The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-26
TRIBUTE TO FRED DOUGLASS
THERE JV4S 4 GREAT OUTPOURLNG
 OF THE COLORED POPULATION.

Rested in the Church-SeVefal OiIes
 Represented by DelegatiOns-The Son oi
 Douglass Former Master Sent a Floral
 Ttibute-The Services Were Simple, But
 App opriate.
 Washington, Feb. 25.-Not since the unveiling of the Lincoln emancipation
 statue in 1878 has there been such a
 great outpouring of colored people to
 pay tribute to benefactor of their race
 as was witnessed to-day in and about 1 the Metropolitan African Methodist
 Episcopal church, where the funeral ser | vices over the remains of Frederick
 Douglass took place. The body was taken from Cedar Hill, near Anacostia, | the home of the deceased at 8:30 this
 morning and reached the church about
 9;3O From that hour until afternoon
 thousands of persons, including many
 white people, passed in double file through the building and viewed the re-
 mains, in charge of guard of honor
 composed of members of a colored camp
 of the Sons of Veterans.
 When the casket was closed at 1:90
 and further admittance to the public
 was refused several thousand people
 were assembled about the church, and
 the throng was made greater by the
 many who were filing out after viewing
 the body. Delegations had begun to ar rive and were given seats on the side aisle of the church, a large structure
 capable of holding about 1000 people. Out-of-town points represented by dele gations were New York, Annapolis, Bal timore, Wilmington, Del, and Philadel- phia The delegation from Baltimore was 100 strong, and was headed by Bish- op Wyman.
 The altar and reading desk were cov- cred with floral tributes, the most prom inent of which was a magnificent shield composed of roses, orchids and palms, sent by the Haytien government through Minister Nientjens. Another tribute was from B. F. Auld, the son of Frederick Douglass old master, who is now captain of the eastern police sta tion, Baltimore.
 Shortly after 2 o'clock the funeral pro- cession entered the church, headed by Rev. J. c. Jeniffer, the pastor, reading tte ritual Tn the procession were Mrs. Douglass and the family of the deceas- ed; many intimate friends, including number of white people; Senators Sher- man and Hoar, Justice Harlan, Miss Su- san B. Anthony, Mrs. May Wright Sew all. president of the Woman's National Council; Rev. A. H. Shaw, Mrs. Rachel Avery Foster, and a number of others in attendance at the Woman's council
 The honorary pallbearers, who also formed part of the procession. were Hon. B. K Bruce, w. H. A. Wormley, Hon. John R. Lynch, John F. Cook, F. c. Messer Hon. P. B. s. Pinch back, c. B. Purvis, L. c. Bailey, John Fl. Brooks, J. H. Meriweather, John R. Francis, F. J. Barbadoes, D. L. B. E. Messer and Hon. George w. Murray
 z Mrs Sewall, Miss Anthony and Mrs. Shaw sat on the platform. The ser vices were simple, but appropriate. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. J. G. Jehiffer, pastor of the church. He took for his text:
 Know ye not that there is prince and a great man fallen this day in Israeli"
 Rev. H. F. Stevenson, pastor of the white church in Anacostia, attended by Mrs. Douglass, followed with a brief address at the request of members of the family,
 Rev J. K. Rankin, president of How ard university, also delivered a brief eulogy.
 A letter from Mrs. Douglass asking that place be given in the program to MT. John Hutchinson of Boston, was read and served as an introduction to | MT. Hutchinson, white-haired and white | bearded, the last of the famous Hutch inson singers, who with his sister ac- MT Douglass to England | on his mission against slavery. MT | told some stories of his | lifelong friendship with the deceased, | and then sang two requiem solos.
 Secretary Nicholas expressed the | sorrow of the Haytien government and | of it's legation here ta the death of MT. Douglass. Bishop Wyman in his eulogy named the great men from a number of states of the union and. wound up with the remark: And last, put not least, Maryland has her Fred erick Douglass"
 Rev W. D. Derrick of New York said | " etp ShUi ASh DOuEIctSS WllO Illdue t possible for young colored men to nave culture and polish to-day Moses H. Hodges, colored baritone singer )f Boston, rendered a solo.
 Miss Anthony arose, amid a stir of interest, to read a letter from Mrs. EIiz- lbeth Cady Stanton highly eulogistic of he deceased.
 Miss Anthony prefaced the reading of he letter with some remarks of her 'wn. Mrs Stanton, she said, was be- owed by Frederick Douglass more than Lny one in the ranks of suffragists. Last Wednesday as she sat with Fred rick Douglass on the platform of the Woman's council she had told him he must be present at the home of Eliza eth Cady Stanton on November 12 next o congratulate her on having rounded ut her four score years. q shall be here" he said, land I shall be ready with my words" The letter of Mrs stanton recalled incidents in her asso- iation with MT, Douglass, and told of er grief at his death. Mrs. May Wright Sewall spoke feelingly of MT Douglass who, she said had not only pened up the way to the emancipation his own people, but also the emancipa- ion of the women
 The hymn Seeking for Me" was fol-