St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-27
Distinguished People from
All Professions Show
Their Respect.
An Eloquent Grafton Deliv-
cred by Hon. Robert
G. Ingersoll.
Pure Thoughts, Brave Words
and Generous Deeds Can
Never Die.
Special to the Globe.


NEW YORK, July 26.-The late home
of CORTLAND Palmer at III East Twen-
ty-frst street Yves crowded almost to
suffocation by the friends who came to
attend his funeral service. The Nine
teenth Century club, of which Mr.. Pal
mer was the founder, was largely rep
resented in the gathering. The re-
mains of the deceased advocate of free
dom of thought reposed naturally in
rosewood coffin, which was laden with
flowers, in the parlor of the house.
Among the friends in attendance were
Mayor Hewitt, President Forster, of
the board of aldermen: Assistant Dis
trict Attorney jerome, Rabbi Gotthell,
Moncure d. Conway, Raymond Perrin,
Daniel Thompson, Cyrus Butler, DR..
Able, Mrs. Beard, Pearl Eytinge, Rob
ert Blissert, John l.. O'Sullivan, the
spiritualist; l. II. Bailey and DR..
Thomas Robertson. After Macgrane
Cox had sung the Evening STAR song,
COL. ROBERT G. INGERSOLL,
IN accordance with request made by
Mr.. Palmer some time before his death,
delivered ali address. He said:
my friends, thinker of pure
thought, speaker of brave words, and
dOer of generous deeds has reached
the silent haven that all the dead have
reached and where the voyage of every
life must end; and we as friends who
even now are fastening after him are
met to do the last kind acts that man may
do for man-to tell his virtues, to lay with
tenderness and tears his ashes in the
secret place of rest and peace. Some
one has said that in the
OPEN HANDS OF DEATH
I've find only what has been given away.
Let us believe that pure thoughts, brave
words and generous deeds can never
die. Let US believe that they bear fruit
and add forever to the well-beiDg of the
human race; that a self-denying life in
rreases the moral wealth of man and
gives assurance that the future will be
better than the past. A free and indie
pendent man, one who demanded rea-
sons and demanded freedom and gave
to be slave or master-Such man was
Courtlandt Palmer. He was an honest
man. He gave the rights he claimed.
This was the foundation on which he
built. To think for himself, to give his
thoughts to otherS-this was privilege
and a right, duty and joy with him.
He believed in personal
INDEPENDENCE AND IN MANHOOD.
He investigated for himself; majori-
ties were nothing to. him; no error
could be old enough or plausible
enough to bride his judgment. He was
believer in intellectual hospitality.
He insisted that those who spoke
should hear; that those who questioned
should answer; that each should strive,
not for a victory over others but for the
discovery of truth, and that truth when
found should be welcomed by every
human soul. He knew that truth has
no fear of investigation, that it has no
fear of being misunderstood, that
II LOVES THE DAY.
He knew that its enemies are big
Dtry, fear and darkness, and that its
friends are freedom, bravery and light.
He felt that the living are indebted to
the noble dead. and that each should
pay his debt; that he should pay it by
extending to the best of his power the
good that has been done, that each
should be the bearer of truth. This
was the religion of deed within the
reach of man within the circumference
Of the unknown, religion understood
by the head and proved by the heart;
religion that appealed to reason. 1t
was religion to develop the civiliza-
tiOn of the human race by enlighten-
ment and education, by teaching each
to be noble enough to live for all. This
is the
GOSPEL OF MAN.
The gospel of this world; this the relig-
ion of humanity. This Is the philosO-
ply which cOntemplates, not with scorn,
but with pity, with admiration and with
love. He denied the supernatural, the
phantoms and ghosts who filled the de-
Ind cd Ion of hut
religion for him, religion of pure
thoughts, noble works, self-denying
deedS-the religions of hope and help.
History was his prophet, reason his
guide, duty his deity, happiness his end,
intelligence the means. He knew that
man must be the providence of man.
He did not believe in religion and SCI
ence, but in the religion of science. He
lived and labored for his fellowman. He
welcomed light. According to his light
he lived. The world was his country;
TO DO GOOD HIS RELIGION.
There is no language to express a
hobler creed than this, nothing grander.
more comprehensive, nearer perfect
reason was not afraid to die. He knew
the end was near; he knew his wo rk
was done: he stood within the deepen.
ing twilight knowing that for the last
time the gold was fading from the west
and that there could not fall within his
eyes the trembling lustre of another
dawn. He knew night was coming, but
In that night the
MEMORY OF GENEROUS DEEDS
shone like stars-kind words can pay
tribute to the man who lived his ideal
who has turned aside neither by envy
nor hatred, nor contumely, nor SANDER
nor scorn, nor fear. What words will
do we do with love and justice. Fare
well, dear friend; the world is better
for thy life. The world is Drawer fol
thy death. Farewell; we loved you liv
ing and we love you now"
Col. Ingersoll finished by reading ont
of Mr.. Palmer's poems. After an inter
mission of five minutes religious serv
ices were read by Mrs. CORTLAND
Palmer's pastor, Rev. r. Heber New
ton. Mr.. Palmer's body was taken t,
the crematory at Fresh Pond, L. 1.
where it will be reduced to ashes thi
nft