The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-01
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she had passed through, Mrs. George
maintained her composure with stern
fortltude. 10 the right Of Mrs. George
vera seated the other members OF the
family and relatives. including Richard
George a son Of the philosopher, and
his daugher Miss Anna George. John
v. George. a brother of the deceased,
and other relatives were present.
The reserved seats to the left were
occupied by the pallbearers and the
ushers. The pallbearers were: Tom L.
Johnson, August Lewis, Andrew Nc
Lean, Thomas c.. shearman, Arthur
McBwen. Louis f. Post, Jerome O'Neill
and Charles Frederick Adams.
The Honorary PalIbearers.
The honorary pallbearers, some of
whom sat on the platform, included
Mayor william L. Strong Of New York,
Mayor Frederick W. Wurster Of Brook
lyn, Charles w. Dayton, George Cary
Eggleston Horace White and John
Swinton.
Mayor Strong sat at the center Of
the platform, and he was surrounded
by a number Of the more distinguished
persons present Behind the mayor sat
Seth Low, with Colonel George e. War
ing by his side
The exercises began at 1925 with the
singing of the hymn Lead, Kindly
Light" by the Plymouth church quar-
tet. Rev. DR.. r. Heber Newton, who
was Mr.. Georges warm personal friend
as well as pastor, then read the burial
service. DR.. Newton did not wear his
priestly robes, and he had no reading
desk. The service was, therefore, In a
way entirely informal, there being also
no responses. 1t was, however, the
regular burial service of the Episcopal
church.
At the conclusion of the burial ser
vice Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott spoke
briefly upon the character and public
services of Henry George. He was fol-
lowed by Rabbi Gotthal, Father Nc
Glynn and John S. Crosby. The latter
has been one of the most active Henry
George campaigners, and was the only
layman who spoke. All of the addresses
were eloquently eulogistic Of the dead
leader and were listened to with rapt
attention.
Dr. Abbott spoke in his customary
manner calm, critical and judicious,
yet with much earnestness. He avoid
ed anything like extreme eulogy, es-
pecially as regards Mr.. Georges po-
| litieal teachings, but his praise for him
as a man had no bounds. What is il
to follow Christi" asked DR.. Abbott
rs 1t not to show the spirit OF Christ
himself2 No one, 1 think, was ami
mated more clearly by His spirit than
he whose sudden death we are called
here to mourn. Only in commerce and
industry do we find the many still
ministering to the few. In commerce
and-industry the spirit of Christ has
still to enter. To bring this about, to
put the ordinary interests of life within
the sphere Of Christian influence, was
the object that Henry George devoted
his life to. Injustice he did not look
upon as mere theoretical wrong. He
| loved truth, he loved his fellowmen,
and he identified himself with them"
Dr. Abbott also spoke in the highest
| praise of the intellectual side of Henry
George. He said that Mr.. Georges s
mastery of the English language, his
ability to put things into the most
forcible possible way and his genius for
arouslng enthusiasm, would have placed
him almost in any position in public
| life if he had been content to be merely
politician. To do something to lift
Gods children to a better plane had
been the object of Henry Georges life.
DIR. McGlynn's Tribute.
Prior to the address of Rev. Edward
! McGlynn the vast assemblage had pre-
served a church like quiet, but the ring
ing words of the priest evoked an out
burst of applause which could not be re-
pressed. DR.. McGlynn spoke with great
feeling, but his evident grief at the loss
/ IL - -
display of some characteristic flights
of eloquence by him. In the course of
his address DR.. McGlynn said:
"The place where we meet here this
afternoon is not one dedicated to re-
! ligion or to the service of God. but has
generally been used for purposes of rec
reation, for amusement, or art. It
| has today been made sacred, and we
meet here upon holy ground, and stand
ashamed in the presence Of a message
| directed to us from the throne of God.
We stand upon ground that is made
sacred by the remains of a man who
was raised from among us by our
Father in Heaven to spread the mes
sages of truth and righteousness and
justice and peace to all.
"He died in a struggle for the cause
of humanity especially that of New
York, but it was altogether too small
for his broad mind and lndomitable
energy. The struggle in which he has
always been engaged was for the rights
of man and for justice to all. be-
lieve 1 am not guilty of any profana-
tion of the sacred scriptures when
| say there was man sent from GOD,
and his name was Henry George"
DR. McGlynn was here interrupted by
applause throughout the hall, and
seemed deeply affected. He alluded
to the touching eulogy bestowed upon
Henry George by DIR. Abbott, as ex-
! pressing what he thought of him as q
friend and brother.
Henry Georges gentle heart" the
orator said, was ready to break be-
cause he saw that nothing came from
the professors Of the schools of political
economy which could improve the con-
dition Of the people, because the limits
of the knowledge OF those economists
was hardly to be considered within the
bounds Of science at ALL Truly, it
was designed by Providence to raise up
such a man before the world TO expose
the fallacy and the injustice Of their
| reasoning. Wherever word has gone
that Henry George is dead his teach
ings live and his voice is heard, though
he lies still indeath. His works have
been read throughout the world, and in
every language known in the universe
George speaks to all humanity today