The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-26
PULPIT IULOGIEs
on tho Dead President at Home and
Abroad.

Abroad.
NEw YoRE, September 25,-Eyeryc church
to-day had large congregation both atthe
morning and evening service, In all the
death and life Of President Garfield were
referred to in the discourses,
At Rev. Henry Ward Beechers church
in Brooklyn, hundreds were unable to
gain an entrance, and the Tabernacle Of
Rev. DR.. Talmadge had similar experience.
The platform and choir galleryoi Plymouth
Church were heavily draped. Mr.. Beecht r
in the opening prayer, said the Lord had
laid His hand heavily on the Nation, and
had taken to Himself His servant; but the
manner OF his death filled them with shame
and horror. They were thankful there had
been no shock, no disarranging OF the af-
fairs Of the Nation through this event.
Beecher in the course Of his sermon
said, We spend years in gathering knowl-
edge and die us we are prepared to use it.
Short rs life is we are not suffered to live
its normal length. Why does God, mon
ask. choose the strong and useful and let
the worthless live? Why is the hero
buried to-day and the internal instrument
OF his destruction permitted to live? The
reverend gentleman then spoke Of Gar
fields life and the services he had per.
formed up to the time he was called to fill
the highest office in the gift Of the Nation
God had now taken him to Himself and
the Nation was mourning his loss. Men
forgot to sleep in their longing to honor
his memory. Something might rise from
this disaster that might he ben.
eft to this country. North and
South for the first time felt the healing
balm from the PROSTATE form OF the Presi-
dent. All nations have sympathiHed with
us in this calamity No protection could
make our officers so safe ns public opinion.
He would not have guards about the Presi.
dent. Our President would rather take the
bullet or stillettO than be surrounded with
protectors, US foreign pOtentates are com.
PEELED to employ. But the whole com.
monwealth commits its interest to one
man; then any attempt on his life should
become treason, and death should be the
portion Of the traitor. [Applause.l II death
was to follow this crime, 1t should come by
due process Of the law. -
At the memorial services Of the q. A. r..
tomorrow Generals SiCkIes and SlOCum
and Col. Fellows, Of the Confederate army,
will make addresses.
In the Catholic churches the people were
requested to attend ndspecial muss tomorrow,
and to unite their prayers with those Of
the priests thnt God would grant to this
country whatsoever 1t may stand in need
OF.
Ioxd BRAxcn, September 25.-Bishop
Scarborough preached the sermon to-day
in the Protestant Episcopal church OF st.
james. The pew In which President Gar
field sat on the Sabbath day before he was
shot was unOccupied to-day and draped.
The congregation was very large and much
affected.
LONDON, September 2j.-St. paul's Caihe-
dral was absolutely Crammed this morning,
II having been announced that the services
would relate to the death Of President Gar
field. A majority Of the congregation was
in mourning. When the dead march In
Saul was played the whole congregation,
numbering many thousands, rose and re.
maincd standing in profound silence, all
showing grief and many weeping. Canon
Stubbs preached, and especially referred "a
the CRUEL manner Of President Gnrlield's
death, He extolled his life and virtues,
and expressed sympathy for the sorrowihg
| American Nation.
At both the morning and evening ser.
vices In Westminster Abbey, reference was
made TO President Garleld's death, Rev.
Mr.. Hawkins said the late President, who
came from old Puritan stock, offered a
bright and noble example to all man kind.
Garfield he said, was not only professor
Of literature, but was likewise lawyer and
statesman Of great celebrity, and further,
preacher Of righteousness. In conclusion
he said TINT none could fail 10 synpathlEe
with thelF kinsmen across the Atlantic,
At The afternoon service Canon Duck.
worth said the American people
were richer to-day In all that could
dignity the national life by President Gar
fields heroic death. Had the shattered
frame survived It would be hard TO believe
that he could have impressed his greatness
moro eiEeCtually AT 81. Margarets, Wes
minister, Rev. Mr. Roberts described III,
crime as against the whole Englisl
humanity, AT all the principal .churChet
oi sll denominations, Gen, uaraelds deatl
formed tho subject Of sympathetic allusion
At several Jewish synagogueS on Saturday
his death was alluded 10.