New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-31
HONORS TO DEAD PATRIOTS.

DECORATION-DAY SERVICES IN BR0OKLfN.
cgRExOSIEs AT TIE LINCOLN STATUE IN PROPHET
PARTICIPATION BY JAMES TANNER-REAiARKs
BY J. s. T. sTRASAHAN.
Memorial services were held at the Lincoln
statue Prospect Park Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon,
and were attended by about $1,000 people The follow
ing posts Of the Grand Army or the Republic were repre-
sented Tn afford, No 3, W. " Owen, Commander; Kan
kim No. 10, j. A. Lewis. Commander; Frank HEAD NO
TO- r. H. Josckc. Commander; Mallory NO "a, james La
Farley. Commander. The Hon. J. 8. T. 5ranahan pro
sided Among those the platform wore Mayor Hunter
and silas D. Dutcher. Mr.. strnahan delivered short
address, In which he explained that tho object OF inc
meeting was decorate the statue OF Abraham hco'
in OF his noble deeds, ana 10 90 hohor W 1n
who had died their efforts to save the life OF the nao
He said that although those present had met " 'sc
their sympathies with the people OF tho North was
with no unsnd feeling toward those OF tho SOUTH ana nc
bopcd that they also reooed the Unon rescued In the
interests OF common manhood and common destiny.
The Row. DR.. J. d. Fulton offered pra AFTER WHICH 'c
sabbath school scholars OF tho Hanson Pace baptst
Church. led by Col. Perry sang America Inc o"a'
man then introduced Col James Tanner, who delivered
the oratiou He began by saying that the country was
now approacng the close " its first century, ana never
in the history OF any nation had there lived man wao
had shown brighter and nobler record than th@t ol
Abraham Lincoln He declared that the memory OF
Mr. Lincoln would become dcarer to the heASS Vi 'no
American people time advanced, ana DIS tae """l'
become wider and wider until the nations of the oai'n
should learn his namo for what nc had accom-
plshed la the cause of human liberty. Those VINO
wished to know tho history Of Abraham Lincoln
must read nlinutcly the history OF tits county
,urine tho most critical period OF It's existence.
The sneaker then referred TO the early history OF Lncon
sketcLng his from the time no lett hiS huhioe
home In Kentucky until he was elected Presideh lbs
whole life had been q continued strlg lie WIN ahVcrse
circumstances but HE strong determination aa cai1o"
him successfully all obstacles until he attained the
Highest poslton IN tho gift Of the Republic The orator
aferwar spoke OF the assassination OF Mr. Lincoln ana
referred to the awful trial through which Mrs Lincoln
ssed at that period and the consequent ecL' on her
mind.
Great men, said Col. Tanner have two lives The hfSt
closes when the soul Is separated from the BODY heh
the greater life begns-the larger and puer IRE OF i
encc which in tho Of Lincoln. will become brighter
and brighter until it shall be universally acknowledged
that his was one Of few names that were not born 10
de. In conclusion the speaker SAID tnst Aierch n
tory afforded no character who was destined 10 go Gown
10 nosterity with ennobng attributes Than those
possessed by the great Emancipai9r; . cha o,,,,o,.
The various Posts and the children OF the SaDpath-
school then engaged In tue ceremony 81 slrewng uowee
around the monument The head OF tle Static VA
wreath OF vcrsreens ana white flowers, and the hure
was decorated with other gariands There wore several
larl, banners lying in various parts ~ me fh am the
Brooklyn Courthouse and Post Ofhce were dccor"iod.
TIE CELEBRATION TO-DAY.
To-day will be generally observed as a hoil-
day in Brooklyn, and the public Offices, local courts ana
schools will be closed Contributions of flowers VIII DO
received until nj tho Pension Office IN the basement
of the City Hall by ladies of the Flower Charity and nen-
beers of the Grand Army OF the Republic The decoration
Of graves at the Naval Cemetery and mt the Cemetery OF
the Holy will take place at 1870 a. m AT noon
procession will be for ned at the City Hall. and at D. H.
it will 90 by way Of FultoDs and Flabush and Fifth
ave to the Soldiers Plot in Greenwood Cemeery where
tbe Graves will be decorated O'clock the outlying
graves having been decorated in tho morning AZ pm.
memorial services VIII be mold in the Hanson Place bal
list Church.