The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-14
FUNERAL OF VIM. WALLACE
Hundreds Of the Friends of the Dead
Postmaster Attend the 0bsequies.
The indianapolis Bar Present in q Body-Dis-
course of Rev. D. r. Lucas-Review of MIR.
Wallaces Home and Professional Life.

The funeral of William Wallace took
place yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, at
the Central Christian Church. The echurch
was crowded. and several hundred were
unable to gain entrance. The Indian
apolis bar attended in q body. an unusual
ly large number; the entire postofiice force
was present. and there was representative
attendance of Odd-fell0ws. and also of the
Scottish Rite Masons. There was a pro-
fusion Of plants upon the pulpit platform,
and the tributes OF affection in the way of
floral emblems were numerous. Among the
latter was one from the postotfice employees,
a large and beautiful representation of the
desk of the postmaster, now vacant. The
services opened with singing by the church
choir which was followed by Scripture
reading and prayer by President Benton.
of Butler University.
Rev. ID. X. Lucas preached the funeral
sermon, taking as his text the second verse
of the eighth chapter of Acts Of the Apos-
ties:
And devout men carried stephen to his burial
and made great lamentatiOn over him.
In beginning his remarks he noted that
William Wallace was born at Brookville,
Ind, Oct. ID, 1925, and died at Indianapolis,
April 9. 1891. aged sixty-five years, five
months and twenty-three days, and that
his history were known to the people of
this city. where he had lived since be was
twelve years old. He said that William
Wallace was q full-orbed mana man who
cultivated all the elements of his nature.
In the hurry and hustle of this busy
age and time he did not neg
lect either his intellectual, moral,
social or religious nature. His mind
was q well-stored treasury of knowledge,
his home, his WIFE his family and friends
were the JOY and pride of his heart, his re-
Igion was part of himself. part of his
daily life, and his moral standard was none
other than the eternal verities of the word
of the living God, so that In whatever way
we come to an analysis of the man we find
ourselves in the presence well-rounded
character.
His home life was of the best type"
continued the minister, land was to him as
the ark of the covenant Wife and chill
dren were ever in his heart and the con-
seriousness of their love and respect was ever
to him a source of joy. He loved the city
In W hich he lived because 1t was his home,
and Indianapolis has never had more de-
voted friend. shall never forget that once
in telling me about trip hemade to Europe
l asked him what was the most pleasing
sight of his journey, when be said 1t was.
TO tell y0u the truth, when looked ont the
car window in the early morning, after q
long night ride, and saw the Deaf and
Dumb Institute in the eastern part of the
city. 1t was to me an assurance
that / was at home again. If this vener-
able mother, who IS with US to-day, or the
one who has filled the place of mother to
him since he was ten years of age. were to
tell you her story, there is not one of you
that would not 60 home with higher con-
ception of the grand man to whom we pay
tribute this day. When his father was
married to her. and she came into the
family, there were three sons, William,
Lewis and Edward: William. the eldest,
ten years of age. They had never met her.
and their hearts were full of tender memo
ries of their own sainted mother. After fifty
five years she can say that no mother and
son ever had moro cordial and loving ties,
and not q shadow of distrust or lack of
confidence ever came between them. When
the father died, leaving the step-mother
with a family of younger children. the
three sons came together at the funeral.
The day after the burial. and when all
were together, William presented to the
step-mother, on behalf of himself
to all their right title and interest in their
fathers estate. an act of affection that
unfolds the nOblest sentiments and reflects
honor upon such unselfish sons and upon
woman, who, as a step-mother, could excite
in them by her life and actions toward
them such tiii,.i regard. And there has
never been year from that time that she
has not had cause to bless the Lord for
selfish man, who called her mother. l but
spc@ k of this now as example of what
was in the heart of the true man whose
best friends and most ardent admirers were
those of his own household.
1T was not place or position. but simply
and solely what man was that bound
him in the ties of friendship. This can be
shown In many ways. and at the risk of
trate this phase of his character. In his
business relationship with President Har-
rison, in the early career of that distin-
guished citizen, he formed high respect
and warm attachment for the man which
has remained a changeless friendship of
his life. In the successful career of the
lawyer, Senator and President he took
great pride, but no one could hear him speak
of it without recognition of the fact
that it was the man and not the
circumstances or conditions, that called
forth his respect and attachment. Among
the friends of his business life no man had
a warmer place In his heart than Theodore
Z. Peughey, and yet it was not his business
ability or his circumstances in life but his
| faith in the man that was the tie. In his
church relation for thirty years he was as
sociated with quiet. unostentatious man,
John Davidson, who was and is the treas
urer of the church. and between this man
| and William Wallace there has been all
| these years the most abiding of friendships.
| Now select these three out of his hun
| dreds of friends as an illustration of this
pudbo VI LIS CuhIdCbcI, SHOWING lt WaS ulan-
| hood and personal worth. not the circum-
stances of position or place. that bound
| in chains of friendship the heart of
| William Wallace. And in his relation to
| his clients as lawyer he was always re-
| garded in the light of friend. His char
| acter and reputation were such that all who
| came to him felt that they were trusting in
friend as well as lawyer. The tribute
| of the Bar Association. the Odd-fellow and
| Masonic associations. the kindly sentiments
| of his subordinates IN Office. all show this
phase of his life In bright and honorable
aspect. and as read the strong and pathetic
| tribute of the bar to his manhood, it pre-
| sented only another illustration of the fact
| that we have come to the better day when
| 1t is not so much great legal ability as char
| acter and honor that command the respect
| of the legal profession. And the tribute of
| the postofice force shows that it is not as
| the official moro than the man that they
mourn in his departure.
The son OF man who filled an honor
able and responsible place among the states
men of the Nation. 1T was but natural that
he should be loyal patriotic citizen, q
lion of his country and its flag. This phase
| of his life is worthy example to the youth
! of to-day. when he entered upon his du-
ties as postmaster he came to the place as
the result OF partisan victory in which he
bore part. On the one hand was his de-
sire to help those OF his party friends who
looked to him for place and position; on
| the other was the eivil-service law. We
] talked the matter over In all its phases,
and ho said to me: There is, after all,
only one side to the question. / am not
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