The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-05-04
and anchors Of flowers leaning against
it at the head and foot.
THE SPECTATORS.

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THE SPECTATORS.
Nearest IL, and facing the side, stood
Chief Justices Chase and the Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court. Mex.
to Mr.. Chase on the left, and toward the
lower end Of the room, stood ex-Vice
President Hamlin, and by bis side the
the Vice President, now President, An
drew johnson. Immediately next to
him was his cid friend, Preston King,
of New York. Immediately behind
this party stood the Cabinet, and furth-.
or toward the lower end of the room,
the members of the House and Senate
and their officers. On Chief Justice
Chase's right hand stood the Diplomatic
corps, in full dress, and wearing all
their decorations. Next to them we're
the heads Of Bureaus and other promi-
nent officials. At the head of the
coffin we're members Of the clergy and
the physicians to the President. Be-
hind them was the guard of honor, to-
gether with large number of proni-
nent military and naval officers; fore
most among whom were Lieut.. General
Grant aud Vice Admiral Farragut.
Near the foot of the coffin were ranged
chairs covered with black for the mem
bcrs Of the family. just before the
ceremonies began, Capt. Robert Lincoln
entered, accompanied by Private Secre.
taries Nicolay aud Hay; but Mrs. Lin.
coin, with her younger son, preferred
to mourn in private. Beyond the
chairs for the family stood the Illinois
and Kentucky delegations, as chief
e mourners. In addition to those already
I mentioned, there were present Gov
j ernors Fenton, Of New York; Andrews,
Of Massachusetts; Brough, of Ohio;
e Oglesby, of Illinois; Curtin, of Penn
|, sylvaniO; Bradford, of Maryland; Pier.
pont, of Virginia; Rev. DR.. Bellows,
p President of the Sanitary Commission;
d Rev. DR.. Hll President of Harvard
e College, and u large number of distin-
e guished and eminent citizens from all
e parts of the country.
5, No ladies were present lljust before
IF the ceremonies began, when Mrs. Sena-
d tor Spraguc, accompanied by her sister,
ir Miss Chase, aud Mrs. Secretaries Stan.
J ton, DenniSon, Welles and Usher, en-
tered.
l. the RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
\ few moments past twelve, just as
i Captain Lincoln and the Private Secre-
a tarios, with such other mem bers Of the
- Presidents household as were present,
Il entered the room, the solemn hush was
,o broken by the voice of the clergyman
m standing al the head of the coffin, Rev,
,e DR.. Hall, Rector Of the Church of the
r. Epiphany, intouing the solemn service
=. for the burial of the dead, according to
,e the liturgy of the Episcopal Church
~ II am tho resurrection and life, saith
"A the Lord. II, that believeth in me,
= though he were dead, yet shall be live;
7 and whosoever liveth in me shall never
. die. l know that my Redeemer liveth,
"a and that he shall stand in the latter day
y on earth, and so until the services APP
10 pointed to be read at the grave.
he Bishop Simpson followed in lengthy
it prayer, and Rev, DR.. Gurley, of the Old
70 School Presbyterian Church, who had
4. been the Presidents pastor, then read
o. the funeral sermon.
=. RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THE rkEsI-
nc DENT.
n, Speaking of the Presidents religious
belief he said: ~ speak what I know
IN aud testify what have often heard him
say, when | affirm that the Divine good
SO ness and mercy were the props n which
n he leaned, Never shall forget tho
al emphasis and the deep emotion with
Y which he said, in this very room, to q
at company of clergymen and others who
he called to pay him their respects in the
in darkest days of our civil conflict, Gen.
re- tlemeu, my hope of Success in this struc
no gle rests on that immutable foundation
ne the business and goodness of God, and
ut when events are very threatening, still
hope that in some way all will be we'll
in tho end, because our cause is just
4 and God is on our side.' Such was his
os sublime and holy faith, and it was an
,o anchor to his soul 1t made him firm
Or aud strong; it emboldened him in the
g pathway of duty, however rugged aud
/ perious it might be. 1t made him val.
- ian, for the right, for the cause of God
.. and humanity, and it held him ia
as steady patience to policy of admins
tration which he thought both God and
humanity required him to adopt"
The following are among the con-
t. eluding sentences Of the sermon, which
d, occupied nearly three quarters of an