Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-09-30
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
EuIogios Pronounced by Hcvs. "a.
A. Adams, and A. II. nobinson,
nt their ncspcctivc Places
of worship, on sunday,
sept. 2jth, 1881.
Union Services at the M. u. Church ,
aud Services at tho 81. Rose do
Lima church on Monday.

scfNCu rs " uHy ol worship lllhn ior HhNi'y
years past. The people OF this Nation were
all mourncrs Of u common cnuse, aud many
more than usual attended services Mt the
different clutches that some degree of re-
lief and consolation might be gained by
listening to the eulogies paid TO the mcm-
ory OF him whom We all mourncd.
AT CENTENNIAL HALL.
The hall was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. A large American flag hung
in graceful folds formed n rich background
in the rcoi Of the pulpit. Snrmounting
this was n drapcd portrait OF the beloved
aud mar,yred President. The doors, win
lows and chandeliers were tasliy decora
ted with folds OF black musin, while two
large silk banners, one OF them the Gar
field Guard banner, drapod with Grape,
adorned the wallis. The pulpit was also
,lrapcd in black in front of which was n
Il stand OF beautiful white flowers, with
vines and ferns ON either side, in the rear
OF which were also small pyramids of flow
crs. A large choir, with Miss Anna Beach,
MS organist, furnished excellent music and
singing which was exceedingly appropriate
to the occusion. Fifty members OF VOL.
ford Post, q. A. r., were present, ,and large
audience composed o! members OF the va
rious churches filled the hall to overflow.
ing. Rev. q. a. Adams gave the following
discourse:
"The beauty OF Israel is slain upon thv
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u.I,;ch yn. Liniled Ly On hs,u,;fnl,, an ,c,;on
TLo he,n,v nf ,he mans henr, ros Won.
derfmIN,he be,ntv Which makes ch;IJhood
Ill, ,,I,o, /, oi;y,,s viii Inn;n,, IanJs ~
,Le nnrent md honors ,cco,Iim, in Gods
law ,l,e ,nibnr nf i,a b.;ng
rho rel;g;nn nj ,j,e yro,1 Ch;,oso I'm
Miro IL i,,reIv cnmnosed NJ ,b;o oIopen,
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In ncc,.,l,nco viii Tho Law 81 (.od 10 hon.
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snnLo with nnyar IN tIe NM, ionni ;ns,,nn,s
and hest feslinrs of the Whole world M
| man fell other tbnn nrofonuL adm;ra,ion
fnr ,he jear, and nr;nc;nIas oj ,,,a NO.
who having reached tho verv sum,n;, Of n
lawful ambition and gained mower wbici
K,nrs aud Emnerors n,;uLi envy ,nrnoJ
with lov;nc lonks and warm en,ir,ce ~
nl,ce nh his bonors nj ,Ie foo, of Lor who
had s,rnyrled for him and won lin IN nv
Lonor,hIe and succossf,l c,roar
IF in The future some great b;s,or;c,,
n,inter sbaIl arise and ,t,en,nt 70 nain,
tLat scene he will have many Grand f,ces
10 nut mon bis scnnvos-tbose 6f Tho war.
worn veterans who served ihe Ronmb,;c--
burnside sherman Grant md Sheridan
the Chief Justice. in his robes Of Office
having administered The oath of Office .
and the President, rnrninp from nil these
with eager looks of love IN Ibe noed
wrinkleI mo,ber whose c,,n NJ ;oy hv liz
honored embrace. he fills to overHowing
IT. ia n.,ai beoutv ofter all ,vLicL ,yeke,
the ,leenest admiration and Which tn.dav
eyokes wall of sorrow from ,Le neonle II
nil lands, that this moral benuty fnund ono
man no low in moral instincts 80 lost 10 nil
nnprcciation of what il hest ,nJ nnI,es, In
man, as to deliberately destroy his life -
Tie wall of this world far almost nine.
teen hundred yeurs. has been nonred out
because in Jerusalem nmonp the LioL otH
GERS of State and Church there shonid
have been such binding of tLe ewes to ihe
moral beauty of the Son of Man that ,hnv
could in rage and madness. romnass tic
death of Him Whose life most cIn,rlv nre.
sented the type of Tint moral benutv ,vj;cl,
was to characterize n perfected humanity
But though the G,Iileaus nnJ ,lc grs,
scrlbes NAV not he able IN annrrc;a,e Nor,
beauty when seen, the world. in lis instincts
IL not 80 utterly wrong that |, connot reco"
nize and admire what il cnnnnt nIwovs ~.
tain in practice.
And SO il comes about that ne ;nGdols
and skeptics are found Ia i,,in in the worlI,,
lament. where The Lrnu,y of Israel e;,L,
teen hundred veors opo wns sInin IN ho,
| high place by the crucili ion of the world,
Chrisi. so the men of all noli,ic,I enLs n,,t
of all possible yi.ws nre renl mn,,rncrs IN
day. over n loss which seems well niyh ir
r.,,nr,hIu
Ii has Lccn n rare tliue for heou,;fu
moral life TO come out of noli,ics wh;cl
i, called "n muddy uooln with TOO mncl
truth.
Ru, whatever otbcr noj;,;c;,ns m,v b,v,
bcen II wns s,eu nnJ rccoon;zeI ,h,, lame
A (;,rfelJ I,nJ nut solid liz rnhos :. ,l,n
The moral Instincts which hnunJ lin, a. ,
student to President Mnrk IIo,kins n
Williams Cnllepe. In lis s,ndont Iovs
bound him also 10 him when in thc fuIl
ness nf his nnwers hc entered m ,he h;c,
onice of President oI Il,c IJni,.,i S,,,.a
/, WINS ,o President lImnk ius no want fo
counsel IN lin hc cn,nn,i,,eJ lis sons nm,
tn I;m nm i,is dyinn hal hn snr, ,',v;,, in,
nnd ,en,ler ,ns.,,,es rhn scLnI,r s,;i
j;ved In ,I,o mann ,,,,J tI,. ,mn;i II, H.,
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nnl;,icol hn,tIe fnr man If on,,o.;,e s,,Ies I,
be iust To- ench o,i,er Success to NAM
seems to he mara imnor,nnt ,h,m s,ric