The Detroit times., 1912-07-20
|IMPtE SERVICES MARK
| PASSING OIL HUDSON TO
| GRAVE AS CITY MOURNS
putpouring of Citizens in All
Walks of Life is Grand,
Final Tribute
BODY MET IN MORNING
Taken to Late Home, Where
Private Service Consists
"a. Only Of a Prayer

W. WCchp W u uhy hlIcI hib uCoeA
d faraway Worthing. Eng, the Dofy
Z the late Joseph Lowthian Hudson
Merchant prince and philanthropist
ny before the altar In the Central
Methodist church, Woodward and
Adams-aves.. Friday afternoon, In a
basket covered with roses. while
900 persons. all who could find en-
rance to the church, paid solemn
ribute TO his memory.
Time softened their sorrow, > tor
hey had grown reconciled to the less
u their friend, but time did not din
no love and respect they held for
he departed. They met as an evi-
ence OF the honor and esteem which
hey bore for him, as well as TO sym
bathize with those Of his immediate
amily in their loss.
The public funeral services began
N the church at 2 O'Clock. Just prior
% the removal OF the body from tho
home to the church. there was q
brief service at the home, No. SO Boa
on-blyd., attended only by the imme-
late relatives OF the family. and &C
iEe ballbearers. The service con-
sisted simply OF prayer offered by
Bishop Frederick Deiand Lette. Mr..
Iudson's former pastor.
Ito floral offerings and decorations
we're magnificent. At the rear of the
ltar were placed great palms. their
caves reaching up to the choir and
organ space and affording q beautiful
background for the wealth Of color In
he forai wreaths that were banked
about the altar. Roses predominated
md each wreath had been arranged
be though the workman had been in
bpired by the task. Soft green silk
bad been draped about the altar rail-
ypg and pulpit and made an appropri-
hte setting for the floral pieces. The
bntire front of the church seemed to
be banked high with these mute but
bweet evidences OF the affection OF
Mr.. Hudson's associates. Their odor
hIled the church. The soft light. Al
Tered through the colored glass OF the
church windows, fell as though In
benediction upon the flowers, the as
bemblage and the casket.
The casket was carried through the
center aisle Of the church and placed
Immediately before the altar railing,
when tile floral tributes were grouped
about It. A solemn hush, broSen only
by an occasional sob, pervaded the
edifice as Bishop Leete assembled to
the pulpit Thence followed the read
ing Of the impressive Methodist
funeral ritual. beginning with those
verses from the eleventh chapter of
The book OF John:
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life; he that believeth In Me though
re were dead. yet shall he live; and
whatsoever iveth and believeth In Me
shall never die"
There was not heart In the great
concourse that was not stirred with
emotion as the bishops voice was lift
ed In these inspiring words from the
|Rible. Many wept silently.
FtThe pastors voice went on reciting
the 25th and eth verses from the 10Th
chapter OF the book OF Job: Il know
that my redeemer liveth and that he
shall stand at the latter day upon the
earth; and though after my skin the
worms destroy this body, yet In my
flesh shall | see God"
IA Bishop Leete then read from the
18th chapter OF the First Corinthians.
| The reading of the ritual was com
pleted In about three-fourths OF an
hour.
Harold Jarvis sang Mr.. Hudson's
favorite song, Crossing the Bar" AZ
Ithe beginning Of the services and the
hymn, abide With Me, Fast Falls the
Eventide," at their conclusion.
The casket wasthen removed to the
hearse, and, accompanied by the I'M
mediate relatives and few OF the
most intimate friends of the family,
to woodlawn cemetery, where, after
|1lfe reading OF the Methodist burial
service, the remains were placed In a
vault. there to remain temporarily,
pending arrangements for final inter
ment.
Members of the Board of Commerce
attended the church services In q
body. City officials assembled at the
city hall at 1880 o'clock, and marched
to the church. Nearly all the local
civic and charitable organizations
were represented. The ]. l.. Hudson
store was closed for the day, and
many employees attended the services
as did those OF the Hudson Motor Cai
Co., which was closed at noon. The
Detroit Museum Of Art was closed
during the afternoon and the trustees
attended the funeral. The Anti-sa
loon league members met Friday
morning and adopted resolution
eulogizing Mr.. Hudson, who was &C
tive IN the welfare of the league. Dr
Howard H. Russell, Of WestervIlle
o., national secretary Of the organifa
'fion, was present at the meeting and
later aftended the funaral