Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-16

tive Mcclellan Representative Towney,
REPRESENTATIVE Dolliver. Representative
Evans. Representative Dockery. Represen-
tatiye Payne. Representative Bailey Rep
reS-utative Boutelle.
The Funeral Services.
An organ and choir were stationed in the
rear Of the press gallery. and when all were
seated rendered Morse's Crossing the
Far" MIR. J. W. Bischoff was the organist
and the choir consisted Of Mrs. Bischoff
Mrs Hattie Meade Smith, sopranos; Miss
Edna Scott Smith Contralto. Mr.. Douglass
Gresham Miller, tenor, and Mr.. James Wal
ter Humphrey. bass.
A the last strains of the grand old hymn
died away the Rev. DIR. Newman of the
congregational Church advanced to the
clerks Tostrum, in front of the Speaker.
br- Newman read the first portion of the
funeral service of his church. amidst
solemn hush which overspread the assem-
blage. When this was concluded DR.. New
man proceeded upon euiogy of the char
acter and life of Mr.. Dingley, which was
closely listened TO by the audience.
DIR. Newmnn's EuIoEy.
DR.. Newman spoke as follows:
We are summoned to this legislative
chamber by an issue which permits no de-
bate.
A decree has gone forth in the character
Of an ultimatum and we here, in this serv-
ice Of affection and honor. are called upon
simply To recognize. II is a glad thing
when We can recognize that which is Won
derfuI about us If We see that which has
qualities calculated to upIif; and bless. the
uplifting and the blessing depend upon our
perception of the qualities. II is fascinat-
ing. even in sorrow. when We find ourselves
recognizing that which is capable of enter
ing into Us by its very simplicity and max
ing us feel its power
An Example Of Maniiness.
we come today, drawn by honor and
evevry sentiment of manlness, to place our
Hffectionate tribute before one who stood
In his life as an example of manliness. 1
suspect that every particle Of manlness in
zach of US is touched today. 1 suspect that
every aspiration which tends toward the
best in life that every sigh. the finest sigh
If our hearts is touched by the finger of
great sorrow and made to live. For what
10 We recognize today. what is 1t that
comes to US it, the soIemnity of this sor-
TOwful hour for US to perceive. 1t is a
lucid and luminous life. 1t is the trans
parent character. il is the unselfish, pure
manhood laid down in the service of his
fellow men. of his country and the world
1T is a wonderful thing when we strike
type Of life like this life which has just
left us We find ourselves in this life that
We are always rested and blessed when we
find a type to which this type belongs; d
life which seemed to develop by every kind
If natural influence from first to last. de-
voI"pinE simply from its plain and unevent-
ful origin in childhood and bovhood
through the hard study of college. all
through the early years of young manhood
through Journalism, through attending to
The cause of public affairs and the nations
HE. 10 the place where il fell at the last.
the place of leader in public affairs
Whenever We find Il type of life We are
Instantly likely to recognize it. Deterrent
influences IN some lives prevent us from
seeing and developing them. unfortunate
circumstances. cloud the Horizon toward
winch We look 10 find the scope of some life
% which we are interested.
rE,T-
FHees or dtvargences such as cloud and for
ne time obscure the development of many
lie among US Through the public
schools. through college through ioIIrnaI-
Ism through painstaking mental applica-
ton h came and became strongly men
tai and moral eVcryW here. so that at last
ne stood the synbo. of a pure American
man and citizen worthy of the honor the
confidence and the trust reposed in him
ttternnces of His Life.
Now. what does this make of life?
What does it make of that which a man
tries to do? II makes Of it an utterance
When life is developed in this simple and
placid and effectual way, it makes a duty
done an utteTance of the life from which
II has come and thus we find in very
truth that this mans duty, when it was
l"if. Was an utterance Of his life. We
hEd that this mans entrance into public
Affairs was an utterance of the sou! within;
mat tHls man 5 speculation on great ques-
sucas If the life, the mind and the soul
within
We clothe a Christmas tree with bau-
hitS and Spangles, but they are not an ut
teranCe Of the tree. So some of us some
times attempt to gather IN acquisitions and
gam attachments and accOmp ishments
which are fictitious and are not in truth
an AttrfaHce Of the life within. 1t is only
when from the beginning the mind and the
L'aft 50 growing as TO grow constantly
from day TO day to greater power and in
Ill
becomes an utterance and an influence an
Inspiration. an imperative TO the advan-
tass Of the day in which We live.
That was true of this man. was it not?
That from his early days he grew: from
his college studies ne grew: from his early
introduction into journalism he grew:
through all the ways nature led him he
grew. until at last he. becoming tower
81 strength because of his character every
Jhlng he did was an utterance and that
character was an eXhalation of the life
within. and so in the truest sense il he
came worth caring for. worth recognizing
worm taking into account worth entering
INTO pubic life Of the nation and the world
Typical of the Dead Mans Life.
1t has been said somewhere. l know not
where, but 1 have seen it stated some
where, that in the first plans for that Won
aerful shaft which stands in our city on
the banks of the river yonder thsre was
provided an Ornate tempIar base. which
'l-''t'4't TX A'i''i-!le+i+is ana within which
there should he some attempt nj oth.r
plan than Is now provided. However that
may nave been, il is extremely fortunate
that that shaft never had that kind of
ornate tsmplar base for every time it
catches the eye now 1t IS a symbol of the
power or he very best symbolism possible
IL II Is a symbol from the character and
the type OF that which IS within then il
must be the best symbol of American man
MOOD, and Just as it best represents in its
present structure and finish the life of
MIN whose name il bears. so We place very
ieadliy IN the type OF that same kind of
manhood any one who fails in private or
public life. placing il with the life which
goes through early stages through unerring
HSrlpIne 10 th- leadership. to come through
enlargement OF patience, then that life is
M which is typified by the shaft which
catches the light from the heavens when
ever, amid the haze and mist that lies
over the city below, ii reflects all the
LfeHHthS OF the horizon and unseen the
darting Of heavens bright effiuence"
Child OF the Living God.
We come today, then. with all our sor-
row with all our struggle after manhood