The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-19
CmARaES SUNNER.

A memorial sermon, delivered II the + ATs'
African Methodist Church Of this city, on
Sunday, the Is instant. BY the Pastor, rev.
Mr.. Hubbard:
.sHsw are TIE mighty fallen in the midst Of the
blttle. I'D Sam .el, lst-.5th.
II was q momenteus Occnsion when David
the sweet singer of Israel poured fourth his
lamentations, in the solemn language Of the
text. When Saul, I-raePs first monarch,
her proud warrior king, had yielded 10 the
king of tsrrors. There are phases in tie
dispensa,ion OF Providence, which cs,ise u
10 pause and ask, Why in ii thus? There are
times when the charios Of His presence
swings 90 Low that We are quite blinded BY
the sunny dust" which rises behind the
wheels. So, to day, We stand BY the mystic
river sndeAvoring to pierce the vail, bu. We
can only see rs through glass ,rkly. What
mean these weeds of mourning? Why Con-
vene this solemn assembly? in which strong
men are seen to wipe the binding tear? they
tell u that death has laid his icy hand ON
one Of the purest statesmen and greate>t ben
etsctors Of The race. That Charles Sumner
il no more. Yes, my friends. he has fallen
- the brave warrior falls, With his ''bick to
the field and his feet to the foe" Charles
Sumner was one of ''naiure's n0blemen. !"
II il be considered merit0rious to have right
of the work Of life-to be quail
fed BY talent, and training for that work, to
enter upon it with q determination to sue
coed, then We pronounce the life Of Sumner
q grand SUCCESS. In intellect he vas giant.
As Classical scholar be had, perhaps, bu,
cd ka n
Of the Senate. He was q lover Of his kind.
Il was q natural for him to sympathizs with
The doxn-trodden, ~ to eat when hungry, or
drink when thirsty. 1t was the creed that
was indelibly stamped in him BY the hand Of
nature, and from il he could no more depart
han he could from himself.
VIII he beheld the hollow mockery Of
American Justice, and detailed the vOes OF
he suffering, his reat heart swelled within
him, and his love Of right grsv BY what it
ed on. He scorned corruption He was
.weaty three years in the Senate. and yet We
have neither heard nor read that he vas ever
,ccused Of taking bride. Well done, we'll
lone. In there degenerate days when Slater
men are wont to display an "itching PALM"
1 10 rs.re-hing to be sbls to point 10
,ue Who would not sell the mighty space OF
Il, honor, for as mach vile trash - may
x erssped thus. While to-day be repOsss
q the State House in Boston. We can say
rom our hearts,-tbere lies an konest man.
That Sumner erred i. fart.er proof that he
ms human. We thought him wrong oP-
,osing the re election OF President Grant,
nd W think ., sill. We conceived he was
. error in wishing to craze the memory OF |
be battles of the recent rebellion from the
rmy records, and our opinion il the same
ow. But, We are led to believe these we're
non Of the head ard net Of the heart. We |
,us, believe this because in all the conflict |
e never yielded the main purpose Of his |
h. BIT, freedom to all was the Polar star
,bjch guided him over the to;sirous pillows
an eventful career. He sac, i6ced much
" d nm trodden humanity A man of his
b,lisv and influence, II he had let the Ne
70 take care Of himself, and shaped his
,urse to d1st With the popular current,
light have become President Of this great
Republic. BIT ibe cause Of the Negro and
eedom Wa unpopular; and no nan could
hampton that cause, and hope to be Presi-
mt. Had he bowed the knee to Bal hi.
,me would have been borne aloft On
3 loud huxz ~ of clamoring Hultiiudes, q
e man the bstion delighted to honor. In
6 advocacy of truth he brared ercry danger
hen the South was rampant. when their
v-eating cyclops were forging the shafts Of
bellion. and swearing on the altar Of their
oIoch undying hostility To sbolitionisss,
en- Charles Sinner hurled the red-hot
uoderbolts Of unanswersbie argumeLt into
E camp of desperate foe. A fool blot