Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-14
THADDEUS STEVENS.
THE FUNERAL TO-DAY.
RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF fHE
DEPARTED STATESMAN.
THE SERMON OF DR.. GRAY.
IMMENSE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE.
DEPARTURE OF THE REMAINS FOR
LANCASTER.
THE FUNERAL TO-DAY.
THE SERMON OF DR.. GRAY.
IMMENSE CROWD IN ATTENDANCE.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
AT THE CAPITOL

IoOk pidce Iuls morning Al nine O'Clock, In the
Rotunda Of tae Capitol, and the ressains lett
tor Lancaster in special train At ten. The
body laid in state and the Rotunda was open
all night, in order that the public could have a
last view Of the features Of the departed states.
man. A guard OF honor, composed OF twenty
five members Of the Batier Zouaves, remained
with the corpse, and an extra force Of the Capt.
tol police was on duty From seven until ten
O'Clock last eSening q continual stream of
visitors were passing through, a large number
of whsm were coaoEed, and many Of them ap-
pearedueeply affected At the loss OF him who
had SO faithfully advocated liberty and justice
for all. BY eleven O'Clock the crowd began TO
thin of, am by midnight quiet reigned in the
Capitol.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL
were commenced at an early hour this morn.
ing and by seven o'clock the crowd began to
assemble. The visitors upon enterieg the Ro.
tunda, passed around the coffin to have a last
look at the LlNstrious dead A sentinel being
stationed at each corner Of the CntatfaQue 70
direct persons and prevent a crowd from as
sembiing about the CONN. Hon. Geo. T.
Brown, Sergeant alarms Of the Senate, who
had charge of the funeral arrangements and
General James A. EkIn, who conducted the
arrangements on the part of the family OF the
deceased and Gen. Michler, Commissioner of
Public Buildings, were on hand at an early
hour perfec'ing all arrangements for the SER
vices.
The body bearers, eight gentlemen from Ian.
were Messrs. J. N. Parke, Samuel Houston, s.
:. Stracham, R. Jenkin Jacobs, James Cross
l.. s. Bresius, W. +. Martin and J. " Eastou
They were all attired in black, with black
gloves, and Grape upon the left arm and hat,
and VIII act as pail-bearers until they reach
Lancaster. At five minutes past eight O'Clock
the gentlemen above-named were arranged
upon either side of the CONN, and i'm mediate
in the rear of them a guard Of the Butler
Zouayes, with side arms: while at the head OF
the coffin chairs were arranged for the ia mily
of the deceased.
Senator Trumbull entered the rotu nda a short
tine before the commencement of the services,
and after looking at the corpse took a position
entered and stood near Senator Trumbull. The
Committee on the part of the Washington city
Councils, composed of Aldermen Clarke,
Cock, Larman, Councilmen Sardo. L. b. 5.
Miller. Chase, Kelsey, Davis, Stewart, and
Taylor assembled in the rotunda aboutS O'Clock
TO join the procession.
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY
The features of the deceased had changed
considerably since yesterday. The eyes and
temples were very much sunken, and the face
was of an almost saffron hue, and dotted with
purple blotches. The lips, syelids and temples
were turning quite dark, while on each slde OF
the neck were evidences Of q change Of the
same nature.
The cofnn was Of rosewood. covered with
black cloth. with heavy silver handles, the
sentations Of an American shield. On the lid
of the coffin was q massive silver piare, bear.
ing the following inscription -. Thaddeus
iI.h, isGs, at At midnight" The comm mn ana . cais.
falQue were covered with immortellss, the
odor Of which was perceptibls all over the
rotunda.
ENTRANCE OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
At fifteen minutes past eight O'Clock the min
listers, attending physician. the family, ser.
wants, and friends Of the deceased, entered the
Rotunda by the East door in the following
3rder:11Sergeant;a alarms Brown and General
and DIR. Noble Youag. attending physician to
the deceased. Rev. DR.. Emery and Rev. DIR.
Hamilton The family of the deceased-Mr.
Scott Patterson, Master Willie H. Boughter,
Page 70 Mr. Stevens, Ars. Smith, has house.
keeper, and the servants OF his household.
conn, Rev. Dr. Emery arose and read from ths
9Oth Psalm: .Lsrd, thou has bsen our dwelling
place in all generations. Before the mountains
We were orSu usht forth, or even thou hadst formed
70 everlasting, thou art God"
He next read from the 18Th chapter Of Pauls
Epstle to the Corinthians, 10th verse: 'But
now is Christ risen from the dead, and become
the frst fruits Of them that slept"
The reading having been concluded. Rev.
DIR. Gray arose and spoke as follows
THE sRsMoN
"And the voice said cry, and said, what
As if looking at the blighting Of human hope;
the breaking mp Of the best concerted plans, and
viewing the great panorama Of disappointed
cry this -.sAIl flesh is grass and all the good.
illness thereof is as the flower OF the field; the
grass withereth. the flower fadeth, but the
word Of our God shall stand forever"
How trail are all things connected with time;
voices falling out of heaven teach this doctrine,
and the solemn scenes enactng before us to-
day echo back the same sentiment. Personal
endowments and strength and beauty fail. Not
unfreCu upntly these Of
vain boasting and excessive pride: but Whist is
Trailer than these requirements , The body,
combine IN it all that is beautiful; but when it
is deformed by accident or wasted by time
when worn down by disease or bleached by
the touch of death, alas what a wreck OF the
liant with intelligence and lie, now glazed
and immoyable, with its blank, dead stare.
The face, once beaming with light and
love, and wreathed with smiles, has be-
come haggard and cold and rigid in eyery
muscle. Oh, tell me where are the beauty and
agility and muscular strength Of that once up
years and the crushing power Of disease, has
been laid low and made food for the reptile
All flesh is grass, and all the goodness thereof
Is as the flower Of the field; the grass withsr-
Lord bloweth upon IL.
Earthly professions, wealth, fortune, posi-
ton pass away. 1t Is a remarkable tact that
the Great Superintending Ruler is often pleased
TO direct these to change hands to pass from
family 10 family, from man to man. Riches
make TO themselves wings and fly away as an
eagle toward heaven; and still, often, il is on
wealth that the hearts of men are most folly
and supremely set. What multitudes are rush.
ing, a. in a race, tumultuously shouting
"Gold, gold, gold, gold,
Bright and yellow, hard and cold,
Molten, craven, hammered and rolled.
Hard 10 get and light to hold,
Hoarded and battered, bought and sold;
Stolen, squandered, borrowed, doled,
Sought by the young, seized by the old,
To the very verge of the church yard mold,
Price of many a crime untold,
Gold, gold, gold, gold"
The ancients, you know, had q very slgnin-
can't method of stating the fickleness of fortune.
They represented ii with q wheel in perpetual
motion. so that the radius that now hits up
the individual toward, Heaven, in turn, came
to be lowered till il turned In the
dust. and then began slowly TO rise and point
az ain 10 the skies. "The grass withereth-the
Lower fadeth-" Friends pass away; friend
after friend departs. Who has not lost q friendi
w here are the companions Of our early youth
Where are those who began with rs the race OF
life! Where are those who were wont TO tread
these halls and thunder in this Capitol7 "All
fiesh Is grass; but the word of our God shall,
stand forever" There is one thing amid the
revolutions Of time and shock OF centuries that
shall remain cnmoved, the wcrd of God; and
oy me word OF God Is meant his truth, that
shall stand forever. Man may pass away like
grass, MS beauty may consume like moth, and
The material world itself be destroyed: bat not q.
jot or title OF Gods truth shall ever fail Per-
secution has tried to destroy II with her dun.
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