Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-16
THE FUNERAL RITES
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES OVER RE-
MAINS OF DIR. TALMAGE.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Place a
Wreath Upon the
Bier.

Funeral services were held at the Church
of the Covenant yesterday afternoon over
the remains of the Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Tai
mage. The large church was crowded to
the doors, and large number were unable
to gain admission. The funeral ceremony
began at . o'clock and occupied considerably
over an hour. The Rev. DR.. Teunis S.
Hamlin, pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant, officiated and made an address. Rev.
Drs. Thomas Chalmers Easton of this city,
s. J. Nicols and James Demarest both Of
Brooklyn, also made addresses, The casket
rested Immediately In front of the pulpit.
and over it was a massive bed of violets.
The floral offerings were numerous, mostly
of lilies of the valley and white roses, in
Guiding wreath sent from the White
House by President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
The members of the stricken family occu-
pied pews the right. while across the
aisle from them were the honorary pail
bearers: Justices Harlan and Brewer of
the United States Supreme Court, Senators
Cullom, Illinois; Burrows, Michigan and
Dolliver, Iowa; Representative William AL
den Smith, Michigan; ex-Secretary of State
John w. Foster, the Rev. Drs. Louis
klopsch of New York and Bittinger and
Fishe of this city, DR.. G. L, Magruder of
this city. E. H Branch and F. NJ. Law
renee, lifelong Brooklyn friends of the
dead minister, and b. II. Warner of this
city.
Back of the pallbearers were seated Dis
trict Commissioner Mcfarland, member of
the Presbyterian revision committee. and a
large delegation of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton. headed by Gen. Breckenridge, the ex-
president general of the national society,
and Mr.. Noble D. Larner the president of
the local society. A large representation of
the members of the presbytery of Washing
ton We're present. and the First Presbyte-
rtan Church was represented by the elders
and the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mcleod
After the family of the deceased had en-
Lead, Kindly Light" a favorite hymn of
DR.. Talmage, and during the services sang
Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping"
and at Is Well With My Soul
The Opening Address.
DR.. Hamlin in his address pictured Dr.
Talmage as one of the great clergymen of
the century. He said that DR.. Talmage in
his marvellous word pictures always be-
spoke hope and cheer; that he aimed at the
hearts and emotions of the people instead
Of at their intellect. DR.. Demarest referred
to the student life of the deceased. He said
DIR. Ta1mage sometimes had been charged
with being sensational, but he was sensa-
tfonal because he must be, and it was
natural. He had in his early college life
shown the same marks of brilliant meteorc
genius that won their way to great achieve
ments in the later life.
DR.. Dernarest's Tribute
DR.. James Demarest of Brooklyn, N Y,
a lifelong friend and schoolmate of DR..
Talmage next spoke. He said in part:
In years past it has given me the great
est pleasure to defend DR.. Talmage from
certain aspersions which were cast upon
him. l knew DR.. Talmage Intimately, and
feel that | understood his character per-
haps few people did From his earliest life
! positively know that he worked with one
aim, one controlling influence before him.
That influence was his sincerity in preach
ing the Gospel as he believed God intended
1t should be preached. Any criticisms
which have been heaped upon him were un-
just. because throughout his life he was
sincere and honest in his convictions. He
served God as he believed God intended he
should serve
The choir sang one of the selections
named above, after which an address was
delivered by DR.. Thomas Chalmers Easton,
pastor OF the Eastern Presbyterian Church
If as his personal friend he said, for
over twenty years, l should attempt to
open the treasures of his real greatness,
where shall We find more of those sterling
virtues that poets have sung, artists por-
trayed and historians commended? He was
truly man of Cod. A vigorous intellect
brilliant ina gina ton lighting uD the path
of indomitable will and Formulating
Itself in splendid efficiency His moral
courage was equaled only by his giant
frame and physical strength He was made
of the very stuff that martyrs are made of
one of the most remarkable indivdualities
of our times. A man with no negative
qualities, aggressive and positive, his whole
soul was fun of convictions of right and
duty a firm friend man of ready rec
ogni,ion, a human magnet in his focalizing
power! He was true in every deed and
thought of his life
Knew Him From Boyhood Days.
Rev. DR.. S. J. Nicols of Brooklyn, who
had known DIR. Talmage from his boyhood
days. then spoke. He said:
Wherever English is spoken or read
there have gone DIR. Talmage's sermons.
Messages of comfort, love and relief have
gone from him to tens of thousands of
homes. and have become household words
And these homes / speak of are as great
in variety were the oratoricaI powers of
the beloved minister,
Whatever criticism there was of Dr.
Talmage, 1t must never be forgotten that he
preached the gospel, not the PHILOSOPHERS,
the ideas, the thoughts or the whims of
men. He spoke with conviction, and
preached the gospel of love, hope and kind
ness to lost men"
At the conclusion Of DR.. Nicors address
DR.. Hamlin offered a fervent prayer.
Body Conveyed to New York.
Succeeding the services the immediate
reiatives-irst, Mrs. Talmage, leaning on
the arm of her eldest son, Rev. Frank Tai
mage of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence l..
Wyckoff of Utica, n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mangam New York: Mr.. and Mrs. 'Donnan
of Richmond and others of the family fol-
lowing-passed to their carriages. Follow
ing this the crowd within the church passed
before the bier. The casket remained in
the church until late last evening, when 1t
IN CTlHn igt Mt nnal
Pennsylvania railroad train. leaving for
New York at l2:lo O'Clock pm. The re-
mains will be inferred this morning at
Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn after SER
vices conducted by the Rev. Dr. Howard
Suydam of Rhnebeck, n. Y.
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