New-York tribune., 1896-05-08
HONORING HIS MEMORY.
ppooKryN INSTITUTE DIRECTORS HOLD
A COMMEMORATIVE MEETING
ADDRESSES on GENERAL JOHN D. WOODWARD
by GENERAL STEWART L. wooDFoRD
AND oTHERs-A POEM BY THE


REV MR. CHADWICK.
70 ANYTHING more were needed to show the es-
teer I'm which the memory of General Woodward
10 held by the citizens OF Brooklyn the memorial
meeting held last night In the Church OF the
Saviour in Pierrepont-st., would supply H. Inc
building was filled with representative au-
dience. and there could be no mistaking the ear
nestness with which the speakers eulogized their
dead comrade and friend. nor the Satisfaction
with which the euloghsms were heard. Inc meet
ing was held under the auspices OF the BROOK
,vn Institute of Arts and Sciences. The pulpit
from which the addresses were delivered was
entirely hidden by bank of ferns and MOVERS
4. Augustus Healy, president OF the INSTITUTE
presided.
The Rev. J. c. Ager opened the exercises WIN
prayer, after which the president made an ao-
dress.
The memorial address was delivered py the
Rev. Samuel A. Eliot.
A LETTER FROM MR. MACMoNN1ES.
The following letter was read by President
Healy:
No A Rue de Sevres, Paris.
The gentle remembrance of the noble presence ol
cenSra1 woodward reminds one OF certain majestic
oaks hourshing under southern skies %ne[e re-, fa
and pass the sturdy sentinel OF peaceful sunshine
undisturbed. ,,o or.. n, var
he ar q
for II is better to build than TO destroy 10 love
nature rather than deface her t,,.,
n add 70 inc words finest treasures by his own
nobility OF character and sterling virtue reauy 70
ona,s admiration of humanity making his command
Ing figure a landmark. his life the eihu'a''on o'
nd ss giant oaks are surrounded by their fe
lows II is a source OF consolation IN our srief 10 10
know that there Others OF his kihd-oeie"uefs VI
all that Is 'ea"'"I IFSREDERIcK MACMoNNIEs.
A POEM BY THE REV. MR. CHADWICK.
The memorial poem was theh reau Wy ''e
Rev John W. Chadwick.
How shor, the time winters ice and snow
Fetter~ the streams and made the pastures ,y "''e
But sudden all Is changed the sprlny. 1Ish, - "'"
To come is h,re a wonder and delight
Nourh, can withstand her beauty for her TIDE
sweils Ike sea. untl !, tai takes ss,n IN oSs. lse
w .on,cn, that she has ,ouchsd them graclousIy.
Ana ve, somehow. 1t does no, the same
other sprnsmss M .gsras we ssve sanr know" ere
Less warm smile. less rapturous ts k'ss
sous,hnx Is missing from the joyful scene
And the soft air Tor something seems 10 grieVe'
Some blessed thing Is not as ~ @ mas ,e,v. o,e'.
Nor any s-ill have We that can retrieve
| Our bitter loss: for one has gone away
Not who was ".r the '.n' nS ,hsr d%a JOY stay
Safe from all earthly trouble ana ah"''
henor,s , and ~ :. soS;1l.y Is ysl vn nnns nl
which so DEGREES. yet must our h'srts eIo''"
| With fond tears. not iole hV' u''"''
| For h. was made In such ample mould.
on a full and large ana ,I libra, m nphoid p,aid
Ills g,sSI,y frame. had said. This is man.
| And nil men loved his sturdy soldier strength
His honest. bun and hearty soldier "ass, @ s,,,h
| vi. saxo, speech. which was not prone TO iehs'h'
IA n on earth had million Gays
s,r,p,e and plain ho was In everything.
's 'xss ,hourh a stranger 70 our lsnsuid race
~, came 10 make our ways WIN lausnter Ins
Il he sun
And yet, though s,rong. he was mot mos gen'le sn too:
Ills wnr IA. kindly heart the liberal hhnd
-, ,her. he need 81 service tender. true.
| None reader than he Ia all the laho
| Had duty called he would have gone with Joy
| t. meet hts death where ba',lr wa ansnTn'
! And vel the things that make for peac" employ
Nor welcome gave his quiet steadiAst inlhi.
!" An lovely things that make mortal life
More worthy u the genial hopes We trace
In hearts that weary of IT'S endless sul'e'
II. loved our civic honor as his own
~. would ha,. had II like beacon nar'
,r soue great hoadanh. md its splendo- thrown
wide o .r that fca whore honest mcn despair,
And cry How bring the ship Of state
Be-e, by pirates WIN hr pirate nn,a hrr srs" fate
Would leave her. mourning. Nothing ca; we do.
I'm, our good John SO and big Of heart:
Lei who would doubt the end. 40 would not he'
To those whose hearts were failing utterly
That we call him ours that he has stood
Hlgh-,owcring. nrm AMONG among ~ "S ,ss s ,ne weoS par
| In bronze or marble shape him We may.
| u. ~tli no, chlde the wreath We bring to-day,
For love IL better than immortal bays
GENERAL wooDFORD's TRIBUTE.
| This was followed by address by General