The times., 1898-05-29
IN MEMORY OF GLADSTONE.
Impressive Services Held at st
John,s Churcb Yesterday.

Jnnn'8 Church feSteruay.
An echo of the grief of the English ma
ton and an illustration of the profound
sorrow of the American people was the
service held at ST. Johns Church, Six
teenth and H Streets northwest, yester-
day afternoon to do honor to the memory
of the late William Ewart Gladstone. The
church was crowded to the doors when
the opening strains of Handers grand an
them, His Body Is Buried in Peace, But
His Name Liveth Evermore,' were heard
When the long line of black-robed CHOIR
listers reached their. seats inside the chan
eel rail IL characterized the. fact that
Washington was about to add her mite
TO the expression of sympathy that has
reached England from every country in
the world. After the choir had sung 20
God. Our Help in Ages Past" one of the
hymns used in the funeral services at
Westminster Abbey, Rev. Alexander
Mackay-Smith delivered an eloquent adj
dress on the life of the dead statesman.
THE history of England for the last
fifty years. he said, has been the his
tory of Gladstone. Lord Bacon gives first
place in the history of the worlds great
men to the founders of states, and Glad
stone was one OF them
The speaker then gave detailed de-
scription of the life and work of Mr..
Gladstone, referring to the enormous cor
respondence that has been carried on by
the sage of Hawarden for a number Of
years and how he had lost his friends
for a time on account of the stand he
took on the Irish question. In conclusion,
Ir To Gr,oit Gaid bat
Italy, Germany, Austria and even Russia
had produced their great men. but that
none of them was to be compared to the
man who has been the rock upon which
the oppressed of the world had always
found refuge-William Ewart Gladstone.
AS our own Lincoln had said, God must
love the common people-he made so
many of them and il was of these that
Gladstone was a leader
When DIR. Mackay-Smith had finished
the congregation and the choir sang
! Rock of Ages" Mr., Gladstone's favorite
hymn. after which DR.. Randolp II. Nc
Kim spoke for half an hour on the re-
ligious and political life of the distin-
guished dead. He said in part: To-day
the proud and noble. the titled and rich,
gathered In Westminster 10 pay their
| tribute TO the greatest statesman England
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laid to rest in the place where lies the
| dust OF all great soldiers and statesmen
| OF that nation. We in the capital of this
! great republic, assembled in this historic
| church, claim the privilege 20 stand with
! the other nations of the earth beside dear
! old England at the bier of her illustrious
/ dead"
! The speaker then referred feehngly to
! Mr.. Gladstone's devotion to the Church
! of England and his steadfast adherence TO
| the principles of the church when num-
1 Der Of his colleagues became Romanists.
/ At the conclusion of the services the
/ late Cardinal Newmans beautiful hymn.
] Lead. Kindly Light, was sung by the
! choir and congregation and the benedic-
! tion was pronounced by DR.. Mackay-
| Smith
Among those present were Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British Ambassador;
| Lady Pauncefote and the Misses Paunce-
! fote; Mr.. and Mrs. Adam, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Reginald Tower and Mr. Bromley. all
| from the British embassy; Justice Brown,
/ of the United States Supreme Court; JUS
! tice Shepard, of the District of Columbia
! Court of Appeals; DR. B. L. Whitman.
| president of Columbian University; Prof.
Magee, of the Bureau OF Ethnology, and
a number of people prominent in the sci
entific and literary circles of the city.
Several members of the Cabinet would
the grand review OF the troops al Falls
! Church by the President. and which they
were compelled to attend.