Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-02
Friends and NeighbOrs, To.
gether With Meh High iu
Councils of NatiQ Pay
Last Tribute to, Dead
Statesman.
PRESIDENT TAFT is
AMONG THE M0URNERs
Funeral Services Conducted
BY President Stryker of
Hamilton College, BOyhOod
Friend of Deceased.
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Utica. n. ". Nov. 2.--Thr funeral
service over tho body offthc lttU Vice
President James y. sherman was held
this afternoon. Tho service ut the
house began az / o'clock aud Mas con
Quoted by Dr. J.. n. Holdou ~ tho
Reformed Dutch church, who IL the
family pastor IL was conducted in
tho presence Of only "A tow outside
the Immediate. family. These con-
sisted of Mrs. sherman aud her three
sons and their wives and of brothers
and sisters nf MIR. and Mrs sherman
and their families. There was u pro-
fusion OF flowers,
Dr. Holden did not depart from
the prescribed forms OF the Dutch
church, which include SCriptural quo
iutlons and formulated prayers. che
service closing with the Lords Prayer
and a bcncdirtiun.
Immediately after the last words
fell from the pustOrs lips prcpuru-
tions were begun Tor the removal OF
tho body TO the Presbyterian church,
ana the procession soon began It's sol
cmn march thithorwHrd.
At the church service attended by
President Tart aud other high Off
cinls DIR, NJ. Slryker delivered the
culogy.
Dr. Strykcr's address at the funeral
OF Vice President sherman was very
brief lie said
"ln solemn aud united mourning,
hut with cnlm gratitude ana dcvout
hope. we are met IN t3ds hUuHc of
rnirh to remember him whose form IN
! here IN all the mysterious dignity Of
death
I'm" hgh ruprrsru HttNus ur TIA"
| nation aud th' state meet with az
with keen human .ympWhlcS to
make. however, IuGd"qudirly. u Nn-
c,rc Iribut" ul manly rrRurd aud af-
| fection 10 ia, name of Il fellow srrv-
ant ana an rudpnrcd companions We
| mourn the wee president. hut most
of .us mourn tho man
Even with utmu,I urryuN I may
not rCCitr hIs consistent aud iuiluuu
| tiul career. nor hIs lIuunr.. Nll ihr-r
| things are l'athlr, written pHrl ruCuil
| our hearts TrNI'u them Nur can Wo
ever forget lIII ul lil may I irud
| yOu into tho, slu'iitIrs uf domestic
love where the legacy X so enduring,
| Here, be II I,m,nh'rrd, that his
sources Of Cuurag, ana patience Wcr,
deep IN that spuilunl rock of which
hu drank. QuclH bat d"adfastly for
| long years h. hae confessed his Mas
! ter before men,
"G"od servant. great hrdrt. gculI'
! friend. farewell
we, tho pilgrim "l The uighi, still
4. a.
whrr" al shadow, 80, swallowed ~
ot day, Let III" w"rlll put on i'm
mortality
Thanks BE- I" G"d FOR every gou,
fight ended, Tor every victory wul
through pain, tor lhr completion a.
our salvation, gurdtur by angel hand
to where, beyond tu.0 voices. there
TX peace,
President Tan orrncd In Utic,
shortly after one u'nIu"k and short,
uftcrwHrd pruCccI,I lo the Sherman
home. going htor 10 tho First Prcsby
tcriun church uh,rr The public IA
neral services were h,ld.
Dr Strykrr, pr,ud"nt Of Ilamiltul
college, who conducted the service
at the Presbyterian church, wnB
ClasRmato of the We" president q
Hamilton college, ana lholr Friendship
continued until tho day uf Mr., yShGr
mans death
At noon special tram arrived fruu
New York. bearing tho Justices of IN
supreme court of the United State
and IA delegation Of sonutOrH Gnd con
gressmen. together with "A largo mum
bcr Of men prominent In official III
in the nation.