The Washington times., 1902-12-29
ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD
OF THE PAST YEAR
DR.. Wallace RadCIiffe'S Com
prehenSiVe Review
FRIENDS OF THE DISTRICT
Those Who in Political Life Aided in
the Advancement of the
Nations Capital.

NAHUM NdPAlal.
The years review Of business. Htora-
ture, science. and statecraft. as we'll as
n history OF tho illustrious dead, was
given yesterday morning by Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe, at New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church.
The deaths were classified according
to the business or profession in which
the subject gained fame Business. art.
architecture. sculpture, music, science,
exploration. literature, politics. war. &C.
cIesiastIcaI life, and many other occu-
pations bad their history makers. Dr.
Radcliffe euIoglzed these as follows:
In business, Mackay. the last Of the
bonanza kings; Dupont, Of powder fame;
Msrquand. banker and philanthropist;
Krupp OF cannon fame. wealthy. wise.
benevolent, whose tragic end presents
the dramatic picture Of the imperial
shield protecting the family and memory
OF the dead; Tiffany. whose name
sparkles with the associations Of jewels
AAAA ~ NAANan hNNANHr anu ouN IAltlAr "a
name to conlure with in the Capital,
whose presence was familiar in these
pews- whose generosity presented you
an organ for our church praise. and
whose indomitable energy and far-see-
ing wisdom assalIed our provincial con-
servatism. and transformed the country
village into this beautiful and command
ing Capital.
In art, Bierstadt, Who so grandly
emphasized the glory and power Of
American landscape; Cooper, who for
sixty-seven consecutive years exhibited
IN the Royal Academy; Constant and
Vibert. French painters. and Tissot. who
preached so tmpressiveIy the gospel in
colors IN his series upon the life OF
Christ
Designer of Capitol.
"In architecture. Clark. architect Of
the Capitol Nor must we omit to men
tion Mast, father OF American carica-
ture. who originated the tiger and eIe-
phant OF American politics.
'In sculpture. Antokulsiy, a genius
and inspiration to Russia, whose work
such as Ivan the Terrible. Christ Be-
fore the People, and a Christian Mar
tyr are among the greatest OF the past
century
In music. Watson. Lane. Urso. emf
nent violinists and composers: Perkins
composer; Warren. organist and Wur-
den. author OF Listen to the Mockina
pfrT' o,a hogt- - r,,-roas-- ~ a. 80,
war. among which was Give Us Bach
Our Old Commander. which was inter
dicted by the Government because Of its
influence.
In science. Holmes and Wheelock. In
ventcrs: Ames. botanist; Cleveland
genealogist; Hussman. ponoiogist, and
Powell, eminent naturalist.
In exploration. Curate and Holbub
African explorers. and wundt. who re-
Gently adventured fr7m Paris TO New
York by land. except a Bering Straits.
In literature. Stevens. bIhliographer
Hopkins. OF the Scientific American.
scudder. OF the Atlantic Monthly.
Guernsey. Of 'Harper's;' and. creates
Of all. Godkin. of the New Yorl
Evening POST stebbins. dramatic anC
historical writer; Butter. author O.
Nothing 20 Wear and English. autho,
OF Ben Bolt Paul Leicester Ford. o.
beautiful promise. but sudden and tragi,
end; Eggleston. preacher. novelist
journalist. historian. whose aim was &,
cause Americans 10 know their brothers
Stockton. most representative and buoy
ant Of humorists adding largely to tn,
pleasantries Of life and the good chee,
of human fellowship a national bene
factor: Zola. whose life was drama
eager. impetucus. ambitious. original
and versatile. whose influence was un
healthful. and evauoscent. and Henty
author Of more than eighty boys book
which have encircled and 0verspread III
earth.
Friends Of the District.
In politics Commissioner Ross. ZOO
citizen and faithful officer OF this Dis
trict; United states Senator Mcmillan
kindly. genial. generous. the manly mar
the true friend. the patriotic citizen
the honored Senator. whose abiding mon
ument will be in the enlarged he an
beauty OF the Capital Morton. forme
Secretary Of Agriculture. whose memor
viii be kept green by Arbor Day. Alt
geld. most powerful leader OF extrem
radicalism, OF tremendous energy, an
acknowledged honesty. but with a dan
gerous genius for destruction Ex
Speaker Reed. honest. strong. keen. fear
less. clear-cyed. and contemptucus. hi
great venom win be his cousummat
demonstration Of the power Of the ma
jority 20 rule. And Cecil Rhodes. III
most commanding figure. an emplr
builder whose dreams we're limited D.
the power of money. whose ideals wer
exclusively material. whose religion wa
f. The sensual idelatry Of mere size. VIII
attained United South Africa. but by
cold-bloodcd sefhshness which tramplc
over mountains Of oorpses ana througI
streams OF blood
In war Botha O hero OF our modorl
Thermopylae; sisel and Wade Hampton
whose very names waken echoes Of m
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