The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
CHRISTIAN RITES FOR WONG
ITALIAN BAND PLAYS LE'N
BENIGNA ar THE FUNERAL.

Care 20 Have the DcVlla bSahsFeSi.
Chiness PaphloR. az nb O6seanles
-Ins FAmlly An watch ana wonder.
Dr.. Wong See Mon died in the faith
Of his ancestors. a man respectful %
his Ersat-grandfathers spirit 90 the
last; but IL was his wish that his funeral
should be Christian. 10 an Italian band
az the had Of one Of the greatest funeral
PROFESSIONS Chinatown has ever seen
played Lead. Kindly Light through Mott
and Psll streets yesterday afternoon
when the body 81 DR.. Wong See Mon
started on ia long journey 20 kwangtung.
Many Of the Chinese residents stood
on the edge Of the gutter With their Zap
ping black hats In their hands until the
whole oortage had passed.
For Dr.. Wong Sec Mon was q man
greatly rsvered. Even though at the
end. when his soul had already gone
before the Seven Judges. Or. Wong See
Mons body listened 20 the prayers Of
the Christians. there was no detractiOn
on that account. 4 soul in peril IL that
one which it, residence on this earth
has forsworu the faith of ia anoestoru'
souls. Wong SEES Mons made no such
mistake.
The Chinese doctor. who knew the
merit Of powdered tigers teeth and DIS
pensed the elixir o. pickled horned tOads.
lived for a great many years on the top
floor at - Pell street. He was one Of the
first 10 make a settlement In the new
Chinatown; he reared his family Of four
thsrr: he worked for the good az all
Chinese all the time He Abhorred the
tongs and did all that he could 10 break
them up because they interfered with
the solidarity % the Chinese.
This aSc;or died ere a.ght last week,
sraayhe Fiday.' a. Mock Quack. the
cousin Of Mock Duck. remembered the
date Yesterday. A. his body was 70 60
back 20 KWangtung. in the lana where
the peoples used to bloom before the
opium denial act went into force through
out the empire. IL was sealed in lead
coffin and the funeral was arranged ~
take place at o'clock yesterday.
Chinatown had heard the rumoT that
there we're 70 ~ no devil papers, no burn
inE u paper money. no baked meats;
lust Christian prayers in the little room
az the Methodist Mission at q Mott street.
But because Wong See Mon bad not
aoilsd the honor IL his ancestors before
he died. the risk was his. " he preferred |
10 try the Christian exit with no devil !
papers and no scare away gongs, u mat /
tPged noR. So Chinatown crowded the |
little room on the second hOOT over AlOtt
street TO IL full measure
All OF the BENCHES we're filled and people |
stood around against the walls waiting /
20 SCI what would happen IN tins Sunday /
school pidKin. The Rev Lns IOw, pastor I
OF the MISSION. was there in hts long |
black coat The Rev. lee Hong pastor Ot .
the First Chinese Baptist Mission IN Philss
delphia, was also there ln a long black l
coat. 80 were the Rev. Mr. Wong Of
Honolulu and the Rev HUE Kin. pastor
of the Presbyterian Mission on Thirty
first street, in lOng blac8 coats also
An Of these preachers we're friends IT
the dead doctor Il had been 10, some .
Of these that DR. Wong See Mon had ex-
pressed the wish that he have a Christian /
burial
NIr Hong and Mr. Tow read the pray |
ers from the praying. papers while china
town standing stock ell along the walls
there. kent respectful mien. Then Mss /
lee. the daughter Of Mr. Lee Tow. sang
one Of the songs Tor the dead n hear
that Christians always sing az te@ir tu-
ueraIs. and ore 81 the teachers ~ the
mission school sang another After that
was over Mr. Wong from Honolulu spoke
about the lie thai DR. Wong Ses Mon
had lei. the good he hal done Tie spoke
IN English Chung Look. the merchant
who had hsel a close friend - the deal
man for many years walked 70 the front
by the reading desk ami toll In the Can
toneae tor que 1T his great love Tor the
soul ~ DR. Wong see Mon. Others spoke.
both IN English anu Chinese
Mrs Wong See Mon. who - no ChrIs-
tan. sat with her eyes dowrcaSt nv N"
side % some other Ihine-a women. Near
her we're her two grown sons. one n
whom Harry Wong. D. a student 10 a
srhO0l IN Boston Two Younger children
watched the proceedings round evet
When every one hat done su@aking
about the soul 81 tho departed On" heavy
CONN vas carried down stairs and put
IN the hearse There were many flowers
20 he piled over No. Just a. 10 all Christian
funerals. but there were no professional
mourners dressed in White 90 wall and No
men % carry white hammers With the
name aud fame u the dead inscribed
thereon
Just that Italian hand from down by
Paradise Park hand ~ twenty pieces
aud thlrty-nins carriages stretched out .
In a long line down Mott street The
band preceded the hearse playing all
that Christian music for tho dead and
not the devils 20 hear The thirty-nine 3
carriages quickly filed up. Around ard 4
vice around Chinatown the procession /
wound. and then n hea1ei up for the .
Grand Central Station where the train .
waited 20 take the body n br Wong See
Mon. Mrs Wong and the four junior .
Nongs on the first stage IT that long .
rip % KwanRiung