The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

silence IN the a.dion9S, except that now and
then'a sob broke the stiffness. MT. Abbott said:
DIR. ABBoTT's ADDRESS.
ave have gathered here to express our rev.
over the world men and women arc paying him
the snme tribute to-day that we do. This tritr
ute comes from those who agreed with him in
his economic opinions, from those who agr cd
only In part With him, and. from those who dis
agreed, with him entirely Al men, Of all shades
shows rs that tho spirit In man Is more impor-
tanL than any creed.
The spirit which leads a man ON unsclnshly
In service for others 10 the spirit OF Christ him
self. What 1t is to follow Christ ought to he
clear BY this time, but YET 1t Is not II to give
those who are poor; II to give ones life TO tho
enlnrginE of men, II to give, ones life, to pro-
things DO to follow in Christ's footsteps then
surely 1t would be hard to name u man who dur.
Christ more faithfully than he whose sudden
death calls us hero today.
Men ask, how do you account for the decay
OF ~religionl / reply that religion has mover been
so vital and 30 widely spread rs it is to-day. We
do not care 50 much about rituals. and perhaps
we caro- too little for them, but wo do care about
our fellow men more and moro as tho years 20
by. Our sciences, our arts, our literature, and
our professions, all these are ministering to the
many. IL is only In and industry
m mere AN and iniustry might be- made reI; c chrE tH.n,
George devoted his life. Whether we think his
uUI0O was InB DcSt OF not we must honor tho
life 30 devoted, SO consecrated.
ut is because I bolieyo that Henry George
was a true and noble follower Of Christ that !.
speak those simple words. He followed Christ
n the spirit with which he pursued his aim in
as an irremediable wrong. He did not study
IHe plunged himself into life. He Identified
though they were his own. He interpreted
those wrongs through his own strong feelings.
ceuse truth served mankind. He loved his
fellow, men aud loved to identify himself with
q conservation worthy OF more than our praise.
INFtENIBLE FOR WHAT HE RELIEVED RIGHT.
With his brilliant talents. with his knowl-
eage OF economic principles, with his rare power
ct expression, with his eenips for arousing, on;
thusiasm, Henry. George. might have attained
almost any position he chose in political life. or
IN Journalism, or in social life, had he been will
make such compromises as most of us deem 1t
quite proper o make. But he was infexible
sidered a. The eject np wa" himself rasefii Of fe an neiIr eG he
said or did. l have stood beside him and heard
him utter truths that seemed to me at timee to
be needlcssly unwelcome to those to whom they
were addressed. But that was the mans char
acteT; 81.
lost his life friends admonished hin, OF the dan
ger that he was running. No soldier ever en-.
ness Of his personal danger than Henry George
entered upon this, his last great battle.
believe that the secret OF Henry Georges
unfinching, courage. his undaunted faith in
man, and his constant hope of victory rested in
his faith in God. l do not mean in his theologi-
cal belief in God. or in his belief that there is
somewhere, far of, q God of some sort; but in
his personal belief that there is a living God. a
good God. a God who is Il Father to His children.
CHRISTIAN LIFE.
IT faith in God, faith In man. and tho light
inspired by that faith Is Christly. then Henry
Georges was a Christlike life. 1t was such a
those who nrOfpSS to he unbeliRVer9 in the etar-
nifty OF the human soul. Even they cannot be.
lieve that such a life as this has ceased forever
RABBI %GoTTHEIL's r
DR.. Newton was followed by Rabbi Gottheil.
DR.. Gottheil said:
Before the civic contest is decided in which
this brave man staked his life, death has cast
crowned him victor in the race for a crown that
outshines and will outlast the. transient tri-
worthy manhood and n benefactor of his kind.
Friend and foe stand side by side in reyerent
forever death opens those Of myriads to speak
his praise and manifest their gratitude to the
man whose thoughts were ever for liberty. JUS
ii advocated q social order in which every
toiler should BIO sure Of his due reward and pow
wall of grief is heard from all parts OF the coun-
try and once more the ancient Hebrew maxim
Is confirmed,
THE truly wise are greater in their death
than in their lives
HIS ABSOLUTE HONESTY.
First is the absolute honesty of both his
thoughts and his statements. He went in search
of truth. and accepted it as he found it-not
. SsTin g b te f rum sosntsT o aG sse;aI s9Sar opi m ems
e sR,re' the Se word sas OF Of eG aSdPne as It it w %su' Sor ne,
n MESSAGE aiT IN e asa a he w Tnm1,,os sDf1s ,h his
guage. Now. God has so armed all honest utter.
anccs that whatever error may be mingled with
which tries ali things, will separate the dross
from the gold. but the. weight of an upright
word in season, uttered in uprightness, always
makes for Righteousness and inspires other
souls to rise and do likewise.
And the second element Of his teaching is
that it was gathered on the field Of real life.
and existing conditions. and that its deepest
roots lay in the brave man'sown eXperi nee. It
the facts Of life and g~rappled with them for The
purpose Of chnne in them Gu into better facts and
Lastly. and this, perhaps, is the chief cause
OF the hold he gained on the affections of tho
sympathy with his fellow men, whom he con-
sldered TO be exposed to sutferings and priva;
men to remedy. The people felt a generous and
brotherly sympathy in all his teachings, and it
WAS simply heart answering heart that gained
him their confidence and ranged vast crowds of
followers under his banner.
THE REAL TEST OF THEORIES.
"They sar that his theories were dangerous,
because they seemed to create disaffection and
consequent restlessness among the working
classes. but that is altogether beside the aues.
ton. The only true standard for any theory is
furnished in the measure of real and lasting
good which it will do to that particular class,
and II a the. ry can stand that test, 1t can never
fail of %provinga & eat benefit to all classes. 1t
cannot fail to bring new strength to the whole
social fabric.
Measured by these standards we may DO
confident that the life Of this brave son of a free
and generous nation viii be chronicled in It's
limits of his native land his name will be known
and respected as one OF the hosts OF Gods ser.
wants. who desire to glorify Him in the eyes of
men by establishing among them a reign Of hap
piness, of justice and of universal peace"
FATHER M'GLYNN's EULoGY.
DIR. Gottheil's address stirred tho people who
heard 1t, but. there was no demonstration. It
was followed by another hymn by the choir, and
then Father MeGlynn began his eulogy. 1t was
demonstration was made. The first time IL was
only the clap OF hands, but the clapping was
general and was loud. 1t was n severe shock to
many Of the persons present, They had not been
The second time the c~lappinR OF hands was
followed by the stamping OF feet, the third time
it was accompanied by yells and cheers. and i'm.
mediately aferward there was an Interruption
from the audience, which, like the Doctors nd
dress, was cheered and applauded. DR.. Nc