, 1869-12-05
TIE FUNERAL OF 3. D. RICH-
ARDSOM.
The Address Of Henry Ward Reecher.
Neea Tori tDse, q Dkspoleh to shs Cincinnati Carr

Nsu York tDse. o D<spolch to shs C1aesnnas, Cam
tnfreldL
salen, th!a evening, 10 Frnntlla, Asssachnsests,
n11 naive place, Tor lnterment The ultimate
funera ceremonies are TO be performed there ~
1t noon . preliminary z1ia was solemnizc1 in =
private pariur Of the Assof House.
The ceremonies conkistel Of she tcadfng Of 4 few
1t 6y tae ReT, q. g. Ffosniosnan, followed oI Ten
remarks from the Rev. Henry Ward Reechef,
while he closed with pfayet.
eft, aud btar1p9 .s:.- 6Ter plala. with the
raire, ase and cate Of his death. lar the body Of
the dead ,ouEnsliat dscsssd n sutt Of black His
beam was red. The teasnres Weie much atten-
us.ed, but the natural exprc1sl oa remained
About hundred and thirty pe1sons attended,
noro being sdmtsted w1thoos IN especial tnvlsa-
Hon as it war feared that the crush II the curI
do1s might become unpleasant,
e1 S fss@ ns9Rs Re1 Ees sas
MSa,ssssp isssasa q y, asasaa8E u ~:
as 5anas tae aenft niosns Rev: Hen1y Il Feid., afs
Lncia G1b+rt Calhoun aud stsaess tMrs, Eoldes
Ard Arr. Glloezt>. Mrs. Ricears'sonn notner tMrA.
ths MiMea stetson, aud 1eeetM members Of tic
MI. Richardson entered with party Of her
| fstends, and waa unnot1ced. Sne wore bat tud
| x1doxs rel Few pe1sons Vezs conscious Of
Pfrvio1s 10 tho cezesnony, Nj. Beecher, MI.
a. III, Seeg ae9 ensea a T. S ss1
| warmly. All expressed vstm sympzth7 with her.
| HI. Beeeher eald that hn would take espcctat
6oth herteK and Mr.. Richardson. she viii reade
1t pre4eut IN Charleston, Massachusetts,, with nt1
| parents
@1l believed this usan had nnotsu dorn hts
neghb<ra wall Snd ptucked the fairest 1oWaf ol
aes, M Woula @ no: @ ss1e ~ word 70 ~, but aaoaid M
perform tho ONCE Of clefRJua fot the burial al
the dead. believe no such ihlng: Silence Eoud
| upon 5ou, ssd donr mean TO ba Auent tbere1ora
| believe this man to have been true map, par
ucuiazt{ IN that part & his his!nsJ anons Which
self morally right: aocordlnR to hia best lehs DO
Ing no ~spng, and rot desiring to do any; and b.
n,nse nas ass r.. slfa5
II csnnot personally bear witness to any o
beioe e . aaqaasntes Win him. III nat sao.e W. Who ~ wes,
nosi intimate with him; those Nhose tntlmacl
vent 10 tsY that theI had ta secret counse.
men ard WOMEN. and Who themselves ars yirtu
. ! ops Ind ApoTe teptoaeh-Whoa he loved Et,
enough to communicate hts ou.nee to. .oEe
the man iieht. TEcy oellere strongly. ~ 40 il
less sttensly taets belief,
l ~ VIA C414GQ ~ ukQ F41fs 4NQ [A3GE Wlk4 AI&E{1
ty At his bidding, DAY Of sso oefore bis death.
! made VOW beiore God. when my country M
d,ssracted with covert a, that those men ~no II
; my brothers, 80 long Is Tired, come what nigh
l upon thtm. There were two clA1ses OF soldier
u thai 1ime. those who foukhs to the ne!d, 2ns
no les dead before q y ~a: I' opa d snos )
!eS y = slang A. s. j.. l.: ID q ~. - so,sa
Death stttles ~ IN ordinary cases: death bring
that right IN which men cannot sec eTfl Rny Ions
e. B1i here t. . exc where de.sh creates o..sei
rets, And leaves no pe2ee On The earth. Whtl
Ibe Lon u get alive he can defend himself, but
eonrer IA ho wounded thsn stfalshtway cver
aTs en- ssef dg Sp1sIF sa' Is e aT aaq sss
arc about hin. and death, which to most men, i
leasr IL truce eliminates, In tn.s osse% IN pe
: !scs a.rsy oi battle agnnss tho deceaset ~
i a : 4 However, iiSs'' snsJ rho % tre1 G Ii u
t NJ remember Ibis for the nke Of thosa children
4 dsr 1est hsTs .aaen upon taeif deceased fashsi
:. 10 nore Tor ii, 10 9 bc,ond tnel reach. Do
. o. the4e 40 The ehidren who bear h.s nanut
ia1s L peara si Toe si i % % sessen ssse tas. u
y Bnco!d stand here - day - though NO wars
+. Tie s.de Of a1elcn. He ~ ma1 who, petnsp
znsdr 20 na1atake, bot VA truly good man. !
much ~ Ieesss h ~ eosa Ias1 who
Nj. Beeener cloted nla prayer With tho aposto'
benedlct.cn. sid tmnediateQ st doWu,
:, The undefa1er NePped up 70 him sad VIII
IN, tae e soo n
u dist9Ited nnnl . ocieek. md !nss n otaoc1
w2nid oe tatso n easSs R5 r. se'sn'es ~ ,t =
Tne ipeztet hxatn s4s do~n and the tatosR :
ae u alned s1 stsle Of efoeAffsssinx uncsftatnty
wnetner 1he esssaooy asa neca q e1nS,uas e1is @
u sured 10 AfYzDca toward the cof1n to Kaxe d ?.