Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-15
"HE NEEDS NO EULOGY"
DEEDS OF THEODORE ]. MAEYR
WILL LIVE AFTER HIM.

He needs no eulogy; his deeds will live
after him, and some time, somewhere we
will be reunited
With the foregoing words. impressively
spoken, Mrs. Mary T. Lo- gley, secretary
of the National Spiritualist Association, be-
gan the service for the departed over the
remains of Theodore ]. Mayer at II o'clock
this morning at the late LONE of the de-
ceased, PA street southeast. The obse-
quies were attended by q large concourse
of the friends of Mr.. Mayer embracing all
classes of citizens, from the most lowly
toiler to wealthy men of affairs. 4dassed
about the casket were many beautiful floral
remembrances bearing appropriate inscrip-
tions. For an hour or more before the COM
mencement of the simple ceremonies men,
women and children filed past the bier and
took final look at their late benefactor
and friend. .,..
Mrs. Longley in her discourse over the
dead called upon God, the soul of all i'm
mensity; the soul of the universe" to be
present, and added:
I'VE lift our souls TO Thee,
Thou ar-hor of eternity"
She said those of her faith desired to con-
secrate to the service of the Most High
this released soul of one who had worked
out the life within him according to the
highest dictates of his conscience and his
duty" She added it was the belief of Mr.
Mayer that love came from the unseen and
not from the flesh; that death is only the
deliverance of the spirit from the bondage
of the body. from suffering and disease. In
the arena of life the deceased was busi-
ness man of affairs, but he had performed
more sacred service in the spiritual sense
by consecrating his life to nobler and high
er achievements than is POSSIBLE in mere
mortal man.
Labored for Fellow-Man.
HE loved and Iabored or his fellow
man., Mrs. Longley declared, land then
departed from mortal clay to take unto
himself the spiritual habliment. He was
brave and cheerful in his struggle for ex-
istence and his success was due to his spir-
itual life. He always spoke in no uncertain
tones in praise of the right as he did in
condemnation Of the wrong. He realized
that We only begin our school life here on
the material side and that perfection can
only be reached beyond the skies. He felt
and knew the wrongs of mankind and
sought to lessen them.
He knew the need of education for the
young and gave liberdally to educational
institutions. He did his duty as he saw it,
and did it we'll He was pronounced, I'M
compromising Spiritua1ist. and believed that
love, affinity and perfect fellowship sur
wives physical death. That was his con-
viction, gained through experience and in
vestigation. Believing in immortality, he
realized that he could commune intell-
gently with his departed companion-his
With all lIle years OI lOlely lie
here. He believed his departed little ones
had grown and expanded in the beyond.
1t was always his effort to assist in educa-
ton and do something for humanity. Inc
greatest tribute We can pay him is to say
he was one that loved his fellow man.
There is no mystery now for him in death
there was but little before
Pallbearers Selected by Deceased.
The pallbearers as selected by Mr.. Mayer
shortly before his death carried the casket
today. They we're all clerks in the employ
of the W. NJ Gait Company, as follows:
Messrs. Buckingham, Hurley, Stearn, Mob
Ter. Busey and Belts.
At the conclusion of the impressive obse-
quies the remains were taken to the eStab
lishment of ]. William Lee and cremated.
Floral pieces were sent by Mrs. w. NJ
Gait, Mr.. Ralph Gait, William NJ. Gait &
Co, National Spiritualist Association (of
directors Of the Central National Bank,
First Association of Spiritualists, directors
of the Union Trust Company, board of man
ayers of the Casualty Hospital, Hope Lodge
No. 70, Swiss Benevolent Society (of which
he was president for fifteen years., the
lady managers of the Casualty Hospital,
Washington Grutli Verein, Mr.. L. Vogel,
the minister from Switzerland; Mr.. William
+. Guide, Mr.. Henry Steinberg and family
Corby Bros, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Speiser
Mrs. NJ. j. Stevens, board of directors of
the Congress Hall Hotel Company, Mr. and
Mrs. George s. Kraft, Mr.. and Mrs R. w
Beall, Mr.. Henry Virts and Mrs p. C.
Schaefer.
All the associations of which deceased
was a member were represented at the OBJ
sequies.