Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-27


, East Room, whose ceilings, we're draped, ant
whose resplendent mirrors were hung on thu
} borders with emblems of mourning and white
drapery, which gave the room adm lighttha
was adapted 70 the solemnity Of the mournfu
scene W %5'fs< HSh
All that remained of Abraham Lincoln, six
Y teenth President of the United States lay or
the grand and gloomy catafalque, which was
relieved, however, by choice flowers.
The spectators of the sorrowful scene were
not merely the representatives of onr people
in Congress and of States, but the Executive
officers and Cabinet ministers, the Chief Jus
tce OF the United States and his associates on
the Bench of that venerable tribunal, chief
tains who protect our homes by servicein the
field and on the ocean, the clergy, and the
multitudes in various positions in the affairs
of State, and from private life, and an impos.
ing array of ambassadors with their less ee
waited attaches, with gorgeous decorations.
Tickets of admission to the Executive Man.
sion were issued to the number Of six hun.
dred, of which sixty were to the clergy, and
twenty to the members of the press. The rest
included the Governors of nearly all the loyal
States, friends of the family, and those men.
toned already s tr
Not singlerelative, il there are any, of the
lamented President, outside of his wife and
two sons, was present On Mrs. Lincoln s
side there were General Tod and three other
Generals. .a aG .ua
Perhaps the most touching grief and which
moved oil present, was that of little Thaddeus
Lincoln, q favorite son. He and his elder
brother, Robert, were the only mourners fthe
family present ~ a
During the funeral, President johnson
stood beside the remains of his predecessor.
During the Grafton, Gen. Grant sat at the head
of the corpse, while the Cabinent, and Ex-
Vice President Hamlin, were scattered about.
The Rev. DR.. L. Hall, Rector of the Church
of the Epiphany, rose and read portions of the
service for the burial of the dead, commenc-
ling, Lord, let me know my end, and the
number of my days, that may be sanctifed.
Bishop Simpson then offered prayer, in
which he fervently alluded to the emancipa-
ton, and other deeds performed by President
Lincoln.
The Rev. Dr. Gurley then read funeral
oration In commencing, he said: GAS we
stand here, to-day, mourners around the life
less remains of your beloved Chief Magistrate,
we recognize and we adore the sovereignty of
God His throne is in Heaven, and His king
dom ruleth over all He hath done, and He
hath permitted to be done what He pleased.
Clouds and darkness are round Him. right
eousness and Judgment are the habitation of
His throne. His will is in the sea, and His
path in great waters and his footsteps are not
known. Canst thou, by searching, find out
God2 Canst thou find out the Almighty unto
perfection? 1t is as high as Heaven: what
canst thou do? Deeper than hell, what canst
thou know? The measure thereof is longer
than the earth, and Broader than the sea. II
He cut off, shut up, Or gather together, then
who can hinder Him? for He knoweth vain
men; He seeth wickedness also We bow be-
fore His infinite majesty We bow, we weep,
we worship.
"1t was cruel hand, that dark hand of the
assassin which smote our loved wise, and no.
bic President, and filled the land with sorrow,
but above and beyond that hand there is an
other which we must acknowledge /, is the
Christening hand of a wise and faithful Faith
er He gives us this bitter cup "Yhat which
onr Father hath given u.s. shall we not drink
it?" Atteralluding to the Affections of Prov
idence in the death, the reverend gentleman
| thus sPohe. VI latc the people nave conn
ded in the late lamented President with full
ana loving confidence. Perhaps no man was
ever so deeply and firmly imbedded in the
hearts OF the people as Abraham lincoln
NOT was 1t mistaken confidence lie deserved
it. Hc mcrited it by his character, and hv
his acts. His whole life was simple, PLAIN,
honest and truthful and Just, benevolent and
kind. His perceptions were clear and quick.
Ills Judgment was good aud pure, Beyond a
question, always and everywhere he cndeav-
ored to be right and to do right Ills lntegri-
ty was thorough all-controlling 1t was the
same m every place ana relation. In the con
sideratl1n ana control OF matters great or
small, the same principle OF power and beauty
shed luster upon al his other excellences OF
mind and heart, and recommended him to his
tellow-cltiizens. as man who, in time of un-
cxampled peril, when Every lite OF the ma
ton was at stake, should be chosen to occupy
the highest post OF power and responsibility.
How wisely and well, how purely and faithful
ly, how firmly and steadily, how justly and sue
cessfully he did occupy that post, and met its
grave demands, is known to the country and
the world He recognized that the kingdom
is the Lords, and he is the Governor among
nations. He remem bered that God is in his.
tory, and felt that never had His hand or His
mercy been so incessant as in the history Of
this nation. He hoped that some hand would
continue to aid us in this our greatest trouble.
| speak what | know, and testify to what
have heard him say, when | affirm that good
ness and mercy were the prop on which he