St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-03

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ices. The two hymns were special
favOriteS of the deceased, and were Sc
lected OH that account. DR.. Hamlin
then rose and said:
Dr. HamlIn's Tribute.
A gentleman of charming atfabilty.
of unfailing courtesy, of quiet dignity,
of beautiful refinement; lawyer of
wide reading and great talent; legiS
lator of unwearyimg industry and un-
daunted courage; cabinet officer of
broad views, of sound policy, of abun-
dant aggreSsiveneSS, joined to safe con-
ServatiSm; man of unsullied integrity;
a citizen Of unllagging patriotism; a
friend; husband; father: Christian
of sterling faith, of sincere humility.
of unOStentatiOuS humility; such was
William Window. Such the world knew
him TO be in his long and varied public
career; such this city knew him to be.
Oh whose streets and in whose best
homes he has been a familiar figure
since 1860. Such we here present knew
him to be, who have been priv
ilpged to associate with him as
colleagues, who have been honored
Win Ills friendship IN business and in
social and in Christian life. Among
his illustTiOus colleagues he shOne with
steady Iuster for patient industry. broad
views and infaIliUle common sense. AS
chairman Of the committee on trans
portation he had doue much to build
up the commerce of the West and
South. Twice had Mr.. Window been
secretary OF the reasury-SucceSSOr of
such men as Alexander Hamilton, AL
bert Gallatin and Salmon i. Chase.
Window S courageous refunding scheme
of 1881 ranked with the resumption or
specie payment in 1875, and Alexander
llamilton's masJerful report Oh the pub
lie credit was hardly more statesman
like than the plea of last Thursday
night for
Sound Currency
and honest finance. Still, the man
outweghed the statesman. We turn
from his public services to his private
life. HIS handsome face, his noble
form. his atfe tIonate greeting, won all
hearts. He was unspOiled; unchanged
by the greatest elevation. His char
acttr was as simple, as transparent as
that of a child What wonder that
everybody was his friend? But best of
all. Mr.. Windom was a Christan-an
avOWed, aggressive and consistent
Christi IN. whether practicing law in
Minnesota village or legislating in the
senate, or administering the national
finances at the head OF the treasury de-
partment He found nothing i'll the
locality or position or Office to make it
impracticable to be an Outspoken fol-
lower of Jesus Christ. What wonder
was it that one of the most eminent
jUrStS of the land had said Saturday
asst:
| have known Mr.. Window we'll for more
than twenty years, and he was the most con-
siSlent Christian that l have ever known i'll
public life,''
Mr. Window was as far from being a
weak sentlmentaliSt on the one hand as
he was from being narrow dOgmatiSt
on the other. He was devOut, unoS-
tentatiouS follower of Christ. The
foundation of his piety lay deep and
strong. About a year ago he said to his
wife, and it sounded almost like
propheSy:
Lest l may 60 and leave you without op-
portunitv to say this | want you to have the
comfort of knowing that If were to die to-
day, 1t would be i'll the sure and certain hope
of blessed Immortality. That hope is based
not on any worthiness OF mine but solely on
my abiding trust i'll my living redeemer.
In conclusion, DR.. HamliD said:
That such a life should end nobly,
honorably, is but fitting. TO disregard
from sense of duty the repeated Warn-
ingS Of an awful disease to deliver to
the business men of the metropolis that
masterful speech, to know that he car
ried his auditors, minds and hearts, and
then within two minutes of uttering the
last words, while the applause was still
ringing in his ears, to pass beyond
earth's problem, into the peace and Joy
of immortality-this is hot death, this is
translation. Patriot, legislator, states
man, loyal citizen. kind neighbor, faith
full friend, tender husband, loving
father, true man, devout Christian, un-
til the day break and the shadows flee
away, hail and farewell.
Borne to the Grave.
The vast congregation bowed their
heads while the minister delivered an
impressive prayer, in which he invoked
divine protection and comfort upon the
members Of the afflicted family and
upon the nation which had suffered
such a severe loss. After the recital of
the Lords Prayer" in which all the
congregation joined, the casket was re-
moved to the hearSe, amid solemn
silence, and the cOrtege moved slowly
out of the city limits, past the soldiers
y
the interment was made. At 2:15 o'clock
the tolling of the chapel bell at the ell
trance to the cemetery announced the
arrival of the procession. A company
of old soldiers from the Ma
tiOnal Soldiers home, the grounds of
which adjoin Rock Creek cemetery on
the east, had obtained permission to
witness the closing ceremonies, and, ac-
companied by Gen. Wilcox, the gov
ernOr of the home, Maj. Parker and
other officers, they were drawn up in
double line at the entrance gate, and as
the long cortege passed III and wound
its way under the dark thick foliage of
the overhanging evergreen trees that
border the principal avenue, the home
band, which headed the column of vet
Grams. played softly and with much ten
derneSs, Nearer My God to Thee."
The Grave
had been dug on the side of gently
sloping hill, little to the west and
north of the center of the grounds and
just at the foot of a towering oak. A
few steps away the remains of Mrs.
Scott Lord, Mrs. Harrison's sister, ,repose,
A little way beyond is the tomb of Mont
gomery Blair, and the vault in which
the remains of Gen. Logan rested
for several months. A carpet had been
laid from the main avenue to and about
the newly made grave as protection
from the damp sod, and every evidence
of freshly-dug earth had been complete
ly hidden by a thick carpet of green
pine boughs. The services at the grave
were brief, but impressive. Following
the casket, which had been carried to
the side of the open grave. came the
members of the cabinet two by two,
and after them Mrs. Window, leaning
heavily on the arm of her son. Then
came the two daughters, and following
them the other relations and friends.
Mrs. Mckee on the arm of the
president, Private Secretary Hal
ford and other members of the
presidents official household, were
among those who came after. When
all had reached the side of the grave,
DR.. Hamlin read a short chapter from
the Bible and then invoked the divine
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