The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-10-01

MEMC&iAI 1E2VICES THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTY.

MEMC&iAL GE2VICES iHROUGE
OUT THE COUNTY.
The C-.s..,inr Grief conft,et 70 40 ltass
Condition. OF Sect.
| Monday, the day set apart by hresidri
Arthur Us Il day of national mourning an
f Supnlication, and also the day upon whic
, the remains of the late President CARTEL
=, We're committed I" their last resting place
opened here clear and bright. AS the ia
advanced the heat increased, until befor
noon-tme the atmosphere was Sweteringl
hot The heat did not, however, keep on
citizens at home, but the ajorty of then
in The forenoon repaired TO one or the othe
of the churches TO Join i'll the service i
memory of our martyr President. The con
gregatiouS Of the Presbyterian and Meth
o,list churches united and held a union SCI
vice in the church of the former. At 10l
o'clock the large main audience room wa
filled, and shortly before eleven the servic
was opened with music by the combine,
choirs of the two churches and Il fcrven
and feeling prayer by Rev. James McIntire
Rev. Mr.. Heberton then read President Ar
thurs proclamation: after which Rev Mr.
Mclntire delivered an appropriate address
on the character of the deceaSed-his earl,
life and upward course from one honor II
another, his public services, and his heroic
Christian death. The failure of God to an
swer the prayers of the nation in the man
ner they expected, the speaker said, was NJ
proof that God was not i prayer hearing
| and answering God: but it was for SOME
great purpose unseen by us that he per
nitted the blow to fail. He spoke at length
! in eulogy Of the dead and teelingly of the
afflicted widow and children.
Rev. Mr.. Hehcrton then lead in prayer
/ after which Rev. Mr. Avery, of the NJ. L
| Church, spoke briefly, but touchingly, o
| the character, suffering, and death of the
President. Al the close OF which the choil
I sang Il suitable selection, which was fol
lowed by Il brief address by the pastor,
| Mr.. Heberton, when the service closed with
I the singing Of the loNology by the congre-
! CATION. Very great feeling was manifested
! by those present, and the gathering was in
fact Il mourning one. Creswell Post, Il. \.
H., was present, occupying front seats
| At Trinity Church, Rev Mr.. Schouler,
! the Rector, held service in harmony with
t the occasion. The service used was Il Spe-
cal service authorized by the Bishop of the
/ diocese, and consisted of portions of the
burial service of the PRAYER book with the
| De Prcf"ndiS psalm 1900 full Litany, and
! special prayers appropriate to the occasion.
| At the Roman Catholic Church, Rev.
| Father LYON pastor, early morning mass
was celebrated for the repose of the soul OF
! services held.
THE MEETING At THE HALL.
| The chief feature of the dav, however,
was the general meeting of citizens ut odd
Fellows Hall in the afternoon. Some time
before b., the hour fixed for the meeting,
the main room of the Hall was filled by an
audience of ladies and gentlemen, such as
is rarely seen in a town like this. The feel
| lllS VI SollpN ittbI VI itSltltlt Ntftl-
field and of eNecration of his assassin was
universal, and found vent in words of SYM
paIhy from many present. The stage was
draped in mourning, and in front a large
draped portrait of the deceased was eXhib-
tied, falling in folds from each side of which
was draped Il large Inited States flag. In
the rear and center Of the stage was hung Il
wheel of time-pre>ented by Miss Rine
Jones,-made of black satin and silk, and
dressed with immorteleS. In the center
was y portrait OF the dead President. ON
the top half circle We're the letterS-white, in
German text. y. e., and below, REST
, This was artistic piece Of work and re-
fleets credit upon lis donor.
At 81, the meeting was called to order by
w. j. Jones, Esq, and Hon. II. McCul-
Tough caile, to the chair aud l.. NJ. HaineS,
| Esq, selected as Secretary. Mr.. McCul-
/ Tough. upon taking the chair, make a few
timely remarks: after which the hymn,
"\earer, my God, To Thee was very
sweetly sung by the combined choirs of the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches, Miss
Eva Perkins presiding at the organ. Rev.
Mr. Rogers, of Glasgow, then led in prayer,
at the close of which the Chairman intro
.!uced +. a. Ellis, Esq, as the first speaker:
MIR. ELLIS ADDRESS.
MIR. PRESIDENT:-Whil we are assem-
bed in this Hall to do honor to the memory
of the great and good man who, in the very
zenith of his glory and usefulness, has been
| i
wretch we must not forget that there is one
upon whose heart there rests Il sorrow so
deep that none of Ms can measure. and few
il any of us, can appreciate. | mean the
devoted wife who has stood by him in all
his conflicts, who has shared with him all
his triumphs, and who has borne herself so
nobly in the midst of all the heart-rending
scenes through which she has been called to
pass.
Very late on Saturday night I was re-
queSteu to prepare for this occasion Il sketch
of the Eudulph family, and of Mrs. Gar
fields connection with it. In view of what
is to follow. the sketch must be very brief.
Early in the eighteenth century, two broth
ers, Tobias and Jacob Rudulph, emigrantS,
with others from Alsace, in Germany, land
9 in Philadelphia, and in l140 settled in Elk
ton. Tobias became the owner of II large
part of the land upon which the town of
| the large track called Belle Hill. Tobias
! was the father of Ma or John Rudulph.
/ Jacob was the father of Captain Michael
| Rudulph. The two cousins were known as
| MAJ or Jack and Captain Mike, distinguished
! officers of Lees Legion, in the war of the
| Revolution.
| The first intimation we had of Mrs Gar
| fields connection with the family was
| through Mr.. and Mrs. treSwell, to whom
Garfield nd (,nfit.r:l ,iSn had
| qlently expressed II desire and intention to
| visit Ekton for the purpose Of forming the
| acquaintance of her relatives in this place
| From something that occurred in these con-
! versatons we We're led to believe that her
father, John Endulph, was son of Zebu-
| lon Rudulph another son of Jacob and
| brother of Mike, who emgrated to Ala
| bana and had large family Of children
some of whom settled in other States. Tn
der this impression we rested until my visit
| to my son, Howard Ellis, in New York,
| where | WAS shown il letter he had received
| from Mrs. Garfield herself in which she
says: My grandfather, John Ru,lulph. was
born i'll Elkton and emigrated to Ohio when
he was forty years of age. He was IL brother
of Captain Mike Rudulph. of whom have
| heard him frequently speak.
| From this it would seem that there must
have been another brother of Mike, who
emigrated to Ohio before his father Jacob,
who in the year l79S sold off all his property
and manumitted all his slaves and left the
| State for the West. | regret did not bring
with me from New York this letter, or u
| copy of it: but | have written for it, and
/ no doubt will receive it in time for publica-
| fion. if desired.
And now, Mr.. President let me say in
conclusion, that here i'll the home of the
parentage of this admirable lady, the faith
I fin w tt4 tit M rant u hns ItI,r