Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-15
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Washington Centennial Mortuary Me-
mortal at Epiphany Church.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES PARTICIPATE
Eloquent Address by Mr.. Hill, As
sistant Secretary of State.
OTHER STRIKING FEATURES

dredth anniversary of the death of
George Washington were held at o'clock
pm yesterday in the Church of the
Epiphany. on G street. The committee OF
arrangements comprised Gen. Thomas NJ
Vincent. Sons of the American Revolution.
chairman; Miss Mary Desha. Daughters OF
the American Revolution, secretary; Mr..
William II. Pearce, Sons of the American
Revolution. grand marshal; Mrs. Beverly
w Kennon, Society of Colonial DANES; Mr..
Charles F. T. Beale, Society of Colonial
Wars. Mrs. Chas. H. Alden. Daughters of
the American Revolution: Rev. Randolph
H. McKim, ID. Sons of the Revolution,
and DIR. Marcus Benjamin. Society of the
War of 1872
The church interior was appropriately
decorated with American flags, which were
draped either side of the sanctuary,
covered the fronts of the side and rear gall
lerfes and Were lOoped between the win
dows. The attendance was large and dis
tinguished The Right Reverend Henry Y.
Satteree. bishop of Washington. otficiated,
assisted by the rector of the church. Rev.
DIR. Randolph H. Mckim Rev. DIR. Alex
ander Mackay-Smith and Rev. DIR. t. s.
Ch!ldS, chaplain of the Sons OF the AInert-
can Revolution: Rev. DIR. John H Elliott.
chaplain of the Sons of the Revolution, and
Rev. c. r. StetsOn. chaplain of the Society 1
OF the Colonial Wars. The music was rem
dered by the Epiphany choir under direc-
ton of F. a. Narela- The congregation
was supplied with pamphlets containing the
complete order of the service including the
hymns Scripture readings. Psalms and the
prayers which included collect for peace
and petitions for the President of the
United States and all in civil authority; of
special thanksgiving; for the patriotic so
cieties. and of St. Chrys0stcm.
The service opened with a prelude on
the organ. Beethos ems Funeral March on
singing of the professional hymn. Thy
Name . Jesus. Be Forever Blest." Rev.
DR. Elliott read selections from the Scrip
lures: the 14sth and 1J0th Psalms were
sung by the choir and the people. and ;hc |
lesson was read. The anthem. He Giveth |
His Beloved Sleep was rendered by the |
choir.
Impressive Prayers.
The prayers were offered by Rev. DR.. |
Mackay-Snith. One of the special thanks |
giving petitions was as follows:
Lord who art the resurrection and |
the life Of them that believe. who art al |
ways to be praised in them that live and |
I'm them that are departed We give Thee |
humble thanks for thy servant, George |
Washington and for all others. thy SER |
wants through whose valor and patience |
the liberties Of our country were establish |
ed; beseeching Thee to grant that we. using |
to Thy glory the gifts Of Thy goodness, |
may with all those who departed in |
Thy faith and fear. rise again to eternal |
life and glory; through Jesus Christ, our
Lord Amen.
The collect for the patriotic societies was
the following:
o Thou who turnest the hearts of the chill
dren to the fathers, and hast declared that
fte righteous shall be had in everlasting
remembrance. We thank Thee for the in
spira1fon which called into existence he
patriotic societies represented here today. |
and the blessing which has hitherto attend |
ed them. And we pray Thee 10 continue 10
aid them IN this and succeeding genera
lions in the piOus work of perpetuating the
memory OF the sacrifices and sufferings and
valor OF our fathers, through which our
priceless heritage was won. And, finally, |
when we also shall have served Thee in
our generation. may We be gathered unto
our fathers. having the testimony of good
conscience: in favor with Thee. our God;
and in perfect charity with all the world
Al! which We ask through Jesus Christ
our Lord Amen.
Mr.. Hills Mastery Address.
After the very effective rendition by
Miss Haley of Kipnngs Recessional,
set to the music of Reginald de Ko-
ven. Rev. DIR. McKlm introduced Mr..
David . j. Hill. assistant secretary Of
state who delivered an eloquent ad-
dress which was attentlVcly listened to-
Commencing his address, he described how
Columbus facing tine darkness of an I'M
known sea, had found far in its mysterious /
sulitudes another continent which was
astined to become the home of a
new civiliza zion and the scene of
TN. larger life and higher discipline of
q new era Of history. The hopes of hui |
r!al.ity sought the land of promise through |
the gales Of the western sea. and it became
PeopIed with The brave. and the self-re-
liant and tine earnest and faithful As the |
colonies crsw it became the purpose of the |
culouiSts in the name OF their king TO pro- |
vide civic government in which every citi-
zen could take part, and. he, declared, after |
III years Of political experience, the |
colonies were the best educated commune !
ties in public affairs that ever existed Gov
,rurnerI Of themselves was experiment
Of the coIonists when they rebellcd. They
had long made and had long honored their
own laws
The Reality of the Revolution.
The revolution was no miniature affair;
no scheme of ambitious men to further
their own schemes and purposes 1t was
the deliberate and reluctant determination
of the people 20 be rid of a relation of in
dependence that brought them no protec-
ton and much humiliation. 1t was the con-
victiOn Of the greatest jurists on both sides
of the sea that the resistance of the col
onists was justified by all traditions of
English liberty.
Sketching the outgreak of hos,ilities Mr..
I'M described the selection Of Colonel
Washington comTander-in-chief Of the
army: how he declined all compensa ton,
declaring he would only accept his exact
expenses. and would keep a careful record
Of those. With that outbreak. declared the
speaker. the cry God save the king died
away forever III the hearts of patriots and
the SarlereQ HDeFlleS OF a hundred years
burst forth in the impassioned cry God
save the people"
1T Is il his representative capacity. his
Interpretation OF his opportunity, and his
part in the national development that
Washington belongs to his country to the
world, and 10 al. time" said Mr.. HILL We
think of him as the first OF American patri-
OTIS. but his greatness lies in his relations
of leadership rather than in a lonely iso-
lation; for indissolubly connected v,itb hin,
are the minute-men who answered To his
call under the ancient elm at Cambridge
the tattered heroes who with him hevcd
their way across the ice-bOcked Delaware
and the weary, unpaid troops who hade
him farewell at Newburg, when the war
was ended and the hard tasks of paaca Law
before his impoverished army. In ceIebraf
ing him, We cannot forget the unfalterinr
fortitude and bravery of those who suf
fered at Valley Forge and bled in the great
struggle for the Hudson"
Washington "a Nation Builder.
Further on he said:
by instinct nation builder. Washing
tea perceived that without diversified in