The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-12
LAST HONORSTOW. 4. BALDWIN
NOT ABLE MEMORIAL SfRIffE
TO THELONG ISLAND n. HEtD.
New Workers In Every Class Of LIE. In-
Guiding the Greatest. Pay Tribute Ia
His Public Services what Felix
Adler aud Booker Warrington said.

Guiding the Greatest. Pay Tribute Ia
/ His Public Services what FellN
Adler aud Booker Warrington said.
Memorial services for the late William
II Baldwin, Jr were held yesterday after
noon in the Church OF the Messiah Thirty
fourth street aud Park avenue At 4
O'Clock. when they began, every train on
the Long Island Railroad Of which Mr.
Baldwin was president came 10 stop and
remained standing for two minutes "a n
tribute Of respect to his memory.
When the services began there was not Il
vacant seat in the church and in the gal
leries many persons were standing There
has seldom been such gathering Of prom
inent citizens Of this city at such a service.
The Long Island Railroad was represented
by the full board OF directors and about
200 employees Of low and high rank The
Offices and shops Of the company had closed
AT noon To enable those who wished to
attend
Delegations wore also present from several
Southern educational societies, the Metro
politan Securities Company, the American
Surety Company, the Armstrong Associa-
ton. the Corn Exchange Bank the East
Side Civic Club. the Colored Young Mems
Christian Association. the Colored Re-
publican Club Of New York. John d. Rocke-
fellor, Jr's Bible class and there were
seventeen members OF Mr.. Baldwn's class
at Harvard and al least 100 men from the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
To enumerate all the prominent New
Workers. who were in the congregation
would take half column OF THE sun
Among them were
ES-Mayor Seth Low. John, y. Crimmnnsl
tndrew Carnegie. st Clair ,MohelwqNy. Uarl
r Slioer. Austen G Fox. Robert w. De forest,
4. H. Vrselsnd, Thomas Ryan. J 6 T.,
parsons Eobert G. Ogden; me hev. Dn' "a ~
the Rev 3. ID. Mcdonnell.
The ushers we're H. VI. Atkinson OF At
lsnta, Ga. Samuel Bowles OF Springfield,
Mass, Kane S, Greene OF Philadelphia,
and James H. Hamilton, Eliot Norton,
Walter II Page. William F. Potter and
Oswald g. Willard OF this city.
DR.. Felix Adler Of the Society for Ethical
Culture was the first SPEAK He spoke OF
Mr. Baldwin's services for the public good
and said in part
Mr.. Baldwin seemed to me to be innn
typical OF the best influence OF democracy
on manhood. lie was a typical American,
typical because by his own efforts he rose
from low to high rank by a series oil rapid
promotion. He combined constant deyo-
lion 10 public matters with the highest eff |
Ciency In his own business His was one OF
the sanest voices heard in the debate bet ween |
Ia Dor and capital he declined 10 direrenti- |
ale between the Glasses and the masses. de- !
claring that we all are one people.
lsh that they might speak OF Nj BALDWIN /
TO the pupils in all the schools in thus city. /
that they might learn that merit and worth |
a re- NOT found only in the dusty past but that /
I ese arc things Of the present also. ! Wish /
o lso that his fea tures might b. commemoroted !
In tho city council chambers or IN n civic 1
hall OF fame. ] am glad TO know that "A |
dnest and most potent memorial is the effect |
hat he had on those associated with him |
aud the thoughts OF hin. that are loft ia their |
minds
Booker r. Washington told Of the work |
MIR. Baldwin did for the advancement Of |
education, both OF whites and negroes IN
he South. He said
Although great was the help which MIR |
Baldwin rendered to the Tuskesee Institute
this was nothing compared
o the moral and reli gious influence his pres
moe and faith inspired among teachers and
tudents ] have referred TO him as relig-
ous man. hut ] know not his creed or par
SECULAR faith. only know that II the Bible
,peals the truth whom Il says BY their fruits
~ shall know hem then William II Bald
vim. Jr.. was "A disciple OF Jesus and a type OF
While we honor hls memory to-day Ia TINS
public way ~ a larger and deeper sense IL
: being honored by scores and hundreds Of
Young men and Young women who are AT
n many cases without thought OF salary or
2ersonal comfort. FOR the redemption Of
heir race
The Rev Or Minot j Savage and the
Rev. Dr. Robert CoIlyer paid personal
ributes to Mr. IA ldwin's memory.