The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-18

Mr.. Pafker's service, whether as a lawyer.
a citizen, or a churchman. There are
others to perform this gracious duty.
Il am glad to be associated with this
service of commemoration, and glad TO
speak some words In the name OF the
diocese. and of the church whose faithful
his long life.
He would not have wished US to come
together at this time to praise him,
or IS speak words of eulogy which
we all think might be fifty spoken. He
sought not mans praise while living he
would not have wished it now that he has
gone where the praise OF criticism or
men does not reach. But think he would
be glad to have us come together in the
spirit. which has suggested the ordering
of this service, that we might remember
him and speak as ~neighbors and FRIENDS
of what he was aud what he did.
For him. as for all those who do their
duty in this life, death means not defeat,
but victory, moi failure, but promotion to
and we give God thanks for him, VINO,
having finished his course in faith, now
rests from MS labors.'
"A great life, richly endowed, has been
given to the world, and our feeling
concerning it now is one of gratitude.
Such men as Mr.. Parker, with high
purpose as regards the use Of their
which We build and upon which our life
rests. The people. or a community, which
forgets Its great and good men, Is by its
lOjBetlulneSS weakened anu put III Al lOWSI
place. No material development, or splen-
dor. can make up for the fo~rgetfulness OF
good lives woven into the life of the state.
we are made better ourselves for the
service In which we are now engaged. 30
while we recall their good examples and
remember them, they whom we call dead,
do, out of the land of silence and the rest
of paradise, render US still the greatest
and noblest service.
Perhaps 1t did not come to many of us
that the man who day by day walked up
and down Broad street between his office
and his home, erect, thoughtful, dignffied
in act and speech, was a great man, great
in his profession, great in character, great
because his life was bound In with things
which are abiding and are eternal, but SO
he was, and with his going a great man
has passed out OF the State and the city.
His devotion to his profession always
interested me greatly. His calling was more
than the means by which he made his liv-
ing; he was fond OF 1t, enthusiastic about
it. devoted to ii, He did not practise law
simply to make money; he was not turned
aside from its practise to take advantage
OF opportunity or position which fairly
came to him. Most men are disposed to
think that soIne other calling than their
W is easier, or more interesting, be-
cause they know the dull routine and diff
ficulties of their own calling and not of
Others. But | always thought that he
loved his profession, and had thrown his
whole heart and mind into the purpose
to excel therein.
'Mr. ParkerS interest IN re1glOn was
very definite and very intense. His was not
that formal respect for the church and for
religion, of n somewhat ~patroniZing char
acter, which SO many men In high posi-
ton are disposed to show. There was
something child-like, simple and direct in
his faith and religious life. He always
acted and spoke as IL an interest In the
church and religion was the most natural
thing in the world, and to be assumed, OF
course as the attitude of every right
minded and thoughtful man. His religion
had steadiness, depth and strength, which
nothing could disturb. In the religious in
struetlon Of the children, which many men
think hardly worthy of their attention, he
had the deepest interest. He believed In
the definite instruction of the young in
religion as the foundation of a good life
and character.
From the thought of Mr.. Parker, I have
often passed TO the thought of another
great lawyer. whose life came to an end In
England a little more than two and ono
half centuries ago-the most learned man
In his generation, John Selden. Both men
had come to look at the things which are
eternal in much the same way.
John Selden, dying, was looking back
over seventy years, and truth SITS
In%1e Itne Of Ups dTr q ste aglhs an men Of d one s cIfyt
looked back over a longer life, and IL
his studies had not reached so far. he had
seen greater changes in the worlds life
and thinking, and had kept a straight
az NCA AC'NNh A..
most changeful century. He kept the old
faith with the simplicity of a child. He
had never wavered In his trust in God, or
in his Savior. and like John Selden, he
had found in the gospel of Christ and in
the Sacred Scriptures that upon which he
could rest his soul for time and for
eternity"
The Rev, DIR. Eedlcston, an old personal
friend of Mr.. Parker, said the State OF
New Jersey would always hold a con-
spicuous place in the galaxy of the Union
because of its illustfious sons, especially
those who were lawyers. He named Alex
ander Hamilton, David A.. and David B.
Ogden, William Pennington, Chief Justice
Hornblower, Theodore and Frederick T.
Frelinghuysen, chancellors Vroom and
Green. Joseph p. Bradley, Asa Whitehead,
Anthony @. Keasbey, land last, but not
lenst. our beloved friend, Cortlandt Parker,
who was leader Of his profession in our
State"
DIR. Eccleston paid an eloquent tribute
TO Mr.. Parker as a man, a citizen, a true
friend of the afflicted and of religious edu-
cation Of children, and as a loyal member
Of his church, one who did not favor inno-
v%ations. but took his religion from the
Bible as the only Word of God, and who
lived according TO the laws of God.
DR.. Eccleston told of his intimate
- - VII IL 4 I'll hNi al lie lOiiit
during four years as rector Of Trinity, and
he said his brother, who also served as
rector of the old church, regretted that
he could not attend the memorial service.
Chancellor Magic said the people of
Trinity Church knew Cortlandt Parker's
worth as a church member and officer and
as a man, neighbor and friend, and the
people of Newark and New Jersey knew
HIM as a foremost citizen. The Chancellor
spoke Of Joseph p. Bradley and Frederick
I. F~relinghuysen, as young lawyers with
MIR. Parker in Newark, and how one be-
came an associate justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States the other
United States Senator and Secretary Of
State. Mr.. Parker took an active interest
in municipal, State and National affairs,
but he loved his profession and his re-
ligion, and gave to them the best of his
brilliant mental gifts.
"Wha Cortlandt Parker was to the bar
of New Jersey" the Chancellor said, ''can
only be told by members of his profession
To me, who knew him well, this task has
been entrusted. In the best sense Mr.
Parker was a successful lawyer, strictly
honest and ever loyal to the interests OF
a client. He always did this, yet he woulc
not present am argument for a client that
did not accord with his sense of honor
and that he would not use IL the case were
his own. His influence for good as a law
yer stirred the best element in the young
men Of the profession, for he had lofty
ideals and his motives We're pure. He was
al honor TO u bar, to your city, to oul
State, tc his religion"