The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Chaplain couden's Prayer.

chaplain SOuuenS fidySt.
Chaplain Couden offered the invoca-
ton, and said:
We honor him for what he did and
yet mere for what he was Gentle,
sweet, tender in his home, reyered by
his friends, beloved by his neighbors,
honored by his fellow-citfzens We are
not here to mourn, though he will be
missed by those near and dear to him,
by his friends and in the councils Of the
nation; but rather let us rejoice that he
lived and wrought and left behind him
the memory of a character worthy Of all
emulation. Peace to his ashes and
youth to his soul, which We dare to
hope sweeps on in unbroken continuity
TO larger conquests and greater victories
In the realms OF eternal day.
Inspire the minds and hearts of those
who shall speak here today of his deeds
and character. and God grant that de-
parting we shall leave the world a little
better that we have lived and wrought.
and everlasting praise be Thine through
Jesus Christ. our Lord
Tribute of Friend
The first speaker was Mr.. Lowering,
of Massachusetts, an intimate friend of
Senator Hoar. personally and politically
Describing Senator Hoar, he said:
Every waking hour found him oceu-
pied. il not in absorbing the riches of
all knowledge, why then IN working out
the great problems of civil government.
Great men make a great nation. and no
nation is greater than the men who
make it
No one realized this better than Sem
ator Hoar. and so while n1odestly filling
MS own niche he points with peculiar
acnmen and appreciation TO the great
men and statesmen who have controlled
the slestinies of nations and especially
OF our own. The men and women whom
he met were all the world 10 him He
cherished them for the good that was In
them. mat tney played so important q
part in his life Is shown by the fact that
IN his autobiography he mentioned no
less than a thousand men and women
wi1oni he had either met and known or
whose lives he had studied and admired
Liberty Dear to Him.
American liberty was dear to him.
and he would nave everyone enjoy IL
He abhored manacies. whether upon
himself or his fellow-men: whether they
fettered his limbs or his conscience: his
body or his soul
He could not have lived In Russia.
He might have died in Siberia. At
all events. had his lot been cast in a
country without a constitution his life
would have been given to bringing the
people 10 the enjoyment OF a free gov
ernment.
Mr.. Hoar was master of language.
Words We're his willing slaves, and fell
into line at his command whether to
overthrow an opponent in debate TO
point an argument in court. Or 10 Hum
mate a Beautiful page in history. If
occasion required. he could lGsh with
sarcasm. 1t snarted for a ti1ae, but 1t
leEer Dlistered.
ITO see Senator Hoar among his
DOCKS IN his own library was to see him
at his best and IN his happiest frame OF
mind. His books were precious TO him.
and while he valued them for their con-
tents, he would almost caress them like
chiidfen, IN his fonduess for them. Mr.
Hoar was an enthusiastic and inteui-
gent traveller. Historical places had for
him Infinite charm, and he sought them
out with direct and unerring instinct
remember meeting him once In the
old part Of London. Not III Temple Bar
NOT not IN westminster, nor the Tower,
where American travellers are wont 10
frequent, but down in the narrow lanes
by Crosby House and IN the old haunts
of the early Kings. For hours we wan
dered about in out-of-the-way places
He was entirely at home. and pointed
out To me spots of historical and literary
interest OF which ] had never dreamed.
lie found his way about through the
byways and obscure passages like pro-
fessional Cicerone.
Sponsor for His Party.
Senator Hoar was early at the cradle
of the Republican party. He stood as
one of its sponsors, and never forgot his
VOW 10 bring tito d full and complete
confirmation
The party did not always follow his
lead, # did not always do as he would
have II do, but he never forsook it, and
this is all the more remarkable because
he was a man OF such intense feelings
and strong convictions. He was the best
exponent We have ever seen OF a party
man.
Representative Champ Clark or Mis-
souri,. in his euIogy said:
THE career of Senator Hoar suggests
that all the world, including Massachu-
setts. is growing more liberal and more
tolerant" /"
Others who delivered addresses were
Representatives Gillett, Lawrence Thay-
er. Sullivan, Green, Tifrell, Roberts Me-