The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-22
CLERGY AND LAITY
HONOR DR.. HANLIN
Beloved Pastor Laid to Rest
With Requiems of
Affection.
Leader of Men," Preacher
of Funeral Sermon
Calls Him.

In the presence Of hundreds OF friends,
who hlled every pew. while many were
unable to gain admission 10 the church,
the auneral services over the remains
Of the Rev DR.. Teunis Slingerland Ham
lin Church held yesterday afternoon in
Ja.e Church OF the Covenant. which ne
had helped 10 build dedicated. and
loved during his twenty years ministry.
From ali parts of Washington young
and old gathered 10 pay homage 10 the
memory of their leader and friend. per
sons representative Of every class, in
a common cause Of sorrow. Almost all
OF the Presbyterian clergymen in the
city were present, as well as a large
number OF ministers Of other denomi-
nations, who joined with the cougrega-
ton IN a tribute 10 the dead pastor.
The profusion OF floral tributes and
their fragrance gave the sanctuary. the
appearance Of an Easter Sunday. or
the day upon which il was dedicated by
the now departed pastor. A beautiful
eXpanse Of floral Offering lay In front
OF the pulpit. The towers OF orchids
and lilies stood at both ends Of the
platform. covered with small clusters.
while the choir was hidden by clusters
Of roses. ferns. and lilies. The. black
draped bier was a bed Of violets.
Life Work Preparatory"
At the first strain Of HandeTs Largo"
the session OF the church. accompanied
by a committee from the elders and
trustees, preceded the bier UP the aisle.
Mrs. Hamlin entered with her elder son.
followed by friends and relatives. The
Rev. Charles Alvin Smith pronounced
the invocation. This was followed by
hymn by a quartet composed OF Mrs
Price, Mrs. Browning, ". B. McFar-
land and Frank Reside. The Rev.
Joseph T. Kelly. of the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, read from an epistle Of
ST. Paul a lesson on the union Of God
and man.
The Rev. Wilton Merle Smith. D. d,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church. New York. preached the tu-
neral sermon taking as his theme, THE
Divine Service" He referred leeungly
10 the life work of his friend. DR. Ham
lin. which he said was but prepare
tory work for the divine service TO
which he had nov been called. He also
spoke Of the love borne Dr. Hdmlln
not Only in Washington. but everywhere
ne was known, saying: He was g
man 70 be trusted iuSti1cJiVely. his
sterling worth his patience, his breadth
of vision. mis- lnQefaugable energy ana
the ability which marked him as
leader OF men drew others 10 put their
confidence in him implicitly, sympa-
tbiZing friend 10 an in trouble" He
raid tribute TO the great work he had
ACCOMPLISHED, here in washington. ana
the loss this city had sustained.
Tributes Of Love.
The Rev. Charles Alvin smith then
read Q number OF letters from DIT. Ham
In which gave an insight into lis love
md devotion TO his work and his con-
Eregatiou. He also paid tribute 10 the
character of Mrs. Hamlin. "a helpful.
deal mate for an exceptional husband"
Prayer was offered by DR.. T. f. Bit
ingeE, and after another hymn, ChOpin's
Funeral March" was played and the
body was carried TO the hearse and
taken &c Rock creek Cemetery, follow
ed by q large number of friends
The active pallbearers, from the Mems
Society of the church. were; Frederick
A. Fenning, William H Baldwin, An
drew Y. Bradley. Allan o. Ciephane.
Walter n. Gilbert Gilbert H. trOsVe-
nor, Braiuard W. Parker, and Stanton
Penfeld Peelle.
The members Of the session and repre-
sentativcs OF the hoard OF trustees and
the deacOns board Composed an honor
airy escort, these being Henry \. I'ressy,
Archibald Greeniees. Frederick l..
Moore. r. Southland Parker. ". 3.
Bryan. Claudius 3. Jewell. Stanton Jud-
kins PeeIle, John ". Foster. II. B. f.
MacfsVland. Alfred r. Quaiffe. Joseph
S. Chamberlain. George NJ Wlutwell,
Frederick A Ellis. Charles f Nesbit.
Henry lie Due, William s. Carroll,
Charles H. Butler. William =. Curtis,
William j. Flathcr, Rudolph Kauff-
mann. George y. McI.anahan, Charles
d. Waicott, BFoinard H. Warner, and
Justice Harlan
A committee headed by Chairman
John w Foster. is planning a memorial
service at the Church of the Covenant
for Sunday next