The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-05
HIGH PRAISE FOR LAWqON
A Memorial Service Held at the
Universalist Church.
General Miles and Corporal Tanner
the Principal Speakers of the
Evcning-Thc Dead Officer Landed
rs the Ideal Type of the Pntriot-
Soldier His Place in History.

The representative citizens and soldiers
of the nation assembled at the Universal
| list Church. corner Thirteenth and l.
Streets northwest last night, to pay tribute
| to the memory of the late Major General
| Henry ". Lawtou. The memorial service
| took the place of the regular evening sci :
mon. Eloquent addresses were made by
| Major General " A. Miles. and Corporal
James Tanner. The service was attended
by several Posts from the G. A. R., for
| whom seats in front were reserved and
| the remainder of the church was well fill
| ed with sympathetic and appreciative
audience. The pulpit was draped with the
national eolors, and on each side OF the
| alter large American flags stood upright.
| The speakers were introduced to the as
semblage by Rev. John IAN Setback. pas
tor of the church, who had arranged the
| service and secured the speakers. Appro-
pirate music was rendered by the choir
with which the audience was requested
to join in singing the national anthems.
| The meeting was opened with an organ
| voluntary after which short prayer was
offered by Rev ". ". Curry. who also
read Scripture lesson. Mr.. Van Schaick
then stated that he had voluntarily given
| up the evening to such eulogies as might
be delivered to the memory of General
Lawton Senator Daniel had been includ
ed among the speakers when the list was
[ first prepared but at a late hour he had no.
-
to attend Mr. Van Schaick said that he
| had resolved to devote at least one of
/ his Sabbath days to the memory of some
; one who had made an example for Ameri-
can men and women TO emulate, and Cen
/ ersi Lawton had been selected. II re-
| iected great honor on him. he concluded,
/ that he was able to present to the consre-
| CATION man who embodied all that Cen
eral Lawton had lived and ded for. Major
| General Nelson A. Miles, commanding
the United States Army.
General Miles Tribute.
! General Miles was heartily applauded as
he took his place behind the pulpit.
When true patriot dies. a people
mourn" he said. When grand and noble
! citizen passes away. his countrymen
| grieye. When great soldier and able
| general falls ON the field of battle. the ma
| ton suffers an irreparable loss. Such was
! the career OF Major General Lawton. So
valuable were his services to the nation
! that he had endeared himself in the hearts
4 of his countrymen. His name had become
a household word in every community. His
course in life had been so upright and
honorable that all classes from the high
est to the lowest. had learned to respect
/ and hoaor him, and all will revere his
memory ltf
I'm the great civil war he volunteered
! his services at the age of eighteen. and 50
earnest faithful and heroic was he in all
| the duties of camp and field that he soon
became marked man among his com
rades. and won the respect and admira-
i ton of his superiors.
'He was a natural and a conspicuous
! leader of men Always patient and uncom-
planning he fulfilled every duty and dis
! charged every obligation, whether in
| humble station or in one OF great re-
spousibility. When the war with Spain
| occurred he was one of the first to vol
unteer for any duty that might be required
Of him His only request was that he
might be permitted 10 go where there was
the most probability of doing active sery-
| ice. Being disabled by brief illness, he
returned to the United States, and then
| sought and obtained active service in
| far-distant field in the Philippines. where
| the duties of military service were most
| difficult and dangerous. The success of
| that campaign is largely attributed to the
| indomitable energy, fortitude. and tenacity
| of Major General Lawton.
Honest. Frnnk. and Noble.
Personally. General LawtOn was giant
in stature and physique. and his presence
was most commanding and scldierly. He
| endured all the hardships, exposure, pri-
yations. and dangers of that difficult cam
paign, uumindful of his own personal safe
| ty. His character was made up CT the ele-
| ments of true manhood. absolute honesty.
frankness. and nobility. Unselfsh and
self sacrificing. his life and deeds have con-
| tributed to the glory OF hi, country. His
memory will ever be RESPECTED by these
| who admire noble and heroic men. His life
and cha acter can be stuffed and emulated
| by the youth of this country, and his sue
| cess and achievements will encourage the
soldier and patriot through the coming
years.
While mourning the loss OF a comrade
| and frierd and one of our ablest generals,
We can but express our deepest sympathy
for his beloved family in this their great
bereavement.
AT the conclusion OF General Miles ad-
dress the choir sang 'Tenting on the Cd
Cspp Ground" The veterans in the aud
fence Joined in singing the hymn and then
applauded when il was finished.
Corporal" James Tanner was then in
treduced. He said General Lawtons was
a many-sided character
.'He was steady and relentless in pur
suing his campaigns and yet was kind and
gentle with those who fell into his hands.
although they may have been enemies but
a short time before. His soldiers all loved
him and have often stated he was too mild
toward his eaptives. 1t would be well to
stop and consider just what had been &C
complished by this man in the history of
this country and the great influences that
had been brought TO bear o.: his life. Out
side of the consideration of material com
mercal interests the great men that are
brought to the attention of a nation and of
the world by war are regarded with pro-
found veneration for the deeds they have
done and the wonderful prestige their bat
Ties give tc the flag they fight under. Ii is
probable that. except for the sorrow and
mourning that was occasioned by the as
"a ssination OF TWO Presidents and the death
OF the great leader of the civil war, Gen
cral Grant. there has been no such out
pouring of genuine feeling and grief has
been occasioned by the death of Henry W,
Lawtou. lie rests in the hearts of the
American people as has no other"
Mr.. Tanner then reviewed General Law
toms career from the time he entered the
army until he died He characterized him
as the great man of the Spanish war He
said that if Lawton had been placed in