The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-12-13

! SAGoC .SAAC WOANA9, ~ 40 NAOA0 W.
repeated again and again in decora
: tions in all sorts of devices. At tn,
right of the pulpit stood another gif
from the Common Council, a large
lstand of which the whole top was
composed Of choice flowers, rose
buds and camelias and tuberoses
SURROUNDED BY A CROWN
Wrought from the same lovely. bios.
SONS. A similar stand and crown
were the gift of Mayor Hall, and an
other came from the Lincoln Club.
The Lotus, the Union League, and
the Herald Clubs were represented
by appropriate offerings. From the
German Greeley and Brown Club
came an immense quill wrought in
choicest ho@ers. One Of the most
remarkable of the tributes was a
lplow composed of cameliaS and
white roses with a groundwork of
Violets and other modest blossoms,
This beautiful design was the gift of
the Tribune employees. Among the
most conspicuous offerings was a
magnificent floral tablet three and s.
half feet wide, standing about six
feet from the floor and presenting
the appearance of picture sup
ported by columns, Of which the
frame consisted of Violets and rose
buds. The ground of the tablet
was formed of choicest white flow
Iers, inscribed at the top with the
words q know that my Reedemer
Iliveth." ;" On the reverse were the
lletters "H. g." and the motto ain
memoriam." The inscriptions we're
in red flowers. This tablet was pre-
Isented by the Tribune Association.
About the coffin itself we're arranged
the gifts of choicest personal friends.
The air was full Of the sweet breath
of flowers.
THE CHURCH OPENED.
The police stood in front of the
church as a guard. The church
opened at about half past ten, al
though ladies had been previously
admitted and filed the galleries.
During the hour which elapsed be-
fore the arrival Of the procession, a |
strain of music was diseoursed by
the choir. Among the first celebra-
ted dignitaries to arrive were Gov
Iernor Hoffman, President Grant and |
Roscoe Conkling. Soon afterward
and Immediately following them
came Henry Wilson, Minister Wash
burne and Secretary Belnap, who sat
at the right of the pulpit. There
were also Gen. Schurz, Lyman
Trumboll and Vice President Colfax,
who took seats near the President.
The crowds on the outside extended /
as far as the eye could reach on
either side of Fifth Avenue, waiting
for the arrival of the procession.
THE SCENE IN THE CHURCH.
In the church the scene was most
impressive. The stiffness was such
that it seemed as though people in
the church scarcely breathed. PIo-
minent among those who moved
their way up the central aisle were
Thurlow Weed, VIM. NJ. Evarts,
Mayor Hall, Postmaster General
General Dix, ex- Governor
Morgan, Gen. Sheridan and Govern
or Randolph.
Rev. DR.. Chapin opened the cere-
monies by reading an appropriate
selection from the scriptures. Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg sang very
touchingly, II know that my Re
deemer liveth," after which Henry
Ward Beecher spoke substantially
as follows:
Mr.. BEEoHER's ADDRESS.
When men have filed the house
hold of God with their presence it is
not surprising athat we miss them
when they leave us forever, and yet
they are constantly, like in the pres
snt case, going from us, and others
are being called upon, by means Of
heavenly influence, to take their !
places in the great cause of Gods
ruth. This occasion, my friends, is
/ solemn and sublime one, and we
orget the strife and conflict of the
strife that separated us
in the affairs of the ma
ion; and I am here in this meeting
o weep over the remains of him who
s now in our presence, soon to be
AIKEN from US, but whose memory l
hall live forever in the annals of mis-
ountry. Who is this man whom l
Ve are here to-day to commemorate i
Tor thirty years he has filed the land ?
nth the greatest controversy. he l
7as man of war, and yet he died q
military honors. A private 8
itizen, and yet we honor him I
ne and all. The President of the Q
United States and his officers are L
ere and bow in silence to the will of .
rod in taking from US our great !
rother. A little time ago and we 0
7ere in the midst of a fierce battle q
nth the great dead, the leader of one :
ide, and yet he now lies lifeless be- =
Or US. 1t is because the man was l
more than a professional Z
IAN; so good and noble that he had Il
sW compeers. It is for these rea- 2
Ons that We assemble here to mourn Z
be loss of Horace Greeley. For =
hirty years he built for himself no 3
monument, no estate; but d
ere to-day, between the oceans, lC
here is not man who has not felt q
be effects of the labors of Horace Z
ireeley. What matters it that in y
onficts over political economy he io
hould be upon one side and you on al
mother. 1t is not enough that he rt
as given his life's blood for the a
ood and to purposes of our nobler >
lanhood2 After q long and tempes- u
lous voyage he has reached the
lore, and angels will welcome him q
, their outstretched arms. Let Us .
ope that when we die angels will 1t
pen the gates for us and receive US W
} the glory of the Lord. tt
After the address of Mr.. Beecher, re
hich continued but a few mo-
ents, "Sleep the Last Sleep" was
lndered in a beautiful manner by
le quartette from St. Francis Xa- m
er's church y,
MR.. CHAPIN's ADDRESS. as