The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

walk outside waiting for an opportunity
TO get in.
The largo portrnlt of Henry George that
was used in New York at the funeral
services stood in front Of the pulpit.
Prolonged applause such as tho church is
not accustomed to met the remarks of
both speakers.
After selections b. tho orchestra and
choir Roy. Mir. Larry introduc III as the
first speaker President y ndrew of Brown
University. DC spoke OF Mr.. George as a
model father, friend and citizen upright,
just end fair, and thought he was cne of
the ablest men of his time At the time
of mis- death, no ssi !, Henry George was
the most influential political economists
in the world.
After reading an original poem Rev.
Mr. Larry introduced Mr.. Herne He said
in part: Other friends stood nearer tn
Mr.. George than /, but mono loved him
more fervently, none mourn him more
sincerely. The first book of his that 1
read was Social problems,' and that
bnok converted me to the broad truth that
all men ara created equal and / saw the
real meaning of jefferson unperishable
cdiot: 1.-The earth belongs i'm userfruct
tn the living" Liberty bad new sound
to me but tho grasp Of his hand, his
gentle smile OF welcome aud the simple
sincerity of the man stirred me To tho
very soul and from that moment OF per-
sonal contact with him btcsme what to
the last hour of my life / shall be. one of
his disciples preaching his gospel dis
seminating the seeds Of his truth wher-
ever l may find soil to fcrtilize.
"1he great sympathetic heart has ceased
to beat and the mnster mind to act. The
An,, Ion ..t.
pen ana the eloquent tongue is silent.
But the truth h6 died proclaiming lives
on forever more We loved him i'm his
life, we mourn his less, but we glory in
the sublimity of his death. As his brave
wife said: Ii is perhaps n fit ending OF
great life. Ii is fair To say that no death
since that of Lincoln has so stirred the
world. Hamlin Garland once said to me:
'Herne, 50 years hence will find n
statue Of Henry George in every impor-
ant city of the civilized world.
"lhat was less than 10 yoarS ego and the
erection of statues has already begun. IL
was tho desire of Mr.. George that his
name should he perpetuatcd bv the dis
tributon of his literature ana | shall try
to carry out his wishes Any person who
will scud me postal card promising To
read Progress and Poverty and then
pass IL on to another who will do the
same and so ou will deceive from mo a
copy of this bible of democracy. NV
address is 10 Convent avenue, New York
city.
my wife who was i'm Now York at the
time OF blr. Georges death, says No
one can describe the chaos into which our
city was thrown by tho shuck The
people seemed TO be panic stricken and
confusion reigned. TIE papers gave IN
news gathering acd tried e. outio each
other I'm honoring tho silent martyr.
MIR. Herno then csvo dcscrirton of
the funeral services Of MIR GelrEc Con-
tinuing he said; "We expected defeat
at tho polls on Tuesday Our brave
leader death within four days of cl e ion
scattered our forces. The majority Of
voters are not thinkers. they are a. vari-
able as tho wind. We produced 20 600
votes at the polls this means with the
young men. girls and women who believe
with us. lu9 900 Singh tax is u religion,
IL Is farHhoVe ward politics IL cannot
como till tho voter becomes "A tyne ut
American manhood whose franchis. ID -
impus.ib Bile to control by brides and threats.
The urinciues of Mr. George ar. these.
that we demand that tho government
shall Lc conducted for tho leneiit of all
I he paOplr We assert onr right to ocriticiss
any court, law or official Ia the land. We
assert our right through representatives
10 repeal anv law that may conflict with
the liberty -uf-the people Me-aenounce
government by injunction. We believe i'm
the Australian ballot system.