Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-09
Eulogies of Mr.. Sleman.


Eulogies of Mr.. Sleman.
! Prior to the adoption of the committees
report men prominent In the official. re-
! ligious and commercial life Of Washing
/, ton delivered addresses commemorating
the character and life work of Mr.. Sle-
man.
| Among those who spoke were Commits
| sioner of the District Cuno III. Rudolph,
| former Commissioner Mcfarland. John
w. Foster, former Secretary or state; LIT.
Samuel HI. Greene. pastor Of Calvary Bap-
| list Church, and DIR. John r. Mott Of the
foreign department of the y. NJ. c. A..
/ Mr.. Sleman was refer ed to as phi
lanthropist" DR.. Mott declared that as
the founder of the laymen's missionary
movement his influence had touched the
whole world.
| This speaker declared that. in his opin-
/ ion the Increase of from 81, 600. 600 to $780,
OO0.OOO in money cont ibuted by the citi-
| zens of North America to foreign missions
| has been due more to the efforts of MIR.
Sleman in building up the laymen's mis-
sionary movement than any other factor.
DIR. Mott epitomized Mr. Slemans work
under three heads. First, as the FOUNDER
| of a model foreign department In the
Washington T. NJ. c. A.; second. as
the founder Of the laymen's mission
airy movement Of North America. and
third in his influence on world Christian
ity through personal contact with ma
tional and international leaders at the Ma
ticnal Capital.
In speaking particularly of the influence
of the layrnen's missionary movement
DIR. Mott said:
This movement is helping also to neu-
tralize the influence of our so-called west
ern civilization upon the noH-Chr1st1an
world. Unless this Is done the men that
are going to the non-Chrisiiap world In
diplomatic. commercial. industrial and So
cial engagements will undo with one
\ RI h l0y n
ton and sacrifice. are trying to do with
the other hand. In other words. We have
been sending out two great streams or
| infiuence-one has largely been due to I'M
G ristian impact. the other by purely Cnris.
tian impact. These must no longer hg IT
| against each other. Laymen are spread
| ing the former over the world; they only
can carry the Christian impact"
Tribute by Mr.. mcfarland.
! Former Commissioner mcfarland, in
calling the meeting to order, paid tribute
/ to Mr.. Sleman.
| ION the nations birthday" he said,
'.the National Capital buried the body
of a patriot as Jealous. as faithful. as
! high-pninded as any Of those who achieved
our independence and made us a nation.
| True he was not in the army or navy,
/ but he was civic soldier who fought
nightly for the highest interests of his
city and country. Washingtonian born
and bred, proud of the fact and loyal to
Its obligations. he first devoted himself
to this community. Among the many
who have unselfishly served II none have
shown greater zeal or efficiency. As q
! churchman, az citizen. as neighoor IN
| the largest sense. he set an example
| which all our young men would find JOY
in following. Whether in our civic or
ganizations or our philanthropic socie-
ties. SO necessary and useful. or under
an appointment OF the President or the
Commissioners, he responded gladly and
| efficiently to every call of public duty
and did II all as a churchnan at work,
and in the spirit Of his Master. Such SELF
sacrificing and successful activity natur-
ally lead to greater tasks in wider nelds
and gradually he added to the fame OF
washington by national and international
service of the highest order. His name
linked with that Of his city Is cherished
by men around the world. and the echoes
of their grief at his loss are still coming
from its farthest distances.
I'VE of his birthplace. of the city which
he served first and last, and always well,
are not ungrateful. II we were II would
be to our bitter cost, for by honoring
| such lives others are stimulated to like
service. But while we are praising an
unselfish life. We ourselves must not be
selfish. aud. therefore, We dwell rather
| upon our debt than upon our hope. We
owe Ii to this true patriot Of church and
state. who widened our horizon and up
lifted our view as TO take In the whole
world, and make practical our ideals of
the brotherhood OF man under the father
| hood of God, not only to recount his
deeds tonight but to make a permanent
memorial of them which shall be of like
character and effect. blessing our city,
our country, our world
Praise From Commissioner Rudolph.
1T was my fortune to know John Sle-
man, to work with him. Comm lssioner
Rudolph said Il can testify to the sub
Istantial character of his labors, and |
can point out definite evidences of his
achievements. What we cannot even ap-
Iproximate are the results of his minis
trations with the boys and youths of
Washington and the influence of the
bright light OF his example. To reach
the hearts and train the minds of the
citizens OF the morrow was his earne ST
ldesire and constant effort. For their
moral. intellectual. physical and social
promotion he planned anil strove with
20 al. dis egardful Of self. Many or those
who were under his benign agency have
since attained their majority. have taken
their places among the best element OF
Jour Young citizenship. and are becoming
lin turn, factors for good In the civic life;
lothers are vet to follow, for surely what
1.-THE God men do live after them.
| His intensely earnest nature was re-
fiected at times In a serious demeanor.
yet in contact with his feilowman Sle-
man was most genial and sympathetic:
on all who came within the influence OF
impression. Intently bent upon the per-
Il forfuauce of "a duty he often utterly for