The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-17
LANCASTER.


Special Despatch 10 The Evening Telegraph.
LANCASTER, Aug. E.-The funeral services
over Mr.! Stevens remains took place at his
house at 2o'clock T. NJ They commenced with
the following invocation by Rev. A. #. Kramer:
o Thou Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, who art our refe"e in time of trouble,
lift upon us the light OF Thy countenance, and
grant us Thy help. Give us grace 10 improve
the afRctonof Thy hand, and turn our hearts
to keep Thy commandments. May we in the
fellowship OF Thy holy Church bring forth the
fruits of a godly life. And that having perse
vered in the way of pieiy and virtue to the eud'
we may live with prophets, apostles, martyrs
confessors and saints of all apes.
After which Bishop Bglcr read the ninetieth
Psalm.
Rev. DIR. Nevin then delivered the following
prayer:-
o God, the only tue and living Cod before
whom angels bow and archauSels avert their
faces, we come before Thee at this time with
profound grief, humility and reverence. Thou
hast been pleased in Thy mysterious providence
to remove from this city, and State, and nation
an eminent citizen, who has filed high places
of trust and honor, and we have been sum
moned together 10 pay our last tribute of
respect to his mortGi remains, aud while
we mourn over his departure, we would seek to
be resigned to thy governing will; we thank
Thee for the many distinguished and heroic
virtues with which he was adorned, an1 the
many noble works that he was successful in
achieving. We thank Thee that he gym pathized
with the poor and the Oppressed and the suffer-
ing, and that he was willing to use his extraor-
binary talents and influence to alleviate and
improve their condition; we thank Thee for his
devotion to justice and Righteousness, and tor
the good that has been accomplished for
the land and the world by his con
slant and unhinching advocacy of these
divine privileges. We thank Thee for his
earnest and untring devotion TO the cause of
education; for all the virtues that adorned his
heart, and the many traits that distinguished
his life. May his example De initiated by US all,
and especially by the legislators OF our State
and nation. Bless his afflicted relatives, and
comfort them in the mid9t Of their sorro VS..
Help US all to be true TO ou- highest and most
sacred convictions of duty while living, so that
we may be enabled TO t!iumph with the con.
sciousness of in ward peace at the bed of death
All these things we ask in the name of the
Lord Jesus Chr.st, the advocate and mediator.
Amen!
Rev. DR.. Gray, Chaplain of the Senate then
delivered the following address:-"Citizens Of
Lancaster and people of PeDnsylvania-We have
brought home your illustrious d-ad--not yours
only, but ours-not ouAB, but the nations. Our
journey from the Capital to your city was
marked, very appropr .ately, by flags flying at
hal'-mast; by the tolling of bells, and by the
| tears OF the people; and to-day, while we are
| here engaged in these sad obsequies, could We
hear, there would come 10 our ears from altar the
| wall of sorrow and the sounds of grief.
"Could we see, we should behold not indiyi
duals but whole States standing waiting around
| as pail bearers. We had hoped that favoring
| Providence would have spared your representa-.
| tive at least to the clo-e OF another session of
| CONGRESS, for grave quc'tions are pending,
| involving the interest OF thirty millions OF
| people, which seen to US to require pre.emi
| nently his wise counl Is and executive skill;
but it is otherwise ordered, a2dno doubt wisely.
Therefore we bow IN submission to the
| will of the Supreme Ruler, who when the clock
OF time struck the hour, sent His angel 10 unbar
the gates of the future, and said to his servant,
''Well done. Come up higher,n And now till
the morning of the resurrection, we commit all
| that remains of our departed friend to the grave,
| and to the guardianship of that God who watches
| alike over the living and tie dead and as the
we will pray God 10 give TO Vermont another
son; TO Lancaster another citizen; to Pennsyl-
vania another statesman: to the country another
patriot; to the poor another friend; to freedom
another advocate; to the race another benefac'
tor, and to the world another man like Thaddeus
Stevens
The procession moved precisely at three
O'Clock in the order set do Va by the Committee
of Arrangements, moving up South Queer
street to Centre Square, up East King street tC
Duke street. thence to Chc"nut street and along
that 20 Schreiner's Cemetery.
While the procession was IN motion the bells
tolled, all the stores were closed and nearly
every house along the route was dra9e1 IL
mourning.