The sun., 1898-10-10
70 PERPETUATE HIS NAME
Memorial to be Such as Will
Attest Full Appreciation of
Bayard's Greatness.
INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKER
William o. Mcdowell Makes Pub.
lie a Letter Which Gives Beau
tiful Understanding of the
Late Delawarean's
Character.


Francis Bayard.
The first step in the direction ofDer-
petuating the name of the distinguished
Delawarean was taken when the Bayard
Memorial Association was formed and
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore will early
this week announce date on which the
association will meet to decide just how
the name of the great statesman may
best be perpetuated.
The establishment OF a library is pro-
posed and it has appealed to many men,
bers that such an institution may be
properly brought to a standard suitable
for memorial to the name of Bayard.
Perhaps the most popular suggestion
yet made is that of erecting monument.
This proposition is approved by a ma
jority of the members of the Bayard AS
sociation. The meeting this week will,
however, decide what the memorial shall
be.
Throughout the Union expressions OF
appreciation OF the valuable services rem
dered the country by the Hon. Thomas
F. Bayard have been Forthcoming. But
the full appreciation seems to be uncapa-
BILE of expression. Bayard's character,
broad as it was in greatness, seems to
spread itself with greater fullness upon
the minds OF the people who mourn the
loss of the man. Daily expressions of
appreciation find their way into print
and characteristic of them all is, that
therein are contained words deploring
that the obituary notices and memorials
to Bayard are insufficient compared with
his greatness.
Yesterday there appeared in the New
York ,Su, letter from William o. Nc
Dowell which spoke OF Mr.. Bayard as an
international peace-maker. The letter is
as follows:
1T does not seem to the writer that
sufficient appreciation has been eX-
pressed in the obituary notices published
in connection with the death of the late
Thomas f. Bayard in recognition OF the
great part that he acted as an inter-
national peacemaker and as the forerun-
ner Of the present Anglo-American rap
prOchement.
'In 1898 the writer made his last call
upon the late Rev. Charles f. Deems,
the president of the American Institute
of Christian Philosophy, of which Mr..
Bayard was vice president. DR.. Deems
suffered from paralytic stroke and had
almost lost the power OF speech. His
great brain was as clear as ever but the
tongue could not obey its mandates.
There was something that he wanted
very much indeed to show to me, and
he struggled for a long time in the effort
to make his loving wife and those around
/ A., nd hot hp Wi @
''At last he succeeded in articulating
the word Europe and later a second
word Peace With these suggestions,
Mrs. Deems brought to him, out of a
package of lately received treasured let
tiers, the following from Mr.. Bayard,
written to DR.. Deelns's son-in-law, Mr..
Marion J. Verdery, with whom he re-
sided.
"The Doctors face lighted up at once
with satisfaction as he signalled that this
was the letter that he wanted to have
read to me.
"It will be noted that the letter was
written Just before Mr.. Bayard sailed
upon his mission to England, and gives
the most beautiful understanding OF the
character of this great man.
WILMINGTON, Del, May q, 1898.
"'DEAR SIR: In an hour | go down to
Washington to take my leave OF the
President before sailing next week on
my mission to England, and before | go
! wish you to tell my dear friend, DIR.
Charles +. Deems, that my thoug hts turn
to him most affectionately, and say to
him that If I do not know the Kingdom
is within him. and that in his weakness
of body there is even more full sense OF
the greatness of his soul, | should feel
keen distress that he should be SO dis
abled from the physical labor in which
he so delighted.
"'He has earned repose, and l hope
and pray that he may feel its full and
sweet peace-the peace that passeth all
understanding.
"'Tell him that l believe l recognize
the true honor and dignity OF the place
to which have been appointed, and that
feel charged with the duty of an inter
national peace maker. l know that l
shall have DR.. Deems's prayers in my
behalf, and that it is great comfort for
me to know that so good and pure a
heart as his is interceding for me. |
"'Give him my love. | am, truly and
respectfully yours. -,
LIBERTY'S SPECIAL MEETING.