The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-01
WHEN THE FROST is ON THE PUMPKIN.'

mourners and the friends of the family
did not arrive until about twenty min
utes after that hour The family and
intimate friends occupied the reserved
seats on the right hand facing the
platform. Young Henry George occu-
pied the chair next to the aisle in the
front row, and his nl0ti-er was beside
him. Mrs. George was heavily yelled
when she entered the hall, but during
the speaking she raised her veil and
followed the remarks of each speaker
attentively. While sne showed plainly
the strain that sac has passed, Mrs
George maintained her composure
with strong fortitude To the right of
Mrs. George were seated the Other
members of the family and relatives,
including Richard George, a son of the
philosopher and his daughter, Miss
Anna George. john V George, a
brother of the deceased and other rel
atives We're present
The reserved seats to the left W re
occupied by the p2llbearers and the
ushers. The pallbear9rs had entered the
hall few minutes before the family
came in, and like them, they came in
by the Forty-third street entrance.
The committee which had charge Of
the funeral arrangements included
John Brisben Walker, Hamlin Gar
land, James Clarence Harvey and
others who also acted as pallbearers
Mayor Strong sat at the center of
the platform and he was surrounded
by number Of the more distinguished
persons present. Behind the mayor
sat Seth Low, with Col. George e.
Waring by his side Among others
present were: John Jeroloman, pres
ident of the board of aldermen; Mayor
Gleason, Of Long Island City; E. M.
Grout, Nathan Straus, Joseph La
rogue, Sheriff Tamsen and Oscar
Straus.
The exercises began at 1928 with the
singing of the hymn Lead, Kindly
Light by the Plymouth church choir
Rev. DR.. Heber Newton, who was Mr..
Georges warm personal friend, as we'll
as pastor, read the burial service. DR..
Newton did not wear his priestly
robes and he had no reading desk.
The service was therefore, in way,
entirely informal, there being also no
responses. 1t was, however, the regu-
lar burial service of the Episcopal
church The only music rendered in
connection with it was the chanting of
the Lords prayer.
At the conclusion of the burial SER
vice DR.. Lyman Abbott spoke briefly
upon the character and public services
of Henry George.
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 p1Iiti-
cal teachings, but his praise for him
as a man had no bounds. He began
with the statement that those who
agreed in part and disagreed in part
with Henry George, and even those
who disagreed almost entirely with
him could unite in the expression of
their admiration for his character and
their love for him as a man.
What is it to follow Christi asked
DR.. Abbott. rs it not to show the
spirit of Christ himself? No one, L
think, was animated more clearly by
his spirit. No one more faithfully fol-
lowed his statements than he whose
sudden death we are called here to
mourn. Many men try to follow him,
more, 1 think, than in any previous
age"
DR.. Abbott also spoke In the highest
praise Of the intellectual side of Henry
George He said Mr. Georges mastery
of the English language; his ability to
put things in the most forclble pos
sible way, and his genius for arousing
enthusiasm, would have placed him in
almost any position in public life If he
had been content to, be merely poll
tician But he was mot self-seeking
man. In fact. the speaker said, he
had never met a man who gave so lit
tie thought to the effect upon hlmSelf
and his own fortunes OF his pubic ut
terances as Mr.. George. He was q
man of unf1inching. courage and he
had an unquestioning faith that there
is a good God who did not design his
children to live in degradation and
wretchedness. To do something to lift
Gods children to- a better plane had
been the subject Of Henry Georges
life.
Rabbi Gottheil spoke next saying:
Before the civic contest is decided In which
this brave man staked his life, death has cast
hi irrevocabe vote in favor OF nm ana
crowned him victor In the race for q crown
that outshines and viii outlast he transient
triumphs of the coming battle. 1t IS race
for a worthy manhood and benefactor OF his
kind. Friend and foe stand side by side in
reverent awe by his lifeless frame. In seal
ing his lips forever death opens those Of
myriads to speak his praise and manifest their
gratitude to the man whose thoughts were
ever for liberty, justice and humanity. He
advocated a social order in which every toiler
shall be sure of his due reward, and poverty
and degradation shall be unknown. wall
of grief is heard from all parts of the coun-
try and once more the old Hebrew maxim
is confirmed: THE truly wise are greater in
their death than in their lives"
Life means conflict and conflict means pas
sion, and passion obscures our eyes and clouds
our vision. 1t drags the bravest and the best
into the tumult of the common war cries, and
they must ever stoop to things which but for