New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05
CANON FARRAK,s ADDRESS.

~ r,oourNr AND IMPRESSIVE EULoGY-GRANI
AND DEAN STANLEY.
LoSpoy. Aug 4.-The Grant memorial ser''co III
Westminster Abbey this afternoon was an imposing
.vent added to the history of England. Inc eu'nce
was crowded with congregation. nearly c'e'S
member of which was distinguished person. ih'
order of the service was as follows:
l. schubert's Funeral March, - -. .,o oo,l,aaral
2. The funeral procession up the na'o Vi '
'" 2 '"T The Tening of the burial service
a. The 96th Psalm.
p spohr's anthem "Blest the departed"
Handers anthem. His body Is buried IN peace peace:
o. The concluding prayers ot tue our'"' '''''''
H. The Dead March in Saul"
r,o ,rror,l address delivered by Canon f"rrar
uas most impressive and was hsIcheu " "
almost breathless silence. The enect OF t' ,s',
N.,,ysrea bv one OF the most extraordinary Enehsn
eccesiastics that ever lived, in Engancs pecuii' al"
,o, sacred TEMPLE over the greatest soldier proouo"
ne former British colony made by rebeiilon' 'nue
,epdeut and powerful among the countries vi '"o ~ ~
and to-day the mother cOuntry's greatest ii'"i a"
ua,ions was simply indeserbabe. Among 'h' Ene,'a"
,e,sonaee, present Mr. aud Mrs. 'iaos.ohe '"o
Earl OF Iddesleigh. Earl CranbrooK' the iitn' NV"
AZ, pors,er Cir LYON Playfair ana erea'
,o- ~ neers and merabers OF the House OF Coli-
mans There were also present Prime hi"is'en D :,
burv the Duke OF Cambridge, Coinmahuei''"
the British Army, the Marquis OF Lorne uehera' H".e
wo,ss,ev se6or Martinez. Gillian Ampassauor "
England, Chief-Justice waite "''I.:. uavIov
p.n,auin Rrewster Senator Edmunds, Senator h""ic'
I'D o,bar nrominept Americans Queen victoria ""e
renresented at the service by her Equerry. III"
ofwaes the Duke OF Connaught and the DuAe Vi I'm .
burgL were represented by equerries. Inc ~ D % ,,.
WAS represented by sixteen stan oince'S ~. 60
And Princess Teck the Rev. Dr. Newman h"''' ,,
Hurst and General Alison were among 'ho'o -
A
Embassy and nearly all the memoeis '
other emha.ses occup upied places In the Abbey
Mr.. Gladstone remained standing throughout oa"o''
Farrsrs address with his hand 10 his ear i''on"e ~
gerly ~ the eulogy .,, n
Among the Americans present we'e M -, wur
Wis. the Rev. Charles Bridgman, Consuiuenei" 49,.
and Messrs. Morgan Field, Marble, snaiiey anu -.
The following Is from Canon rarral "''-
His text was taken from the Acts. KIN. Do
Ii.ht years have not passed since the Iale A.ai' Ian
e,ahlsy whom Americans 20 loved and honpred, wac
walking around this Abbey with Ochei arr ~ then had
Ing It's wealth Of great menehNes n,msn life Both
might lave hoped that many years "ouu % h.,irs This
descending 10 the grave iu OF years au fcil asleep
0nly tue fourth summer since Dean s.aiey c. ,,r
1oiay We assemble at oUsequies oil tnc Rle te,o
whose set while II was yet day ana a. s,Iea AT
service In America tens OF thousan " are s,Iv ana
tits moni.nt 10 mourn vita the weeping FANNY I,h %
Iriends desire 10 speak simply anu ,, uhovy ~ him
generous appreciation. but without Idle nAt'c,s % lie
WHOSE leatl, mas made nation mourn. His private me-
Ma faults fsiliDgs OF character wbhesei Iyv are
have been belong In no 10 the world. lhcy a @
tefore the ud g,eut OF Cots merciful forgiveness We
VIII touch only upon his pubic ACTIONS oi ,.ut anu will
recalling 10 future generations the dars page ia tho
Nations History winch lac did 80 much 70 close.
Alter eloquently tracing General Grants boyhood
and manhood. the speaker said:
u he men who knew him IN Gaena, obscurey silent
VI Prosperous nbitous had said IL any one had
sted. that lac would become twice President and one OF
~ foremost inen OF the day. the prophecy would have