dwelling place and every need Thou only knowest. Lord, vouchsafe him light and rest, peace and refreshment, joy and consolation in paradise, in the companionship of saints and loved ones, in the presence of Christ, in the ample folds of Thy great love. Grant that his life, so wonderful here, so full of love and tenderness, may yet unfold itself in Thy sight and find sweet employment in the spacious fields of eternity.

If in aught we can minister to his peace, be pleased of Thy love to let this be; and so keep us from every act which may deprive us of the sight of him as soon as our trial time is over or mar the fullness of our joy when the end of the day hath come.

Pardon, O gracious Lord and Father, whatever is amiss in this our prayer, and let Thy will be done, for our will is blind and erring, but Thine is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think; and we only ask in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. And now, Lord, support us all the day long of this troublous life until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes and the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over and our work is done. Then in Thy mercy grant us a safe lodging, holy rest, and peace at the last. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Miss Helen Howison sang the following three verses from the hymn Abide With Me:

Abide with me! Fast fails the eventide;

The darkness deepens: Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,

Help of the helpless, O abide with me!

I need Thy presence every passing hour;

What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me!

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies:
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee:
In life and death, O Lord, abide with me!

The Chaplain of the House of Representatives pronounced the benediction, as follows:

And now unto Him who is able to keep you from falling, and present you before His glory with great power: Unto the only wise God our Saviour be glory and majesty, dominion and might.

Now may grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost abide with you and keep you always. Amen.

At 3 o'clock p. m., the funeral ceremonies having been concluded, Mrs. Lewis and relatives and friends of the deceased Senator, the committee of arrangements of the two Houses, and the invited guests retired from the Chamber.

Following the adjournment of the Senate, the body of the deceased Senator, accompanied by Mrs. Lewis, relatives, and friends, the Chaplain of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the committee on arrangements of the two Houses, was conveyed to Abbey Mausoleum, Arlington, Va.

The VICE PRESIDENT. Under the order previously made by the Senate, and as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator from Illinois, the Senate now stands adjourned until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

Tribute

Address by Senator Bilbo
Of Mississippi

Mr. BILBO. Mr. President, I prepared an address which I expected to deliver when the memorial addresses were made in the Senate a few days ago on the life, character, and public service of the late Senator from Illinois, Hon. JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS, but on account of lack of time on that occasion did not do so. I therefore now ask unanimous consent to have inserted in the Record the remarks prepared by me as a fitting tribute to the memory of the late Senator from Illinois.

There being no objection, the address was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

Mr. BILBO. Mr. President, Senator JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS has been for so long a time conspicuously associated with the history of the Congress and the country, and especially so very affectionately linked with our thoughts and recollections of the stirring and epochal events of the present administration that his sudden departure in the very vigor of potential achievement has awakened the deeper depths of our emotional nature. If his exit from the arena of life had been effected similar to the manner of the going down of the slowly descending sun after passing the meridian heights, sorrowing comrades and devoted loved ones could have better sustained the shock of his passing. But when a familiar star is precipitately blotted from the firmament of the famed and illustrious, then it is that we, who have been so often led by its kindly light are left to startling darkness, the envelopment of an inconsolable