The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-26

which came with the lamented Garfield and
living President Mckinley. In the throng
were senators from States that were Terri
tories before the war and for years after.
There were Hoar, of Massachusetts, repre-
senting the old, and Beveridge, of Indiana,
representing the new in national life. There
were John w. Daniel, of Virginia, repre-
senting the Confederate soldier, and Haw-
ley, OF Connecticut, standing as a type OF
the Union veteran, each of them to-day as
senator's mourning the loss OF their presid-
ing officer. There was Jones. Of Arkansas,
arm in arm with Frye, of Maine.
From every State came men of broad cul-
ture and prominence in national affairs TO
honor the memory of the illustrious Amer
lean whose Acknowledged ability had won
him a foremost place among men Of the
time. More than three-fifths OF the Senate
and nearly half Of the members OF the
House of Representatives were in the
church with the Governors Of one-third OF
the States Before the body arrived at the
church the members of the United States
Senate and House of Represents uves, dls-
tinguished men from the States of the Union
and representatives Of TIE New Jersey Leg
islature and Supreme Court were seated.
This left room only for the funeral party
from the house.
The church floral decorations were mag
nificent A band of smiiax, over three
feet wide and thick enough 10 hide the WALL
ran around both sides and the front OF the
main auditorium. Above the windows the
wreath ran unbroken before the pipes OF
the great organ. At the WINDOWS giant
palms reached up to the smiiax. These
palms and the festooning around the WIN
dows were laden with white flowers. princi-
pally lilies OF the valley, orchids and chrys-
anthemums. Around the organ and the
pulpit lilies were strewn in lavish profusion
The fonts before the pulpit were covered
with American Beauty roses to the height
of nine feet. large space before the pull
pit was left undecorated, where the casket
| rested, surrounded by floral tributes.
When the funeral procession arrived at
the church the mourners were seated In
the following order: Pew No. ]. Mrs. Ho-
bart, her son, Garret A. Hobart and no.
bart Tuttle; directly opposite. President
Mckinley, the secretary OF state ana the
secretary of the treasury. Pew No. 3. Da-
vd r. Hobart and family. Behind the pres
idential pew were seated the secretary Of
war, secretary of the navy, and secretary
of the interior The pew regularly occupied
! floral offerings. The pews Immediately be-
hind the personal pallbearers were occu-
pied by the representatives of the United
States Senate and Senate police guards,
members of the Board of Trade. Masonic
orders, county officers, bank officers,
Mayor Hinchliffe, and the city officers of
Paterson. In pews on the west side of the
church were Governor Voorhees,, members
of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. and
New Jersey State officials. The pews on
the right were occupied by the clergy and
elders.
The order of services was as follows: Or
gan prelude, by A. Mortimer Wiske, from
Chopin and Beethoven; reading OF Scrip
tures and prayer, by Rev. Charles d. Shaw,
of the Second Presbyterian Church of Pat
erson; hymn. Nearer, my God, to Thee"
by the Orpheus Club; address and prayer
by Rev. Dr. Magic; anthem, Weary
Hands," by the Orpheus Club; benediction,
by DR.. Magic. DR.. Magic, in the course
of his address, said:
In this day of national calamity and
grief 1t is fitting we should come into the
house of God and bow dn submission before
the most high God. Garret A. Hobart, the
man whom this Nation honors, the man
whom 1t learned to trust. has fallen in
death. The Lord giveth and the Lord hath
taken away. blessed be the name of the
Lord If to-day no warli,-e sound is heard,
more the less do We know this life was given
in the service of his country, and Its last
official duties were done under The very
shadow OF death. This spirit Of fidelity and
courage was his by inheritance The blood
which flowed in his veins was from good
English stock, and was mingled with the
martyr blood of Dutch and huguenot ances-
tors. He would have been untrue 10 ali his
ancestral tenoencies if he had rot served
the cause of freedom, of education and of
God. The ideals of his home life under
which he was trained were of high and
holy character. They influenced and guided
his life TO its close. Had he lived men
ordinarily live, he might have reached the
limit of four score years. He died in the
rlpeness OF his powers. full OF honors, not
Of years.
"lt needs not that should speak to-day
Of mis- public life and services Prominent
citizens and the press in all sections of the
land. and the proclametion of the President,
! have done him noble justice From the ex-
perience and training OF many official duties
In mis- na0ive State he entered on the high
duties OF the Vice President Of the United
States. The Office was 10 him no sinecure,
much less a mere waiting on Providence,
but a trust which he had received from the
Nation in which he would be found faithful.
1t became evident at once, not mercy that
he possessed the dignity and capacity TO
preside over the deliberations of the Senate,
but that he intended to 90 his duty with
Service gained for him the respect and
friendship. irrespective of section or party,
and gave TO the office he filled increased
honor and influence.
ITO the President of the United States he
gave true afIection, unchanging confidence
and constant support. / may be permitted
10 say, even In taiS presence, that In pri-
vate interviews, speaking OF the President,
the words he most frequently used were,
he ds good man. And / may be permit
ted to add that outside this bereaved home
there Is, / am sure, no more sincere mourner
than the President Of the United States.
Genial, kindly, hospitable, no one ever
had more friends; no one ever had fewer
enemies. Indeed, II may be questioned il
he had an enemy. He made friends and
never lost a friend And yet he had opin-
ions and expressed them freely. He loved,
kindly acts. His generosity was unbounded.
NO one can tell, no one knows, the number
or the greatness OF the kind deeds he was
constantly doing. He was never too tired
for the cheering word nor too busy to do
the kindly things himself He must be
men, 1t Is written, A man that hath
friends must show himself friendly. And
II Is true-the poor and lowly feel that they
have lost friend. Ii can be said Of him,
Those did not know him who did rot know
him in his home Those knew him best
who knew him there. The load of business
cares, the worry or political life, were there.
all and all together. laid aside. In his
most happy home he found relief from
every care and carried from IL, day by day,
fresh courage and purpose. Here, where he
was best known and loved, he came back
to die. All that science, and skill, and care,
and love could do was done in vain.
when. on his nomination, he received
an ovation from our citizens. irrespective
Of party. In the words he spoke he en-
ployed the passionate words of Burns for
Glencairn TO express his feelings for this