Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-21
Of the Funeral Of President
Lincoln


Lincoln.
Ths death % III President vas aprropri-
.tsiy noticed. IN thi. village. D. services At
'the Baptist Church. On "Wednesday. the
herr frosn ~ TO I. ~as spent In The vestry.
The time bsisg ooeuPied 9TH prayer. the
reading % selections Of scripture. aud Az
&c appropriate % n OCCASION.
On Thursday. services -ers held IN the
hurch. -herc an impressive discosr,c "a,
delivered ~ the pastor. Rev. W. II S
'Nsntrss. frsa, ISAIAH st:ii. n. 49,. wnch-
man. What q the nirhs watchsnsn. hat
% ths nishi' The -afchrnsn SAL. ~ norn-
ing comsih. and also the n.ght.- Also
The sentence fron Psalms. &C. Re stil. and
kno- that ! am Cod"
The speaker alludcd % the ioy that Sled
the hearts q tAs whole people. oaiy one
week 49,. So fun that 10 could no, fod Ut
icrance. and the sudaeunsss nth uhscb oar
.rcloicIngs had b-sn turned @ ,hs d--,e,s
sorro-. rhcn &c gave sxPr,.sioa 90 our
Do in the rnginE 90 bells. The c,nnon'.
TAI. 18Th hr,llisnt iilsuiination ~ Cur duel-
ings. and ihrv- srultant 70 d. brceEe.
freedom's banner. Scsrng prosliy thu
.uio'fo. " Liberty al Union. nov a. for
'ever. one and iu-epcrahic" No- our
hearts arr Sunk unAcr a Weigh, q rri-f
ihcse sabls mcmcutors tell of a. moarnin-
20 eur hcarts. and &C brinr tbs clorioas
banner % tlc altar % Col. kaosirl 18th
-crspc In mourning for iho io,s % thc VA
isons had q. TIE asoruing c9netA. al
also the night
Ihe cousi.ieFatoas Of ~ d,rcourss vrrc
ihr fraiity oi man AID tb~ ovrrrrl,r- had
81 God. ~ hsaaan mind ~oulI law
-ihougLt a. chAnEing scr CAicf Ma-is'raic.
ID a. Gods pmposc. Tie Naho.n "a.
{lisposoi 90 'hov H. sirrnrth On g. magua-
I uifs q ~as ,iisposcd O. iorrirc. and iha.
cave society on an insecure fo,,ins. Cod
bad s~~n thi'. ard BY taking Amman Liu-
coin. has said tAsi traitors NEST D. punish
T. AZ Johnson has no unccrsala rscori.
With Roman trvvify D. Las saii D. ~oald
Arrest. oousiCi. AnI execute those ~
ldeavunnE CD orsrti,ro- thr government.
God hai do,r his ~ors with Presii~ut lin
-oin AMI had prc.-r1c'i rhir of OA IIick-
so-v Coy his work nv
a iie regarded tbs assassiuafion A. he ripe
irlii Of sso-..ioa ani slas~ry Fosr years
\ ago sLscry aitcmp;od o. assss,snatc ibs
I Coussi;1'iou ar.i n5v hai takea thc Ef- q
., she Prv.iieut
The dls ,oarsc = whirh uc hare in,eaIod
e. indicaic hut one or TO- thosshi.. was a
very able one and charictcrrci by the
tsiEor O. th0eght AL eArn-.tns.s ii erprcs-
ga. viieh have marked b., dl.cosrc, fros
iiue O. tine. dlrias thr great struggle. IN
sli0h 81 hsart has been engaged and Lis
,syu-f.afhs for th- rirht arous.,.i % he hirh-
sc degree. l. Hci thc cnpcciafions ofthe
IpcoPic luiiy.
The ss-ty on wssu.-.lay. and ~
churgh or Thursda o.. uerc heavily drap-d
18Th uiourning. The ~lnd1-s ser. dark-
fsnet. = -ubduei I~hs being proirocd b.
diuis bunsnr lamps Th- sEe,t "a IN
.on-onanoc ~ish m sa4leusi hearts q al
'Eho -orc pr,-.~nt- Proainsnt in ths dap
rng % The boass "a the display % Ameri-
can aAg'. heasay triuuasi -.iA blacE.
Ths PeoPie % Nor-ay united 10 dsmoa-
straiious q rcsPcct % The urno-y %
P-csiteai Lincoin. on Tha-slay Re-.
AZ Boiies % Portiani delivered a. asdrcs.
upou ihs ehaaeisr 81 ihs lato President.
sLich uas an carurst. clo4aent. AL jast
,r.h-ie o. his eminent @orfh Tie sivsrsa-
So church. ~hcre &c services vcrc hsls.
IS tasssiaiiy accora,ci viih Amercaa
iars. drspsd IN r,o--ninr
40 -. FAf... col Wr,la-slay. 10 ieruoa.
.frafio-s ofnoarnr br &C. ri,ir--s. ~.
almost ariversal Tie tous~s anI stores
sers dap . ssh bisst. ard ne-r'y every
90 Aai crap u per 80 door-knot. testify
z o. the gsu-rai feeling thi, al hli losi.
lersonai frisnd
WuD ffovrrs o. fhe o1tsile uin BE-
4 f.rrL fir frsf rf a srr,rs e. s-f..f.. "a -.