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sands of both races, of all classes and conditions, 

 throughout the day, with bared heads and rever- 

 ential expressions, passed the coffin to take the 

 last look at the face so familiar to all Durham, 

 and to all North Carolina. It never was ours 

 before to realize such an imposing funeral occa- 

 sion ; members and organizations of White Rock 

 Church; friends, white and colored, seemed to 

 vie with each other in the floral offerings of the 

 most lovely and costly designs. There was hard- 

 ly room on the spacious rostrum to contain them. 

 These expressions came not only from persons 

 with whom he had been associated, but we are 

 told from persons who had only heard of his 

 noble life and character. Hours before the 

 time for the funeral services, the street for about 

 two hundred yards was crowded to its utmost 

 capacity ; the train bearing friends from Ra- 

 leigh stopped just in front of the home to ac- 

 commodate the vast numbers. It was impossible 

 to have all the disting-uished men speak, who 

 had gathered to do honor to the occasion. The 

 sermon was preached by Rev. N". F. Roberts, 

 D.D., a schoolmate and lifelong friend of the 

 deceased; others who spoke were Dr. A. W. 

 Pegues, Col. Jas. H. Young, Dr. C. F. Meserve, 



