Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
CLASS ERECTED TABLET
Memorial to Lieut.. Clarke Churchman
Placsd In Trinity College Chapel.
IT WAS UNVEILED TUESDAY WEEK
Ceremony Was Performed by
Rev. George H. Wilson.
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PROF. LUTHER

A suitably inscribed tablet Of antique
brass on oak, memorial to Lieut..
Clarke Churchman of this State, was
unveiled in the chapel entrance at
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.,, ON
Tuesday week, by the class of 1913
of which the lieutenant had been a
member. The inscription, which was
in raised letters, was ms follows:
placed by his classmates in memory
of Clarke Churchman. 1913, Second
Lieutenant, Twelfth Infantry. U. s,
A. who foil at I'll Caney, Cuba, July LIST,
1895. In the service of his country.
The ceremony of unwilling was per-
formed by the Rev. George III. Wilson,
| '93, of Southington. representing the
| lieutenant's mother, Mrs. Caleb Church
man, who attended the exercises. A
| large number of graduates were present
| The address was delivered by Prof.
r. s. Luther, Phi. D., who said in
part:
"This memorial, which loving hearts
| designed and loving hands have brought
here, is to help in the further making
| Of the Trinity atmosphere. Glass after
class shall march past it, as the routine
/ OF college life goes on. Clear eyes shall
rest upon 1t and catch new inspiration.
i Brave young hearts shall be moved to
high resolve by seeing that our studen t.
do not forget their gallant dead.
"Clarke Churchman had those higher
powers, great for good or evil, that are
controlled and directed toward the
right by the strong constraint OF
Christian principle. He conquered his
temptations and entered upon his man
hood with that assured confidenc,
which comes from habitual il hard
earned victory.
"He shared in the whole college.life
His name is on the list Of goot
scholars, and on the list also of ou
athletes.
"when Clarke Churchman left US t.
begin his professional studies at Yves
Point, he took away q personality tina
had grown very dear to his friends
! The flood Of young life closed in, ami
soon it was only the alumni and tn
/ faculty who could say We knew him.
I am proud to think that he never for
, got his Trinity friends; that when, a
has happened more than once, othe
Trinity men went to West Point +
complete their training, the fact tina
they Came from here was claim upo
, his interest and passport to his goo
will.
I 1.-THE four years at our great mill
) tary school did much to round out an
ripen our friends powers
/ perhaps the stsry of Santiago ha
3 never yet been rightly told. CertaiDl
{ | shall not try to tell it now. But W
know that of all the brave men VIII
died there or who were spared alive
s none was drawer or more efficient tina
Lieut.. Churchman. Leading that pal
of Go. H of the Twelfth Regiment {
Infantry which had been assigned
his command, directing their fire an
Q animating their courage, near
!. Caney, he received the fatal sh,
# through. the body which caused b
IS speedy death.
j. flowing hands have brought Il
!. mortal body of our soldier back
!. scenes that in life he loved; and in Il
!. cemetery at West Point he sleel
n among the brave. There can be I
" softer bed than that around whoi
/, drapery is gathered so much of stror
!. young life; no fairer spot in which
tt wait the final destiny of earth and maj
le 1.-THE slow gathering sediment
IN centuries may cover the dear nam
,e Clarke Churchman, from human eye
1
r from his brave young life shall be fo
a ever woven into the texture of hi,
III ideals and gallant deeds.
10 During railway journey la
oe August 1t was my fortune to fall
IN with a wounded private soldier vi
was travelling home on furlough. Aft
some conversation. noting the ensign
on his uniform, / asked him il
cd knew Lieut.. Churchman. / did,
an replied, he was fine soldier. Al
IS. again. after moments silence, j
as was fine officer. He took care Of /
ey men,. Is not that perhaps the bt
Oh epitaph that any man can gain? j
he took care Of others
as 80 lie took care of his men, sa
IS, the soldier. Thus doing he was heI
IS, ing God. 1t is not ours to be dismay
ma because God took him for some J
Ia more glorious work.
n Rather do we rejoice in that one
i'd our own was found worthy of qui
a promotion. because he has been call
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