Evening star., 1901-10-21

EeIerreo TO civil war times. and said there
were great many reasons why he and DIR.
sunderland should not have been neigh
pors. He was afrepublican," he went on,
ana l was anythingaelse than republf-
can lie had periledI all for the Union
cause, ana l had periied all for the lost
cause. But when We saw each other face
TO lace, ana that was over thirty years $50,
we became friends, and since that time
lh mere nave been no better neighbors than
tne speaker and DR.. Sunderland"
Rev Dr. Butler, in his remarks on DR..
ounoeriand as a patriot. said the impress
sive service would he sadly incomplete
WITHOUT word aregarding the mourned
one quatltles as a patriot and citizen. He
also referred to war times in which he
said Dr. Sunderland had proved himself a
man OF strong convictions, and a man who
possessed the courage7of those convictions.
NOT one word too much has been said of
nm TINS afternoon continued DIR. Butler.
he goes down to history as a broad. lind,
loving man, who in the darkest days of our
nations history stood firmly by the flag
Tor freedom and the Union
The Closing Address.
Commissioner Macfariand closed the ad-
dresses of the service. He spoke of DR..
Sunderland as a citizen Dr. Sunderland
mad been to him a father in God. he said.
knew him. 1 loved him and I admired
MIN. He was my fathers friend, and 1
knew him when I was a child, and he took
an interest in me which was beyond any
desert OF mine. During the past year and
half especially have good reason to be
grateful to him for sympathy, support,
advice and encouragement
1t would be ungrateful for the govern
ment of the District of Columbia not to ac-
knowledge the long and faithful service
rendered it by DR.. Sunderland in that post
9n oi nonor, the private station. DR.. Sunder-
lahd as a citizen was an example to us all.
throughout all his career in Washington,
under the exacting conditions of his call
ing, ne took time from his leisure hours to
render'public service. He was not content
righteousness, holding up high ideals in his
own pulpit and in other public places for
other men to follow, but he led the way
himself He not only preached patriotism,
ana sometimes when it was not popular
FOR him to do so, but he practicei it. The
neaVy duties of the preacher and pastor
over large and important congregation
gave MIN many opportunities to improve
the citizenship Of the District, and he was
always able to show by his own walk and
conversation what others ought to do. He
was ready at all times for service on civic
committees and In philan.hropic organiza-
He exercised wisely the most important
junction of the citizen of the District of
Columbia-that OF a judicious critic of its
government and its affairs. Criticism with
AiAii hCio lis Oio uOHOTdOlc place anu
meant just appreciation, whether favorable
or unfavorable, and not simply censure,
merited or unmerited He believed, with
Aristotle, that the city Is a place for COM
mon life to noble ends and worthily illus
trated all the virtues Of the Ideal citizen
The Program of Music.
The music of the memorial service was
under the direction Of Mr.. George Lawrence,
who augmented the choir to thirty-fve
voices for the occasion. The program was
as follows: Organ prelude; March Funerale.
Chopin, Mr.. Paul Sperry, organist; anthem
by choir, with tenor and soprano solos by
Mr.. Lawrence and Miss Mary Mackenzie
Byrne: sanctus. Holy, Holy, Holy" Gou,
Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes; anthem by choir,
with solo by Miss Byrne, Mr.. Geo. Wright
and Mr.. Lawrence, Blessed Be the Lord
God of Israel (Credo), Theo. Won La Hache;
solo, MY God, My5Father, While 1 Stray"
Miss Elenor Simonds; postlude, Mr.. Paul
Sperry.
The services came to a close by the
singing Of the long-meter .doXology and
benediction by DR.. Radcliffe.