The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-04-28

Johnson. Immediately next to hin
was his old friend, Preston King, O
New York Immediately behind thi,
'barty stood the Cabinet, and furthc,
;oward the lower end of the room
he members of the House and Sen
itt and their officers. On Chief Jus
ice Chase's right hand stood th,
diplomatic corps in full dress. ant
wearing all their decorations. Mex
them were the heads of Bureaus anC
other prominent officials. At tn,
lead of the coffin were members o
clergy and the physicians to the Pres
ident. Behind them was the guarC
sof honor, together with large nun
ibcr OF prominent military and nava
officers; foremost among whom wer,
Lieutenant-Ge Grant and Vic,
Admiral Farragut. Near the foot o
the coffin were ranged chairs covered
with black for the members of tn,
family. just before the ceremonic.
began, Captain Robert Lincoln en-
tered, accompanied by Private Sec.
retaries Nicolay and Hay; but Mrs
Lincoln, with her younger son, pre-
ferIed to mourn in private. Beyond
the chairs for the family stood til,
Illinois and Kentucky delegations. -
AS chiet mourncrs, in addition to
those already mentioned, there were
present Governors Fcnton, of New
York; Andrews, of Massachusetts
Brough, of Ohio, Oglesby, of Illinois;
Curtin, of Pennsylvania; Bradford, oil
Maryland; Pierpont, of Virginia; Rev
Dr. Bellows, President of Harvard
College, and n large number of dis.
tinguished and eminent citizens from
all parts of the country.
No ladies were present till just be-
fore the ceremonies began, when Mrs.
Senator Sprague, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Chase, and Mrs. Sec
retarics Stanton. Dennison, Wellns
and Usher, entered
THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
a few moments past twelve, just as
Captain Lincoln aud the Private Sec
rctarics, with such other members Of
the Presidents household as were
present, entered the room, the solemn
hush was broken by the voice of the
clergyman standing at the head of the
collin, Rev. DR.. Hall, Rector OF the
Church of the Epiphany, intoning the
solemn service for the burial of the
dead, according to the liturgy of the
Church, "I am the resur-
rsction and life, saith the Lord. He
that believeth in me, though he were
dead,yet shall he live; and whosoever
liveth in me shall never die. l know
that my Redcemer liveth, and that he
shall stand in the latter day on earth, q"
and so on until the services appoint.
ed to read at the grave.
Bishop Simpson followed in n
lengthy prayer, and Rev. DR.. Gurley,
Of the Old School PRESBYTERIAN
Church, who had been the Presidents
pastor, then read the funeral sermon.
The following were the opening sen.
tcnccs:
DIR. GURLEY's FUNERAL SERMON.
A. We stand here to day mourning
by this collin, and around the lifeless
remains of our our beloved Chief
we recognize and adore
the sovereignty of God. His throne
is in the Heavens, and his Kingdom
ruleth over all. lie hath done, and
hath permitted to he done whatsoever
lie pleased. Clouds and darkness
lre around about Him, AMI right
,ousness and judgment are the habi.
51tior Of His throne. Canst lhou, by
searching, find out God? Canst thou
ind out the Almighty unto perfect.
on? 1t was the crnel hen! which ;.,i;;,,
'mote our honored, wise and noble
President, and filed the land with
sorrow, but above and beyond that
hand there is another which we must
see. 1t is the hand of wise and
faithful Father. He gives us this bit
.cr cup, and the cup that our Father
hath given us shall we not drink it?
That such man should be sacrificed
1t such time by such foul agency;
hat the man at the head of the M.
ion, whom the people had learned to
rust with n living confidence, and
lpon whom, more than upon anyI
)ther, were centered under God oar
Dest hopes for the true and speedy
)acification Of the country, and the
'eturn Of harmony and low; that he
should be taken from us, and taken
ust as the prospect of peace was
brightly opening upon our torn and
bleeding country, and just as he was
to be animated gladdened
With the hope of ere long enjoying,
With the people, the blessed fruits
md reward Of his and their toll and
are and selfsacriicing devotion toI
he interests of liberty. Oh it is q
most aillictiag visitation, but its ourI
Gather in Heaven, the God Of our
athers and our God, who permits us
o be smittcn, and we know that His
Judgments are right, and that in faith
illness. lie has afflicted us. In the
midst Of our rejoicings we needed
his stroke, this discipline, and there
ore He has sent it. Surely the wrath
# man shall praise him and the re.
nainder of wrath He will restrain. -
n the light of clearer day we may
ee that the wrath which planned the
leath of the President was overruled !