New-York tribune., 1874-03-14

away Thy servants from their 6ed OF labor in send
ing them into IT, The day OF death il fuller Of meaning
than the day o' gth because IL is tho eranler lee
son CT our manhood because II is chapter far ad
vanced IN the book OF human destiny And now Lord,
Inou hast removed away from man who had stood
go long a. prince OF the earth--a man whose
and life, aud character. and fame forever linked
with all that Is sacred in human institutions and all
that - dear To human hearts Oh Lord, our God, we
are oil Oeroaved togothertho Senate the Congress- the
Capital the cOuntryali have been made desoiae, and
the old Plymouth state where long ago the Pilgrims
came. She sits to-day In mourning mother weene for
her prostraod son; and the white and the
black man, and all OF every through
out the world sna TINS day touched with the grief
of this sudden stroke Of Thy providence But
say nothing against II before Thee. oh Thou Righteous
Judge and Supreme Ruler Of mankind. Yet, peradyen
ture Thou wilt youchsafe Thpe to hear the prayer
OF Thy servants for ali those who have been afflicted
10 this dispensaton for the surviving but scattered
members OF his own family ana kindred for those who
TO his and IN hts presence through
ali the phases OF his private and public fe for those
children Of that enduring for whose advancement
his great powers had long employed; for all his
companions and coemporaries IN the high and lofty
circles OF human civilization both at home and abrodd
for his colleagues and felow-Sensors m this Chamber
and for the Representatives the people and authorities
OF his native state and for all those in every class aud
ia every condition who this day sincerely lament ms
loss on grant 10 all these Thy and the cons)la
ton OF Thy spirit sanctiiy 10 them and the nation this
most impressive instruction OF Thy providence.
And now We beseech Thee oh Lord, blessThy servant
the President OF the United States and All the members
Of hs Cabinet bles sthe Weep resident absent from
his place IN this hall bless Governors Legisla
lures OF the States and beseech Thee b the Judges
Of the supreme Conr Of the United States aud all the
magistrates IA the land bless the officers and OF the
army and navYOf the United states bless all that
in positions of responsibility OF trust, and Of honor
among chi, great tcope; bless the teachers aud
instructors Of the naiiou bless those who have the
charge OF the transmission Of Intelligence ana the
ductors Of the public press And we b. seech Tlee, oil
Lord bless a engaged n any walk pursuit OF life in
department Of human labor enterprise for the
promotion of the aud the comfort of this world.
And we beseech Thee, oh Lord bless any that may be
under The pains and penalties and burdens Of this life
10 cheer 70 comfort TO strengthen aud to uphold them
And now bescech Thee, give TO NJ, one aud all, a
sense OF true humility and OF uueienei cOntron for
sins; dl with the spirit ~ repentance toward
Thee and faith I'm Out Lord aud savior Jesus Christ
pardon niquites, and blot ont trlnsgressions
before Thee and accepius, ami an as Thy aud
daughters through If,u by whom alone, and Thy work
of a,onemcn and eG ctua nterccs,ion, sha be
saved
And now. on Lord our God he crurlously pleased 10
with those who shai bear away forever from this
place the body Of our lameuted friend give them safe
conduct in their sad journey Aud we beseech Taee in
Thy kind Providence, Jet all the arrangements for his
obsequics fttncly made among that noble but
stricken people who await the arrival OF the funeral
by the old Cradle OF Liberty Q. Lord the God Of
fathers bless THIS nation and all nations bless
all men together aud when come 10 Thee, open
nOn Tor u. the portals ot eternity. and souls
with pure, blessed and glorious Immortality !
through Jesus Christ, our Lord and SAVIOR Amen
The benedcton was thHn pronounced by Dr, suu- /,
derland aud NlT Carpenter, as presiding officer
said:
NOV .hs senate Of the United States iD'rusts the
remains OF Charles Summer TO IT. sergeantstArms aud
the committees appointed to convey them 10 his home
bere to them, earth IN earth ashes TO ashes
dust 10 drst in the soil OF the Commonwealth OF MIssa-
clusetts. Peace 20 his ashes.
REMOVAL OF THE REMAIN 10 THE DEPOT.
The coffin was then closed, and the flowers having |
been replaced. il was removed from the Chamber. !
followed by the committees appointed by the Senate /
and House 10 accompany the remains To Boston viz:
Senators Anthony schurz, Sargent, ogiesby Stockton,
aud McCreey and Representative, Hurbut Of Illinois.
Hale OF Maine, Foster OF OhIo Raincy of South caro-
na Clayton OF California, scudder OF New York, RaI
dali Of Penns sylvaDia Beck Of Kentucky, and Hancock
Of Pennsylvania.
Every one remained standing as the coffin was !
removed from tbe Chamber The members OF the /
House of Representatives Supreme Court President
and Cabinet, and other invited guests then succeS
siyely retired in the order named ~ their exit was
called for by the President pro feapGre he Senate
was then called To order. The Senate then, on
motion of Nh Buckingham, at :l0oclock. Adjourned
till tuesday next.
As soon As the Senato aGOucned rush was made
l,y lar ge number OF women and some men Ia the
vacant seat of Senator SIMMER to gain possession OF
the flowers which had been placed upon his desk.
and similar attempts were made TO carry OF part of
~ 1. Il, baI bapu tron
tbe carafalaue and coffin. The crowd managed to
obtain possession of good many of the
tlowers before the officers of The Senate could
interfere The coffin having been carried
ont TO the entrance OF the Senate
wing of the Capitol, deposited IN hearse drawn
by four white horses and attended by mounted po-
icemen. was followed 10 the Baltimore and Pofo-
mae Railroad depot by procession of the members
of the Civil Rights League. colored organization
of this city, numbering about $50 colored men
headedby Fred Douglass and ex-Lieut.-Gor. Pinch
back Of Louisiana. Next to this organization fol-
lowed carriages in charge of Sergeant-at-A Arms
French. containing the Committees OF the Senate
and House of Representatives appointed to accom-
pany the remains TO Boston special train, which
started at o'clock this afternoon.
THE JOURNEY FROM WASHINGTON.
PASSING THROUGH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Al PHiLA-
DEIPHIA.
The special train provided f0r the purpose b! the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company consisted OF bag
gage car. a passenger, and three paror cars. All
were elaborately draped and festooned with mourn.
ing. heavy bands extending entirely around the
cars The body of the late Senator occupied the
baggage car aud was guarded by detail OF Capitol
Police The other cars contained the Committees OF
the twoHouses and the Massachusetts delegation IN