTON, April 30.-The burial OF Ralph Waldo
Emerson at Concord to-day was a memorable event
for the quiet beautiful town. The village not only
bore external evidence of mournlng-every dwell
ing, store and public building containing funeral
emblem-but deep in the hearts of the people, young
and old, there was feeling of sadness, for the
loss of some dear friend The day cool, with
alternate sunshine and Clouds and an occasional
drop of rain. At time it seemed as If the
philosophers friends might quote the old saying:
Blessed are the dead on whom the rain doth fallD
but as the afternoon wore the sky became
bright and beautiful and the clay was laid away
just before the red set behind the range of hills
made memorial by the Concord fight"
Besides the people of Concord who paid respect to
the memory OF Emerson, there present probably
more than thousand persons from other places,
about eight hundred going from Boston
and way stations by the regular and special
trains this afternoon over the Fitchburg Railway.
he train which left Boston at p. carried up TO
Concord the friends who had been especially invited
to attend the services and they conveyed in car
rages to the late home Mr. Emerson. Here the SER
vices were of very character and consisted "
Scripture reading brief address and prayer by the
Rev. DIR. Furness, of Philadelphia, old school
mate of Mr.. Emerson. The body lay in the largo
| front sitting-room, and rested close be-
much-oved books. There were in this
room, which in its furnishings is severely simple
and primitive in style, few flowers. On an old
fashioned escrtOre was placed a marble bust of Mr.
Emerson, and beneath II of Jacqueminot
roses, simply arranged, while here and there were
bits of green. few pansies of which Mr.. Emerson
very fond, punches of trailing arbutus and
other flowers At the conclusion OF the services tho
persons present. numbering over hundred, were
permitted to look upon the face of the dead
The coffin then closed and borne to the hearse by
Charles Emerson, Haven Emerson tnephews of tho
dead mani, William Forbes, j. +. Cabot, j. b.
Thayer w. Thayer and DIR. Emerson, the son of the
philosopher. A few of the elderly friends rode to
the church. but the grea er number walked. Tho
church has history The framework is the sane
that sheltered the provincial Congress year before
| the Concord fight and where Adams and Hancock
| spoke burning words
| The church steps and green thronged by an
eager crowd for at least two hours before the time
appointed for the services to begin, and when the
procession reached the venerable building there
were at least thousand people more outside than
| could possibly gain admission The two sons OF
| Judge Hoar otficiated ushers, and seated the
mourners and invited friends in the places reserved
for them. The front of the high, old-fashioned
| pulpit was covered with cedar boughs, and IN tho
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on either side of the pulpit steps beautiful flowers
were tastefully arranged. At the head OF the
black walnut coffin i'll which rested the remains of
| Emerson, clad in a simple robe of white cashmere,
was placed an open book made of white carnations,
panses and tea-roses, and across one page was tho
| word Flnis," made with small immortelles. On
the Lid OF the coilp as u lay open exposing the
| OF Danses and a vase OF Jacqueninot roses.
| AN ADDRESS BY JUDGE HOAR.
After voluntary had been played upon the organ
Judge Hoar from his position at the foot of the cof-
| fn spoke in part, as follows.
The De@aty Of srae "S is n, sdq upon agn Dace M
townsmen, with this Borrowing company. lave turned
temple Of his fathers, that may unite in our
parting tribute Of and love There s nothing
to the fun ngth days that dying pillow sotened
by the sweetest domestic aecton and he lay down
to the sleep which the Lord gveh his beloved his face
was the face of child seemed TO give glimpse OF
the opening heavens Whereyc. the Enssh LANGUAGE
srcat land win come nnunlerable voices Of sorrow
for this great public loss But We his neishbors
| and townsmei, feel that he was ours no
he chose village for the place which his lifelong
work to be done IL was 10 our fields and orchards
that such value; IL in our streets
children looked TO him with love, ard the elders
The lofty brow. the home OF all wise thoughts
aud aspirations; those lips OF eloquent music.
that great SOUL which, trusting in God never lost its
hope OF immortality; that grcaf heart 10 which every
thing welcome that belonged to that mpressi
repulsion or scor anythng but aud base
ness our friend brother atner lover teacher, nspircr.
to give this our hail and FAREWELL Z
ADDRESS BY JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE.
After the singing OF one of the hymns of DR..
Watts which was favorite with Mr. Emerson,
and the reading of passage of Scripture by Or.
| Furness, the Rev. James Freeman Clarke delivered
| the chief address, III part, as follows;
This assembly has together. not only 10 testify
|
our Time but also Is drawn 10 thus place 0y gratitude
given to us Through tue mediation Of this noble soul 1t
not Or o@ to Is be no. .a fOr this the h0sc scna. no
| Which has kindIed the fires Of thought In
ena love We thank God here for the influences which
have made all better. The voice now nushcd never
ment; the hand still wrote except 10 take
our dreary routine OF sense wordness and .ln
highest. by SIDE OF tIis reyercd form thank
Cod that through all these years we have been made
better by bis righteousness When he left the pulpit
he sad in his farewell sermon that he dd not renqush
be still a teacher of Gods truth. How well has kept
promise say ill tne Day Of Judgment de-
cares it, How large part OF tue genuine faith In ths
Things not bat eternal has come 10 us from the
deps q his paa s;h Me Sss wSsS one Of GS1,
OF the divine truth kndled bght in tho
81 oe Ssaq% o ns ns es c Emerson
Yet young and hopeful listened with JOY to this
When the little book Nature was published II seemed
to some lis revelation. Mr.. Emerson then said
plaut hse his instincts and the great worli viii
como round hl." He oi6 not reply his critics.
He went his way. Aud to-day thar
worli has round 10 him. He is
the preacher OF spiritual truth TO We
staud through hilu what Jesus meant wnen he sac.
:. You My flesh aud drink my blood" our
souls led by his life We nave been nourisned
by his cha than by his wurI- lie has been
oreat and us-tie bread OF strength, the vino
OF Dy He himse was the hes. argument .0r imBDr-
taity Like the greatest thinkers ue dd not rely on
Logical proof higher evidence 0f universal in-
snos--he streams OF belief wnica How through
human thought Ike currents IN the ocean The hrss
time saw him went with Margaret Fuller To Tear
preach Ia the churc in Iianoyers Neither Of us then