The record-union., 1895-02-26
THE LATE FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD AT WASHINGTON.
The Remains Shipped to Rochester,
New York, Where the Interment
VIII Take Place.
Special to the RECORD-UNToN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. The remains OF
Frederick Douglass were conveyed early
this morning to Metropolitan A. NJ. E.
Church, there to lie in state until the
funeral services this afternoon.
AT Mr.. Douglass late residence brief
services were conducted by Rev. Hugh
6. I. Stevenson. Among the floral pieces
sent to the church was a beautiful design
prepared at the instance of the Haytian
Government. While colored persons
predominated in the crowds that viewed
the remains, there were hundreds of white
people.
The church was crowded at the funeral
service this afternoon. Rev. DR.. Alexan-
der Crumwell, Bishop Wayman, Rev.
DIR. Jeniter, Rev. II. T. Stevenson, DIR.
J. E. Rankin, John HS<ehinson, Susan
and Rev. Anna Shaw took part in the
services.
AS the time for the services approached
the crowd in the street increased to such
proportions that passage was almost i'm
possible, and early the church was we'll
filled with those admitted by special
card, general admission being denied
until after the beginning of the services.
The body, resting in a plain but mas
sive oak casket, was placed in front of
the altar, guarded by an officer in uni
form from General Russell A. Alger
Militia Company No. %. \ simple bunch
Of lilacs decorated the casket, but around
the altar and the pulpit was banked a
wonderful prOfuslon of flowers made
into appropriate designs. The services
were somewhat delayed, and it was 2:l5
O'Clock when the procession filed into
the church.
Among the guests of special honor
were Justice Harlan of the Supreme
Court, Senators Sherman and Hoar and
a number of the mem bers of the House
of Representatives There was also
large delegation from the Woman's Coun-
Gil. The faculty of Howard University
attended in a body.
At 2:l5 the funeral procession entered
the main body of the church, headed by
the family of the deceased, followed by
the honorary pail and Immediate
friends. The singing Of Nearer, My
God, to Thee" by the choir of the church
was followed by prayer by the Rev.
Alex Crumwell, ID. D., of st. Luke's
Episcopal Church. in Thy Cleft of Rock
of Ages" was then rendered by the choir,
followed by the reading OF the nineteenth
Psalm by Bishop A. w. Wayman, d. ID.
The funeral sermon was then delivered
by Rev. DR.. J. L. Jenifer of the Metro
politan Church. Speaking as the long
time pastor of Mr.. Douglass, DR.. Jenifer
said: 'Mr. Douglass was a Christian.
He broke with the American church and
with the American Christian dogma, and
when he saw that it sanctioned and sus-
tanned the enslavement and bondage OF
brother, he held Christ to be above creed
and above the church. In this terrific soul
conflict he blundered into bewilderment
but his deliverance came, and he has
spoken to me of the joy OF his heart"
Tributes to the memory OF the dead
were then paid by Rev. Z. II. Stevenson
of the Anacosta Church and DIR. j. L.
Rankin, Professor of the Howard Uni
yersity.
John Hutchinson of Boston, an old
friend of Mr.. Douglass, sang hymn by
the special request of Mrs. Douglass, and
was followed by Clement Hentjens Min
lister to Hayti.
thony, who also read letter from Eliza
beth Cady Stanton. Remarks were also
offered by Rev. w. D. Derrick of New
York.
A touching incident of the service was
the tribute paid to Mr.. Douglass by John
Hutchinson OF Boston, who, himself an
extremely aged man, with snow-white
beard and long white locks reaching
down to his shoulders, is said to be the
last OF the well-known Hutchinson fam
lily with whom Douglass was associated
with In antl-slavery days. The old man
had come all the way from Boston to be
present at the funeral and sing an old
song, which be had, by Douglass side.
inspired many an audience in New Eng
land against the evil of slavery.n He
made few reminiscent remarks, and
then sang song, at the conclusion of
which there were few dry eyes in the
audience.
The benediction was pronounced by
Bishop Williams of the Colored Method
lst Church of South Carolina.
Instead of diminishing, the crowd
which gathered around the front of the
church had increased during the services,
so 1t was almostimpossible Tor the funeral
procession to make it's way through to
the carriages outside. The services were
extremely long, and it was after o'clock
when they We're concluded. The body
was escorted to the depot by the colored
letter carriers OF the district, as well as
by large number of friends of the de-
ceased and his family.
The remains were put aboard the 7:IO
train for Rochester. n. Y.