The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-12

A Princeton special to The Brookiyn Eagle says: They said Grover Cleve- land would be buried without sermon. sulogy or song. but they were wrong. that was itself a song. eulogy and a sermon. The most peautifui eulogy ever written by William Wordswortn was read over the eoftined form Of the tormer President and applied to him
 By fsmarkabis coincidsnce. or con. currence in the minds of the three persons nearest to Mir. Cleveland. the sress pos ol Tas S0sss sss three as the one human expression most hitting to portray the fife and character Of the dead. No greater tribute could be paid to the character his life and deeds were such that, when those who loved him best sought independently of each other to find q suitable expression of his character, they turned spontaneously to the py warrior with greatness almost sub lime
 The selection of the Wordsworth poem was q remarkable incident in the funeral arrangements. The incl dent was suggestive almost of the sup- ernatural in the coincidence and agreement of the mental processes that led to the selection. Without any BukkCSllOn IndL ~ ROSIu ShOuA0 D0 SG1A at the funeral, the Wordsworth poem was selected separately by Mrs. Cieve- land, the widow: by Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. the sister of the dead man, and by pr. Henry van. Dyke. who was friend in the last week of the fatal
 After the death of MT. clevslaId. pr. van Dyke. who lives across Bay. was sitting In Wsstland with Mrs. Cleveland and Rose Cleveland. After 3 long pause Tn the conversation, Mrs ssss pavs ss SsiH asess ssintls W.rt,sr # sss poem appeals ro me almost as a pre- phetic description of my husband. It was written more than a hundred years aeo and it may be that 1t is
 Nothing could be more approprtates and no poet could have been more prophstie." said pr. van Dyke. draws ing from his pocket copy of Words. pcsIn poem I have have thought of as bsins opposite and well adapted to the char acter of MT. Cleveland"
 Rose Cleveland. in arnaxements held out q nernorandum In writirf In hroffer she had written down the name of Wordsworth's poem. "Charactsf of the Happy Warrior"
 So Impressed were thew by this sin they dsterninsd to have the poem read at the funeral. 1t was chosen to take the place of all eulogy and song.
 No funeral could have been more isSsS4s q n nbs iss suna isDiislss as s Evs poena-typical of the character Of the dead. The simplicity intensified the littleness of the small attempt made by the National Guard of New Jersey panopiy t and pomp. The soldiers look. ok cd out Of place and, except for the proud oficers in their goid-trimrned uniforms. they realised that they con- stituted the only raarring feature of
 The services were begun by the Rev. Sylvester ". Beach. of the First Presbytsrian Church of Princeton, who SessS srisf Prays'r ',a The M Rev Msls- Al, from the Scriptures on immortality.
 The Rev. Dr. van Dyke delivered els aiouuent prayer and then prepared for the real funeral sermon. He said: desire of one whose wish must ba held sacred. there will be no address or sermon and there will ba no spcixsn euiogy, But thers is . poem sra tsat SstiSeiS shS sxpTsSsiys ss the the iifs ia and cSalaster Of sbs N dssS that M # te singuiariy approprfhtA'
 Dr. van Dyke then read th9s
 c,haractsr of the Mappy warraop.
 (By William wordsworth.l Who is the happy warrior7 Who is he Whom every man in arms should wish -----it is the generous spirit. wns. when Among the tasks of real life. hath
 wrought
 Upon the plan that pleased his chiidist whose high endsavors are an inwarS That make the path before him always Who. with a. natural instinct to discern what knowledge can perform, 1s diii Abides by this resolve. and stops not But makes his moral being his prime wne. doomed to SC in company with And fear, and bioodsAed. miserable Turns his necessity to glorious xain: In face of these doth exercise q. power Which Is our human natures highest Controls them and subdues. trans-
 Yiautes, bereaves
 of their bad influence. and their good By o6jscts. which might force the soul { to abate
 Hsr fsslins. rendered more cOmpas- donate;
 So often that demand such sacrifice: More skillful in self-knowledge. even
 more pure.
 As tempted mores more able to endure. As more exposed to suffering and dis> Thence. also. more alive to tender iris he whose law is reason: who
 depends
 Upon that Jaw as upon the best of
 friends;
 Whence in a state where men are
 tempted still
 Te evil for a guard against worse ill And what in quality or act is best Does seldom on right foundation
 rest.
 He fixes good on good alone. and owes