Evening star., 1869-09-09

Thee, Oh! King of Kings and Lord Of L ,rds. s,
order our minds and hearts; SO direct our
words and thoughts that we may live here IN
the fear Of God; so that Thy name may be glo.
NOTED. We pray Thee to sancfIfy us ali. Send
ont Thy light and truth through all parts of
this land. Heal, Oh! God, our nations
wounds. Remember the thousands OF widows
and orphans. Let Thy blessing rest upoa our
entire land and all the nations OF the earth rep.
resented here to-day, 30 that truth, eqaity.
mercy, and the love Of the Gospel Of CHRIST
who has just been called 70 Thee. and may God
be glorifsd in all we do, in all we suffer; and to
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit be given all praise. Amen.
Rev. b. Peyton Brown then read the Goth
Psalm, Lord. thou hast been our dwelling
place IN all generations" &c. He next read
from the 1st Epistle Of Paul to the Thessa.
lonians, 4th chapter, 18th to 18th verses, "But
l would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep, that We
sorrow not even as others which have no hope
For If we believe that Jesus died and rose
even so them also which sleep in Jesus will
God bring with him." &c.
Rev. s. A. Wilson, OF McKendree Chapel,
who was with the deceased before his death,
then delivered
THE FUNERAL SERMON.
"The righteous perish, and no man layeth it
to heart. The merciful man Is taken away from
among the children Of men" Such was the
melancholy declaration of an ancient prophet,
in the evil times in which he lived. But
thank God the times in which we live are bet
ter, and that no truly great or good man can die
In this wide extended country OF ours without
profound expressions Of regret. If wisdom,
science, or the tender Offices OF friendship
could have stayed the hand of death and pre-.
vented this crushing blow from falling upon
the no ypd and llrfcd family tua
not be here to-day. We would not be called
upon to grieve for John A. Rawlins, late Secre-
tary of War Of these United States, but God
called him and he must obey. Thank God, he
was not unprepared for this call. On last Sab
bath afternoon, about three O'Clock, I was
called TO his bed side and found him in dying
terest of his precious soul, ana as addressed
him, said 'LeaI upon our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ" He assured me that
he had been early instructed in religion
not lost his early impressions. He requested
to be baptized. l said, "Mr. Secretary, 1 will
not put the usual questions used at baptism,
on account Of your weak condition, but will
embody them all in one: Do you believe in
God, the Father Almighty, maker OF heaven
and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only begot.
ten Son, our Savionrr' With singular empha.
name of the Father, and OF the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost. We knelt in prayer, and seemed
To be very near to God. 1 lett hlm very calm,
and upon my return, about 6 o'clock, L said :
General at my former visit omitted to ad.
minister the Sacrament OF our Lords Supper
l will now do so, as il will strengthen your
taith. After some further remarks General
tary req uested that he be sent for 70 commune
with us. As he could not be found in
time we communed together, and that
SSnmuniOn CON union. shall never; never forget;
Heaven and truly feeding on Christ
On the following morning l saw that he was
sinking rapidly; / said to him, my dear friend,
l trust Jesus Is with you He whispered "yes: !"
After some conversation we again knelt in
prayer. He seemed to be painting for breath,
but united fervently in the supplication. 1
took his hand and said Dear brother, fear not
God Will take care Of you and yours" He
pressed my hand fervently, and / then took
leave OF him, to meet no more here on earth;
have been thus minute in ai1n9 N our ns convsr. ,s.
sations because i thought the simple recital of
these would impress the heart Of these great
men around us more than any euIogy Of mine
Had the time or ability 10 speak of Secretary
Rawlins as he deserves would gladly dc So
He was q noble man and his habits, disposi-
ton and feelings were such as must command
our admiration. Is il at all surprising that
from the President of the United States to the
drummer boy In the army, all men to-day rise
up to honor his rame! He had sounded, to its
utmost depths, that word fidelity. and 1t is ut
terly impossible for me to 60 to excess in eulo.
giZing the moral qualities OF this man. Few
men can bear the test OF long and intimate as.
sOClAIOn, out our 1rfenO mere was one OF that
few. He was a conquerer OF hearts. He com.
manded the respect Of his fellow man in every
sphere of life.
There is a calm for those who weep,
A rest for weary pilgrims found;
And while the mouldering ashes sleep
Low in the ground,
The soul, Of origin divine,
Gods glorious image freed from clay,
In heavens eternal sphere shall shine
star Of day.
The sun is but spark of fire,
transient meteor In the SKY;
The soul immortal, as Its sire,
Shall never die.
He rests to-day, and doubt not that he is
with his Creator and his God. Shall permit
TINS occasion to pass without some admoni,ory
remarks TO those around US: The hour is com
ing TO us all, when the concentrated wisdom
and power Of earth cannot stay the hand Of
death. Rememter that time must come 10
each one Of us-may we meet it with the calm.
ness, wisdom and triumphant hope that our
brother met 1t. i leave you, my friends, the
widow Of our departed brother, and to the con.
ISOLATION OF our faith in God leave you to the
care of that dear Jesus-may he give us his
blessing and save us all
Rev. DIR. Hamilton then made the
CLOSING PRAYER.
Merciful God, saHctify thy servants On this
solemn occasion, and the discourse we have
listened TO seal upon our hearts, and may We
remember as walking in this mournful process
SION that the day Will soon come when others
Will be called upon TO bear to the lonely house
appointed for all. Keep the widow and
orphans, some one must care for them, and who
but thou y God shall protect them. Bless
this afflicted family, and according TO the meas.
ure OF their sorrow let the fullness Of this com.
tort begin. Bless us all rule IN our hearts, and
GUIDE us In the journey OF llfei and may We
come down TO our graves In the fear OF God.
May we be numbered with those who have
gone home TO God. Amen.
At the conclusion of DIR. Hamilton's prayer
the covering over the glass plate on the coffin
was closed, preparatory to the removal Of the
corpse.
The officiating clergymen and attending ply.
sicians headed the procession from the War De.
partment to the hearse; then followed the
coffin, borne by eight soldiers. followed by the
pail ll.bearers above mentioned, the military
presenting arms, and the Marine Band per.
forming a dirge. The corpse was carried
through the north door of the building 70 the
hearse, and the family and friends went to the
18th street front, where carriages were await.
ing them.
The officiating clergymen and Messrs. Har.
vey & Mari. the undertakers, wore black
sashes. The officers Of the army and navy
wore Grape upon the left arm and at the sword
hilt.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession moved on in the following
order
Battalion Of u. s. Marines, under the com.
mand of Lieut. Colonel Haywood, four COM
panies, numbering 100 men, commanded re.
spectively by Lieuts. Nokes, Young Goodrill
and Porter, headed BY the fne band Of the