St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-30
st. JOhnsbury's Memorial.
A BIG CROWD, AND IMPRESSIVE CERE-
MONIES.

st. JOhnsbury'S Memorial.
A BIG CROWD, AND IMPRESSIVE CERE-
MONIES.
Monday, the day which witnessed
the burial at Cleveland of the beloved
Garfield, was appropriately observed
here by memorial service. Nature
was in sympathy with the occasion,
bestowing a fair sky and a cooling
breeze. No better day could have
been asked for, and no more successful
carrying out of the programme could
have been expected. The committee
great deal of credit for the tact they
displayed i'll inaugurating and perfect
ing the arrangements for the meeting
A stand was erected in the Court House
yard, and handsomely decorated with
the national colOrs and emblems OF
mourning. On the front of the stand
on diamOnd-shaped black ground
were inscribed those remarkable words
of the late President, "GOd reigns, and
the government at Washington still
lives" At one corner of the platform
stood a handsome floral cross and al
30 p. IN. the church bells were t0lled
for half an hour, the ceremonies be-
ginning mt , o'clock. Just before that
hour, Palestine Commandery, X. T.,
and the Grand Army Post, We're es-
corted to the place of meeting by the
band and the appearance of those or
carnations, with banners draped and
other emblems of mourning, betokened
the genuine grief which rested not only
on the hearts of their immediate mem
bers, but on the great heart of the
nation" whose Chief Magistrate lay
cold in death, the victim of an as
sassin's bullet.
Promptly the ceremonies were be-
gun, Hon. Franklin Fairbanks as pres
ident of the day. After the band had
played Il funeral march, the president
arose, and after saying, ga great maI
has fallen" went on to speak of Presi-
dent Garfield's Inauguration, the muir
derous assault upon him, his suffering,
mt the White House, his removal t.
Long Branch amid the silent prayers
and anxiety of the people, his temper
AIRY reviving mt the sight of the OceaI
and the benefits of the pure air, his
subsequent death and removal tC
Washington and Cleveland, and the
sincere grief of the people. He spok,
of the messages of sympathy received
from foreign powers, and the tolling o.
the great bell on st. Paul's in LondOr
IA thing which has not been done be.
fore save on the death of royal person.
ages. At one time during his illness
Mr.. Garfield said to Col. Rockwell
Rockwell, will my name find a place
in histOry?' How pathetic and sad
was such question And Rockwell re-
piled: "Find IA place i'll history? Yes
but IA greater place in the hearts OF
your countrymen." And how true
this seems to-day as we witness this
universal mourning! We call this a
calamity and a misfortune. One writer
has said that there is no misfortune
and what men call such is the shadow
cyi1 ,Nfs rood l. tl,f- hn Il. al al.
of good to us The speaker then
read extracts from Southern papers to
emphasize the belief that the suf-
fering and death of President Garfield
would he the means of uniting us and
healing feuds. Let us hope, said the
speaker, that the mantle of Garfield
has fallen upon him who has now be-
come our President.
Rev. Mr.. Tillotson then read from
the Scripture found in Psalms
Lord reigneth," etc. Following this,
Rev. Mr.. Lockhart made a feeling
prayer for help to the nation in this
hour of mourning and in the coming
years. The band then played dirge,
and the President introduced H. C.
Ide, Esq, who spoke as follows on
GARFIELD's BOYHOoD AND STUDENT
LIFE.
We mourn to-day not alone because
our President is dead, but more be-
cause a great, strong, true and noble
man has passed away. The universal
grief in our own and other lands is
called forth by real loss to humanity.
General Garfield was no ordinary man.
The man was greater than the Presi-
dent. His vigorous manhood, his
broad sympathies, his generous impul
ses, his splendid courage, his elo-
quence, his patriotism, his great quail
ties both of mind and heart have won
the admiration and affection of multi
tudes in our own and in distant lands.