Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-26
TEg oHuRoHgs YESTERDAY.


= city Yesterday was large, and appropriate
s4and impressive services. having reference fe
the death of the late President and the ma
stion,s sorrow. were held in al the churches
Mexcept the Episcopal, where rebuilding Of the
Eeehurch edifce Is in progress. Nearly all tbs
sssachurch buildings are more or less exten'
E5sivsly draped in mourning colors.
"a TIE Congregational Church is heavily
draped in festoors OF white and black about
he main entrance The rear portion Of the
FSzudisarium and in front Of the gallery is very
Etastefully hung in fine, soft material, ana
ESprasentsd an impressive appearance. a. the
scorner Of the alcove, in the rear Of the pulpit,
Ezis arranged four festoons, two upon each side
Esof the center, with long pendants of black
Ekaud white tulle, white and black satin
FEribbors ana somber tassels intervening
ksand dropping from the upper points of the
Afestoons. At the sides of the alcove the
rlheavy drapings extend down to the floor,
ktfalling upon the steps leading to the pulpit
Esplatforn. The fcont of tie platform Is COW
k5ered with q groundwork OF soft white, witt
k35somber drsping festooned along midway bel
sSsSween the top and bottom, and large letter
EsG, made Of evergreens and white flowers, ina
s:sthe center. The edge of the platform Isl
sssspresd with ivy, which droops over the white
n IA large cross of evergreens and flowers stands
sSsupon a square base Of white immediately mi
2atront of the desk, the base being PARTIALLY
sscoyered with twining vines. Thetop OF the desk
sis coveredandhung with white and black tulie.
e The front Of the gallery in rear OF the aud
szisnce is covered with white, with heavy SOM
sber drapings festooned on it, caught up byg
s1ialternase bows of black, and black and whiteE
.Srosettes, with pendant ends OF black. Rev
Mr.. Pond, Of San Francisco, filed the pull
Spit morning and evening, and services ap-E
= propriate to the occasion were held.
81 Calvary Baptist Church is very finely
b sdraped. The entrance is surrounded With
s1festoou work of sombsr colors, taken up With
Sxgraceful folds, with bows aud resettes. Ini
y;the vestibule is also large American flag,
Spartially covering the hall and loopedE
EStogether with bands of Grape. On the inside, ]
the front of the pulpit arch, white and blackI
ais draped and drawn back from the center tos
ssthe sides. with rosettes at points OF contact,
Sand long fringes extending nom ends att
2sides and top. In rear OF the -puipit wasE
TssusDended portrait of the dead President |
E7surrounded with Grape and ivy, neatly heidi
esback from over tho face by being caught upL
swith white satin rosettes. Suspended frons
lfthe picture was combined anchor ard cross:
ssmade from eYergreers and choice white,
ssfowers. A national sermon was delivered by
-s9Rev. J. Q. A. Henry in the morning, uponI
57the necessity Of higher moral and chlistianl
9sentiment among the people, and that homes
5inhuence and life is the foundation for this.
9 structure. He eulogized the life and seryicess
ssof the late President, and said that the good
ssmen Of the country are the conseryators OF itsi
= tspurity and safety.
a At the Seventh-street NJ. Z. Church theI
9giront Of the edifce is neatly draped in black
5ssand white, which was tastefully arranged i'll
z3fessoons and rosettes over the entrance ands
s8f4Iliog at the sides. In the forenoon the sub,
Eject of the pastor, Rev. [. II. B. Anderson.
8 vas the pcsthumous influences Of great men
ssHe recou1ted the virtues and deeds of thes
ssiate President and others, and made promi-ss
5uent the thought and conclusion that al
sthough these occasional grand monuments
'sof human greatness are each in their turnE
lssiaid away from sight, the thoughts snd prin-E
sSciples which made them great survive andE
-5abide after them, rnolding the hearts and!
.#lives of men and shaping the destiuies Of IA
s5tions Thus i'll this way Garfield would stiEI
-5live. and though taken from our sight would
,scontinud to be pots25 by his inHaence in thst
5lyears to come.
q AT the Christian Chapel on Eighth street,
q the denomination of which President Gal field,
slwas q rnember) the decorations are very.
5handsome and in excellent taste. Outside,
graceful festoons Of white and black CLOTH
z5Jverhang tie main entrance. Inside, hkeH
gs;estoone, intergeven with evergreen, encircle
s5ithe entire room. Intermediates, are wreathsI
Sin tie panels with the letter &c" This pull
SHIT itself is draped il black, oyerhung witbi
so-aps broken by white pieated bands, and oul
55she ff0as IS caught up by black and wfliteE
s4silk bow, with long dropping ends. Agalns
flshe wall back OF the pulpit hangs q frameds
aportrait OF General Garfield, draped in Grape,
sboth black and white Immediately beneathE
Eis q semi-circular design with the words SIN
marked out in beautiful whiteE
sgbuds upon an evergreen background, Be,
heath is large letter g G " in White buds onI
San evergreen ground. Memorial servicess
3xera held there yesterday forenoon, Elder G.
-aH. Kinlade preaching from Samuel II, Chap-S
t{ter l, How are the mighty fallen?o tes
-sreading from the 18th verse to the end, tLes
q Jwords of the text three times recurring. +
8 At the Westminster Presbyterian church,
ga drapiug Of black is suspended over the !
spulpit niche with wreaths and q cross below +
2 with bouquets of flowers. Outside the fronlF
sof the church is draped in black and white. +
! Memorial exercises were held in the forenoon (
sand Mr.. Rice preached from the 9Th Psalm. !
E fret verse, 1.-THE Lord reigneth," and from /
$the second verse ''Clouds and darkness ar
ground about Him. Righteousness and judg-b
Ement are the habitation of His throne"
. At the First Baptist Church the choir fronis
Cover the pulpit is heavily drapsd in blacks
president GaIfsId, which is draped withs
sscrape. On the choir wall are two Auericang
I. flags either side black diamond design bear-E
Sing the word "Ress." in black and white !
sBlack and white festoons hang across theE
s3whole wall. Rev. DR.. Frost last evening"
z;preached q memorial sermon from the texts
"a Remove the diadem and take off thes
.5crown." Ezekiel xxi, &c.
3 A5 the Sixth-street NJ. Z. Church thet
ions eNa alahoroEa Raptr of tEGE
szpulpit are two mammoth portraits of Linz
sscon and Garfield, encircled in framing off
esaeavy black and white cloth, dropping ins
iisracefel folds and caught up by white bands. (
s5Oyer the whole hangs a heavy evergreenf
s5wreath. The altar chairs are covered withs
s8bands of Grape; the pulpit is completely
sSswathed in Grape, with now and then as
.3glimpse of white The altar rail and frontE
BLOWN 20 the floor Is hooded with white
ssover which hangs black bands in short fes- ]
estoens. Black and white knots appear alongs
sstns gallery front here and there. On theE
ssDUlpit and altar platforms are baskets ands
asbouquets of rare flowers. Outside the por-s
sssssas of the church are heavily overhung with
s9black and white drapery. Rev. E. S. Dunns
Fspreached memorial sermon from the text,
z = The Lord reigneth," which is found to bes
esthe opening words OF the 93i, 9th and 99ths
n Psalms.
81 The German Evangelical Lutheran Church,
5Sis appropriately and neatly draped. and onE
the outside especially, the black and whites
sdraping OF the pillard front bairg very heavyI
ssand in excellent taste. Proper reference tos
sthe late sad event was made in the services:
sss3of the day by the pastor, DR.. Taubner.
s. BURGLAR ARREsTED.-At about 2ao'clockl
yesterday morning, the store of Chris. Ehman,
son the southwest corner of Second and NJ;
sstreets, vas burglarized By two roughs, who
.scame here from Virginia City. Chief Kar-,
.ss;cher was on his way home ct the time, and,
2lwhen Just opposite the store recalled mat;
Eater upon which he intended to give instruc.
Elton before going home, and while considsringI
assswhether he would return to headquarters, 81
ssspissol shot was fred in Ehman's store, an6i
.simrnediately following two men emerged
ssfrou q side door in their stocking-feet, and
s2she head one ran directly into Chief Kari
sscher's arms, and came with such force as to,
s5al.ncss knock the Chief down. The mani
gsthus fortunately in hand proved to be one of.
.sthe burglars. As soon as he saw his situa-I
8 ton he demanded Let go!" and sought to-
sszet away, but without avail. He had UNDER
sihis arms the boots belonging to both tie,
tssthieves. Number two, seeing the trap hlsl
ssIeader, in their flight, had fallen into. turned
3 leo one side and disappeared in n. l.. Drew's
z5umber yard. Just then James Gilman,
ssdrove his hack down Second street, and
f<fNh,ze in, rryha tha hr7r-