The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-12
FUNERAL OF PROF. PHELPS
IMPRESSIVE SERTICES
CHAPEI YESTERDAY.

E1-president Dwisht's Beautiful Trib.
ute to the Dcccased--The Ser vices Were
Conducted by Rev. pr. Munger and
Were Largely yAttentied-Body Taken
to Burlington, W., I'm u spcciuI Csr--
The Floral Tributes.
The funeral of Professor II. J. Phelps
was held in Battell chapel yesterday at
ternoon at o'clock and was very large
ly attended by both relatives and
friends of the deceased. The services
were extremely impressive and Were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Munger, mems
Der of the Yale corporation, and beau
tlful address on the deceased was de-
livered by ex-President Dwight The
body of the chapel was occupied by q
delegation OF professors of the universi-
ty, members of the family, delegations
from the various departments and those
who were formerly close friends of Pro-
fessor Phelps Those members Of the
immediate family present were Mrs.
Phelps, who entered the chapel on the
arm of her son, c. p. Phelps. and Mrs.
Loomis of New York, the daughter os
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Professor Phelps.
| The senior and middle classes OF the
Yale Law school, of which Professor
Phelps was an instructor. attended the
funeral in body and occupied seats In
the center aisle. A large number nf
Juniors also came in body, as did the,
members of VOLTS Head society, OF
which the deceased was an honorary
member. The palbearers were all mems
| bers of VOLTS Head and were G.. w.
Hubbell, jr. G.. w. Simmons, T. B.
Clarke, jr., L. B. Barber, M. B. Brain-
| ard, Howard Boocock. ]. Penn Brock
and r. J. Schweppe. The honorary bear
ers were Professor Sumner, ex-Governor
Ingersoll, Judge s. e. Baldwin, Dean
Wayland of the law school, Professor
Weir President Hadley and Messrs-
McCullogh and Whitridge of New York
city.
Others attending the funeral were ex-
Governor Waller, Professor Morris r.
Tyler, Judge Robertson, Judge Living
ston W. Cleaveland, Professor Wheeler,
Rev. DR.. Phillips, Professor Brewer,
George II. Watrous, Dean Lyman, Pro-
fessor Jepson, Dean Wright of the aca-
demic department., Rev. DR.. Newman
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Phillips, dean Of the graduate depart-
ment; Registrar Merritt, Professor San
ford Attorney George r. Cooley and a
number Of New York alumni.
The music was by the college choir
under the direction Of Assistant Profess
sor Jepson, the college organist. The
choir sang Lead Thou Me on'' A.
abide with Me- two OF Profes Va
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pieces were many and beautiful, incfud-
ing two large wreaths of -violets, one Of
violets and white roses, another Of
white roses, one of violets and red
roses, a large piece made up of white
roses in the shape Of a heart, and on the
casket were a cross of violets and
American Beauty roses and beautiful
cluster of white roses There We're sew
eral other handsome pieces.
At the conclusion of the service the .
body was taken to the depot and from
there in a special car attached to the
5:52 train, reaching Burlington, VT, at
4:40 O'Clock this morning. The members
of the family and the servants also left
yesterday afternoon on the special car.
The interment services will be held to-
morrow afternoon from the Phelps
homestead in Burlington and will be at
tended by representatives of the various
departments of the university and del
egation of New York alumni, members
of VOLTS Head.
The address Of eX-President Dwight,
speaking of "the man as we knew him.
was as follows:
The man as we knew him. He re-
vealed himself differently, no doubt, to
different men among us, and much more
fully to some than to others. This is
the inevitable law and experience of
life. We see in our associates, and
the sharers in the peculiar world to
which we may belong, what by reason
of our individual capacities or qualities
we are fitted to see. We are drawn to-
ward a common friend along varied
lines, and sometimes are drawn to-
wards him when we could not be to-
wards one another. We can, therefore,
bear witness only of what we perceive
and appreciate. Moreover, by the very
limitations common to us all, as well as
by the free choice and desire of our
souls, we open the deepest part of our
selves to those whom we most deeply
love. They, only, therefore, can ap-
preciate our inmost life. But as I have
now the privilege of offering my testi-
mony, I would speak of our friend as
| seemed to myself to know him-and
others who may have known his life
more intimately will say to one another
with greater fullness of emphasis what
may try to say to you all. He was,
as I think of him, man having In
1imself, by nature and through educa-
.ion the finest characteristics which
we ask for in the membership of the
brotherhood. With a strong
intellect and manly spirit-with an
purpose and a quiet determines
ion to build up and build out the pow
ers within him--with an appreciation
If culture, and a desire to give it it's
most wide-rea ching influence in mind
md heart and outward manner; with
generosity and magnanimity which
fitted the life ever above littleness and
neanness; with no wish to seem more
han reality would justify; with a lofty
deal of the professional career to which
le had devoted himself, he stood in our
company and among men everywhere,
,s q worthy example of the educated