Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-05
Ill contentedly accepted the poor salts
action Of beholding the sublime funeral

pageant as it passed along the streets.
Promptly at 1890 o'clock, the ceremo-
MES at TIE pavilion began. The imme-
date members of the family and near
relatives and friends took seats about the
casket, and at each corner was stationed
a member of the Cleveland Grays, each
of whom stood like statue during the
The committee mem
bers about the pavilion were al
most cloaked in Grape, their
drapings being very heavy. DIR. j. P.
Robinson, president of the ceremonies,
announced that the exercises would be
opened by the singing by the Cleveland
Vocal Society of the funeral hymn by
Beethoven, whereupon the hymn was
sung as follows:
Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore
Though sorrow and darkness encompassed the
The Savior has passed its portal before thee,
And the lamp of His love is the light through the
The following passages of Scriptures
were then read by the Right Rev. Bishop
Bedel, Of the Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio: Man that is born Of woman is
of few days and full of trouble, he
cometh forth like a flower and is cut
down. He feeth also as a shadow, and
continueth not. Lord, Thou hast been
our dwelling place in all generations be-
fore the mountains were brought forth or
ever Thou uhadstformedt the earth, and tho
world even from everlasting. Thou art
God; thou trlrnest man to destruction
and sayest, Return ye children Of men;
for a thousand years in Thy sight arc
but as yesterday when it has passed-a
watch in the night. But now is Christ
risen from the dead and become the first
fruits Of them that slept; for since by
man came death, by man came also the
resurrection of the dead; for as in Adam
all die, even so in Christ shall
all be made alive. But even man in
his own order. Christ that shall be
destroyed is death. But some man will
say, how are the dead raised up, and
with what body do they come? Thou
fool, that which thou sowest is not quick
ened except it die, ard that which thou
sowest thou sowest not that body that
shall be but bare grain, it may chance Of
wheat or of some other grain, but
GOD giveth it a body as it hath
pleased Him and to every seed His own
body. There are, also, celestial bodies
and bodies terrestrial, but the glory of
the celestial is one and the glory of the
terrestrial is another. There is
one glory Of the sun and an
other glory of the moon, and
another glory Of the stars; for as one
star differeth from another star in glory,
80 also is the resurrection of the death.
It is sown in corruption, it is raised i'll
corruption. It is sown in dishonor, it is
raised in glory. It is sown in weakness,
it is raised in power. It is sown natu
ral body, it is raised a spiritual body
and as we have borne the image Of
the earthly we shall also bear the
image Of the heavenly. Now this [ say,
brethren, that flesh and blood cannot in
herit the kingdom of God. Neither doth
corruption inherit interruption. Behold
l show you the master. We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed;
in a moment, in the twinkling Of
an eye; at the last trump. For the
trumpet shall sound and the dead shall
be raised incorruptible and shall be
changed. For this corruptible must put
on interruption, and this mortal must
put on Immortality. So when this cor
ruptible shall put on interruption, and
this mortal shall have put on mortality,
then shall be brought to pass the same
that is written, death is swallowed up in
victory. Oh! Death, where is thy
sting? Oh! Grave where is thy victory?
At the conclusion of the service the
procession formed and marched toward
the cemetery. A succession of heavy
showers so delayed movements that the
line had to be broken before it reached
the cemetery, and forming in files on
either side of the avenue for nearly
three miles, the military and the civic
societies made way for the funeral car.
The state militia were stationed at the
entrance to the cemetery and on either
side of the driveways leading to the
vault where at Mrs. Garfeld's s request, it
was decided to place the remains. The
steps to the vault we're carpeted with
flowers, and, on either side Of the en-
trance was an anchor of tuberoses and
a cross of white smilax and evergreens
were festooned above. A heavy black
canopy was stretched over the steps
from which the exercises were to be con-
Quoted. At $50 P. N. the procession
entered the gateway which was arched
over with black, with appropriate III
scriptions. In the keystone were the
word: "Come to Rest" On the
side were the words, Lay him to rest
whom we have learned to love-" On the
other, Lay him to rest whom we have
learned to trust" A massive cross OF
evergreens swung from the center of the
arch. The United States Marine Band
continuing the sweet mournful strains il
had kept up during the entire march,
entered first. Then came the Forest
CITY troops of Cleveland, which was the
escort of the President in his inalgura'
ton, Behind it came the funeral cal
with it's escort of the Twelfth United
States Artillerymen, followed by bat
TALON of knights Templar and the Cleve'
land Greys. The mourners' carriage
and those containing the guard Of
honor, comprised all Of the procession
that entered the grounds. The cavalry
harlted at the vault and drew up in line,
facing it with sabre presented. The cal
drew up in front, with the mourners
carriage and those of the cabinet behind
The band played, 'Nearer my God tc
Thee,'' as the military escort lifted the
coffin from the car and carried it into the
vault, the local committee Of recep'
tion, Secretary Blaine, Marshal Henry
and one or two personal friends standing
at either side Of the entrance. None O.
the Presidents family, except two OF the
boys, left the carriage during the exer
cises which occupied less than half al
hour.
! FUNERAL NOTES.
Gen. Smith, the acknowledgement O
the state, will furnish guard as long al
the body remains in the vault. Th'
sexton thinks it will be but few days un
til final interment takes place.
At Mrs. Garfield's suggestion, tn
casket containing the late Presidents re
mains will be enclosed in an iron cage
Then cement vault will be bull
around this, of sufficient strength to re
sist all attempts to remove the body, ant
dimensions enough to form the founda
ton for the proposed monument. Tn
mayor Of the city has. detailed polio
force to be on duty until the final inter
ment.