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cometh mp and is cut down like a flower. be
neetn as were q shadow, and never contin-
In the midst Of life we are IN death; Of whom
may we seek for succor. but Of thee, o Lord,
" no for our sins art Justly displeasedi
Yet, U Lord God, most holy, % Lord mos,
mighty. . holy and most merciful Saviour,
deliver rs not into the bitter pairs OF eternal
death.
Thou kpowest, Lord. ,he secrets OF our hearts.
shut not thy merciful ears 10 our prayers. but
spare Us, Lord most holy, q God most mighty,
% holy and merciful Saviour, thou most wor-
thy Judge eternal, suffer not at our last
hour for any pains Of death to fall from thee.
After pause
1 heard a voice from heaven saying unto me-
Write: from henceforth blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord: even 80. saith the Spirit;
for they rest from their labors.
After a second pause
Lord, have mercy upon us.
CHRIST. have mercy upon u.s.
Lord, have mercy upor US.
Our Father who art in heaven, nalIowed pe
thy name; thy kingdom ceme; thy will be done
on earth, as IL is In heaven; give us this day
our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive them that trespass against us:
and lead us not into tempanon, but deliver US
from evil. Amen.
And concluded the burial service by repeat.
ing the Collect, as follows:
U merciful God, the Father OF our Lord
Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the
life; in whom whosoever believetn shall live,
though he die; and whosoever liveth and be-
lieyeth In him, shall not die eternally. We
meekly beseech thee, o Father, 10 raise us from
The death OF sin unto the life OF righteousness;
that when we shall depart this life we may
rest IN him; and al the general resurrection on
he las day may be found accepta Dle IN thy
sight, and receive that blessing which thy WELL
beloved Son snail then pronounce TO all that
love and fear thee, saying, Come, We blessed
children Of my Father, receive the Kingdom
prepared for you from the beginning of the
world. Grant this, We Deseech thee, o merci-
ful Father, through Jesus Christ our Mediator
and Redeemer. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love OF God, and the fellowship OF the Holy
Chest, be with Us all evermore. Amen.
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I'd tenor; l.. 5. kimbaIl, Daniel Gillette, ID
tenors; l.. L. Cannon, let bassc; +. A. Chase
and j. Il. Dawson, 2d oassos-sang with great
effect the following beautiful requiem "a ui--
tstte):
Sigh not, ye winds as passing DER
The chambers of the dead We fly;
Weep not, ye dews for these no more
Shall ever weep, shall ever sigh.
Why mourn the throbbing breast at rest,
How still il lies within the breast
Why mourn, when death presents US peace,
And IN the grave our sorrows cease.
Rev. Br. Hamilton then pronounced the bene-
diction, which closed the exercises al the tomb.
AT The conclusion OF The services and the
singing Of the requiem, Mrs. Rawlins was led
TO the comm by her father, Mr.. Huriburt, and
by Col. Parker, followed by the children OF the
deceased, and for a moment they gazed on the
features OF the dead; after which, the eight
cavalrymen who had borne the corpse were
called, and carried IL into the vault, placing IL
in a large box furnished with handles, the
mourners leaving. The vast assemblage soon
followed, and the cemetery resumed Its usual
quiet appearance.
THE SALUTE.
As soon as the services at the tomb Were over
the usual honors were paid by the troops-Col.
Dupoht's Battery firing three salvos from a
point on Georgia avenue, west OF the cemetery
and the marines and artillery three voIIeys of
musketry.
DEPARTURE OF TROOPS
The two batteries Of the ith artillery from
Fort McHenry left IN the $50 train this after
noon for Baltimore. The two batteries from
Fortress Monroe will re turn tomorrow
THE VAULT.
In conversation with General Sherman YES.
erday MIR. Harvey spoke OF the crowded state
nf the receiving vault at the Congressional
Cemetery, and suggested TO the General that n
would be We'll 70 endeavor 10 procure the use
of one OF the private vaults. General Sher-
man agreed with him, and wrote a letter, stat.
ing the circumstances, which he gave 10 Mr.
Harvey, 10 be used as be saw fit. In company
with Mr. Marr, MIR. II. visited Mr.. Thomas
Blagden, Esq. of this city, yesterday afternoon
and that gentleman at once proffered the use of
his commodious private vault, which was used
for the reception of the remains OF the illus,ri-
ous dead, as above stated.
THE DISPOSITION OF THE REMAINS.
Dispatches were received here on Monday
from Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, In reply to one
sent by Gen. John f Smith. Gov. Palmer
said -" The people Of the State of Illinois will
always cherish a grateful recollection of the
important public services OF Gen. Rawllns
and would be gratitied by the selection OF some
plsce in the State for his resting place. DE.
ferrIng to the wishes of his bereaved family,
and eager to offer such honors 10 his memory
as are now possible, we suggest that his re.
mains be deposited at Oak Ridge, near this
city, and thereafter under the care of the
State"
The President directed General Smin to
answer them az fellows:
WASHINGTON, Sept. :, 1S69.-Hon. John NJ
Palmer, Springfield, H.: Your telegrams of
this day were submitted to the President, who
directs me TO say that II has been decided 70
Buryi ing Ground, whence be can be removed,
If desirable, hereafter. With this view, his
body has been embalmed. JOHN Z. SMITH
A dispatch was received from the parents Of
General Rawlins. requesting that his body be
sent 10 Galena, Illinois, for burial. reply
similar to that sent Governor Palmer was
transmitted.
SAD ACCIDENT.
About 10 O'Clock the floor of the balcony OF
the house on the south side OF PennsylyanIa
avenue, between 3D. and * streets, recently
occupied by Mr.. b. +. Beveridge, gave vay
while number OF people Were on il waiting
70 see the passage of the funeral procession.
and Mrs. Chick and her SON (aged about sax
years) fell through TO the pavement below.
They were Immediately taken TO the drugstore
OF Mr.. ID. p. HicKling, where Dr. Porter ar.
Portable as possible. Mrs Chick was found 10
have been injured internally, and the little
boy sustained compound fracture Of the
thigh. They were Immediately sent TO their
home, at the corner OF 25th and L streets, in
the First Ward.
EXECUTORS OF THE WILL OF GENERAL RAW.
President Grant and Mrs. Rawlins vere
selected by General Rawlins as the executors
Of hrs will. II will not be admitted 70
probate tIll after the return OF the President
from his trip North.
THE RAwLINs SUBSCRIPTION FUyD.
We, yesterday, announced the adoption OF a
BY the merchants and brokers of
New York TO subscribe $4,000 for the relief OF |
he family OF General Rawlins, and thar 6fteep |
thousand dollars were subscribed on the spof
We learn that each OF the following gentenen
yave ei,oO0, viz: U: 3. Grant, lby telegraph,) |
a. T. Stewart, II. B. CLAIM, Thos. Murphv.
Moses Taylor, J. M. Forbes, M, III. GrinneiI
Jas. Se1gman, Jay Cooke & Co, R,chard /
Schell, w. r. Vermilyea, and z. A. Merntt /
rhe following committee was appointed 10 i
,aise the fund: Horace Greeley, j. Ssligman, |
D. ID. +. Grant, George Opdyke, Moses ri /
Jrinnell, and General ButteFneld. The New