Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-12-21
voyage has reached the shore. How

Lord. May God grant that in the
solemnity of these thoughts in which
we have gathered here it may be our
happy lot that when. we die angels
shall open the gates and receive us
unto the glory OF the LODI
After an ode by the quartette from
ST. Francis Xavier's Church was sung,
DIR. Chaplin said +: '.To-day in the
freshness of his power Horace Greeley
is laid By the side of his beloved wife.
AS parsOn and personal friend, L
can not now here attempt to depict
the worth and greatness of the depart
ed journalist. Horace Greeley's cpl
taph is written in homes and through
out the length and breadth Of the
land. Where are now all party and
religious differences2 L ask you now
to consider here what it rs that brought
forth so much love for this man. 1t
was not tie official position he held,
nor was il even his unGuestiona5le
genius. IL was the attraction of a
pure and simple goodness. The hun
dreds of toii-worn mcn who yesterday
waited for hours to look upon the face
of the dead were not drawn there by
any mere curiosity. They went to cast
a look at the features Of one who had
been their constant aud untiring friend.
Horace Greeley struck for tor what he
believed to be right until mind and
heart gave way. He lies dead upon
the field. Let me remind you that
Horace Greeley's lie was remarkably
practical, and no man, it seems to me,
was more given to practical purposes
than he. How many lives has he
stimulated To wholesome energyg How
many great interests of education, of
science aad progress mourn him now |!
All these tributes to-day testify to the
recognition OF the virtues of this great
and good man. The President OF the
nation joins in this tribute to the pa
triot and the man. Murmurs of ap
plause. Let me take occasion to urge
NJ. Greeley's views of Christianity.
de lived on the essential truths OF
Christianity. He laid on them his
weary head aad heart, and died weary
with the turmoil of life. Does truth
come to uss Il know that my Re
deemer liyeih.D In Horace Greeley
recognize Il proof of Immortality. He
looked from the troubles of a sYrging
world 10 the peace OF the grave, where
the weary are at Iest.' L thank God
from my heart and SOUL that when all
this world WAS Ealing from his eyes lac
remembered II know lhatny Redeem
er liyetl." Ii was the triumph of his
life and the triumph OF his death, and
now as take our brother from tsis
church that has known him long but
viii know him no more, let this be ON
lesson 1--WE know that our Redeencl
| livete.r Farewell dear friend, farewell
NOBLE associate, farewell great cham
pion. ave knew that our Rc,leemci
livcth,7 and thank God that, like thee
we may know il when the light OF this
world is fading from oar eyes,
The services closed mt half past OF,
o'clock. bnt the procession did no
move til nearly two O'Clock.
Shortly before two the procession
issued from tie church AMI moved il
the following order: Down Fifth Av
enue to HIN street, 10 Broadway, t,
:. Hamilton ferry mounted police ant
Broadway squad in advance Super
ilicndent kcl>o and Mayor Hail Oh
iout Inspector Diiks commanding th'
police escort; detachment OF the fir
department; Rev. DIR. Pullman, otli
eating clergyman at the grave; pal
hearers in coaches. Chief Justic'
Chase, cx-Attorney General Evarts
senate ,'entcn, John IL. Williams
Robert Bonner. TIluriow Weed, Ivor,
Chamberlain, Erastus rocks, Rev
DIR. Bright, Sinclair Tousey; in fiv,
co ches, Dudley 5. Gregory, John q
Lishtoody, j. a. Stuart, k. M. Hoe
Peter G. Baker, CHARLES 5. Stores
David ". .Dauce, William Orion, Ky
man TrumAuil, \. j. Sohnson hcarse
Misses Ida aad Gabrielle Greeley
John Il. Cleveland and other member
of the family OF deceased III carriages
President Grant, Vice resident Co
AK, Vice President elect and Genera
Babcock, in open landIas, surrounde'
; by Hity poiicelnsii as Il Siald Oi 'lohor
Governor Hoffman and Governors {
adjoining States; Whiteiaw Reat
John G. Hazard, DIR. Ripley, w. +. {
Sanks and others; editors OF the Tr
bane, also reporIoriai corps, conpos
tors and employees generally Unio
League Club delegation, with whoi
was Minister WasliDnrne members {
I. the Common Council, heads OF depar
: inents and officials from adjomin
!, cities, ali in carriages, two deep, t
! the number OF eighty five; members {
. the Liberal Republican and Taaiman
Hall general committees, Simon Can
! eron, associations, delegations fro
! Arcadians, Lotus, Farmers, and Rur
!, CLUBS, American Institute and Tempe
q ance societies.
J. The hearse was drawn by ? span
a white h rises, wearing the usual sol