Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-28

elshorately and tastefully draped for the oc.
casion. Memorial services we're also OBJ
served at the Congregational, Episcopal,
Methodist AMI Free Baptist churches. and
the entire people bowed in humility, Joining
With fervent sympathy in the solemniries of
the hour. Appropriate music Was rendered
, At each of the churches in most effective
manner. In the evening the services of the
sday afforded fruitful topics for contempla-
3iion, at each place of worship. and PRAYER.
and remarks followed in the line OF all alb
sorbiny thoughts suggested by nations
srief.
EXERCISES OK MoNpay
4 kt nine o'clock A. NJ, procession
as formed in front ut City Halt
scon,istiny of the CITY Government
II ilailowell. Masonic fraternities, John b.
Hubbard Post. G.. A. r., temperance organi-
cations, children of our public schools, and
citizens generally. under the chief marshall
ship of Gen. c. w. Tilden, with Mr., Geo
Chase as aid. 4 detachment of police. head
"a by City Marshal Leonard. preceded the
Band and at the appointed hour the process
sion moved through Second. Lincoln, Middle.
Academy and Water streets to Wilson Hall.
where the memorial exercises were observed
according TO the following
PROGRAMME.
D-ge. Augusta Rand.
Prayer, Rev. c. Fuller
Chorus. Abide with me-" ITallowell Choral Unionl
Scripture Reading, Rev. NJ Mclaughlin
Chorus, sRest spirit rest ;" Haowel Choral Union
Memorial Address, Rev III. V. Emmons
IClosing Prayer, Rev. c. A White
Hymn, Nearer, my God, to Thee"
HaloweI Choral Union.
IBenedicton. Rev. c. Fuller
The memorial address by Rev. II. V. Emu
mons. occupied about one hour in delivery
and was listened to throughout with the most
marked attention. The speaker commenced
with quotation from the memorable speech of
IGen. Garfield in New York at a time when
nifty thousand excited men had assembled
in front of Wall street Exchange TO express|
their indignation at the assassination of Pres
Iident Lincoln:
Fellow citizens. clouds and darkness a-c|
round about Him; His pavilion is dark waters
and thick clouds of the skies: Justice and
Judgment are the establishment oil
His throne. Fellow citizens. God
|reigns, and the Government at Washington
!still lives -
Oar first duty in day like this is toI
recognize the hand of the Supreme Ruler,
holding all things in its sublime control.
president Lincolns speech at the dedicationI
|of the national cemetery at Gettysburg wasI
referred TO. illustrating the self-sacrifce andI
patriotism of the thousands who gave theirI
Lives that the country might be saved. Howl
lis it that today millions are mourning, andI
|throngs assemble in every village and hamletI
land city in America, to pay their tribute OIL
respect to the life and character of one man Il
What is the mighty argument which justifiesI
this stupendous pause by one mans gravel
Not that we worship the creature. but rather|
that we revere the patriotism and honor theI
character and Christian craftsmanship of ourI
fallen chief magistrate. The speaker re-
|ferred pointedlv to the lust of power andI
base scramble for office. which have become
so characteristic of public life, tending to|
the decentralization of society and the
disruption of true republicanism inI
Jour land. The important truth that
|''rhe powers that be are ordained
of Cod is not recognized as it should be.
God stands in the assembly of magistrates,
in the midst of the judges. God unquestion-
ably selects rulers from time to time, and
prepares them for special service he has for
them to do. We can trace this selection, this
calling from birth, in the case of our late
President. The speaker gave in illustration
many incidents of this fact in tracing the
history of President Garfield, from his early
life to the day when the bullet of the assas-
sin struck him down. Referring to the as
sassnation the speaker said: 'WeI
have on record the saving of al
place holder, who saw with the swift Instinct
of selfishness that just man was in his way,
land must be killed or he would lose his place.
He said to the people I'VE know nothing att
Jail. nor do We take account that it will be for
your advantage that one man should die for
the nation, and that the whole nation perish
not. 1t was pagan prophecy but there was
Ia divine fulfilment that one man. at theI
placeman's instance, did die, and his DEATH
was the fountain of life to the world; gath
ering together in one the nations of the
earth. SO now the vile placeman thought it
for his advantage and that of his kind, that
the man who had walked in the light Of truth
and uprightness, the Amounted ruler of theI
land should die.
The speaker closed by reading fromI
IA late English paper, poem demonstrating
the cordial sympathy of that nation with our
own in this time of profound sorrow. Wei
have been able only to give brief synopsis
of the able discourse. or of other exercises
op the occasion. The music both by theI
choir and band, was satisfactorily rendered, !
and Ill the arrangements for decorations of
public and private buildings were tasteful andI
appropriate. The bells were tolled andI
minute guns fred at intervals during the day.
GARDINER.