Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-12-10
HORACE GREELEY.
Obsequies of the Great Journalist
Remarks by Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and DR.. Chaplin.
FUNERAL OF HORACE GREELEY.


in profusion, and exquisite floral Of
ferings displayed, having appropri-
ate designs At the rear of the pull
pit is sheaf of wheat from Chap
paqua in the form of crown, and
suspended over the head of pen and
axe. A floral wreath to the left
bears the letter Fl, also 10 flowers.
Outside the church were throngs
waiting in respectful silence.
The police stood in front of the
church as guard. The church was
opened about half.past 10, although
the ladies had previously been ad-
mitted and filed the galleries. Dur
ing the hour which elapsed before
the arrival of the procession, strains
of music were discoursed by the
| choir. sat
Among the first celebrities were
Gov. Hoffman and President Grant
Roscoe Conkling soon after entered,
and Immediately following them
were Henry Wilson, Minister Wash.
burn and Secretary Belknap, who
sat at the right Of the pulpit. There
were also Gen. Schurz, Lyman
Trumbull and Vice President Colfax,
who took seats near tho President.
The crowds outside extended as
far as the eye could reach on either
side of Fifth avenue. waiting the ar
rival of the procession.
At ii the funeral procession start
ed from Mr.. SiDclair's house on
Forty-fifth street. Many affecting
scenes took place there during the
morning. Mr.. Greeley's daughters
were inconsolable in their grief.
The corpse was born by ten men.
Next came the chief mourners, then
the Tribune Association, and next
the Herald Club.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher spoke
substantially as follows: "When
men have filed the household of God
with their presence it is not surpris-
ing that we miss them when they
leave US forever; and yet they are
constantly, like in the present case
going from US and others are being
called upon by means ola heavenly
impulse, to take their places in the
great cause Of Gods truth. The &C.
casion, my friends, is a solemn and
sublime one, and we forget the strife
aud contest Of the world-that strife
that separated Us politically in the
affairs of the nation; and | join in
this meeting to weep over the re-
mains of him who is now in our
presence and soon to be taken from
Us, but whose memory shall live for
ever in the annals of his country.
Who is this man whom we are here
to-day to commemorate For thir-
ty years he has filed the land with
the greatest controversy. He was
man of war, aud yet he died with
out civic honurs; private citizen,
and yet we honor him, one and all
The President of the United States
and his officers are here, and bow in
silence to the will of God in taking
from US our great brother A little
time ago and we were in the midst
of fierce battle with the great dead,
| the leader on one side, and yet he
now lies l;feless before US IL is be-
cause the man was something more
than professional man, so good and
noble that he had few compeers. 1t
is for these reasons we assemble here
to mourn the loss of Horace Greeley
For thirty years be built for himself
no outward monumeDt,no estate; but
here to-day between the oceans there
is not q man who has not felt the eff.
fects Of Horace Greeley. What mat
tiers it that in the conflict over politi
cal economy be should be upon one
side aud you on another? He has Civ
en- his life-blood tor the good f the
purposes Of noble manhood. 1t is
the presence cfthe man to-day. We
are all speaking kindly and SORROW
fully for him. Think of these con-
flicts in which you forget humanity.
ou of which you have come, and
summon your charity now, you that
were battling on the other side. AZ
ter q long aud tempestuous voyage
he has reached the shore, and angels
will welcome him to their outstretch-
ed arms. Let US hope that when we
die angels will open the gates for US
and receive US to the glory Of the
Lord"
After the address of Mr. Beecher.
which confined but a few moments,
"Sleep the Last Sleep" was rendered
in q beautiful manner by the choir
from St. Fra ncis Xavier's Church.
Rev. +. H. Chaplin then spoke as
follows: "One month ago many
who are now present met in this
place to express their sympathy with
one who sat, with pallid face and
Quivering lp,a heart.stricken mourn
err over his wife. To-day, as in the
freshness of his quiet sorrow himself,
be is TO be by her side. The shadow
Of death through he was then passing
has enveloped him. Such ia provi-
dence, that checks all human opera
tions, and makes life continued sur
prise. l cannot attempt, here and
now, to unfold the life nor estimate
the worth OF Horace Greeley. Such
an attempt would on one hand be
premature and on the other unneces.
sary, because the traits and |, ssons
of the great life can but be reviewed
when the grief and excitement have
ceased. This work ought to be done
and | trust will be done,i in the utter
ance of some public memorial service
which will demand q much wider
hearing than can give it. Tospeak
of Horace Greeley is unnecessary
II has already been done. There
have been but few instances in our
history where expressions of regret
have been so spontaneous, so univer-
sal and so similar These eulogies
that pour so thick and fast from ev-
cry part of the land are not made up
Of artificial rhetoric. They are gen
uine. Tears are as freely shed to-day
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