The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-26
DOUGLASS REMAINS.
Impressive Scenes oyer the body in
Washington.

Washington.
Washington. D. c. Feb. 25.-The re-
mains of Fred Douglass we're conveyed
early this morning to the Metropolitan
A. NJ. E. church. there to lie in state
until the funeral services this after
noon.
At Douglass late residence. brief
services were conducted by Rev. Hugh
T. Stevenson. Among the floral pieces
sent to the church was a beautiful de-
sign 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 services this afternoon. Rev.
DR.. Alexander Crumwell, Bishop Way
man. Rev. Dr.. Benifer. Rev. w. T.
Stevenson, DIR. J. r. Rankin, John
Hutchinson, Susan B Anthony, Mrs.
May Wright SeweH and Rev. Anna
Shaw took part in the services
AS the time for the services ap-
preached, the crowd in the streetsin-
creased to such proportion that pas
sage was almost impossible, and early
the church was well filled with those
admitted by special card, general ad-
beginning of the services.
The body. resting in a."plafn, but
massive oak chest, was placed in front
OF the altar guarded by an officer i'll
uniform from the General HfusSel Al
ger Militia company No 25 A simple
bunch Of lilacs decorated the caShet
but about the altar and the pulpit was
banked a wonderful PERCUSSION OF
flowers, made into appropriate designs
The services were somewhat delayed
and it was 2:15 O'Clock when the pro
/ ceSSion filed into the church Among
I the guests of special honor was Justice
Harlan, of the supreme court, Senat tors
Sherman and Hoar and a number Of
7 the members of the House of Repre-
\ sentatiyes. Taere was also a large
delegation from the woman,s council
\ The faculty OF Howard university at
I tended in a body. -
| at 2:15 the funeral procession entered
| the main body of the church, heade9
| by the family Of the deceased, followed
by the honorary pail bearers and i'm
| mediate friends
Thee" BY the choir Of the church wa,
| followed by prayer by the Rev Ale,
| Crimwell, D. D., Of st. Luhe'S Episco
| pal church.
In Thy Cleft of Rock of Ages" wa
! then rendered by the choir, followed
| by the reading of the ninetfeth psalm
| by Bishop a. w. Wayman. D. D. Tn,
funeral sermon was then delivered b,
Rev. DR.. j. 7. Jenifer of the Metropol
itan church.
Speaking of the long time pastor o
| Mr.. Douglass. Dr.. Jenifer said: Mr.
| Douglass was a, Christian. He brok
| With the American church and witt
! the American Christian dogma, AM
| when he saw that it sanctioned an,
sustained the enslavement and bondag
of a brother he held Christ to be aboy
creed and above the church. In thi
terrific soul conflict he blundered int
bewilderment, but his deliveranee cam
and he has often spoken to me of tn
JOY of his soul in Cod"
4 Tributes to the memory of the dea
were then paid by Rev. 7. II. Steven
son, of the Anacosta Baptist church
and Dr. j. b. Rankin president @
Howard university.
MIR. John Hutchinson, of Boston, a;
old friend Of Mr.. Douglass, sang
hymn by the special request of Mrs
Douglass and was followed by Clemen
: Haentjens, minister to this countr
from Hayti.
Remarks followed by Mrs. Susan Z
Anthony, who also read a letter froI
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Remarks were also offered by Rev
W. D. Derrick, of New York.
A touching incident Of the servic
was the tribute paid to Mr.. Douglas
by John Hutchinson, of Boston, wh
himself. an extremely aged man Wft
snow white beard and long white loch
reaching down on his shoulders, is sal
to be the last of the well known HUI
Crimson family with whom Douglas
was associated in anti-SlaVery day
The old man had come all the wa
from Boston to be present at til
funeral and sing an old absolute
song, with which, by Douglass sid
he had inspired many an audience
New England and abroad against tt
: evil of slavery. He made a few rem
i, niscent remarks and then sang tn
t song, at the conclusion of which thel
2 we're few dry eyes in the audience.
t The benediction was pronounced b
: Bishop Williams, of the colored Meth,
], dist church in South Carolina
t Instead of diminishing, the crow
: which gathered around the front
: the church and in the street had ii
creased during the services 50 it WI
almost impossible for the funeral pr
ceSsion to make its way to the ca
riages outside
The services we're extremely long, al
it was after O'Clock when they we
. concluded The body was escorted
the depot by the colored letter ca
riers of the district, as we'll as by
and his family.
The remains were put aboard the Z;
- train for Rochester,
WAS LONG OVERDUE,
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