Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-20
Endow his sons with wisdom. We pray


Thee TO make the ssssssins-
tion of personal profit TO our hearts. While
by the remains of the deceased, whom we
had called friend we pray Thee tbst our
republic may be made stronger for this
blow, while here we pledge ourselves to
set our faces as flint against every form
ofsppesrsnce which may rise up for its de-
tention so that our children may enjoy
the blessed advantages of Government
delivered from our fathers. He conclud-
cluded by repeating the Lords Prayer.
Rev DR.. Gurley then delivered q sermon,
standing on step near the head of the
coffin. he commenced by saying: We
recognize and adore the sovereignty of
Almighty God. His throne is in the he's
venf, and His kingdom ruleth over ali. It
was 8 cruel and dark hand of the ASSASSIN
that smote our honored, wise and noble
President, and filed the land with mourn
ing. But above this hand there Is another
| which we must see and acknowledge. In
the midst of our rejoicing We needed this
stroke, this discipline, and God has sent
it our sffliction has not come forth from
dust, nor from the ground. Beyond the
act Of assassination let us look 70 God, whose
prerogative is to.. bring light out Of darkness
and good out of evil. He who has led US 30
we'll and prospered US 90 wonderfully dur
ing the last four years of anxiety and con-
hict, will not forsske us now. He may
chssten, but will not destroy. Let our
principal anxiety be that this new sorrow
may be sanctiAed sorrow, and iLduce us
to give all we have to the cause of truth,
Justice, law, order, ard good government,
and pure and uHdefled religion.
Rev. DIR. Gray, Baptist, closed the sci
emn services by delivering prayer con-
Guiding
God of the breaved comfort and sustain
this mourning family. Bless the new Chief
Magistrate; let the mantle of his predeces-
sor fall upon him. Bless the Secretary Of
State and his family. Bless all the mem
bers of the Cabinet; endow them with wis
dom from above. Bless the commanders
in our army and navy and all the brave
defenders Of the country; give them con-
tinued success. B'ess the ambassadors from
foreign courts, and give US peace with the
nations of the earth. 0, God let treason,
that has deluged our land with blood, and
desolAted our country, and bereaved cur
homes, and filed them with widows and
orphans, which hiss at length eliminated in
the assassination of the nations chosen ruler
%, God of Justice and ayeDger of the
nations wrong, let the work of treason
cease and let the guilty perpetrators Of this
horrible crime be arrested and brought to
Justice. o, hear the cry AMI prayer and
vail rising from the nations smitten and
crushed heart, and deliver US from the
power of our enemies, send speedy peace
into all our borders, through Jesus Christ
our Lord, Amen.
The corpse wss then removed 70 hesrse
in front of the door of the Executive Man
sion, and at 2 o'clock the procession was
formed, and took the line of Pennsy lvsnia
Avenue. Roofs, doors, porehes, windows
and all elevated points were occupied by
spectators. As the procession started
minute guns were fired near st. Johns
Church, City Hall and the Capitol, and
all the bells were tolled.
First in the order OF the procession was q
detachment OF cOlored troops; then follow
ed the white regiments of infantry and
sections of artillery and cavalry, the navy
marine, and army officers on foot, the pail
bearers in carrisges next, the hesrss drawn
BY six white horses-cofin prominent to
every beholder-the floor on which 1t rest-
ed was streWn with evergreens and white
flowers then followed the President and
Cabinet, the Diplomatic corps, members of
Congress, Governors of States, delegations
from various States, IRE companies, civil
associations, clerks of the departments and
others, together with many public and pri-
vate carriages closing up with q large
lumbar of colOred men.
The body was conveyed to and deposited
in the rotunda of the capital
This was the largest and most imposing
funeral procession ever seen in Washing
ton. An hour and half was occupied in
passing given point The nearest rels-
tives Of the late Presidents family now here
are the two SONS of the d. ceased, Captain
Robert and Thsddeus Lincoln, N. ". Ed
wards and G. U. Smith of Springfield,
brothers in-law of the late President, and
DIR. Lyman B. Todd of Lexington, KY
and Gen q. B. Todd of Dscotah, cousins
of Mrs Lincoln.
Mrs. Lincoln was not present at the
funeral. It is said that she has not seen
her husbands corpse since the morning Of
his death.