The Portland daily press., 1881-09-26

Arevelation. The great fact to be remembered
Els that prayer is a consultation with God
4 Your prayer is to offer only motive to Gods
3will 1t is this perfect confidence in Gods
Jthe workings of the universal law of vicarious
Asacrifice.
When the President was shot our political
Headers had been growing vain and greedy.
zWho would cut the cancer? While we were
#halting and hesitating theafoul system lifted
Cup its arm and struck down him of whom we
chad said, HE snail be our deliverer."
u FIRST PARISH.
At the First Parish Dr. Hill preached from
EPsaln XCVII, Q, upon the inscrutability of
Moods dealings, and the certainty that they are
righteous. He alluded, in fitting terms, to the
Ssorrows at Cleveland, and to the great tragedy
(which eliminated at Long Branch as lnstan-
ices OF that universal scheme OF vicarious suf-
Herring, on which it has seemed good to the all
Swise and all-holy One to frame human society.
! At noon DR.. Hill spoke to the Sunday School
3upon falthfulness to duty, loyalty to conscience,
land to the word of Christ as the crowning glo-
Try OF the late President and that which had
Sgiven him his hold upon the worlds affections
In the yesper service, after reading IL CORN
{thians A. he spoke Of the peculiar reality given
sby Christian faith to the future life. and theI
Resulting cheerfulness in the hour of bereave-I
sment, or OF approaching death. The only
aanxiety was to know and do our duty. AT theI
Splc6VHe AksUiu0ub TWO Special uublCo HoiO LIZ
spressed upon US. sFirst, to deal in strict just
ztice, by every form and safeguard OF law, with
sthe assassin, and not to suffer our indignatlonj
Ito lead TO indignity; secondly, to make sureI
5that the patronage and appointments OF thel
scivll service are brought wisely and rapidly
sunder the restraints of law.
The table was draped in black, and sur.
mounted by remarkably beautiful bouquet oil
FLOWERS.
SECOND PARISH CHURCH
This church was profusely decorated for thel
solemn occasion. The emblems of mourning.
Sextended across the hours from the corners to-
lthe centre Of the ceiling; they were also ar
ranged over and about the platform and I'M
front oil the organ, and were handsomely fes-s
3tooned in front of the Egalleries. In the rear;
3of the auditorium, beneath the gallery, an
SAmerican flag was suspended. Before the
sdesk, resting on an easel, was portrait OF
President Garfield, draped in black and white,
|also with evergreen and the stars and stripes.s
lon the wall behind the pulpit was displayed
the scripture quotation, 1.-THE Lord Reigneth." II
lrhe flowers and floral emblenas were very ats
|tractive of the latter, the right of the pull
'pit, a broken shaft was represented, and ons
1.-THE left an anchor resting on cross.
The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Dickinson, announceds
las the basis of his address the words of DAVID
lin IL Samuel iii:33, sKnow ye not that theres
lis prince and great man fallen this day ing
Israeli After few Introductory words, he
said that the four cardinal elements which goE
Ito make up the full rounded man are knowl-E
edge, sagacity, love and piety These shoulds
exist together. a man may be great in any
one of the elements, and yet lacking any oneE
he cannot be said to possess Symmetrical char-a
acter. During the past century we have hadg
great scholars, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, kind hus-S
bands and fathers and good Christians forT
Presidents; but rarely, if ever, before the 4thS
of last March have we found all of these qual-sS
tiles Of character combined in one chief magis-s
trate. 1t is the testimony of an adoring worlds
to-day that Gen. Garfield possessed them all. I
The sad event of his death teaches us the SOW :
ereignty of God and warns us against theA
natural sin of selfshness.
HIGH STREET CHURCH. 1
The draping of this church was rich ands
effective, consisting of pail of black broad 4
cloth over the pulpit and communion tablet
with a broad stripe of velvet in the oeutre. \
The pulpit furniture was covered in black vel-N
vet and the organ screen was draped. TwoS
large palm leaves ware crossed upon the com-Ss
munion table forming V, symbolical of vic-S
tory
The sermon by the pastor was from Rom. 3
14:7-tsFor none of us liveth to himself and nO8
man dieth to himself" 1t was fresh and&
eloquent, showing forcibly the relation OF theN
to humanity and so of Gen. Garfield
to the country His successes and his suffer-2
ings were not his own, but sthe peoples HeS
was the strongly typical American of to-dayS
and not Lincoln. There was nothing fortultousN
in the death stroke. All was ordered rather TOT
work the strongest fellowship between the suf-as
ferer and the community The incredibleA
swiftness of this process was srought out ass;
developed by the telegraph and press whose
and daily tidings soon fascinated thek
most Indifferent. Its completely transforming 4
success is seen in the fusing of sectional feel-E
ing, the breaking down of sectarian walls and 3
national exclusiveness.
These are but few Of the thoughts of thee
sermon, but many were deeply moved and theR
closest attention was given to the practical ing
ferences at the close. e
The choir sang finely the hymn Servant ofE
ant was given in compliance with requesta
made on Saturday, by some of the congrega-S
ton.
One of the most touching tributes to they
late President was that paid by the West Conf
gregational church. Back of the desk was al
cross formed of pure white flowers while on az
table in front stood picture of President Carl
field, surrounded by flowers of the same colors
"a BETTING testimony to the purity OF hisE
character.
There was memorial service for Presidenth
Garfield at Preble Chapel last evening. Hon. 1
j. J. Perry and other citizens made briefA
addresses. The pulpit was beautifully draped.
An elegant basket of flowers stood ON theg
communion table.
At the Uniyersalist church, Stevens Plains,
Rev. Mr.. Hayden preached fine memorialk
service.
The Programme To-day.
In accordance with the proclamation of Pres /
ident Arthur to-day will be set apart by thisS
city as day of mourning. Public servicess
will be held in City Hall in the afternoon.
The Custom House, Post Office-except from 81
to a. m.-Merchants' Exchange, schools,S
banks, stores and all public offices will beS
closed from to D. M, and the newspapers
will not issue their Monday afternoon or Tues
day morning editions. The bells OF the ethyl
Will toll at p o'clock and minute guns will bel
fred by the Brown, Light Artillery from thes
Western Promenade.
A special service will be held at St. Luke'sS
Cathedral al IL o'clock.
The exercises in City Hall will begin at q
o'clock Mayor Senter will preside, and onb
the platform will be the clergymen of the city,s
City Government, ex-mayors, United Statesy
officers, foreign consuls and judges of they
United States and State Courts The Aged:
Brotherhood will occupy the front row oil
seats. Portland, st. Alban and Blanquefortl
Communicates, knights Templar, will also at J
send the services in full regalia.
Il Chandler's Band will open the services with}
the selection, crest, spirit rest, followed byI
reading of Scripture by Rev. DR.. Hill, prayer
by Rev. Dr. Carruthers, and ten minutes adj !
dresses by Bishop Healy, Rev. DR.. McKeown,s
Rev.J. McWhinnie, S. G. Andrews, ESD
Judge G. w. Goddard, Hons. j. FL. Drum
mond, w w. Thomas, Jr., W. L. Putnams
Gen. S. j. Anderson ard L. D. M. Sweat. Att
Intervals during the service the band will alsol
render s.Vital Spark or the Dying Christian
and the Weber Club, will give the chant
EsThy will be done;' hymn 'There is blessed
home;'' selection, LEAD kindly light" theE
service closing with the hymn, Nearer myE
God, to Thee" by band and congregation.
This evening the Patriotic Order of Sons oil
America hold special services at their hall ON
Plum street
At 1880 o'clock a. m. the congregations of;
High street, Plymouth, Free street, PineS
street, St. Stephen and Williston churches will
unite with that OF State street church in mel
mortal services in State street church. Thet
public are cordially invited.
There will be union service Of the st. Law
renee street and Congress street churches atF
the latter at 1880 this morning.
St. Stephens will join State street, with