Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-10
CROCK OF AGES. -

5 Rev. Eugene Daniel gave out the
f following hymn, which was then
: sung:
: CROCK OF AGES"
Rock of Ages cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee:
Let the water and the blood
From thy side a healing flood,
Be of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure.
! Should my tears forever flow,
Should my zeal no languor know,
) This for sin could not atone,
Those must save, and those alone.
IN my hands no price bring,
Simply TO thy cross cling.
While 1 draw this fieeting breath,
When mine eyelids close in death,
When rise to worlds unknown,
And behold Thee on Thy throne
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee
THE EULOGIUM
was then made by Rev. DIR. G.. p.
Stainback, of the Court street Cum
berland Presbyterian church. 1t
was by far the best effort of any vet
made by DR.. Stainback since his
pastorate in Memphis. The grafton
was simple and chaste in style,
beautiful and elevated in sentiment.
Being a warm personal friend of
General Forrest, whom he had
known for twenty-five years, and
the minister who had been most in
innate with him, DIR. Stainback ev-
1denced his own appreciation of the
! deceased in a manner commensurate
with the demands of the occasion
and the feelings of the public. FIRE.
| quently during the address would
! the minister's eye fill with tears and
/ his whole frame culver with emo
| ton. But with all this, DIR. Stain
back was not excited. He was dig
nified, but earnest and artless in his
manner of speech, which was listen
ed to with undivided attention, and /
created profound impression, caus-
ing countless eyes to be dimmed /
with tears.
go BURY THY SORROW"
was then sung as follows:
Go bury thy sorrow the world hath its share:
60 bury 1t deeply, go hide it with care;
60 think OF 1t calmly, when curtained by
night;
Go tell It to Jesus-he knoweth thy grief;
Go tell it to JeSus-he1l send the relief:
Go gather the sunshine he sheds on thy Way:
Hearts growing weary with heavier woe
Now droop mid the darkness; go comfort
Go bury thy sorrow, let others be blest;
Go give them the sunshine-tell Jesus the
rest.
My home is in heaven; my rest is not here:
Then why should murmur when trials
appear?
Be hushed, my dark spirit, the worst that
But shortens thy journey and hastens me
The roses may wither, the wintry winds
Not long shall wander pilgrim below:
Here have no portion, this is not my rest,
i'm - CT
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
During the singing of this hymn,
and for half an hour, the people
passed up to the coffin and took
last look at the face of the dead
chieftain. They had all seen him in
life, but now they would not see
him more. The old and young alike
showed their sorrow, and all came
away saddened all the more. The
solemn music, the whispered word
and the fearful eye-Forrest was no
more. Gently the coffin was borne
from the church and through the
ranks of the military and Odd Eel
lows, whence it was put into the
heaTse.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION
was then formed by Chief Marshal /
Butler p. Anderson and assistant
marshals, who were Captain Chris
Steinkuhl, General Cotton Greene,
Major Z. a. SpottswoOd, Major [
James G. Barbner, General w. Y.
G.. HameS, Colonel William l.. Duff, {
Colonel James H. EdmOndsOn, Gen
eral A. j. Vaughn, and Captain G.
A. Cochran. The procession then '
formed in the following order:
Marshals on Horse.
Mounted Confederate.
ArnOld'S Brass Band.
ChickaSaw Guards. |
Bluff City Grays. {
Memphis Light Guards. ,
GayOSO Encampment, Independent Order of
odd Fellows.
Chiclxasaw Lodge, No. g. Independent Order \
of Odd Fellows.
Members of other Lodges, Independent $
Order of Odd Fellows. c
Carriages with PalI-Bearers.
Carriages with Clergy. I
Hearse Drawn by Four Black Horses. {
Carriages with Family and Relations. +
Carriages with Mayor Flippin and Members !
of City Council. |
Carriages with other City Officials.
Wheatherford.
Firemen under Chief M'Fadden.
COnfederates on Foot.
Carriages with Citizens.
THE SOLEMN CORTEGE,
in the above order, proceeded up to I
thence to Poplar, thence to y
Main, and down Main and out Vance !
to ElmWOOd cemetery. This was l
one of the largest, and certainly the !
most imposing funeral procession y
ever witnessed in Memphis. 1t is
estimated that six or seven thousand $
persons gathered in and around the
church on Court street. There were I
over a hundred vehicles in the pro- {
The mayor and city coun-
Gil having met yesterday morning, {
did so. The police, the firemen, the
and Odd Fellows, all paid !
their respects to the memory of the
illustrious dead. All the courts and ]
schools adjourned, and many, if not !
the majority, of the leading business
houses were closed. The Peabody 5
hotel was draped in mourning. AS
the cOrtege passed along, the pave {
ments were iammed with people, Z
there being no less than twenty \
thousand citizens out. This was !
not confined to a few localities, but |
was along the whole route of the 5
procession. No funeral ever aroused !
Such general interest or created 50 ,,
much regret. 1t was that of Il truly !
great man, and all, irrespective of
race or color, joined to do honor to I
his memory.
THE BOOMING OF THE CANNON :
and the tolling the bellsannounced t
the coming of the procession from 2
the church. The firing of the min /
ute guns was under the direction of 3
Major J. G. Thrall, who had charge /
of General Forests artillery during !
the war. Major Thrall was gal !
liant soldier and fine officer, enjoy {
ing the confidence and winning the !
of his commander. Yes 3
terday he who had so often fired his I
artillery in battle gave a farewell
salute to the man who had never
lost a gun or surrendered a banner. (
The mournful music, the solemn ,
bell, and the boom of the cannon all {
blended with the melancholy feel t
ings that pervaded those who beheld I
the funeral train on t
ITS WAY TO THE GRAVE. q
The procession, as before stated, S
out Vance street. The t
battalion of three companies We're t