, 1889-05-02
Such Homage was Never Done
to Mortal Mans Memory.
Services in the Church Where
Washington Attended.
A Tribute Unparalleled in Flo.
quence by G. M. DePew.
Tho President and Mr.. Cleveland Honored
New York streets q bia.sof Brilliancy
Nhutier's Centennial Poem.

NEW YORK, April ~ The day broke
bright and beautiful and more perfect
weather for the celebration could not have
been wished for. The air was a little
sharp but exbiliratine, and just right for
those who we're preparing TO take part In
the procession. The earliest streaks OF
dawn found many people in the streets,
and as the day wore on the numbers in
creased till the lower hills of Maui
Island we're 6lled with greater throng
than ever we're there at any one time be-
fore. A brisk breeze set the aags happing
in iubilation of the memorable ami
versary and rustled among the vast guam.
titles of decorations which blszed 10 pro.
fusion from every house front. making a
brilliant Kaleidoscope of national colors.
Martial strains were borne upon the
breeses from the battery and elsewhere.
HoRsEMEN IN BRILLIANT UNIFORM
: Dashd here aud there; troops
and otbee bodies moved in their
appointed positions to take part
In the parade; then the chimes Of old
Trinity CHURCH ranR ont the solemn strains
of "Old Hundred" followed by Hail
Columbia" Yankee Doodle" "Centpn-
Mai March" columbia. the Gem of the
Ocean, ""A merica, 1.-The Starry Flag"
"Our Flag is Still There" "Auld Lang
Syne," my Country's Flag of Stars;"
then the souno of bells calling the people
to thanksgiving services in the various
churches awakened the people anew to the
true solemnity of the occ ,sion Services
were held Ia all the churches of the city
Of every denomination, ,votive masses being
offered in the Catholic churches, at which
special prayers were held. As
. matter of course, the principal
scryie-s were at ST. 2aul's chlrcs. in
Broadway, where Washington attended
on the morning of his inauguration. The
exercises were conducted by Right Rev.
II. C. Potter, d. ID. l. l. D., bishop OF
New York. as the services on the day OF
Washipgton's inauguration were con.
Quoted 10y the bishop OF New York Right
Rev. Saml Provost At 8 o'clock the
committee on states escorted the president
from the Fifth Avenue hotel, accompanied
by the chief justice aud mem -ers of the
cabinet, and under an escort of police pro-
ceeded to the vice pTesi dents residence.
The vice president entered President Har-
rison' = carriage. and the procession moved
down TO st. Paul's. At the Vessy street
gate the party were met by committee
Of the ves,ry Of Trinity church, and the
president was
CONDUCTED TO wAsHIN0ToN's PEW.
iest and most prominent people in the
country. Bishop Potters address was an
eloquent one. After dwelling on the ex-
on his deep religious feelings. viii gov.
erned him as shown on the day OF his IN
auRuratiop, when he came to worship in
this very church. The speaker touched
upon the constitution of the United States
and the vast work which bad brought its
members into one body. The bishop then
said, in part: But 1t Is somewhat sig
ni6cant tact that il was not along lines
such as these. The enthusiasm W hich has
famed out during these recent DAYS aod
weeks az this ami versary appruached
seemed TO move one thing that mas, l ,m
agine, amused a good many mechanical
and pessinistic people amop8''us. The
way in which the ardor OF great people
the love and homage and gratitude have
kindled is not before An image OF mpChan
ism, but Of man. That 1t celebrates thu
beginning OF an administration which bl
its
LOFTY AND STAINLESS INTEGRITY,
by its absolute superiority to selfish or sec
ondary motives, by the rectitude OF 1T
daily conouct in the face OF whatseeve
threats, blandishmen ents or combinations
rather than by the ostentatious phaTisaisu
of its professions has taught this uatiol
and the world forever what Christian
ruler of q Christian people ought 10 be
The conception OF the national government
a. huge machine, existing merely for tn
reward Of partisan services, was a concep
tion 40 alien to the character and conduc
of Washington and his associates that
seems grotesque even to speak OF 1t.
would be interesting to imagine the hrt
president of the United States confroute
with some one who bad ventured to az
prUach him upon the basis OF WIN
are now com monty known
practical politics. But the conception
impossible" The bishop ouoled from
letter OF Washington to friend wi
sought pledge of Office during tho car
paien, refusing any such pledge and d
claring that neither the ties vt blood n
Of friendship, when in office, should sw
his Judgment. The speaker then proceee
ed 10 contrast such political methods wi
those Of to o.day. and 10 scathing lauRuai
declared: I'VE have exchanged Was
inRtonian dignity for Jrffersonian 81
plicity, which is In .ruth only another
NAME FOR JAcKsoNIAN vuLeARITY.'
Tne speaker closed with prayer that