New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-26
CoMFORT I'M THE MIDsT or sORROW.

COMFORT in THE MIDST OF SORROW.
The Rsu. Robert Coltyer at Tie Church Of the Aessth Uni
The Rev. Robert yer preached to large con-
gregation yesterday morning Springs of
The pulpit and galleries draped IN mourning The
services opened with the hymn 30 God help in
past" The text taken from Isaiah xl 4 and 8 :
"Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain shall
made iow and the crooked shall be made straight
and the rough places plain And tho glory of
sha be revealed and all 0esh shall 1t together; for
the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."
We meet more. said the preacher, did last
Sunday With some CLEAN OF hope left that Joyful
would come to whisper that God would give back
the President TO ns- What have feared long has
upon Out of the midnight came the sad cry
'The President dead Afer tossing TO and fro unto
the close of day tue angel and the gates
morning opened swiftly midnight and he as free
from pain. Angels welcomed him he passed through
the shining portals into his final home. There was lit
Tie OF hope. but looked down upon your last
Sunday could only think 1t had In yonr hearts
mine, to the last spark. hidden in the white embers
and nothing less than miracle could make lxnde I'D
again into flame that would live day by day. In the
heart OF the church aud OF the Nation do think
blow. when II did come severe as we had ex-
pected. for we were doing what have done often
the threads OF life breaking at last only
only one is leftwe that while there was life there
hope but IN this that life was DEATH Yet we
would admit that the pain and suffering our Pres
fdent should end In dissolution, but still think at last
To that point that could pray that might
he spared much suffering Ec became so helpless and
there only way out OF it, aud that way
When the news came troubling the night and casting a
shadow the day, think there came over us dumb
thanksgiving that the struggle over We watch
those love while they live In the tabernacle and we
cling to the dust when they gone and while they are
safe In the heart OF the great Divine wonder vet we
turn TO the face and Hiss it, because. say all we
have left.
While there some consolation In oil this it is not
enough and where shall find enougha confess IT Is
hard for for you submit the DOOM We are
not resigned, as he was not resigned. We may say ;,
Goods viii be done but say that 1t Is Gods
win that he should be taken from us In that Internal way
halt mast IL Is consolation TO be resigned
s S ysP us o u Rps oa Gd @nene
y9a5r authority thor for ssy5s '9 Garfield himself did
his life. he loved his country and he loved his family
saptS the mS and honey the 81 od tas
found about AN old farm house that that comes
Tor than the fields beyond the swelling hood" his
19.e for the Nation was blended with his love for fe
camo The love OF country and OF his life crowned
coe turned and kissed his motSer With 0a so o
S tnas s ar h sSe eesn only spap but in
him How he battled against death fol their sakes
his connty and iss SS & hUg he
and for their sakea wished TO hive. Lot evil work its
Another .png Of sonsSasOn comes from the tokens
gravo sa SSS sen rsns "a sS
e niin.ths. the old s@oaderng Ores q resentment
s AZ, for him aud his fanily-wouid he
ntmeton Of consolation from the fact that the
Nntvn win now inquire after root of this evil and
VII search out tho cause The problem is no longer how
sna we Tevesn Dus how shall We ourselves, and
There consolenoe for hts widow In that he "a
ss e p ss n
sas nance r., q ana lincoln Had he
weary ttme5wAs waiting for him. and cur
40 not get much praise Our hopea were tnat fairer aavs
were store for him; but he has gone 70 arer Ssyy
ioS0sAA v" - -'N@'N ~svs
Altar the sarmsn Mr. Coyer said that grief WA often