The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-30


officers, several Senators and Congressman. the
members OF the household OF the late President,
Dr. Boynton, Col Rockwell, CYRUS W. Field
Gen. Swain and w. w. Corcoran. Mrs. Gar
held was not present. The services were plain,
simple and earnest The ceremonies were
opened with the hymn, asleep in Jesus"
\ beautifully rendered by volunteer choir.
The Rev. DIR. Rankin then assembled the
platform at the head of the catafalque, and
read, In clear. distinct voice, few seleo-
tons of Scripture. The Rev. Isaac Errett
then offered prayer. He spoke in low tone
and with much evidence of deep feeling. The
Rev: +. ID. Power, Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. of which President Garfield
was member, delivered o feeling address.
He said
"The cloud SO long pending over the nation
mas at last burst upon our heads We sit half
crushed amid the ruin it has wrought mill
ION prayers, and hopes, and tears, as far as
human reason sees, were vain. Our loved one
mas passed from ua. But there is relief. We
look away from the body. We forego for .
Time the things that are seen. We remember
with Joy his faith in the Son of God, whose
gospel he sometimes himself preached, and
which he always truly loved And we see a
light and blue sky through the cloud structure
and beauty instead of ruin glory, honor, i'm
mortality, spiritual and eternal life in place Of
decay and death. The chief glory of this man,
as We think of him now. was his dscpleship in
the school of Christ. His attainments as q
scholar and statesman will be the theme OF
our orators and historians, and they be the
most worthy men TO speak praiseworthily But
it is as a Christian that we love to think of him
now. 1t was this which made his life to man
an invaluable boon, his death to us an unspeak-
able loss, his eternity to himself an inh eritance
incorruptible, undefled, and that fadeth not
away He was no sectarian. His religion was
as broad as the religion OF Christ He was a
supple Christian, bound by no
lowship with all pure spirits. He was
Christologist rather than theologist. He had
great reverence for family and relations. His
example as son, husband and father Is glory
TO his nation His power over human hearts
was deep and strong. He won men to him. He
had no enemies. The hand that struck him WAS
not the hand of his enomy, but the enemy OF
the people, the enemy of the country, the
enemy of God. He sought to do right,
MAYNARD and Godward. He was q granier
man than we knew. He wrought even
in his pain better work for the
nation than we can now estimate. He fell
at the height of his achievements, not from
any fault of his. But we may in some sense
reverently apply to him the words spoken OF
his dear Lord He was wounded for our
transgression, he was buried for our iniquities,
the chastisement of our peace was upon him.
As the nations remember the Macedonian as
Alexander the Great, and the Greclan as
Aristdes the Just, may not this son
Good. Our President rests. He had
Joy in the glory OF work, and he loved to talk
of the leisure that did not come to him. Now
he has it. This is the clay, precious because of
the service itrendered. Heis free. The spirit,
absent from the body, is present with the Lord.
On the heights whence came ais help he finds
repose What rest has been his for these four
days. Brave spirit. which cried III its body
Il am tired = He is where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are
at rest. The patient soul which
flesh, 30, this painr is now in world with
out pain. Spring comes, the flowers bloom,
the buds put forth. the birds sing. Autumn
rolls round, the birds have long since hushed
their voices, the flowers faded and fallen away,
the forest foliage assumes sckly hue. So earth
ly things pass away, and what Is true remains
with God. The pageant moves. The splendor of
arms and banners glitter in the sunlight. The
music of instruments and oratory swells upon
the air. The cheers AMI praises of men re-
sound. But spring and summer pass by and
autumn sees u nation OF sad Dyes and heavy
hearts, and what is true remains of God
The eternal God is our refuge, and under
meath are the everlasting arms
At the conclusion OF DIR. Powers address. the
Rev. j. G. Butler offered prayer, which brought
the ceremonies to close, and at o'clock p
m. the casket was lifted out and placed on the
shoulders of eight of the marines, who walked
on either side with hands upon the casket
Upon the coffin lay the wreath from
the Queen and the sprays OF Cyphus
palms. The officers OF the army and
military escort followed into the station The cler-
gymen, some OF the physicians and the relatives
Of the family alghted and went at once to the
train. Ex-Presdents Hayes and Grant walked
arm in arm, After them came President Ar
thur, leaning upon Mr.. Blaine, with bowed
head and detected carriage. The members OF
the Cabinet and their wives followed two and
two. At this time q company of colored ca
diets marched and countermarched before the
entrance to the station, led by drum corps
with muffled drums. The members of the
diplomatic corps stopped moment before
the gate and then drove on without entering.
Chief Justice Waite and his associates Of
the Supreme Court entered the depot. The
gates were closed. Presently President
Arthur, accompanied by Secretary Blaine,
Secretary Hunt and ex-President Grant, re-
turned to the sidewalk. President Arthur
and Gen. Grant entered carriage together,
and drove off. Their faces were troubled,
and showed plainly the depth Of their feeling.
The Knights Templar arrived at the station
after all the others had entered and marched
to position beside the funeral train. Just
before the head Of the procession reached the
depot, two cars of the draped train had been
disconnected and run some dirtance from
the station. Mrs. Garfield. with Harry
and Mollie, Gen. Swain, his wife, and
Mrs. Rockwell, entered the cars at this
point. Ihey were then run Dack lnto
the depot. BY this means they avoided the
crowd which surrounded the station AS the
funeral procession reached the depot the sun
was yelled in a heavy black cloud When, at
o'clock, the train started, the cloud had risen
overhead, and drops OF rain like tears fell
lightly, and the sun broke through the lower
margin OF the cloud-bank, turning it to silver,
while, In the east, beautiful rain
bow stretched across the sky. The
train left the depot in Washington at
5:15 o'clock. passing out Of the city amid the
tolling Of bells, in the presence of many thous-
and silent people. Immense crowds assembleda at
the various stations, and in most places the civic
and military bodies contributed floral tributes.
Fifty thousand persons stood with uncovered
heads as the train entered the depot at Balti-
more. The funeral party reached Harrisburg
at 918 and the Congressional committee at
9:32, neither train stopping although an i'm
mense assemblage was ranged along the
tracks. national salute was fired
and all the church bells tolled. The
train proceeded on ITS journey as far as Al
toona, Pa, without interruption. A little bey-
ond that point freight-train WAS wrecked and
was lying across the track. II required several
hours to remove the wreck, and the funeral
Dortv opffarad M inf nj DELAY In r>onaaouanca