New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-06
FUNERAL OF Ex-PRESIDENT WOOLSEY.
Oh. pwgcHT's EULoGY ON THE CHARACTER OF
HIS PREDECESSOR.
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NewHsven. July 5.-The funeral of exPresI-
dent T. ID. Woolsey. OF Yale, held this after
noon. Ex President Noah Porter and President
Dwight oficisted. choir selected specially for
the occasion, and consisting of John Beaded Sumner
Smith, DR.. r. y. Kellogg, S. A. York. r. Professor
T. D. Seymour, Professor A. W. Wright, T. G. Shear
man. X. 7. Percy and ID. A. Jones, sang the chant
Blest are the Dead' President Dwight then read
the Scriptures, and the choir sang Hymn No. 400
President Dwight then spoke follows:
Tho long life. with its bright and joyful morning
and It's grand and glorious MONDAY, and its rich.
fruitful afternoon and It's calm, sweet evening,
and its brief dream Of tho night, hae
come 70 It's end. The faithful and noble soul
has ss We tenderly say. fallen asleep. The earthly
house has closed It's gateway for the resting time. and
It's inmate like the traveller wcared with the jour
ney, sinks into gentle slumber, his rest guarded
safely by the Divine Friend whom he loved. and his
thought aud true life moving into the brighter
light beyond. We call 1t sleep because the form
which We saw and by which the heart and mind were
reached 30 us seems be quietly sleeping We call
it blessed sleep because We know who watches over
the mortal aud immortal parts and keeps all that Is
committed 10 Him even 10 the end. Why should we
not rejoice and say All is well'l When a man OF
greatness and Of goodness dies there always two
thoughts that enter our minds, the thought OF what
he did and what he was I'm the sphere OF
that he impressed every intelligent person who knew
him. He had strength and yigor OF mind, Gear
apprehension Of truth. and penetrating insight, which
detected at once falsity and unreality; ana
scholastic faculty Of acquisition and attainment no
had also richness Of magnetism, much OF the poeuo
mind, large mental grasp, openness to tnousht III
many lines, originality and variety In his IDEAS anu
thinking the of perfectly working mechanism III
his mental operations. wonderful power OF memory,
lear
ment Of what he had learned His mind was stored
with knowledge He was an independent, honest,
earnest thinker subjectng all knowledge and learning
TO the true test. He was suggestive by reason VI
what he knew aud what he thought lie gave loftn
from the rich stores within himself abundant siI'S
TO help the thought and reflection OF Others. lie
always had his thoughts al command. and nave
often felt that he must be happier than most men
about him, because he had so much oil interest 70
think Of and 50 many things Of the present ana
mast alike 10 occupy and stir bis mind AS preacher
he exhibited much Of this power, ana @s
teacher also far as the possibilities OF inc case
allowed Those who came into connection with him
AZ students were impressed by his mental cnardo-
teristics in all these respects. and the nearer tneI
came TO his real life the more they were impressed
The influence of his Intellectual powers was one OF
the ,,rrat forces affecting their own lives. In the
mower of the will Dr. WOolsey had unusual strength
We was born to command Though Of weak rauler
than strong physical development. his superior Will
gave him an unquestoned authority over other HeI-
As the head of the college, he was able to control
the body of students by the exercise Of this po"er
even in times of excitement and disorder, aud not
withstanding a natural umdity ne became pJ 'esSou
of If fully equal 10 any emergency.
He had the courage Of a soldier in the hour Oh
conflict and the frmneSs of the wise statesman ID
times Of peace. There was In him childllke ten
derness and gentleness and truthfulness which We're
charming To all who beheld them. think that those
whose acquaintance with him was somewhat Intimate
must have been surprised sometimes when they saw
the strong Intellectual, oveful man putting himseli
under their care for the moment. as IL We're ana
listening like child to their wisdom or suggeston'
lie had the most kindly appreciation OF Young men,
and believed In them lie prayed oiten III MS motIi,
ing PRAYER at college that they might be wiser ana
better than their fathers were. Ills fath went Win
his prayer He loved children and his own children
and played with them" ~ ,,
In closing his address, President Dwight remarked
al length on the Christian life of Dr. Woosey, nkening
II TO the characteristics Of the Christian as sci ioIh
I'm III Peter, 4, >, and q The iniernen was III
tbe Grove Street Cemetery, I'm President WoOIseys
lot who're are buried his fist wife and several chlnre
The bearers We're follows Professor James y.
Dana the Rev. Dr. samuel Harris. Professor J. +.
Weir Professor ". IL. Brewer Professor II. ~ New
ton and Professor o. +. Maylani.