Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-12-13

dulbIleT Culno lTOm IH6 DluCOln OluU'
Tlp Lotos, the Union League, and the
HGald clubs were represented by ap-
pripriate offerings. From the German
mmse quill, wrought In the choicest
flowers. One of the most remarkable of
th tributes was q plow composed of
cdnellias and white roses, with ground
work of violets and other modest bios
sims. This beautiful design was the gift
q the Tribune employees. Among the
most conspicuous offerings was a mag
iificent floral tablet, three and half feet
vide, standing about six feet from the
toor, and presenting the appearance of a
picture, supported by columns, of which
HE frame consisted of violets and tea
psebuds. The ground of the tablet was
brmed of choicest white flowers, IN
Gribed at the top with the words, 81
lnow that my Redeemer liveth." On the
Pverse were the letters "H. g." and the
MOTTO, "In memoriam." The inscrip-
tons were in red flowers. This tablet
vas presented by the "Tribune Associa-
ton" About the coffin itself were ar
nnged gifts of the choicest kind from
PERSONAL friends. The air was full of the
sweet breath of flowers. They were
hick under the foot which trod so rever-
mtly as they bore him away. They filled
every available space with their beauty.
Among the significant emblems dis
! played at the funeral was a simple wreath
Of dry leaves, with violets intertwined,
tent by Whitelaw Reid to the Misses
pathy. The Misses Greeley with their
own hands bound the wreath about the
coffin of their father, as from one who to
the last had his confidence and love.
Thurlow Weed was pall-bearer, at his
own request. Dudley s. Gregory, also a
pail bearer, was the man who loaned Mr..
Greeley the thousand dollars with which
he started the Tribune.
At twenty minutes past eleven o'clock
the procession entered the church. The
solemnity of the scene was most impress
sive. The stiffness was such that it seem
ed as though the people in the church
scarcely breathed. Prominent among
those who slowly wound their way up
the central aisle were Thurlow Weed,
William NJ. Evarts, Mayor Hall, with the
present Postmaster General Creswell,
General Dix, Ex-Governor Morgan, Gen
eral Sheridan, Governor Randolph, Of
New Jersey, and a Committee from the
Union League Club.
Rev. DR.. Chaplin opened the ceremo-
nies by reading an appropriate selection
from the Scriptures. Miss Clara Louise
Kellogg next sang, very touchingly, ~
Know that My Redeemer Liveth," after
which Henry Ward Beecher delivered
the funeral oration, speaking substantially
as follows:
When men have filled the household of
God with their presence, it is not surprising
that we miss them, when they leave us for
ever, and yet they are constantly, like in the
present case, going from us, and Others are
being called upon by means OF heavenly i'm
pulse to take their places in the great cause
of Gods truth. The occasion, my friends, is
a solemn and sublime one, and we forget the
strife and contest of the world, that strife
that separated us politically in the
affairs Of the nation; and join in this meet
ing to weep over the remains Of him who is
now in our presence, soon to be taken from
us, but whose memory shall live forever in
the annals of his country. Who is this man
whom we are here to-day to commemorate
For thirty years he has filled the land with
the greatest controversy. He was man oi
war, and yet he died without civic honors, q
and an. The President OF the United States
and his officers are here, and bow in silence
to the will of God in taking from us oul
great brother. A little time ago, and we
were in the midst of a fierce battle, with the
great dead the leader of one side, and yet he
man was something more than professional
man-so good and noble that he had few
compeers. 1t Is for these reasons that we
| assemble here to mourn the loss Of Horace
Greeley.
For thirty years he Duilt for himself nc
| outward monument, no estate; but here to
| day, between the oceans, there is not mar
who has not felt the effects of the labors Of
| Horace Greeley. What matters il that, in the
| conflict over political economy, he should
be upon one side and you on another ?
say it is enough that he has given his life
| blood for the good and to the purposes Of
nobler manhood. To-day we are all speak
ing kindly and sorrowfully for him. Thinl
OF those conflicts in which You forgot hu
manity, out of which you have come, and
summon your charity now, you that have
been battling on the other side. After 6
long and tempestuous voyage, he . has
reached shore, and angels will welcome hin
to their outstretched arms. Let us hope
that, when we die, angels will open the
gates for us to the glory OF the Lord.
After the address of Mr.. Beecher
which continued but few moments
"Sleep the Last Sleep" was rendered il
a beautiful manner by quartette from
st. Francis Xavier's Church.
The Rev. L. II. Chaplin then spoke al
follows:
One month ago, many who are now pres
| ent met in this place to express our sympa
thy with one who sat with pallid face anC
| quivering lips, heart-stricken mournel
| over his wife. To. day, as in the FRESHNESS:
of his quiet sorrow himself, he is to lie by
her side. The shadow of death through
| which he was then passing has envelopet
him. Such is Providence, that checks al
human operations, and makes life contin
ual surprise. | cannot attempt here to now
unfold the life or estimate the worth o.
| on az Mt yynnlH n
one hand be premature, and on the othel
unnecessary. Premature because the traits
and lessons of a great life can but bt
reviewed when the grief and excitement
have ceased. This work ought to be done
ard / trust will be done, in the utterance o.
some public memorial service, which viii
demand and receive q much wider hearing
than can give it. To speak of Horace
GTeeleY's worth is unnecessary; II has al
ready been done. There have been but few
instances in our history where expression
Of regret and regard have been so spontane
Gus, so universal, and so similar. Thes'
eulogies that pour in 80 thick and fast fron
every part of the land are not made up o
artincial rhetoric. Tney are genuine. Tn
tears are as freely shed to-day, by country fire
sides and in distant cities, as beneath tn
shadowing drapery of this house, from
represent no invisible sympathy, but repre-
sent the peoples thought, and are twine'
about the peoples heart, bearing witness t,
career of honest purpose. And VIII
this reverential regard for the mem
ory of Mr.. Greeley? 1t is not TO
his mere intellectual ability, large and unde
niable as it was. 1t was not because he wa
an high official, for Horace Greeley held n
official station. The will of the people ex
pressed through the Electoral College to
day decides that he should hold no such sta
tion. To-day the will of God elects him to
place from which all human ones look smal
and dim. Why is it, then? 1t is the mag
netism of simple goodness, Mr.. Greeley
heart was as large'a his brain. His love TO
humanity was inherent. He touched all side
of humanity, SO to speak. The hundreds Q
poor toll worn men, who pressed throug
the crowd to take last look at that wor
countenance, were moved by no mere cur
| osity. They came there not TO gaze upo
the face of the great journalist orpoliticiar
but because he had always been the poo
mans friend, the sympathetic companion c
the workingmen, who had struggled throug
their experiences and never forge
their claims. All his public acts were d
J rected by the same impulses, and 1t enllste,
him in the service of very many causes. Nc