Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-05
. THE GREELEY OBSEQUIES.
Imposing Ceremonies in Respect to the
Memory OF the Distinguished De-
ceased JOurnalist-Particu-
lars, Scenes and Incl
dents.
AT THE CHURCH.

Grants ticket was sent to him at the
hotel. and thereafter, at about half
uast ten O'Clock, the party took car
riaCes snd left for the church, according
10 the programme. Broadway is lined
with spectators, awaiting the funeral
procession, and flags are suspended az
half-mast from nearly all the buildings
on either side the whole length Of the
thOrOughfare.
The interior Of the church OF the Di-
vine Paternity, where Greeley's obse-
gUies were held, presented a sOmbrely-
beautiful appearance. Grape was sus-
pended in prOfusiOn, and exquisite floral
offerings displayed, having appropriate
designs. At the rear Of the pulpit consist
ing Of q sheaf Of wheat, from Chap
pslua. in the form of s crown, and sus-
pended over head : pen and ak; the
floral wreath TO the left Of the pulpit
bore the letter "H, - and in flowers a
rIow from the Tribune Office. Outside
The church were thrOngs waiting in re-
spectful silence. The police stood in
front IF the church as a guard The
church opened about half-pss ten, al
though ladies had previously been ad-
miced, and filed the galleries. During
rle hour which elapsed before the arrival
.i-c1ursed by the choir. Among the
first Of the celebrities to arrive were
Governor Hoffman and President Grant /;
Roscoe Conkling soon after entered,
and Immediately following them were
Henry Wilson, Minister Washburne, and
secretary Belknap, who sat to the right
Gsrhe pulpit. There were also General
-churz, Lyman Trumbull, and Vice
President COlfax, who took q seat near
the President. Crowds outside extended
g. far as the eve could reach on either
side OF Fifth Avenue, awaiting the ar
rival Of the procession.
Al eleven the funeral procession start
-L from Mr.. Sinclair's house, Forty
nth street. Many affecting scenes took
place there during the mOr8ing. Mr.
Ereeley's daughters were incOns0lable
il their grief. The corpse was borne by
zen men Next came the chief mOurners.
Then the Tribune Association, and next
lie Herald Club. Then followed a sue
.-gssi0u Of military and civil officers. Ac-
a0-iing 10 programme, al twenty minutes
past eleven the procession entered the
church. The solemnity Of the scene
was most impressive, and the stiffness
sg1s such that il seemed as though
Tie people In the church scarcely
Uraathed. Prominent among those
who slowly wound their way up the CEN
ter aisle were ThurlOw Weed, Wm. N.
Evarts, Mayor Hall, also the present
P0stmaster-General Creswell, General
Dix. Governor Morgan, General Sher-
lIau, Governor Randolph, of New Jer-
~e-. and the Committee from the Union
League Club. Rev. DR.. Chaplin opened
the ceremonies by reading an apprOpri-
ale selection from the Scriptures. Miss
Clara Louisa Kellogg next sang very
t0uchingly, I E71OJc that my Redesmer
Eretb after which Henry Ward Beech
er delivered the funeral Grafton.
Mr.. BEECHER's ADDRESS.
When men have filed the house
hold Of God with their presence, it is not
surprising that We miss them when they
leave Us forever, and yet they are con-
~raurly, Ike in the present case, going
from US. and Others are being called
upon. by means of heavenly impulse, to
take their places in the great cause of
Gods truth. The occasion, my friends,
= a solemn and sublime one, and We
FORGET the strife and contest of the world
that strife that separated Us politically
I'M the affairs Of the natiOn-and Join in
this meeting TO weep over the remains
of him who is now in our presence, soon
CD be taken from US, but whose memory
shall live forever in the annals OF his
country. Who is this man whom we
are mere to-day to commemorate? For
thirty wears he has filed the land with
the greatest controversy. He was a
man Of war, and vet he died with
civic houors; a 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 viii Of God in tax
Jug from Us our great brother. A little
time ago, and we We're in the midst Of a
fierce battle with the great dead, the
leader Of one side, and yet be now lies
li.-le~s before u. Il IS because the
man was something more than profes-
~i8ual man-sO good and noble, that be
hat few cOmpeers. II Is Tor these rea-
SONS that we assemble here 70 mourn
rla loss Of Horace Greeley. For thirty
wears he built for himself no outward
inonument-no estate, but here to-day,
between the oceans, there is rot a man
who has felt the effects Of labor more
rHau Horace Greeley. What matters il
that in the conflict over political ecOnO-
my he should be upon one side, and
YOU upon another? Is il not enough
that he has given his life-blOod for the
good and to the purposes Of noble man
nsods The husbandman reaps his har-
vest and il is garnered; il reappears in
fhe schOol-bOy and to future genera
tfuus, and in il is the presence Of the
man today We were all speaking
kindly and sOrrOwfUlly for him Think
81 those conflicts i'm which you forgot
humanity, out OF which yOu have come,
and summon your charity now, you
that have been battling on the other
side. After a long and tempestuous
voyage he has reached the other shore,
and angels will welcome him TO their
aursrretcbed arms. Let US hope that
when we die angels viii open their gates
rr- us. and receive Us 70 the glory Of the
Lord.
After the address Of Mr.. BeecheT,
which continued but a few moments,
>s~0 the last Sleep was rendered in
q Jeautiful manner by the Quartette
from -. Francis Navier's Church.
Mr.. CHAPIN's ADDRESS.
Rev. f. H. Chapin then spoke as fol-
lows.
one month ago, many who are pres
.u- met IN this place to express our
face and quivering lips, a heart-strieken
u8u-ner over his wife. To-day, as in
the freshness Of his quiet sOrrow, be
IS 10 lie BY her side. The shadow Of
death. through which he was then pass
ing. has envelOped him. Such Is the
providence that checks all human opeT-
at1u- and makes life q continual sur
prise. I cannot attempt here and now
I0 unfold the life OF state the worth Of
Horace Greeley Such an attempt
would on the Ole 1and be premature, and
OF the other unnecessary premature
because the trials and lessons Of q great
life can best be reviewed when the grief
and excitement has ceased. This work
ought 10 be done, and, 1 trust VIII be
done, in the utterance Of a public me-
mOriai-tne service which VIII demand
and receive a much wider hearing
than / can give it. To speak OF Horace
Greeiey's worth is unnecessary. 1t has
already been done. There have been
but few instances in our history where
expressions Of regret and regard have
been 70 spontaneous, 50 universal and
similar. These eulOgies that pour IN
80 thick and fast from every part Of the
land are not made up Of artificial rhe-
toric, but are genuine. The tears are as
freely shed to-day 10y country firesides
and IN distant cities as beneath the
shadOwing drapery Of this house, from
which be is soon TO 90 out forever.
They represent 10 invisible sympathy,
but represent the peoples thought, and
are twined about the peoples heart bear
ing witness to 8 career of honest pur-
pose. And why this reveTential regard
for the memory Of Horace Greeley? It
is not for his mere intellectual ability,
large and undeniable as il was; il is not
because he was am high official, for
Mr.. Greeley held no official station; the
win of the people expressed through the
Electoral College to-day decides that be
should hold no such station. To-day