New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-19
ON WENDELLPH
EULOGY IN FREMONT TEMPLE.
MEMORIAL SERVICES N BosToS-A VAST AUDI
SINCE PRESENT.
my rEJgGRAru TO THE rHBuSEl

my TELEGRAPH TO TIRE TuBCSEl
! BosTON. April Is-The Wendell Phillips memo
rial services in fremont Temple this afternoon u-
der the auspices Of the city. attracted an auu'u'e
/ which packed that lV-e auditorium. The assem-
/ hlage was cosmopolitan, representing Of! gIao's -
society. Among the prominent people present "e,'
I Governor Ro5ueon. john 7. Andrew, Captain y 4.
/ Folsom, Samuel Z. sewcn, Dr. John -.
/ Blake. NJ p. Kcnnard, Thomas Ba"ey
AldIich. f. $. Tobey. Walter Allen. E'itor =, u
/ The Portland Press. T. W. Bicknell, Henry "
/ Pierce. George 4. Bruce. president of the Ma -
chusetts Senate William Warren. Robert lI.''
/ Paine, ir., Henry II. Spnyue, Or. Henry Lioh' -
/ tomcy-Goneral sherman, Miss Elizabeth :. en-
! body and Miss Abbey w. May. Among oJher IL
/ vited guests were: John @. Whittier. Mrs. >. T.
Fields. the Rev e. T. Hale D. D.. the Rev fhll.p'
Brooks, d. d.. W. ID. Howells, President Eu', " -
! liam EnfIcott, ir., z. H. Dana, Robert C. WmtIrpp'
Samuel Longfellow, T. W. Higginson Mrs r, ~
| Cheney, Rev. James Freeman Clarke. Mt. J''la
| Ward Howe. Ex-Governor Butter, Bishop Nuil.,h7
and John Boyle O'Reilly. Members Of the CITY
/ Council filed The platform and Mayor Martin pre-
/ sided.
| After an organ voluntary by Howard VI. Dow g
! j. SpraQue'q " LOYAL 20 the East sung hy me
Temple Quartette the Rev. Mnot J. savage Oh '-e
Church of the Unity. offered prayer. and the quar-
tette sang an ode to Truth written by MI NaVale'
4 poem BIZ Mr., Mary F.. Blake written for the
/ occasion was then read by Miss Belle Cusbi1an
/ Eaton. oTaud-nece of the late tEari''e
Cushman Miss Eaton bears 4 striking resemblance
10 the great tragedenne whose name she bears ana
! uhcrits some Of the dramatic fire of her famous
relative.
chorus. Of which the Temple Qul.tetta was
part sang the ode, Humanity's Hero by the Kew
Mr. Savage.
Mayor Martin then introduced IN brief sreecA
| the orator Of the day. George William Curtis who
was received with enthusiastic applause The
GRAFTON WAS listened 10 with the utmost attention to
the close. and during It's delivery telling points
! were app,audel.
When the last round Of applause had died away
! Mayor Martin presented 70 the audience the Rev.
;. f. Smith author of America" who bowed IN
! recognition OF applause. and took hi' 7rtt'
| America was then sung and after the 1eheu'c-
! ton by Mr.. Savage the Thong dispersed.
THE ADDRESS.
Massachusetts, is always rich in fitting voices 70 cen
meniorae the virtues and services Of her uistrious
citizeas aud in every srrin of afectiOnate admiration
and th1ugltul discrimination the legislature the pui-
pit, and sae press his old associates who saw the
glory Of M prime the younger generation which cher
hes the tradition OF his devoted life, have spoken the
| praise Of Wendell Phillips. But his native city has
Justly thought that le great work Of h. lie was NOT
local limited that II rs large A. liberty ana a.
broad humanity and that bis name. therefore not
the treasure of state ouly bat Nationai possession
An orator whose consecrated eloquence. Ike he music
of Amphion raising the wall Of Theh"s, was chiei
force in giving the American Union the mptegn9be
defence of freedom IL a common beneflctOr the cat
NAV well answer to the East the south the North
and Carolina and Calf rnn. Minnesota and N-T OK
min gle their sorrow with that II New-Eng.nd' ahd
| own III his death a common bereavement
4 LEADER THOUGH PRIVATE CITIZEN
At other times with every mournfui ceremony Of re-
spect the commonwealth and its chief city have
amentcd their dead sons. conspicuous party LEADER
who. in high official lace. and with the tornH o'm
mission Of the State, have WOrtAllY maintained the
ancient rrnown and the .ofty fI Of Aassachu-etis
Bui il l. a private citizen whom commemorate to
I dav vet a public leader a always foremost IL
political controversy. but who held M office. AID b..
onecd - no political party; who swayed votes, bui
! who seldom voted, and never for mere party prr-
pose; and who, for the larger part hi- active lie
splrned the Constitution bond OF iniquit. and The
Union a yoke Of oppression. let the Official thor
| tv which DEGREES this concentration. this great
assembly which honorr ms memory the pres, Licl
nom sea to sea has celebrated his name, aud who az
vo.r summons stand here to speak his euogy are Al
oral - party, all revere the constitution ana MAINTAIN
he Union. all hold the ballot 70 be the most slcied
trust aud voting 10 he the highest duty ot the c Ell
~ recall the of that hf, the spectacle OF 70
Ia, - one of tho most significant IN history. Tins
0nucrial rite il tribute 20 Official service to liter
r cuius 10 scientific distinction: II j. homage g.
personal character Il r. the -ocmn public declaration
that life of uau-ccndent purity ot purpose 1i.Adtd
| with commanding powers. deVo'ea WIN a'-"tite IN
elishues and with amazing results, 20 the welfare o
the country and of humanity IT, IN tAe American &C.
pablic example so inspiring, patriotism so lofty
b "a Ia! % -U i
p..ti0e them, dI-'o.dluf opinions, dlHe.l JHg '-'
add thc Sharp sting of controversial speech, va Ike
/ frost ID hood OF hiue. Il Is not the samuel
/ Adams who was impatient Of Washington, ana VINO
d,.ib-ed tine Clu-tf on bIt the samuel Adams "
Faneun Hail. of the Committee = Correspondence. OIL
Concord and Le2iugton-sau1el Adams, the iatheI 81
the IeyuIulHu. whom Ma 'ich l-ttt- anu -iH'-O' TO-
member and revere.
The revolutionary trad lion was the native air OF
Wendell Phillips When DE was born ia this g. ~ sew
three years ago lat November come OF the chleI
/ revolutionary i-ues still fingered. John Adams was
/ living Al guincg. and Thomas Jefferson al Monticello
/ Lblidue GeIrV Governor OF the stare jane
WsIi. on Wa President and the second with Eng
land was AZ hand. Philips was nine years GA "heu'
IN .DO the MIST important debate after the adOp
/ Of the Constitutions the debate Of whose tumIuons
/ elimination ard triumphau. close he 20 De the
great orator began. and the second heroic epoch Of our
history. IN which he wa master - re- opened IN 'n
long and threatening contest over me aG!ni Sun %
/ Missouri. UnhecIiLg the transactions winch were
shaking the Land and setting the scene 81 M, ca eef
the Young boy, OF the best NeN-Englaud hlei2' ans
pro- prct- played upon Beacon HUI. and II the axe ol
sixteen entered HaryaI College. His cs7snstss re-
call IA, manly pride and reserve. ylth the charming
manner the delightful conversations and the ahllcuce
of kindly hum0r. which never lost lie saunteled
and gently studied not devoted student not III the
bent Of his mind in the special direction o. r m
p,rhv forecasting the refonrr, but already The orator
/ and the easy master Of the college Platform. aud
-til in the memory of his old companions, he walks
/ those college paths III unfading youth hgire 81
atlciln port Of sovereign grace-a prince coming /"
/ his kingdom.
Az ERA OF MORAL APATHY.
Tn. Tranquil wears ~ tho university ended. and he
graduated IN 1851 the year Of Maj. Turner'S nsII-
rection in Virginia. the year, also, in vhich Mr. Gar
ri,on issued The Librrator' and, for unequivocay
I proclaning the principle Of the Declaration Oh IN
dependence, denounced as public enemy. Likr
other gently nurturcd Boston boys Philips began the
study of law and ~ proceeded, doubtless the sirens
sang 20 him. the noble yd-1 OF every country ai
time IT, mu-ns over Coke and blackstone IN the fill
consciousness Of ample powers and of fortunate oppoF
rintes he sometimes OIeca~t the future, ne dOdbtes-
! saw himself succeeding Fisher Ame-, and HaIll'on
GRAY Oti- and Daniel Webster, rising from the Bar %
the Legislature, fom the Legislature to the senate
from the seuats-who knew whittier the idol OF 80,
cetv the appanded orator, the brilliant chaHl ION 81
OF