The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-09-21
\. S. CUMMINGS
LAID TO REST

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BALTIMORE. sept l2.-wish promi
nent city officials in attendance and
thousands Of his friends either packed
within or massed outside of the edifice,
the funeral OF City Councilman Harry
3 Cummings vss held at Metropolitan
N. +. Church. Orchard stress. near
Druid Hill ave.. lsss Monday afternoon.
The rem ains lay in state ss the church
from noon until p. m, and Thousands
Of people, white aud colored filed pest
the fipwer-lsden bier 20 take lsss look
at the best known colorsd man IN Bsiti-
more Hundreds visitsd his home also
When the funeral procrssion reached the
church Orchard street was lined With
from Druid Hill avenne nearly
down to Tessier street. The funeral par
~ contained the family, Close friends Of
the dead councilman and membsn Of the
City Council: Mayor Presson wss un-
able to be- present, Hon. John Hubert.
president of the Second Brsrch city
council taking his Place Police Mar
shall Garter, John j. Mshop, Democratic
city leade; ChsrIss II. Heintsman, Re-
publican mayorsIity candidate in the lsss
municipal election; Ovingson 4. Weller.
Republican candidate for governor in,
1915; Daniel &. Lodsn, collector Of "a
ter rents and Iicensss; Judge William
NJ. Dunn. of the Orphans Court; and
Chris J. Perry, publisher al tho Phils-
delphis Tribune, we're among the many
prominent persons present. Various
lodges snd civic organizations were alec
we'll represented.
TOUCHING TRIBUTES PAID.
Rev. leonard IL. johnson. pastor II
Madison street Presbyterian church. of
which congregation the deceased was Q
memh-r, conducted prief seryices at the
Cumnlings' hume, 1918 Druid Hill ave
Rev X. W. = Thomas offered prayer.
The services at the church included
the reading Of the opening hymn. my
Faith Looks Up TO Thee" Rev. J. T.
Colbert; opening prayer, Rev. ID. q.
Hill, classnste ot the deceased politician
at Lincoln University; the reading OF
Hodxrs, the reading Of resolutions from
the colored Bar Association, 18th Ward
organization, and other or
gsniz -tionr, aud a sketch Of Mr.. Oum-
mings' liie, 10y Rev. NsyIor. The prin-
clpal euloyy Was delivered by Dr Leo
nard Il. Johnson
DIR JOHNSON'S ESTIMATE.
Dr. Johnson in pay ing his tribnte o.
Mr.. Cummings said: IL Mas bis dis
tluction pre-nlnent to De prominent IN
the putlic eye and -p-rch of the commu-
nifty, city aud state in which he hved.
He MAS IA Negro. born with TIL hsndi-
cap oi his raee lIie, UT out OF Negro be
reiity oi decent end Negro cond items o.
family and social life and ont of Negro
economic and civil and political oJpor-
tnnitis-s, he - nadr hlnssli and 81 ach
Ieved by what he made himself TO he
that he Iiited himself to the wide sno
conspicuous prominence he sttainesi.''
Alter paying a compliment TO his
achievements in colleg- aud declaring
that the achievements made by the deaf
politician Indicated the probability of
inrther snce--s on his part ''hsd ali
things of life rightly shaped themselves
TO their full play in strength and Use Of
all his powers. ths speaker continued: !:
This life ~ a token and proof Of Ne
gro possibility IN the sphere Of life arh-
ievement, u gwen it, chance to ful6l
itseif. and while snch Negro possibility
shows there shall none of right reason,
decry the Negro people and race and re-
fnse right and a place Of common human
respect and equal opportunity OF strong
life IN the citizen life Of the nation.
MESSAGE OF HIS LIFE
81 Tie stsEds a revealing type Of what
the rser can do a. q citizen element OF
intelligence and force in the nations life.
The rsce can take it. place and fulfill it,
pat side by side with all elements With
such efficiency and such forceful effect as
to make Individually manifest il right
and fitness TO b~ there. winning the re-
spect and inducing the fellowship OF all,
~ man t0 man, citizen 10 citizen. This
10 the meaning and rns-ssge OF his life 20
which we point and emphasize. And 10
j. the meaning 81 and message Of every
epl ghtened and schieving Negro life in
the life Of the nation -
NJ. Harry ;. Cummings died on FRI
day last week. follo~iDg q long illness.
H. w.- t,orn IN Baltimore, May 10. 1886
lie ~s- e,incated ~ Lincoln University
and tire ls~ -~llool of the University oi
Maryland. A. the city council fills oil
vsrzuc.s- D~nrrrst sill sneceed him
The a. .rs' Dnml-r-. The msjority oi
shieh were B,-'ir ~ Oeo'ge ~. sidons.
~ere numerous sd hsnd-,np- fonr car
Tisges being necessary to take them %
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, where inrrment
took place.
HANDSOME FLORAL TRIBrTTF,s