, 1865-04-20

shrti etsnd II tc latter day on earth, &c." Bis,
l. s'h Fs'n 'o4o"is8 IN lengthy prayer.
TIE sKRHoS
chu;ch r ": 11rley, Of The old schoo! Presb5te1
ral fsad the func:al sermon. The following wsre
1FennE eentsnses g., "As We stand ho5e I'd
3ess remains Of our beloved Chief Ma
nhe Heavens, and H;s iii KINGDOM ru,eth 1e1e o1er al
pieasea toads and = arc snss .roaz
1!slltation Of nis abode. Canssthoa by searchin
End outGods Cnnst thou find ont he Almighi
xss IN nd ae5s asad Ths
filler Il e land with sorrow, but aborc md beyoa
that baud there isanother which we must see.
ei'cE Ut hi. hitter cup and the cup that ou
retheE hath glEcn us-fha1f we not drink #
unnt euen n. 1nn mnn should Be- sacrificed At such
Of 1hc pat1on, when the people lad IcsrnrS ~ =
trust with living confidence, and upon Tbon !,
,ered aR under ppsn Soa any otneF ihs[ wsIe
IT. itnc and speedy pacifestion Of The coan,,y, aat M
ne return m r Of haimeny and love. that he shout I
Ct peace opening brightly 1pon our fnen sna
b SsRfsd hoess q ~
hts and thetr Io md css snd 1ute ss
GS Il Is scToston 1d to ths interests Of HSerty
Is cur Father in Heaven. the End e t;at ~, !!
fathers and or God who us TO bc ~ sre3 or
HI f0d snow his judgments are rgb and
mtdst Of cqE Ieoicines We needed tb,s strc. I'D a..
theteiors He haa cent It. Surely + iaid 81
s, aa sa I'm Of wts
ve 19sy gee that T: wrath which planned ahs
] death ol'the Preadent was oye1ruled BY Him
| whose tudsme1<s are uhsea1chuble, and his ways
] past finding oat-
TIE -REetnENTs RELIGIOUS nE1IKr.
sptskisg Of tho Presidents religious belief be
taid: II fpeok what know and testify what
nees and mclcy were is " props S On n Viii With io1u he
leaned. EeEer shall forget the emphasi. and
the deep emotion with which he said, ID thia very
Of our civil conflict: : Gentlemen. nv hope of
suecsse N this suugele rests On the immltab1e
spdwhen events are very threatening a.i,l hope
nat ~ some way al viii he wsli in the end. Be:
Such Nas hts sublime and holy faith md It was as
an anchor 10 his eoul. 1t made him firm and
strong. II semboldcned him in the path Of duty,
however S;I rnGeed and pe1ilous it might be. Il
humanity, snd It held him IN steady pat,enl @ to
Eo:!cy Of aln.,nistfation which De thought bota
'gH r. eIS ol9s lG9uman',y ,n ~ seaniEed nm 'oa:op"
tslces Of the sermon, Which occupied nearly
tntre.9uarte1e or an hour: The ca0se survives
pect cathcs cheeringly to-day athwart the eiooE
oteea,,oned BY his death, and the language Of God
liberty it+e Is immors1 These e no aes,en d1
strong enough to quench Its onward m areh to con-
guest. 1hi. is our confidence and this Is oar con.
our beloved President ia slain, our beioyed COIN
~ Is Jared. and 20 We sting mercy ~ well a. OF
}Se4e1 uh;; %Sfst ttars Of sstae ne With e.e
e1:,:es sSs' o.. "st tssa ''nei Chief 'of iivss
lie Eaw It and was glad. Alas alas L! ne only
tsw he dawn. When The Sun has ri=en fal, md
ens It % ahRARss hhsRRs as:f ,sqPsd b aye me-
grave WILL te Precious and eonsecratcI spnt II
rnAyER.
The Rev: i: u. Gray, D. D., pastor Of the E
street Bset:st q Church, closed the solemn esfsao-
Thy throne clothed in sackelosil. and especially
Tkou hast given Us fneh pairioi. and Tic he couu. @
men Of manhood. We blees Thee that Thou hast
power II tht nation: that 1hsn bass spared lin a
70 forg TO gnfde and direct the sails Of tie Gov
er1meIt n 1ts hour ol peril and couh!et. We
sss would have been retaned Ats t. Us WS,e
blood, l'st IN ~ e'il hour. when 10Y hled our
egnls ano T.s ntang M ne @ osa1ts oi ne nation lie
thts dsri n-ov1iener md ha,n ns to ioaT nn.a
re et'.a.oeMu W Ans dnE.eS! c Esn!a aho
1endsT COMPASSION n,: taS aSo has i1N ot tae ae-
esa;:1., esassu. ;t, ess. ~" ~'e heafis a:e
sroEy. Obi hein then =. thsv
fr s .nd pasihsS shDSo,v thF'psh s!;s H. dssk
htip Them to cast thciT burJrn mon on 91 Thsc ond
ind 1c!,el Help them to look Beyond hum n
means, Ind reeoenize the hand q s,od, II Ilis
What eeemtth GOOD II hle siEhl. May 1hey ioos
hon. when that xbich ihey nov SOW IN xtatness
shaii be rsited IN ''' power; M ~ which ~ tbry
noW. SOW : natural body, ssha,l. he raised
lsesi i,- fssh,nncd file nn1o ~ Cbrs,.. n,a
ssss o nourntns f,mijs Is'
"sn1ione hoat x,.,a,v 49, let he
ant. e'ts: ile new cLi1~:: HIM. ~.
n. .ntse Ell, o. VI pttdeeessor + fall upv.
tlc 'cEesa,F e. % o. sta'.. Oh God + possible ...
esfyies Ice. Dss ~ members Of tho cabinst r..
.ow 1hsa With Wisdom. Bees he cam. an
nsndesr - u 'he -. army and ~Gh 'hc
2tes st &c seua5B eoa
y r. bs4 rs ss s'a 1sa 1
md osphsp.. Wh1ch h,s - IT. II k, ~th culninated IN
h szssssinson Of the e nasion': Il ,1ler: o. CD
..a1 ,ses sye1ss1 sDs Ct e S s %o1
h's hor1ihis e1ims ee a. Arrested md t.o.eht to
uetice. oh teur the CIV ana The nraver s1d
rn.hed hes,t an5 ao t9@ nanona sIntten ana
tnsmes and send .ns R'Tff M
''fdefs' through Jesus Christ our Lord: Amen.
The various lienttaries then moved ont OF the |
e.. hs q u ogs1 aaes an the the
cloeE. Aui5 the booming Of guns and tie tolIinr l.
bells, ths cor'cre commenced moring from the
no fn15es tn .e0Eth and occupied ono hour md | E
TT .dse minutes in passing g1yen point. The {
vas headed b the sd Q. s. co!osed troops t
7mirab!e marching and toldter1y bearing vus rc. o
Or oees:.oa 7 The ee foos1Rne H5s
eoone eoois6 0sfd a9ns
nadron Of cavalry, mopnied; two regiments n.
aId in sorp preceded 'y the b.na Of thnt efgan
aong the latter were Admirais DUPONT. =,
o'nfhoroueh md Porter, and Comn,odore BeIi | Fl
ese!s Of Marine corpt,. followed By Marine q
ourutDE; regiment Of cavalry: tlcrcy in a. -
ndsnce; Generals OF the army On duty Il, Wash. 81
& gsqn' snd 'be.E respective stats; sufgeon Gen.
re Of lhe several siaes. Their % cane III hearse ~
tVn By sir gTaY horsea and preceded by Dali =,
ase59 and aanksa o. e,hcr sde aud real 6y n
arers were, on the part Of the Senate: Foster a.
Conn, Morgan Of N. \, johnson n
@ ahea or o. ~, ~, waae Of 0hlo coansss 1t
Aass., Caf.oth, oil Pa, Smith, Of Ky, ColiaI' ~ ~
Ind. Nurthinetou, II Nevada. Wsshhn1ne ~ VI
:. AfmF-Ideuf. Gen Grant MAI C:nn 11s1...s -
II. Gen, Nichols: Nary-Vjce Advs-,i 49,,
I, Admiral Shnlriuk, Col Jacob Sceline .:nsrine 4
5pa; Sm;n cis.lians-o: 3ta1 a: Browning, George .
II ,hc family Of i6e Deceased IN 9hs
Frate Presidential csrsiage followed by rcta.
e.; delegations Of ,h% s'at:s Of Illinois aud
r1age, eeeorted m the 1,rht ~ ~ rmen,sG ,
err md on the LEFT by General sioaeh: -