, 1863-03-23
HGHQRs TO THE GALLANT DEAD,
Funeral Services Of the Deceased
Members Of the Board Of
Trade Ratfaru
*crs ices ut t1sc New ,pcxusa1enu
Temple.

@crs ices ut tic New .ucrusu1cn
Temple.
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| lnpafs1ance Of the programme published In OF,
Issue OF Saturday, yesterday ,gas devoted to tn
funeral services or " II ,r,.~ .,,,o.N e So ~ ~
1on, Co.. s,1.' -" ues' AnuseW flnnes
"oAa .. eGassg' members Of tho Board OF Trado Bat
tefy' and I'm a Tease Of the 1sth Illinois, who fel
day the Board of ~ r.s. mot .a se a =, on satuf
my resolutions:
WHEREAS, Tho Board Of Trade War Committee
pstng % r. %TeGeaps 81 Information from their agcnt
having in charrc thn rcmaIra aeo VI, Il MWat!feesnoro
John s. Stagg and Andrew Finuey. late memhey1
o. @ the Board Of Trade Battery, who fell At ths
snd DA'ne u s'oas 11l7e1' Iennessec, Dec. 2sd
WHEREAS, The committee fu9v cbcr,sb,,o H.
memory OF the deceased, and highly appreclatine
hnnor the1csora ~ sqe 4ase stfuse for our country
Relaised, That they extend tha,r heartfelt ar,
pathtles and coincidence to the bereaved familiee
~ IVA thae .ae 1eceasea soldiers, who 20 mob
The eomn;ttoo -o.o,,S,ass 80
vic.s po.s '' -. .o.s 81,
nna ,c,;r,ont ,nt 49, t.,,aa =. ~ -ssa 49,
Ri,-, =. ho,s =. .e ~
a, ths ro,a,..s -. ~. 80. - 49, -"
| o,a, ,h.t a.. r.,ass, ~ $1,000 49, s-,.s
| Art IN occord,ncc ~
IN ,no,;o,, tho poo,d oaon.oa .,, ,.u.-,u
.o,uttora. '"1As As'
! Brsoyr+5 Tint h.r,,ah.,
resolution adopted by t1e War F1n1 r1,,,ta.a ana
IN relation to the return Of the bodies Of three
~ tba IT, h. taE noasd q trade Battery. who tell
nobly perform{nr thrr f3nt;as nc saii,ae l Vile
| fully endorse the action and resolution Of eaid
ecmm3se'
seryic"s ~ ne dcceasa ~ NJ III ~ ~
| tomorrow Sunday, at o'clock D. NJ
| Notwithstanding the extremely unpleasant chsr-
acter Of the weather, heavy rain falling at the
very hour Of assembling, Rsyan Hall, which was
decorated with flags for the occasion, WAS filed to
ovsrfowing with the friends Of tho deceased SOL
dfers together With large concourse Of citizens
and members OF tue Board OF Trade.
The exercises were conducted by Rev. Robert
collyer, and were opened with the Lords Prayer,
and singing to ''0ld Hundred" the hymn CON.
nencing:
"Deforr Jehovah's awful throne,''
volunteer choir taking the lead, and the entire
audience Joining heartily in the grand old anthem
4 chapter ofthe New Testament was then re.d,
and this was followed by touching and ferTent
prayer. The hymn commencing,
"UnTeil thy bosom, faithful tomb,''
was sang, and then Mr.. Co1lycr delivered an i'm
pressiEe snd eloquent address. He commenced
by saying that aoe seven years ago he was travel
ling IN one Of the upper counteso Of Pcnnsylvanfa,
and on q Saturday night, having reached beautt-
1al valley, determined to EtaJ there oycr the Sab
bath He found quarters at the house Of Al intelli
gsEt farmer, and mas treated In the most hospi-
tAols manner. IN sunday morning, son of the
htmes told the speaker that he desired to show
~. aan 80" eaans "meh mould be OF interest to him.
iae1 walked oat IN company, and In few mo-
menis Arrived al one OF the most lovely spots ho
nao ever seen. little piece Of ground nesting
IN INC ahaoowa Of heavy wood, with every spear
Of grass looking IL though angels had kept ratch
anu ward over It, giving each it, drop Of dow, and
n' own shars of sunshine, 60 perfect nas the ap-
pea'anes Of everything. Here he found sixteen
eor.,.,. .t.an.;a~ .assu ~ounoS 'no"eo1ne
soast"1s o1'cns'oAe VI islcnols nanos.
1hcee ne "as informed by bis companion were
tic graves OF sixteen revolutionary soldiers who
--,.. y, ,1...,t- =. on nova' .ae 'lae 1ne
Army OF Washington occupied Valley Forge. Their
namcs, or indeed MY particulars, had not come
ssa ,as 80 s... pa' efanalatne3' lataer
ano son haa Win religious veneration, paid the
highest tribute to the memory Of the braves who
vjthertna h,,oht - ,ao. Jt +ne.t , conly' and the
"'ne11ne oneoto OF neglect had not fallen On their
graves &c. the speaker aatd, it WAS with the
r1a,a 49, 49,. 1aa De,ots u,m' re" had peshapa
eAo"n' VI even ntsa1o OF the young men whose
bodiet cold In death, were then near them But.
E,-1rao.h.., s1,h.s ~ ~ ptoooy ne4o ol
-au.aepolo' ~ nau one common interest in their
remains, and all with accord bore testimony to tho
country mad entitled them to receive.
The epeake1 continued at some length to illus.