The evening times., 1898-09-09
A SERMON BY NGERSOLL
Funeral Grafton Over DR.. I.
S. Robertson.
NO OTHER SERVICES HELD
Tributes to The Character of a New
York Pbysician-The Author of
''Mistakes of MOsesn Too Much
Shocked by His Friends Death to
BE Present in Person.

New York. Sept. 9-By the dying re-
quest of DR.. Thomas Seton Robertson no
religious ceremony marked his funeral,
which was held yesterday afternoon from
his late home, No. Al West Twenty-sev-
enth Street. A brief oration, written by
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll. and an address
by Joseph Howard, jr., took the place of
the usual service by a clergyman.
The apartments were crowded with
friends of the doctor The coffin was COW
cred with floral tributes. Mr.. Howard's
address was simple but impressive. He
spoke of the dead physicians kindliness,
his gentleness and generosity.
A. ii. Hummel, who had been requested
by DIR. Robertson TO make the funeral
arrangements, announced that Col In
gersoll. owing TO the shock of his friends
death, was too much distressed to be
present and had sent by Mrs. Ingersoll
his request that AIr. Hummel read his
address. The lawyer did so 1t was as
follows:
In the pulseless hush of death silence
I seems more expressive more appropriate
than speech.
IN presence OF tne great
the mystery that waits TO enshroud Is
| alive feel the uselessness of words. 4sut
when a felloW-mortaI has reached his
journeys end, when the darkness from
1 which he emerged has received him
again, it is but natural for his friends
| 10 mingle with their grief expressions of
! their love and loss.
HE who lies before US in the sleep of
death was my friend and l was his. He
was generous to his fellow-men and his
hands were always swift TO help, eager
to save. He pitied the friendhess, the
| hopeless.
He was proud of his profession, the
noblest: proud Of his skill, of his sue
cess. He was quick to decide, to act
| prompt, tireless, always forgetful of self
| He heightened life and conquered pain
Hundreds are well and happy now be-
! cause he lived. This is enough. This
| puts star above the gloom of death.
He was sensitive to the last degree
| quick to feel slight. to resent a wrong
! but I'm the warmth OF kindness the thorn
| Of hatred blossomed and bore the fruit
| Of friendship.
He was not quite fashioned for this
1 world. The fiints and thorns on life's
! highway bruised and pierced his flesh
and for his wounds he did not have the
blessed balm of patience. He felt the
| manacles, the limitations, the imprison
| ment of life, and so within the walls and
| bars he wore his very soul away. H
| could not bear the storms. The it'd S
the winds. the waves, in the morning o
his life dashed his frail bark against tbs
rocks. He fought best he could, ant
| that he fell was not his fault.
He was honest. generous and coura e
eous. These three great virtues wer,
his. He was true and steadfast friend
seeing only the goodness Of the ones h.
loved. Only a great and noble heart i
capable OF this.
But he has passed beyond the reach o
praise or blame, passed TO the realm o
rest, 10 the waYeless calm of perfec
| peace. The storm is spent the winds ar
| hushed, the aves have died along tn
shore. the tides are still, the aching hear
| has ceased TO beat, and within the brain
all thoughts, an hopes and fears, ambi
tions, TpemOries. rejoicings and regrets
all images and pictures of the world h
knew are now as though they had no
| been. And vet Hope. the child of Love
the deathless, beyond the darkness see
the dawn.
And We who knew him and loved him
We who now perform the last sad rite!
the last that friendship can suggest, wi
keep his memory green.
Dear friend. farewell If we do NEE
again, then We shall smile, indeed; if no
this parting is well made. Again an
again, FAREWELL
The singing OF Sir Arthur Sullivan
Lost Chord" by Miss Bridewen CLOSE
the services. Many of The friends accom-
| panied the body 10 Woodlawn
DR.. Robertson had been living apai
from his wife for about two years. an
recently brought suit for separation Sh
arrived in the city yesterday, and sa'
her husbands body, but did not atten
the funeral services. She drove to Woo
1 lawn, however.
Among those al the funeral wer
Mrs. Robert G. Ingersol DIR. and Mr.
A. 7. Arnold, Stanford White, William !
Mead, Judge Beach. John A. Delahunt,
George w. Floyd, Charles w Hoyt. 10: