Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-01
THE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Magnificent Floral Designs at the Late
Vice Presidents Residence-The Cere.
mony mt the Church and the Funeral

Magnificent Floral Designs ut the Late
Vice Presidents Residence-The Cere.
mOny mt the Church and the Funeral
Sermon.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Lone of the central
points of attraction for the visiting multitude
this morning was the modest home of the late
Vice President, ON Tennessee street. q plain
two-story brick structure, facing the state CAPT.
tol building, now in process of construction.
| On the front door of the home was a black ro-
Grape, which constituted the only outward en-
blem OF mourning. On the street, in front of
the house gathered a large but respectable
| crowd, which grew in numbers as the forenoon
Emblems Of mourning and memorial floral de-
SIGNS sign, were at hand everywhere The Oil por:
hidden in banks of flowers and trailing smilax.
Upon the mantle in the front parlor was an ele-
AJar," sent in by the members of a Chinese
class OF the Presby terrain Sunday school. The
| most notable of The designs in flowers was
that of the log cabin in which MIR.
Hendricks was born in Ohio. 1t stood at the
head OF his coffin and was the work of the
ladies OF Shelbyville, where he had formerly
lived. 1t was six feet in length and four feet
in height. Its sides were composed Of Gala
Lilies, white hyacinths, carnations and roses;
the chimney OF red and white carnations. On
one side OF the miniature structure IN purple
immortelles was the inscription, 1.-THE Home of
My Boyhood," and beneath, ..Shelbyville" On
the open door OF the cabin was pendant a
black satin banner bearing in letters OF gold,
Goods finger touched him and he sleeps" and
the second inscription underneath shelby
vile mourns her distinguished son." Over
large painting of the dead Vice President in
the back part of the mansion was flung q soft
drapery OF white Chinese silk and near IL stood
| the splendid banner, presented during the re-
cent national campaign, containing the faces
of President Cleveland and the deceased.
During the morning the arrival of additional
floral designs caused a change In the arrange
ment in the parlors An emblem of "Ciates
Affair."" from the Cook county democratic club
OF chicago, was placed at the head OF the
cas d d Perhaps ,ri the most thoughtinl
wreath from the little village OF Fulton
ham, Ohio, where Mr.. Hendricks was born.
cast the more rare and brilliant products of the
White House conservatives, received this morn
Ing from Miss Cleveland eve and, "A, AT m; Mrs.
taking, accompanied by her brother and
Mrs. Morgan. The ordeal was most trying.
She desired to preserve this last scene, and SO
late as it was she sent for photographer to
| take picture of the casket. Before he arrived,
delegations from distant cities began to come,
and were admitted 10 pass through and view
the remains while the photographer was en-
gagged at his work.
Supreme Court and others from Washington
entered and We're detained q few minutes by
the process 1t was II O'Clock when the
casket was replaced, and the stream OF visitors
again passed by and out through the side door,
Shortly after this the pall-bearers arrived.
The body was placed in the eaviy-draped
church, which was reached at 12:14. Here the
ceremonies were most impressive. Following
is Dean Jenckes' touching address:
Dean Jenckes' Address.
FINALLY, brethren, whatsoever things are
true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report, if there be any virtue
and If there be any praise, think on these
This is a momentous occasion and n tbri,,inc
scene. Those who are gathered here around
the loved remains OF him who lies before US i'm
death, are not all who share the interest and
the bereavement. A surging mass of living
sympatnizing humanity packs to repletion the
eyes towards our city and counts the fieeting
time by heart throbs, while IL reads the click
stages of our last solemn tribute which the liv-
ing can ever pay to the greatness and the
virtues ana ma tne memory OF the dead; and be,
the eyes of flesh, penetrate the veil, there is
still a vaster assemblage of "angels and arch
who desire to look into the mysteries
of human redemption and rejoice over the
triumph t Of Ssn ned soul And at such
still ajar, and the place we stand upon is holy
ground. it i'll behOOves any one Of US to attempt
TO voice forth the common plant to express the
vast aggregate OF respect and love and honor
and to illustrate and enforce the lessons OF this
hour ana o. this scene: Is better far better
count we are gathered here, impart to US such
instruction as his life and his death supply,
while We with bated breath and In rapt atten.
tion stand about his bier. And to this task we
address ourself, foregoing all personal alusion,
for there are such illusions, many and tender
and cOnsoling, to concrete incidents in his so
cial and religious, I'm his private as distin.
guished from his public life.
His youth had prolific lesson foDthe youths
OF our land. In an adjoining county some fifty
years ago, this tutelate began. The days 80
often spent by thoughtiess boys I'm pointless
diversions from hard study, he. with energy
useful, permanent knowledge laying, with
patnstaking earnestness, and perseverance and
zeal, the foundations OF that sturdy, indomit-
able character which, in later lie carried him
to the proud pinnacles OF exalted success, and
with such teachings, the lads OF our day should
not shrink from the daily task OF the common
schools nor the sterner studies OF the university.
And thus he proclaims from his comm, NWhat-
soever thy hand nndeth 70 do, do ft with thy
might, and work while 10 In called to-day, for
soon the night cometh wherein no man can
work."
The years OF his early manhood were years Of
trial and comparative privati0n--the common
lot OF those who, apart from The throneed
pioneer resistance 10 the hostile forces Of ma |
ture and verify the adage that, Westward the |
course Of empire takes fts way. 10 such spirits
resistance b discipline, growth, Development,
and with the sturdy men who were his co]ab- |