New-York tribune., 1902-04-16
FUNERAL OF DIR. 7ALMAGE.
CROWDS AT THE CHURCH SERVICES IN
WASHINGTON.

Washington April B-FuneraI services were held
at the Church the Covenant this afternoon over
the body of the Rev DR.. T. De Witt Talmage-
The large church crowded to the doors Inc
ceremonies began at O'Clock and lasted more than
an hour. The Rev. DR.. Teunis S Hamlfn- pastor
of the Church of the Covenant. and the Rev Drs-
Thomas Chalmers EastOu. of this city. and 5 j.
Nicols and James Demarest of Brooklyn. oficiated-
The coffin rested Immediately in front of the Fulpit
and over it was massive bed of viOIets The floral
offerings numerous mostly of hlies-of-the
valley and white roses. including wreath sent
from the White House by the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. The members of the family occupied
pews on the right. while across the aisle from them
were the honorary pallbearers-Justices Harlan
and Brewer. of the United States Supreme Court;
Senators CuIlom. of Illinois: Burrows, of Michigan
and DOlIiver, of iowa: Representative william
Alden Smith. of Michigan; ex-Secretary John W.
Foster the Rev Drs Louis KIODsch of New-fork,
and Bittinger and Ffske, of this city; Dr. g. L.
Magruder of this city: f. H. Branch and F. NJ
Lawrence. lifelong Brooklyn friends of the dead
minister. and 3. II. Warner. of this city
After the family had entered. the male quartet
sang Lead. Kindly Light favorite hymn of
DIR. Talmage and during the services sang BE
yond the Smiling and the Weeping and 1t Is
Well with NV Soul DIR. Hamlin In his address
spoke of DR.. Talmage of the great clergy
men of the century. He said that DR.. Talmase- in
his marvellous word pictures, always bespoke nope
and cheer; that he aimed at the hearts and emo
tfons the people instead of at tkeir inteilects
dead man. He said that DR.. Talmage sometimes
had been charged with beirg satioual. but ne
was sensational because he must be. and 1t was
natural. had in his early college life shown
the same marks of brilliant, meteoric genius that
won their way great achievements in the later
life.
DR. Easton protested that il yet too early
to measure DR. Talmage; that death clears our
vision. removes rinimizes prejudices and
reduces supposed faults. He said that Or. Tai
mage was made of the stock from which martyrs
spring. and that had lived apostolic
life since the days of Paul He said that Beecher.
SpurgeOn and Talmage the three greatest
preachers of the century. but that the last named
the prince of the pulpit
DR. NicOIs referred the dead mans philan-
thropic deeds and characterized him brave
heart and noble soldier of the Cross.
DR.. Hamlin closed the services with prayer.
asking Divine mercy and consolation for the strtck-
family. Then the immediate relatives. first
Mrs. Talmage leaning the of her eldest
the Rev Frank Talmage, of Chicago: Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence l. WyCkof of Ithaca N U:
Mr. and Mrs. Mangam. of New-York; Mr. and
Mrs. Donnan, of Richmond. and others of the
family following. passed to their carriages Fol-
lowing this, the crowd within the church passed
before the coffin. The coffin remained in the
on a special car attached the Pennsylvania
Railroad train starting for New-York at 1210
a. The body will be buried tomorrow morning
at Greenwood Cemetery In Brooklyn, after ser
vices conducted by the Rev. DR. Howard Suydam.
OF Rhinebeck, y. Y.