The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-12-12

were Gov. Hoffman, President Grant
and Roscoe Conkling. Immediately
following them were Henry Wilson,
Minister WashbuFne and Secretary
Belknap, who sat at the right of the
pulpit. There were also Carl Schurz,
Lyman Trumbull, anu Vice Presi-
dent Colfax. who took seat near the
President.
THE CROWDS OUTSIDE
Extended as far as the eye could reach
on either side Fifth avenue, waiting
the arrival of the procession.
THE PROCESSION.
At1I O'Clock the funeral procession
started from Mr.. Sinclair'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 borne by ten men. Next
came the chief mourners, then came
the Tribune Association, next the
Herald Club, then followed a success
sion of military and civil officers ac-
cording TO the programme. AT 20
minutes past Ill the procession enter
ed the church.
The solemnity of the scene was most
impressive. The stiffness was such
that it seemed AS though the people
of the church scarcely breathed.
MORE DISTINGUISHED PERSONS.
Prominently among those who
slowly wound their way up the CEN
trai aisle were Ihuriow Weed, VIM.
NJ. Evarts, and Mayor Hall. There
were also present Postmaster-G -Gener-
- n
gan, Gen. Sheridan, Gov. Randolph,
Union League Club.
THE OPENING SERVICES.
Rev. DIR. Chaplin opened the cere-
monies by reading an appropriate Sc
lection of the Scripture. Miss Clara
Louise Kellogg next sang very touch
ingly, 81 know that my Redemer liv-
eth," after which Henry Ward Beech
er delivered the funeral oration. He
spoke substantially as follows:
Mr.. BEECHER's ADDRESS.
When men have filled 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 constantly, like III the pres
ent case, going from us,and others are
being called upon by means of heav-
emily impulses to take their places in
the great cause of Gods truth. The
occasion, my friends, is q solemn and
sublime one, and we forget the strife
and contest of the world, that strife
that separated us politically in the af-
fairs in the Nation; and / join in this
meeting to weep over the remains of
him who is now in our presence, soon.
to be taken from US, but whose mem
ory shall iYe forever in the annals of
his country. Who is this man whom
we are here to-day to commemorate? 2
For 30 years he has filled the land
with the greatest controversy. lie was
man of war, and yet he died with
out civic honors, private citizen and
yet we honor him, one and all. The
President of the United States and
his officers are here, and bow in ST.
lence to the will of God in taking from
US our great brother. A little time
ago, and we were in the midst of
battle with the great dead, the leader
of one side, and yet he now lies life
less before us. 1t is because the man
was something more than q profes-
sional man, so good and noble that he
had no compeers. 1t is for this rea-
son that we assemble here to mourn
the loss of Horace Greeley. For over
30 years he built for himself no out
ward monument; but to-day, be-
tween the oceans, there is not man
who has not felt the effects of the la
bors of Horace Greeley. What mat
ters it that in the conflict over politi-
cal economy he should be upon one
side and you on another? The hus-
bandman reaps his harvest, the wheat
is garnered. Thinklof those conflicts
in which you forget 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 shore, and angels will
welcome him to their outstretched
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 continued but a few moments,
..Sleep the last sleep" was rendered IN
a beautiful manner by quartette
from St. Francis Xavier's Church.
ADDRESS OF MR. CHAPLIN.
One month ago, many who are now
present met in this place to express
our sympathy with one who sat with
hallowed face and quivering lips, a
heart stricken mourner over his wife.
To-day, as in the freshness of his qui-
ct sorrow himself, he is to lie by her
side. The shadow of death through
which he was then prssing has envei-
oped him. Such is the Providence
that checks all human opinions and
makes life a continual surprise.
cannot attempt here and now to un-
fold the life and estimate the worth OF
Horace Greeley. Such an attempt
would, on the one hand, be prema-
ture, and on the other, unnecessary.
Premature, because, the traits and les
sons of his great life can best be re-
viewed when the grief and excite
ment have ceased. This work ought
to be done, and trust will be done in
the utterance of some public memori-
al service which demands and receives
much wider hearing than can give
it.
To speak of Horace Greeley's worth
is unnecessary. 1t has already been
done. There have been but few in
stances in our history where express
sions OF regret and regard have been
so spontaneous, SO universal and so
similar. These eulogies that pour in
so thick and fast from every part of
the land are not made up of artificial
rhetoric, they are genuine. The tears
are as freely she'd to-day by country
firesides, and in distant cities, as be-
meath the shadowing drapery of this
house from which he is SO soon to go
-
Bile sympathy, represent the peoples
thought, and are twined about the
peoples hearts, bearing witness to the
career of an honest purpose.
Why this reverential regard for the
memory of Mr.: Greeley? Is it not
because he was.in high official life, for
Horace Greeley held no official STA
ton. The will of the people, express
ed through the Electoral College to-
day, decides that he should hold no
hioh station. To-day the will of God