The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30

fratr Peoria ard waiting an hour or 80
snrs into The city cn a freight train ard
slipped ~ herse tarCuxa the back streets
fse was 80 utterly Disguised because his
friend Blaine bad MT been nominated
feaf he I'D not want 70 take part n any
demonstrations In his own hanur. Blaine.
IL viii te reryse moereki. made three
apescaes ta tue West during that cam
iaiga. che o. whssh be- rna&se al recrFa
az q compliment 10 Tagarsai.. TIE meet
ing was held. 20 the open air ard Vas
largely attended. fnEersoE prszs1ed ana
maize enc OF bis characteristics speeches III.
Introducing the sEeaker. When be arose
70 do 80 the crowd went wild. cheering
frznteaIiy gigh cries Of "Hurrah for In
gsrsas1,'' etc"
When be concluded and Blaine stepped
81 this trent. just slight ripple Of APP
psasase went over the reowt Bob. who
stood at the rear Of sae platform, frownei
angriay fer moment. then stepping 10
the front. sesk his hat from under his
arm. waved Il vigorously. and called for
three cheers for Blaine. which we're then
given with a Will. Ssni the crowd kept
snrgang around the platform. making con-
siderable disturbance. with occasional
cries of 'ingersofl, Ingersolr' Bob again
stepped 20 the edge of the platform. and,
waving nss bat in the face Ct the crowd.
said Boys keep sfiIi. Don't make such
id fools 81 yourselves: this is net q Dem
ocratic meetingf"
IngersolI became noted In his home
town for his religious. or. rather. ire
Hgi9us, views about the same time he
became noted as an orator and politician
His private views and opinions were well
known among his intimate friends bat
they had not been expressed In public
to any extent until he delivered the flu
neral Grafton on the occasion OF the death
of hts wife's father. He delivered the
Grafton at the grave closing with these
words. And with morn and noon aud
night, vita changing clouds and change
less stars. with all the beauties and at
fractions II life, with no regrets for the
past nor hopes or fears for the future
We now give up our dead
IL was this expression of mo hopes or
fears for the future. this Reputation OF
the doctrine Of a future life. at the brink
of the grave, which first shocked the re-
figioms element and brought Ingersoil into
prominence as an atheist. His views be-
aeafne well known after that, and he never
lost an opportunity to express them in
public or TO take whack at the Chris
tan religion
The Rev. DR. Stephen H. Tying. the
noted Presbyterian divine OF New York
while lecturing in the West several years
~
Tying, relative, OF that city. Having
heard good deal OF Ingersaii he ex-
pressed a desire TO meet him. According
ly. the two Tyngs called at Tngersolfs
office one afternoon, and on introduction
the two eminent representatives Of on
posite thought greeted each other cor
daily, and were soon engaged In an ami
mated but friendly discussion of theoloe-
icai questions. While they were thus en-
sv4x 1af n uIA h.xs
Office and passed around. soliciting aims
They all gaze a little something, and
when she had gone saut Bob turned TO
DIR. Tying and said. with smile. Now
doctor, that IL one reason why I don,
like your God. II were god there
shouldn't be a hungry person upon The
face of the earth
1t WAS his funeral Grafton over the
grave Of his brother, r. c. Tngersoil, how
ever, that attracted so much attention in
the religious world. and caused many 10
think thar the great apostle Of atheism
was weakening In his faith II was the
first time In many years that death had
come near To him. and the devotion of
the brothers 10 each other was we'll
known. When he said: "Iifa is A cold
and barren peak between two eternIttes:
We cry aloud, and the only. answer IL the
echo OF our waiting cry" And I'm the
night Of death hope sees star. and
listening, love can hear the rustic of n
wing" They wanted To know what right
he had 10 talk about the ''star of hope"
ar the rustic of q wing II he did not
have some belief IN future life.
II was Robert @. ingersoli's upright
private character. his exemplary domestic
life. his noble devotion To his home and
family that was most admired In all his
career, and which endeared him most 10
those who knew him. His home TN Peoria
Is remembered as a model II domestic
peace and happiness. II was the center
ana attraction OF large circle of friends
VIE enjoyed its genial hospitality. and
nowhere sili hts death cause more sin
cere sorrow than In the city whore he
lived So long.