ess, upright and just in the
midst of a wicked and perverse generation, and lived to see his
labors rewarded and approved in his own life-time, and then with
joy that the Right had triumphed by mightier means than his own;
with thankfulness for the past, and with calm trust for the
future, he passed to the reward of the just. He has fought a
good fight, he has finished his course, he has kept the faith.

From the same paper, of January 30th, 1871, we extract an account of the
funeral obsequies which took place on Saturday, January 28th.

FUNERAL SERVICE ON SATURDAY.

The funeral of Thomas Garrett, which took place on Saturday,
partook almost of the character of a popular ovation to the
memory of the deceased, though it was conducted with the
plainness of form which characterizes the society of which he
was a member.

There was no display, no organization, nothing whatever to
distinguish this from ordinary funerals, except the outpouring
of people of every creed, condition, and color, to follow the
remains to their last resting-place.

There was for an hour or two before the procession started, a
constant living stream of humanity passing into the house,
around the coffin, and out at another door, to take a last look
at the face of the deceased, the features of which displayed a
sweetness and serenity which occasioned general remark. A smile
seemed to play upon the dead lips.

Shortly after three o'clock the funeral procession started, the
plain coffin, containing the remains, being carried by the
stalwart arms of a delegation of colored men, and the family and
friends of the deceased following in carriages with a large
procession on foot, while the sidewalks along the line, from the
house to the meeting-house, more than six squares, were densely
crowded with spectators.

The Friends' Meeting House was already crowded, except the place
reserved for the relatives of the deceased, and, though probably
fifteen hundred people crowded into the capacious building, a
greater number still were unable to gain admission.

The crowd inside was composed of all kinds and conditions of
men, white and black, all uniting to do honor to the character
and works of the deceased.

The coffin was laid in the open space in front of the gallery of
ministers and elders, and the l