Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07

time was occupied prior TO the remov.
al of the remains to the hearse, by the
committees from the Cabinet, Senate,
and House of Representatives, dis
tinguished guests and letter carriers,
in taking q last look, after which the
funeral cortege was formed accord
ing to the programme.
CHURCH DECORATIONS.
The great organ which fills the
space in the rear Of the pulpit, a
cleaning mass of silver pipes SGT in a
black walnut frame, and walled in by
a broad, descending gallery and bal
ustrade, and the pulpit frame had
flowing from Grape loop at the top
two broad banners of black, parting
to the left and right.
Alta post from the side gas lets in
the gallery stretched down to the key
board of the organ. Two immense
flags with blue fields, meeting in the
center and their waving folds locked
and interviewer with Grape. In front
of each of the large stained glassw in
dows, and above and below through
which the light streamed a. through
aprism, stood three delicate silk guer-
dons crossed like an escutcheon.
AT each of the supporting pillars of
the gallery stood . gold fringe and
gold starred silken banner ola fine
blue field, at the top the folds
twined around the pillars and the
Grape bands. Along the gallery bal
ustrades were stretched Government
garrison flags with Grape bands loop
cd with Grape rosettes.
AT each end of the balustrades / n
rear of the pulpit stood q silk stand-
ard bound with Grape. Over the pull
pit and stand lay another garrison
flag with black drapings, completely
covering the whole front, while the
pulpit itself had second covering of
a silk standard with blue field resting
lust under the bible. On this rested q
star of white Huwors two feet
from point to point. Below it broad
Grape band looped with black silk
bows; the altar was covered with
black trimmed with smiIax, with
knots Of white flowers.
The decorations of the church were
in keeping with the noble auditOri-
um, which were massive, rich, and
Astounding in dignified simplicity,
which blended with black walnut
woodwork and evergreen. The flags
used were all national olors, brought
from the government depot at Jeffer-
sonville.
A large space inside tho altar rail
and between it and the pulpit stand
was cloaked with mass Of most beau
tiful and touching floral decorations.
At IL :25 the great organ sounded
the opening notes of Beethoyen's Fu-
neral March on the Death of Heroes.
Then came in order the s.Farewell,'
from "Jeptha," by Handel; "March
Funebre," Chopie; "Lachrymosa, y
from the Requiem of Mozart; "Fu-
neral March, "Mendlesohn; "Elegy of
Tears" Schubert; Funeral March,
to the memory of @. P. Morton" by
VIM. H. Clarke and last, "Andante,'
from Seventh Symphony" by Beeth-
oven.
The choir consisted of $50 voices,
the space between the organ and the
pulpit stretching around the turn in
to the gallery above. While the
Farewell from Jeptha" was wailing
out from the organ, the letter carriers,
gray uniformed and white gloycd.
came in at the side door, each bear
ing floral tributes which had been sent
to the Morton homestead.
H. - L. - l. g., +,
of the bier, stood broken pillar o.
flowers. Around tho altar rail and
on each side of the pulpit stood no.
raj anchor from President Hayes, and
Tyre and pillar from Mrs. Hayes; an
Choir from the colorcd citizens OF
Philadelphia.
At l O'Clock the remains were
brought into the church, preceded Ivy
the officiating clergymeR, and follow.
ed by the pail bearers, Hon. E. b.
Martindale, Hon. j. N. Tyner, Assis.
tant Postmaster General; DIR. w. c.
Thompson, ex-Gov. Conrad Baker,
Gen. James A. Eakin, A. Q. M. Gen.
Hon. Jno. +. Kibbey, Hon. Henry
Taylor, Hon. A. J. Porter. Then fol.
lowed the family and relatives.
Then came Senators Davis, Burn.
side, Mcdonald, Cameron Of Penn.
Booth, of Gala; Representative
Banks, Cobb, Townsend, Burchard
Davidson and Hanna; then followed
the Secy, of War. Secy. of the Navy,
Atty. General. and Burchard Hayes
son of the President, ex-Gov. Hen.
bricks, Gov. Williams, Hon. BENZ,
H.1 Bristow, Gen. John NJ. Harlan,
Gov. Young, of Ohio, Gov. Cullom
of ILL.,, Col. Ingersoll, Mnrat Halstead
Mayor Moore, Theo. Cook, Judge
Cox, Of Cincinnati, and many Other
distinguished visitors, both from
abroad and every section Of this state
At IL o'clock the choir sung the
anthem, Cast thy burdens upon the
Lord and He will sustain thee" Al
20 Rev. Myron w. Reed read from
the scriptures the first and nineteenth
Psalm and closing with the Twelfth
Ecclesiastes.
At :25, prayer by Rev. Henry Day
of this city At LBS "My Faith
Looks Up to Thee" At 40 sermon
by Rev. Jos. Bradford Cleaver, from
III Samuel, I'd chap, part of the sew.
enth verse, samuel it's dead" At2 :2i
the anthem "And Am / Only Born to
Die" At $40 eulogy by Rev. DIR. j
ii. Baylias, pastor of the church in
which the ceremonies took place.
DR.. Bayliss in his eulogy dwelt up.
on the domestic life Of the deceased
showing that in his family he wal
the tcnderest of husbands and father
and that while he made no profession
of christianity, he accepted its truth
without question.
He proceeded as follows: Perry
Morton was an honest man. No mar
in this country ever had such chances
as he to enrich himself at the publi'
Iexpense. But there is at this poin
absolutely NO dimness on the glory O
his career. Over this coffin arches
bow of unquestioned integrity. Witt
abundant opportunity to die will
millions, he chose to die in compare
tive Indulgence. If an honest man j
the nob,est work of God, then thi
casket holds what is mortal of ono o
Gods noblest works. His hands ar
clean. He has stood against the It'd,
Of dishonest schemes as q Gibralte
Il 6k0IuSt tuO bO0s A1C U0llCvCuy auS
acted upon the belief, that it 10 better
to 60 poor to an honored grave thar
to 60 by questionable fortune to ,
splendid burial. After his return
from Oregon he said to his secretary
! You must be careful In making &C
counts for am sick and cannot lool
after them," and then added, g
would rather die than have Q bio
on my name." Battle-scarret
and obdurate as he was Ii
political strife, ON this subject
he was as scrupulous as q Pu
ritan and as sensitive as woman.
am glad of this; our ideas ON THU
subject have Of late been sadly con
fused. So many conspicuous men
have shown snch q want of delicate
and profound moral conviction
while some have been detected il
some such vast schemes of doubtful
determination that . shadow has fall.
en- upon the whole class, and men
have asked, Who can be trusted
This mans honesty comes like sweet
harmony into the discord of public
greed and unscrupulousness. For the
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