The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-02-15
BRAVE LAwToN's LAST MARcR
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Frssa President 60 Private the People
Pay tfauazs ~ iiera.


was expressed when America added tlss
chapict of oyprcas 90 the brow that -
long had worn lhe laurel.
ia sae Church sf the Covenant.
Thr burial service beneath the leaf.
lcss trees al Arlington was preceded
by services In the Church of the Coz.
cnsni. on Connecticut avenue. a,
wiieh every department Of the g,,y-
ernment was represented, including
thu president. congress. the supreme
court. ali the ranking ofiicrrn nf :hs
army and navy within reach Of Mash
iBFion, Lawtonk old comrades uf the
hne and staff, the diplomatic corps ia
all itH briillanec Of uniform aud dee.
orr tion and ms many citizeus Of all dc.
grter as were fortunate enough 10 find
standing room within the walls.
A Scarcely Lea. Notable Gatheriaa
In the body Of the church WIS q
scarcely less notable gathering, assist
ant secretayiesand beads Of bureaus. thr
military committees OF the house and
seT ate, diplomats. the orienials In their
flowing robes Of sombrc color aud the
Europeans respondent in decorations,
and prominent among them the Spau-
ish minister There wcru also delega.
TORS from the loyal legion. the grand
army and other patriotic societies.
Presbyterian Burial service.
Chaplain Pierce. Of Iawtun's oil
command. read the Presbyterian burial
service, that Epistle to the Corinthians
whoar words OF comfort serm freshly =
pruned for each occasion Of bcrra,e e.
mInt.
Then President Stryker Of Iiamil.
ton college, New York. clad Ia his %.
V!pity robes, rose 10 deliver the ora
ton. He had been selected personally
by the secretary Of war who knew his
fitness for the task. The choice was
amply justified. seldom has any ccrc.
mony called forth tribute more
scholarly and eloquent, or elegant,
more direct aud more appropriate and
Sitting to the Occnsi0n.
President stryker's Address
Dr.. stryker Eaid In part;
"over ,he width Of the earth. a soldier ,
The dSat ths, S ' he natiah on sstRerr 'S 20 10
guarding ia that uf no common man. We
are met TO celebrate and mourn him. but
white we recall the record 80 compact
blossom Of m0deaiy crUwna withaN, whiis
We rtctte the story Of one who peFsuni
ned the best American traditions, Brsi
"a HH
treAas that solemn aisle ~ pain, thg
eanctity OF whose shadows are HcrcSsi-
bic only to her God.
''itther we have come-thc peoples
choser head. and all authorities else from
their high several Ksssions-to pny cut
poor but tender aims OF loye 20 an uu-
q our dwelling place ~ all gcneTatioila
that the stout tree Of liberty Atili yisidi
such manner Of fFultaNe. ard 10 pled<t
onfssivss, conslaerins the ssge 9d .s Ies
thei- unhlenehing and unbsighted faith.
''Hltuattnn f. secondary. humanity u
primary And. whatever else any, -. -.
brothers and sisters. lifting, RH children
or wet faces toward the cnnRolHtinns "i
Got, The stars Of the aPangied iag, GOV
shine multiplied upon th~ dewH OF grief
But. with q solemn Joy, II bescsms y7U
his comrades Of the army, 10 give lhAi.at
parrnthssiz Of dlffcult fareweiisl b.
Viewed not as a calamity, but az con.
quest
the pathos of thai courage We cummeuiU.
rate--couraEe most touching Of all hti
man a. aces. but let them also smllr witf
eyaltrd hope as they lay upon this sci.
dser's sepnlehre the chapletA OF thHii
homage"
H.. stryker eulogized Gen. Lawton ,
military career, aud went on TO say;
''This better Fiantagane}, this lR;asl
Bay ard without fear snd without r.
ptoach,' this modern Philip Sidney
whose life was also poetry pa, IN action
true manhaod--ln what substance root
the memories that last.
For . true poet land 90 provcnl ls on.
wsek a1s no sa pos iAss ever ever iH Tsa cam f nav.
hesn ashamed, would gladly have owned
and . true man II admitted 20 the fellow
saf s q II: ssFoss sy ss sssss sum mr. AM YEN
whom Raleigh, uuklavun Adoiphus. Wlii
lartl OF Orange, Winkisriad, Cnmoroartr
0artialdi. would know AZ sight, iie wa'
made Agineoart and NRHcby, and Quebec
and Lucknow, Of immortal stcyy, Tie WA
eonrsds TO the MarylanaeEs who Eaaree
who passed the Delaware. who soakea
the sod Of the Peach Orchard. who rxr
singing through the tide at Manila. wh'
ai.st Il be said, and let u bO said here
that none OF 0s is of those who wslA
backward into the future and Translate
the present upside down.
"A ttnlid and carping pcHEimlsi ltvei
0nli in the pau.perfect, but good gat'f
lives tn the suture-pcrfeet The one 4
sui sunctive, the other Il Indicative.
Nay, duty II IN the tempSrntlVp az
| upc0ndttinnai mood. When. In the uarls
OF mankind. and that peace might -
real, In jas. We affirmed a principle aiu
made precedent that I, for one, hold e
have written the EBost honorable iraf y
nii ostt hiatary, Hut all that has heef
since was corFolsry 20 that No sperih
| pleading Of professional maie0nierts Ntti
whon wisdom win not die, no prior
Abstraction. can nnnay what this ussf
| Holdier'n zeai did for American. Nathel
does such death enjoin upon our pus
pose and performance such sndR a. afs8'
| virdicats tis from ccwartiiy iphlfcrenftsu
ami evanton In the face or whatever duty
And however Unexpected or c0nip.ex--efl
Join us 20 regard and to toach liberty
authority.
'.ir some geed day--not FAR away. pleas.
| Goa whsa thaae Islands. fuuhdsings ~
| longer. shall have been rendrred as
matesttc deed and 20 civilization. 10 rer
uiatf freedom. and 10 the God OF these
| there. In fair LuRon, right where he tess
| fron 20 hts duty iet the valiant ffan1'
| Of this true Hherator rtne In immutahti
| hrcnza while. understanding ns at sast
| CUR brown brothera. EsEtnK upon tiia
| statue. stature. statute. NIL in one. anal
| say: He was Americas, bui he II ourw
too. LhWton. lie wan slain by ua, tx
L nefNntlw In anhaliNf. hut he has fuywtx