The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
NOTABLE TRIBUTE
PAID TO HARLAN
Minister Refers to Undying
Flame of Patriotism and High
Sense of Duty.

Washington. ID. c.. October 1.-THE
body of the late Associate Justice John
Marshall Harlan, of the Supreme Court
of the United States. was laid to rest
to-day in Rock Creek Cemetery. Burial
was preceded by a brief funeral cere-
mony at the Harlan residence. on CO.
lumbia Heights, and by a public SER
vice in the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, of which Justice Harlan
was an active member for many years.
Members OF the Supreme Court wero
the honorary pall-bearers. Back of
them Were seated Mt the public service
members of the Cabinet. Secretaries
Knox, Meyer Nagel and Fisher. and
Secretary of War Dickinson; mem
bers OF the Interstate Commerce Com
MISSION. the United States Commerce
Court, the United States Court of Gus
toms Appeals. the United States Court
of Claims and local courts attended
the funeral as separate bodies. So
did the directorate of the Garfield Hos
pital and the faculty Of the George
Washington University Law School, Of
which Justice Harlan had been a mem
her for many years. The Loyal Legion
and Justice Harlan's Sunday school
class were given seats of distinction.
Funeral Discourse by DR.. Itadclne.
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, D. D.. who
for many years was not only pastor of
Justice Harlan's church. but also was
one Of the closest friends OF the de-
ceased iurist, preached the funeral SER
mon. He spoke in review OF the long
and useful life of Justice Harlan,
touching upon the undying flame of
patriotism and the high sense OF pub
lie duty which ever were in evidence;
speaking of the love which the Justice
bore TO all of the institutions Of free
dom and the jealous care with which
he sought to guard them. and COM
menting, too. upon the militant Chris
tlanity OF Justice Harlan, the spirit
which brought him TO both church and
Sunday school every Sunday. no mat
ter now severe the weather. so that he
might lead his own class in the school
and take his part in the regular devo-
tons of the congregation.
Departing from partly chronology
cal summary of the successive steps
up the ladder OF fame and OF success
made by Justice Harlan, DIR. Radcliffe
paid particularly eloquent tribute TO
the deceased. characterizing him as
one OF the greatest constitutional law
yers In the history OF the country, as
well as close student OF the Bible,
whose every act in the execution of
mis- duty on the highest tribunal of the
land was animated by the strlctest
sense of personal right.
The choir OF the church sang Jus
tice Harlan's favcrite hymn, Love
Divine"
Tnternent Private.
The services In the church. were the
only features OF the funeral which
were of a public nature. the tnterment,
like the service at the house. in defer
ence to the wishes of Mrs. Harlan,
being strictly private. Leaving the
church, the Justice Harlan Sunday
school classagain formed its:lf into a
guard of honor, escorting the cortege
all the way to Rock Creek Cemetery
In the carriages. in addition to the
members Of the family and few in
innate friends, were Mr.. Chief Justice
White and the associate justices of the
Supreme Court