New-York tribune., 1898-09-30
DIR. JOHN HALLS FUNERAL.
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE
CEREMONY-DRS. RADCLIFFE AND
PAXTON TO OFFICIATE

A meeting Of the committee which has In charge
the arrangements for the funeral OF Or John Hall.
the late pastor OF the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, was held last night. and the details OF
the ceremony were finally settled upon. The
funeral will be held az p m on Tuesday next. In
Dr. Halls old church. The exercises Will he as
simple as possible There will be no special
musical programme and at the request Of DR.
Halls widow floral decorations will be omitted
entirely. II any elaborate tribute is 10 be paid TO
the memory OF the dead pastor il will consist only
IN the number Of those who atterd the funeral
The exercises will he conducted by the Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe. Moderator of the General AS
sernbly Of the Presbyterian Church: the Rev. Dr.
William NJ Paxton. of the Princeton Theological
Seminary; Hugh Pritchard pastor OF the Alex
andor Chapel OF the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. and / II. Pohemus. pastor Of the Sixty
third Street Mission Of the Church. Addresses will
he made by Dr. Radcliffe and DR.. Paxton. The lat
Ter preached the installation sermon when DR.. Han
became pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. In 1867.
The honorary palbearers will be the Rev Dr
Timothy Dwight president Of Yale University; the
Rev Dr. Francis l. Patton. president Of princeton
University; the Rev Dr. Henry NJ Mac'racken
Chancellor OF Nev-York University; Jacob Goulh
Schurman. president Of Cornell University; Rooer'
Bonner president 81 the Scotch-Irish Society; the
D. ~ Charles T. Thomson. secretary Of the
to,,d of Home Missions of which DR.. Hal was
nresdent: Bishop John p Newman. or IN" Meth
odist Episcopal Church the Rev Dr fnchafn .
s,orrs pastor of the Church Of the Pilerims' 'he
Rev Dr. John W Brown. rector OF ~. Ihomas
Cburch. the Rev DIT Robert s Macarthur. pastor
~ the calvary BAPTIST Church; the Rev DIT Will
tam r Sabine rector Of the First Reformed kpiS-
coma, Church and the Rev. Abbott T. hUtte'ee'
pastor Of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church
rb. bodv Of the church Will he almost entirely
filled with delegations from the dlteren' orRa'''~'
,ions which have expressed a desire 10 he repre-
he Members
tion may obtain seats In other parts OF inc chucn
nv entering at the lecture room door In fftY-hi'h
G, between p m and Pas y. m. Atter 80 y III
,be doors will be thrown open to the public As
Tho church will easily accommodate Zov' people, !"
e expected that all will he able 10 secure seats
The following organizations and institutions VIII
he represented at the funeral: The Presbytefy OF
Nar YORK Yale University. New York University
pr,rce,on Theological Seminary. the Presbyterian
I-rton the Board Of Home Missions. the American
Trac, Society the PRESBYTERIAN Ministers 'Hlo''
the Nev-York Society for the Suppression OF wee
Chi Alpha Society. alliance "i 1ne he'oIn''"
chu,ches throughout the world holding the Pres
hy,.,,on system the National Temperance Society,"
,ba Federation of Churches and Christian WorkerS'
,be Preachers Meeting Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church the Presbyterian Minister'S Association OF
Nev-york N. Reformed Catholic Church fh"
African I5berators' League. the Board OF Foreign
Missions and others
DR. Halls body IL expected 20 arrive here on
Saturday on the Etruria. II will be kept al his
home over Sunday. The burial will be In Wood
lawn Cemetery probably The day after ne funeral
upon until the arrival OF Mrs Han.
EdWsrds Rowa1S Dr. II % IfPy possible 'S
said last night: "Officaliy. nothing VII be done
Seucacy's sake. nothing actually has been done,
nor is there even any pronounced opinion ain"iS h
@ have returned TO the city. anyhow. and so i is
impossible to learn any representative opi''o''