The New York herald., 1920-01-05
Throngs Crowd
Church at Funeral
of DR.. D.. H. Martin

So many persons went TO the Fort
Washington Presbyterian Church, Broad
way and 174th street, yesterday afternoon
to attend the. funeral Of the Rev. Dr..
Daniel Hoffman Martin, the pastor, that
the chapel was opened also. AS that
quickly became crowded many stood and
waited outside despite the cold. They
passed in at the close Of the services.
which lasted one hour and fifty minutes.
joining with those already within the long
line which filed past the coffin. taking q
last look at the face of him who had been
their pastor and friend.
DR.. Martin died suddenly last Friday
Ievening from heart disease brought on by
a stomach affection after he had recov-
cred from injuries suffered on September
30 last, when he was run over by an auto
mobile. Yesterday was TO have been his
first Sunday in his pulpit after weeks in
the hospital.
The funeral was marked by simplicity.
Miss Anna Kendall Martin, younger
daughter of the clergyman, went to the
choir loft, and looking down at the coffin,
rendered a solo which was favorite with
her father and which she had sung for
him at his request only last Tuesday. 1t
is called 'In the Garden" and the refrain
begins He walked with me and He talked
with me- Commended later for her
bravery, Miss Martin said ~ did it for
father. / think it is what he would have
wanted"
| William S. Bennett, until recently senior
elder, came from Chicago, where he now
resides, to act as n pallbearer with the
other elders.
! The whole front OF the church was
filled with floral tributes. In the big
congregation were delegations from the
First Presbyterian Church, Glens Falls.
n. Y, DR.. Martins pastorate before he
came to New York; the Clinton Avenue
Reformed Church, Newark, y. j., where
he labored eighteen years, and the First
Reformed Church, High Bridge, \. Y.
where he began his pastorate. The from
seats were occupied by deputation from
Equality Lodge, No. $40, +. and a. NJ, Of
which DR.. Martin was chaplain.
j Eight clergymen took part and many
more were present. The presiding officer
was the Rev Walter Hart Semple, DR..
| Martins assistant. Mr.. Semple in the
beginning read the Scripture and offered
prayer. He then announced that Miss
Martin would sing and that there would
! be no outward sign of mourning on the
part of the Martin family. Toward the
close Mr.. Semple read the verses of Ten
nyson's Crossing the Bar" The final
prayer and benediction were offered by
the Rev. Jesse +. Forbes. stated clerk OF
the Presbytery of New York The burial
sentences from the Bible were read by
the Rev. DR.. j. Benson Smith, pastor OF
Chelsea Methodist Church. who is presi-
dent of the Fort Washington Ministerial
Association, succeeding Dr. Martin. a
prayer was offered by the Rev. DIR. John
S. Allen, lifelong friend of DIR. Martin.
There were addresses by the Rev. DR.
Harlan G. Mcndenhall, moderator of the
Presbytery OF New York; the Rev. DR.
Charles l.. jefferson, pastor of the Broad
way Congregational Tabernacle, repre-
senting Kai Alpha Fraternity, of which
DR.. Martin was q member; the Rev. Ly-
| man r. Hartley, pastor of Fort George
, Church. founded by DIR. Martin, and the
Rev. Or. Anthony Fl. Evans, pastor oi
West Park Presbyterian Church.
! DR.. Evans stated that when DR.. Martin
!, was called. less than seven years ago. the
congregation had only about $50 mem.
bers and seventy-four pupils In the Sun.
day School, and that DR.. Martin had re.
ceived into membership 1.fS9 members.
1 The burial will be today In Mount Au.
burn Cemetery. Cambridge. Mass.