The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-31

under Coo. snan have new birth Of freedom. and
that government Of the people, by the people and
for the people, shall not perish from the EARTH
When he had concluded dirge was play ed,
PRAYER was Onered by Rev. A. G. Lawson, and the
Amateur choral Society, OF South Brooklyn, sang an
THE DECORATION CEREMONY
was then performed. as follows:-The congregation
OF men, women and children having now grown to
thousands, James WoOlhead, o cOmrade, advanced
the centre Of the third front to the receptacle
or the flowers, and taking from It the memorials
srewed them upon the graves, saying, as he did So
as f0llows:--
memory Of the honored and heroic dead whose remain.
the Of purity which they symbolic res: IL our s hearts
emplifed in life and In death,
Having concluded this portion OF the ceremony,
the comrade retired, and the band played another
me solemn music concluded.
ANOTHER CoMRADE,
j. ii. LandOn, came from the centre OF the fourth
front, and, taking flowers from the receptacle
placed them ON the graves, saying, as he did so:-
In honor Of our comrades slain in freedom's battle
dear place these upon hs grave TIE turf
die; but the lesson viii remain and our children and
children viii be taught the duty of honorns those who die
On the conclusion Of this second feature Of the
sirewing OF flowers the comrade retired, and an
other oirge was PLAYED. Following this
THIRD COMRADE,
Benjamin Conlln, advanced from the centre Of the
second front, and, taking Mowers from the recep-
tace, spread them upon the graves, saying. as ne
did sO:-
Death comes to all none shall escape his relentless
s s n M ..a the ss o an
to be ready for the whose summons
ter owers and whose memors. we thus revive and
brate died IN the Of the mobiles, q duties and
him beneath the folds Of starry banner and in defence
sause country A The grass Vim spring from
S s % q oo %
for ourselves and our to keep bright The memory
Ratt,ino ltka tha others whom hfs orr was done
another comrade, George KilDOurne. advanced from
the group OF officers, and, taking
WHITE FLOWERS
from the receptacle, placed them upon the graves,
saying a. nc did s0:-
Gu. Of HI. infinite mercy the Father withop. whose
pleased 70 remove from among us our comrades and to
to their exalted patriotism heroic DEATH the symbol
Of that Sys and s s q our intentions, IN this
Ma. the example Of their actions and the lesson Of
next to the duty we owe to the ver Of good and
feet gift unselash patriotism and manly devotion to the
butes and sign Of that true nobility which raises
brow mark hero May wi.dom from
on hsh shine INTO hs hearts 81 our rulers and 50 direct
to-day honos the owy beds of the couusrs defenders
Retiring as had the others, another dirge was
was concluded During It's progress the number Of
participants III the ceremony had been continually
increasing; flowers were being strewn by hundreds
not only upon the soldiers graves but upon those
Of relatives and otner departed friends. Another
interesting feature OF the agreeaby solemn occasion
was
THE GRAFTON
by General L. 8. Catlin, who spoke fttingy Of the
for which the soldiers died, OF the dignity OF
their death aud Of the consistency and sweetness
OF weeping over the graves OF those who thus had
died, aud OF srewlng their graves with
flowers. Referring to those whose bOnes lie
bleaching III the deep gloom OF the Wilderness the
woods and fields OF SpOttsylvania, Cold Harbor,
around PETERSBURG, above the clouds ut Lookout
Mountain, at Atlanta, along the line OF Sherman's
march to the sea and on other battle fields of the
war; he said 1t would also be sweet to strew flowers
over their graves. After dwelling effectively upon
the memories which naturally clustered around such
on occasion, he passed to
THE OTHER DUTY
which came naturally TO The sympathetic mind on
sucn an occasion. While dong Self.honOrlng
duty the dead he would not have them forget the
living-the families or those who died, VINO are
widows and orphans now. False and hypocritcal,
poor. mean, empty show would the ceremony be
II these living were dsregarded.
LIVING HEROES,
TOO, are moving about us every day, said he-men
who braved pain and death upon many q battle
field, many OF them utterly disabled and In poverty.
These should not be forgotten. Woe be to the ma
ton when either the dead the living heroes OF Its
battle nelds-tnOse who preserved its government
IN its strength ana integrity are unhonored. In
conclusion, he said:-
'Mcn and women OF Brooklyn, IN behalf OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic, In behalf of the kin
buried here, thank you Tor the kind offices Of
to-day"
There were other addresses by Rev. Messrs. Ford
ana Lawson, when, after the benedction by Rev.
Mr. Pierce, the vast congregation moved slowly
away, and the work OF the day was done.