New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-11


Church on the Nights the Rev. IT, r. Nye OF the Church
Of Our Father lUniversast), the Rev. o. b. schultz OF
the Jay Street Moravan Church the Rev H. A. Ericsson
Of the Swedish Lutheran Church. Albert CO Mcdonald
W. f. Beecher. and Horatio c. King
The services began with the singing Of the anthem
Cast thy Burden on the Lord" At the close OF the an
Them the Rev Edward Beecher In place Of the Rev. g.
r. HALLIDAY who had been called to attend a funeral'
read the Goth Psalm, adding that ait was prayer Oh
Noses setting forth Gods providence aud complaining
OF human fragity divine chastseneGts and brcvy Oh
fc written as It Is supposed III view of great pesti-
cncc" The Rev. Mr.. Nye offered prayer, daring when
he referred a very affecting manner to the occasion
upon which many lives had been quenched, so many
hopes been wrecked hoping that while we Dow ana are
impressed anew with the lesson OF Thy truth that Thou
wilt sympathy TO rest with those who are
stricken down with grief" His prayer closed with ask
ing a blessing upon the members OF tue pioieSSoh
who are accustomed to meet in this place" After tho
prayer the choir joined by the audience sang the hyn
"My Cod my Father while stray"
The first address was made by the Rev D. lnglis' d. d.
whose utterance heartfelt ana patheuc thaV j.
brought the tears to many eyes, and his description OF
the devotion Of the who was found In the ruins
with her burned and BACKED arms thrown around Inc
bodies of the little children ntused to her care as II IN
a desperate determination to shield them rom Ihe
flames was enthusiastic and vivid and warm uloute
He began:
great cloud has darlseued our city and ovcrsbadowed
our nd n came i'm an hour when 10 dreamed Of
IT, Even when the crowds hLd gdthe:tu on tu'' n1
night around The filming theater they were ,s.H s
were seriously injured; but wren on tue s,ti
tidngs spread that many Ald peglsIeu ~ tha' ~
famc every man bowed down as under tue shoch W.
private AMI personal loss one to"ch % Sor0" nj
tins whole city kin II Is TOO sl' 700 su'e, Wv ~ saw
for words. And yet viii not do for us snpy liz
that this is an unprecedented calamity our DILL
fields railroads our steamships eoen our IN thcIT
have just such DANGEROUS f r' s,umcncd
into the presence of God | understand inc pnrPnse
OF these memorial services not u he ~ an 10 nqu -,
nIFasnfc thc iinuresson which has made upon the
whole community, bui rather TO give s rcyes
hr privilege Of standing by them ana Shhrlni ,uun' %
row miuglng our tears win In'r Upe ,nnds fno
sound L. taught rrcsis.ihv Iis event VII Pf
awav and Just the covers over Ihe en- ilie sl
and leaves 10 scar upon as surface, 30 aeadN the E'5
havr received receiving thrlI "'''u, 49, 49,
cmh3m IN our hearts the impyri'hsble ntmoiS am e
irc ceahc lessons OF this dark ard tearn d!' ILL.,
an aleyiatrg circumstances connected WIN IT. it
arc some things that brighten TINS urd IasS III u ''' ~,
bi,,r, ana desire first of al 10 ACKNOWLEDGES Wiz, W
the UuSC shncss courage, and deNouoh OF nus tr
that hour Of peru songht to ala ana ave t NJ, @ -,
! venid have you bear in mind that even N
!ho~e moments OF tm m% '" The hearts Of thoss
struggling men ana women Even hosr VINO IuS h t1 no
mc.c instinct OF stIl-iits-fN5''ul - y, ,ltcI
wives md sisters and ticads WHO had Dc'h ,H''i'ti
10 their care. All honor 10 the memory 90 i"a luL
servaut eiri whose arms were l0uud casr,d IN Cealh
around the two children given 90 her fatih: care t.u
cLnr,es from the scOrchiDg hames ! would ina; sh'
had MOI beef there. would that she ana th0so MUG
my tribute to that irl's unsehshnes III that most IVY
i bor 10 ur nTyate citizens and our officers whO
dill 80 much % peril of their own ivcs 10 save others
An honor 10 that Que officer who tho!s" nc mEh. G9y
have secured his personal Sai"ty stood stea u
directing and helping, and noDy uci al III. P's ~,
honor these acOrs-ulen ana "oihel"io s,"Vu o
before Them and did what they could 10 stay Tue rahIt
d vn tbe lives OF those who had como be amused
Inv tbem | would ii were IN nay power 10 cN-
press all that l feel; but / would iuT'her "hl STU
That 1t was to me a gratifying iHct lhat ,nS
l,nta cif
has risen mp, forgctul Of ia creeds ioiEruUi o. Its '
tiuclous, 10 EXPRESSION To lls common EII'i '. 80
ocknowcdge its Kindred t. this world OF sorrow ard OF
tears | would that il were within my power ~ g"'n'r
up and give appropriate expression I" thr - "a
tits audience toward those many beeaycd ones 20 'dt
widowed mother, for example, whose thlee SOM ~,
support her comfort ana htr stay weni OUT IN az S
freshness and the vigUr OF their YOUTH Gui VII ht'
come back again TO checr mat desobl'c nGi,n "iU
the hundreds OF families ana hon,s IN" ,, ~, e
whose bound down win sorrow mere j. oo
lesson connected with this waich naS h'Sh ",''"u'
sized too much, and mat Is tat In view oi lhe VaIe
of human nle those whose duty It Il should see 10
II that in all places where large numbers 0I pt" are
eOnuegatcd together, provision sh0'u " in"u' "'
simply the speedy dismissal OF those hn, e1nEo
,ted but for their safe dsls al even Whth IiiSnl l"
sudden apprehension OF danger mas for nonriH 'Hel
Tat if there mad been panic tntt night thcFe ""uI
have lives lost. for al history anu 'Apelicn,o
TEACHES us that under idAt such circumstances ln' liz
variaby occur 1t Is oar duty u" ihni>l "t'i ~ '''.
doors. and stairs, ana paSsaScW"yS ne h'' r' WIZ ~
free ard 50 unohstructeu that cItaEirOpAt5 oi
this kind may occur, and thai We may not nave AGAIN
such week OF tais
address was delivered by the Hon. Albert q.
Mcdonald a representative Of the local government,
who expressed his em6arTassn NJ moi bho"hE 10"
to speak Opratey TO congregation OF TINS khd III
words that should fifty express the feeling OF the heart
He alluded the sympathy that had been eN rSed ny
the MASSES who had br,ycd the intense cold by following
the bodies OF the burned to Greenwood ana d"ct At
l.ng,h uuop another lesson il seemed % in Ac calamity
taucht-tbe brotherhood Of all mankind AS seen ~ ne
mnglmg together III common grief OF , WHOM f,!e
ence to race creed condition, ana the speaker con-
cluded by emphasizing stH more uli demand OI DIS
predecessor that greater precautions should be- taken in
providing exit for audiences At the close 0i MI Nc
Donalds address the choir sang hymn 'ntiucd Inc
Light IN Darkness" composed by H. &. King for the
occasion.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beccher was then announced
and said:
The very end we seek in these public services viii be
lost II we weary you with much speaking aud seems
TO me as already from the venerable gentleman ana
his iuor in instruction that the ground mas been 80
nearly covered that / might-had not been advertised
to speak-haye kept my peace VIII s1y hn, d it e.
If You could rise above the world so hgh hs 20 TAX IN
the rolling globe, would see the Inc OF llSlt Wete
molpng comes ON some pt OF tLe earIn IhoNh5 aihu
and around, and on anOthr p'Tl tne me- ui
that fees before IT, Ticy chase each other III Efpcl
ual race and never Oyertakes the oicf Ahd ~.
could rise above our moral NY !"'h - -
perceive the same analogy, or rather the ~
n neat and the "a" other Lie Men are 6cn ge-
era ion running alon. the ne and men die, aud Gcat
Tire business OF this world TO rid itsof Of rs popu,-
s6ng ai in he sum@er scRiDg aad crd@s IN the
Antui9n and the Autumn Is glorious ~ me sp1ns.
And SO when together 70 pay tokens OF respect
tokens remembrance and Of honor, 10 tho e W 90
not necessarily together g. brnonu ourselves 1bec
is pac, for GRIFFIN the h, usehoiG, aud whcr tender
rel tlouships exist-an1 there u place Tor gti iof
every one that las Out OF that Merry furnace DhC ia
inc pubc there place for honor and remembrance
and for for the living; for no word OF yours ana
no testimony of mine, nor OF any ones, can holp tem.
/ They nave gone out OF weakness INTO everlasting
strength, and sorrow blOOds upon Their htls:
And What Will words 10 tLem ana what are all
these ceremonies earth 10 them, when sc stand upon
the threshold OF eternity Ourseycs This is an unusual
! suph an IS "a