The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-01
HONORED.
Tablet e. the Memory Of the Great
American Poet and Diplomat
In Westminster,
Erected by His English Admirers,
Unveiled With Appropriate
Ceremonies.
Ambassador Bayard Was the Chief
Speaker, and Paid Lowell High
Tribute.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The memorial tad
let erected to the memory of the late
James Russell Lowell in the old chapter
house of Westminster Abbey, by the
subscriptions of his English admirers,
unveiled with impressive ceremo-
MES. Among those present was the
United States ambassador, the Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, who, during the
course of his remarks, said:
Il hold myself happy indeed, to have
been permitted, in the Chapter House of
Westminster, and before an assemblage
SO distinguished and impressive,
to be present when for the second
time the name of an American is in
scribed in this double sanctuary of re-
ligion and renown, containing already
the bust of Longfellow, and where now
are unveiled the windows and tablet to
the memory of James Russell Lowell,
his brother poet, both from their kim
dred from beyond the sea. -"
The forms of these two gifted sons Of
America have been clasped to the bosom
of the land that gave them birth, anc
their ashes rest in peace at home, but
the proof of their Just fame has been
waited to and fro across the Atlantic,
falling in clear, musical notes upon low
ing ears in the two countries whose
people speak the same mother
tongue of Longfellow and Lowell.
Here in the Abbey their names are
blended in goodly fellowship, worthy
companions Of that band sung by
Wordsworth who gave us nobler lives
and cares"
After saying that he would not at.
tempt the ~portraiture of Lowell, Mr..
Bayard continued:
1T is a fine strong saying that Blood
is thicker than water" and every day
proves how the times of common origin
and ancestry are stronger than written
treaties and how Unborn sympathies OF
race, in the end, can silence international
discords and jealousies."
MI. Bayard then referred to the pleas
ure he felt at the fact that Lowell and
himself spoke in this very chamber upon
the occasions of the Stanley and
Coleridge dwellings and said that
he was glad indeed, that this mark OF
honor to his dear countryman Was
erected 50 soon, adding 1.-The reproach o:
delay, SO often just, cannot be mad.
here, for here a brotherhood Of letter.
have fastened with graceful, loving APP
probation to give to buried merit its inst
memorial.
I'm American homes throughout Thu
broad and over which the ensign of the
country waves, a sense of grateful pride
will be felt when they learn that the
name and fame of their fellow country,
man, the poet, scholar, statesman AM
patriot, has received at the hinds of the
Britons this high tribute of respect in
their most venerable temple of national
religion, honor and enown.
"'Giye my love to England in gen.
eral, was the last message of Lowell In
a letter to his friend, john Hughes, and
in these memorial windows and tablet
may we not read the reply o Eaglanl IN
general to James Rus oil Lowell, and
the nation he so faithfully represented
at the court of st. jam s.!
The Memorial.
The memorial consists of two stained
glass windows. One of them Is divided
by two mullions into three parts, while
at the bottom of the other two is a me.
dallion portrait of the minister, author
and poet, and on the three sections
Of the mullioned window are rep.
resentations of an angel bearing a
shield below the arms of the Unite
States, the landing of the pilgrim fathers
from the Mayfower, and the figure OF
st. Botolph. On the other window are
the figures of Sir Launfal, an angel
bearing a shield below the arms of the
United Kingdom, and a figure of st
Ambrose, swell as a symbolic repre
%sentation OF the emancipation or til,
slaves.
A Mark of Love.
While Mr.. Lowell was minister 1,
Great Britain he greatly endeared him
self to the best classes Of English peopl
and shortly after his death the proiec
was started OF erecting a memorial t
him. The funds were quickly raise
among his English friends, and the cere
monies marked the final completion q
the work of love.
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