The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-16
NOTED MEN AT
TALMAGE'S BIER
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Impressive Services Held Over
Body Of Eminent Divine.
NONE LIKE Hin SINCE PAUL
a
CoNFRERE TELLS WHY HE WAS
SAID TO BE SENSATIONAL.
NONE LIKE Hin SINCE PAUL

U7ASHINGTON. April 15.-FUueral
w services were held at the Church
of the Covenant this afternoon
over The body Of Rev. r. Dewitt Tai
mage The large church was crowded
70 the doors.
The funeral ceremonies began at 5
o'clock, and occupied more than an
hour Rev DIR. Teunis s. Hamlin. pas
tor Of the Church of the Covenant and
ReY. Doctors Thomas Ciamers Eastoa
OF this city and s. J. Niccols and
James Demarast, both of Brooklyn, Of
hciated. The Casket rested immediate
IS In front of the pulpit, and over Il
was d massive bed of violets.
The floral offerings We're numerous.
mostly OF lilies Of the valley and white
roses. including a wreath sent from
the White House by President and
AIRS, Roosevelt. The members of the
stricken family occupied pews on the
right, while across the aisle from them
were Tie honorary p&H- bearers Justice
Harlan and Justice Brewer Of the SD
preme court Of the United States; Sen
ators Cullom Of Illinois, Burrows Of
Michigan and Deliver of Iowa; Rep
resentative William Alden Smith Of
Michigan. eX-SeCretary of state John
w. Foster Rev Doctors Louis KlOpSch
o. New York and Bittingev aId Fiske
Of this city, - T.. MacGa id IF this
city, j.. II. Branch and +. Law
renee, lifelong Brooklyn f. a of the
dead minister, and Is. + Yarn"~ Of
this city. After the family mad enseTed
a male quartette sang Lead, Kindly
Light" a favorite hymn of DR.. Tai
mage, and during the services sang
Beyond the Signing and the Weep
ing and 1T Is Well With My Soul.
Dr Hamliu, ia his address, pictured
DR. Talmage as one Of the great clergy
men OF the country.
DR.. Demarest referred to the student
life Of the deceased. He said DR.. Tai
mage sometimes had been charged with
being sensational. but he was sensa-
tional because he must be, and IL was
natural.
DR.. Eastcr protested that it was yet
too early to measure DR.. Talmage; that
death clears our vision; removes og
minimizes our prejudices and reduces
the supposed faults. He said that DIT
Taimage was made Of the stock from
which martyrs spring, and that no man
had lived so apostolic a life since the
days of Paul
DIR. Niccols r Eerred to the dead mans
philanthr9pic deeds and characterized
him as a brave heart and noble soldier
of the cross.
Dr. Hamlip closed the services with
prayer. Then the immediate rela-
tives. first Mrs. Talmage, leaning or
the arm Of her eldest son, Rev Frank
Talmage of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Wyko1 of Utica. Ny; Mr.
and Mrs. Mangam Of New York, NJ
and Mrs. DoBuan of Richmond, and
others OF the family following, passed
TO their carriages.
Following this the crowd within tht
church passed by the bier. The casket
remained In tie church until late this
evening, when ii was placed upon q
special car attached to the Pennsyl
vania train leaving here Tor New Yorl
at 1910 a. III. The remains Will be in
TERED tomorrow morning at Greenwood
cemetery in BROOKLYN, after services
conducted By Rev. DR.. Howard Suydan
Of Rhinebeck, n. T.