Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-09-28
Services of the Funeral
OF
PRESIDENT GARFIELD.

After the post mortem examina-
ition the body of the President was
prepared for the funeral. He was
laid out in the clothes which he wore
ION Inauguration day. His left hand
lay across his breast after the manner
ahe had in life. Artificial means had
Ito be resorted to give the clothes the
appearance of fitting" The casket in
which the President lay was plain,
with a few silver mountings. The
remains lay in state on the first floor
of the Franklyn cottage, in which he
died at Long Branch, New Jersey.
At s o'clock and 80 minutes on We'd
3nesday morning, September 21, 1881,
the people at and around the cottage
were informed that all who desired
(could view the remains of the de
ceased Chief Magistrate of the Re
public 1.-TWO sentinels were sta
ktioned at each side of the enlrance
door to prevent more than one per-
son entering at one time The peo-
! pie passed in at the east door and
without stopping passed out at the
iwest door. At half-past 8 o'clock in
the morning the religious services
were conducted by the Rev. Charles
II. Young, of Long Branch. There
were present besides the family and
sthe attendants, the members of the
cabinet and their wives and few
personal friends, numbering in all not
more than fifty individuals. When
the moment for the solemnities was
|announced, the windows and doors
were closed and all sounds were!
hushed. Owing to the necessity of
starting the train promptly on time.
ECol. Rockwell had requested the off
|ciating clergyman to occupy but fve|
minutes The service was as follows j
The minister read from the Scrip
|ture appropriate passages relating toI
death and the resurrection, such as
are found in the burial service of the|
Episcopal charch- He then offered
the following prayer:
Thou, who didst open the grave Of theI
brother at Bethany; who hsdst compassionI
on the widow of Main. AZ she bore her be-
loved dead who art The sIine yesterday Il
to-day and forever, and in whom there is mol
ivariableness, nor shadow OF turning, haveI
mercy upon US at this hour, when Our soulsI
have nowhere else to fiv. But we fiy 10!
Thee. Thou knowest these sorrows that We
bow under On Thou, God of the widow
|heip this stricken heart before Thee HepI
these children and those that are Hot here
Be their father. Help her, in the distant
State, who watched over him in childhood i
Help this Nation that is to-day bleeding and !
bowed before Thee. o : sanctify this heavy
to its good. Help those as-}
socated with him IN the Government. OF
Lerd. grant that from the darkness of Ihis3
night of sorrow there may arise a better7
day for the glory of God and the good of
man. We thank Thee for the recorci of the !
life that is closed. for its heroic devotion toI
principle. We thank Thee, o. Thou Lord, !
that he was Thy servant. that he preached
Thee. Thy noble life and example. and thai!
we can say Of him now. {. Blessed are the
dead who die In the Lord Th.ir works do
follow them" Now, Lord, go with this
sorrowing company. in this lad journey.
Bear them up and strengthen them. o.,
God, bring rs all at last 70 the morning that