Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-20

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| such trIumph-a triumph, the blessed fruits
| OF which should De as widespread as the earth,
| and as enduring as the sun. All these things
| commended and fixed our admiration and the
| admiration OF the world, and stamped upon
| his character ard life the unmistaEable I'M
| press OF greatness
more holy and more influential, more beautiful
| and strong and sustaining " as his abiding con-
| hdence in God, and in the final triumph OF
| truth and righteousness through Him and for
| His sake. This was his noblest, his grandest
| principle, the secret alike Of his strength, his
pa iitnce end his success; and this, Il seems TO
me, after being near him steadily, and with him
often ioT more than four years, is the prlncl
| by which more than by any other, he being
| dead yet speaks. Yes, by his steady, enduring
confidence IN God, which is the cause OF hu-
| manity, more than in any other way does he
| now speak to us and to the nation he loved and
| served so well. BY this he speaks to his sue
| cessor IN office, and charges him to have faith
| in God. BY this he speaks 20 the members of
his Cabinet, the men with " HON he conferred
| so often, and was associated with so long, and
| he charges them to have faith in God. By this
| he speaks 70 all who occupy positions of influ-
eEce and authority in these SAD and troublous
times, and be charges them all to have faith in
God BY this be speakS - This eree = people %
for him with a bitter wailing and retnse
10 be comforted, and he charges
them TO have faith in God and by this be will
people i'll eveTy4and, and his message TO them
viii be, ceiling 10 liberty aud right battle for
them, bleed for them, die for them IL need be,
and have confidence in God" o, that the
voice OF This testimony may sink down into our
hearts TO. day, and every day, and into the
heart OF the nation, ana exert its appropriate
influence upon our feelings, our faith, our pa
tienCe and our devotion TO the cause now dearer
TO Us than ever before, because conSeCr by
the blood of its most conspicuous defender, its
WiSest and most fondIy trusted friend. He is
dead, but the God in whom he trusted lives,
and He can guide and strengthen his successor
rs He guided and strengthened him. He is
dead, but the memory OF his virtues, Of his wise
ard patriotic ceunsels and IabOrs, OF MS calm
and steady faith in God, lives, is precious, and
viii he power OF good in the country down
TO the end OF time. He is dead, but the cause
he so ardently loved, so ably, patiently, faith
fully represented and defended, not for him
self only, but for all people, IN all leir coming
generations, until time shall be no Inore-that
cause survives ms fall, and will survive il.
The light OF its Frightening prospects flashes
cheeTinsly to- day athwart the gloom occa-
stoned by bis death, and the language OF Gods
united providence tell US that though the
friends or liberty die, liberty itself is immortal
There is no nssassin strong enough, and no
weapon deadly erough to quenCh its mextin-
Ruishable life, or arrest its onward march to
the conquest and empire OF the world.
This is our confidence and this is our oonso-
lation as we weep and mourn to-day. Though
our beloved President IS slain, our beloved
country is saved; and so we sing OF mercy as
we'll IS of judgment. Tears OF gratitude mingle
with those of sorrow, while there is also the
daWning of q brighter, happier day upon our
stricken and weary land. God be praised that
our fallen chief lived long enough TO see the
day dawn, and the day star OF Joy and peace
arise upon the natian. He saw it, and he was
glad. Alas, alas, he only saw the ddlOH. When
the sun has risen, tull- orbed and glorious, and
n happy, reunited people are rejoicing in its
light, it Will shine upon his grave but that
grave Will be g precious and q conSecrated
spot The friends of liberty and OF the Union
will repair 10 it, in years and ages to come, to
pronounce the memory Of its occupant blessed,
and gathering from his very ashes, and from
the rehearsal OF his deeds and virtues, fresh
incentives to patriotism, they will there rene W
their vows OF fidelity 70 their country and
And now know not that i can more ap-
propriately conclude this discourse, which is
but sincere and simple utterance of the neart,
than by addressing tn our departed President,
with some slight modification, the language
which Tacitus, in his life of Agricola, address
ses to his venerable and departed father In
law 'tWith you we may now congratulate;
you are blessed, not only because your life
was career Of glory, bat because you were
released, when, your country safe, 1t was
happiness TO die. We have lost parent, and,
in our distress, 1t is now an addition to our
heartfelt sorrow, that we had it not in our
power 10 commune with you on the bed Of
languishIng, and receive your last embrace e..
Your dying words would have been
ever dear TO US: your commanas we should
have treasured mp, and craven them on our
hearts. This sad comfort we have lost, and
the wound, for that reason, pierces deeper
From the world Of spirits behold your discon-
ISOLATE family and people, exhalt our minds
from fond regret and unayaiing grief to the
contemplation OF your virtues, Those we mus [
not lament; it were impiety to sully them with
q tear. To cherish their memory, to embalm
them with our praises and, SO far we
can, to emulate your bright example, will be
the truest mark Of your respect, the best tribute
we can offer. Your wife will thus preserve
the memory of the best OF husbands, and thus
your children will prove their filial piety BY
dwelling constantly on your words and
actions, they will have an illustrious char
acter before their eyes, and, not content with
the base image OF your mortal frame, they will
have what Is more valuable, the form and fea-
lures OF your mind. Busts and statues, like
the originals, are frail iand perishable. The
soul is formed Of finer elements, and its inward
form is sot TO be expressed by the hand Of an
artist with unconscious matter; our manners
and our morals may in some degree trace the
resemblance; All of you that gained our love
and raised our admiration still subsist, and
VIII ever subsist, preserved in he minds OF
men, the register of ages and the records of
fame. Others who figured on the stage of life,
and were the worthless of formee day, will
sink for want of faithful historian, into the
common lot OF oblivion, inglorious and un-
remembered; but you, our lamented friend and
head, delineated with truth, and fairly con-
signed to posterity, will survive yourself and
triumph over the injuries OF time "
PRAYER.
The Rev Z. II. Gray, ID. D., pastor OF the
street Baptist Church, closed the solemn SER
vices by delivering ferVent fnd feeling
prayer.
REMOVAL OF THE BODY.
hc pAdyeI Dtlhs ueIdlleU O5LdCn-
ment OF the Veteran Reserve Corps entered the
room, and, the coffin having been closed, con-
veyed 1t from the catafalco to the funeral car
awaiting II at the main entrance to the man.
sion. As soon as it was placed upon the car,
the gentlemen in the East Room passed out in
their appointed order, fell into their assigned
places, and the funeral cortege passed on to
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Procession.
Inc procession moved in the following order;
The 10Th regiment Veteran Reserve Corps,
MAJOR George Bowman commanding, accom-
panied by the drum corps of the ragim mt with
muffed drums, and the 10th regiment OF the
Reserve Corps, with the band OF the regiment,
all under the immediate command of Col. Geo
w. Gle, commanding officer Of the 1st brigade
A detachment OF the u. s. marines, number
ing one hundred and forty men, and officered
by Lieuts. a. b. Young, NJ. T. Young, Reed,
Miller and Bigelow.
Marine Band, numbering thirty-nve pieces
and drum corps with Hlutfied drums) OF
twenty-five pieces, under the leadership of
Prof. scala. The funeral dirge, composed by
Major General Barnard, and dedicated to the
occasion. nnrfOrnad w ha ,h,Io