Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-09-27

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pared in front for the accom- moda-
ton of the multitude. When the
exercises began it is no exaggera-
ton to say that fully three thous-
and people had Assem- blsd In reach
of the voice of the speakers.
TIE COMMEMORATIVE HxERCIsEs.
Judge Volney E. Howard had
been chosen President of the Day.
He proceeded to call the meeting
to order, and stated that the Rev.
J. w. Ellis had been selected to
deliver the introductory prayer.
Mr.. Ellis acquitted himself of an
invocation characterized by great
fervor, and the next feature was
vocal music by choir Of ten ladies
and gentlem en-, under the direction
of Madame Mara. The Rev. E. 8.
Chase next read the afseting scrip
tural passages embodyiDg the grief
of David over the deaths Of Saul
and Jonathan. After further We
cal music, in which the exquisite
voice of Mrs. Caswell was conspio.
uous, DR.. J. P. Widney was pre-
sented by Judge Howard as the
reader of the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, II has pleased Al
mighty God to take from this
world the soul of James A. Gar
field, late President of the United
States
Resolved, That 1t becomes us
meekly to submit to the will Of the
All. wise Ruler of Nations. without
whom "not a sparrow falls to the
ground" recalling as we do the
words quoted by General Garfield
on a memorable occasion: "Clouds
and darkness are round about Him;
righteousness and judgment are
the habitstions of his throne"
Resolved, That, bowling to the
wisdom of Divine Providence, we
are not thereby preoluded from
loharacteriZing the crime that led
to the Presidents death as it justly
deserves.
ResotVsI, That the assassination
Of the Chief Magistrate of fifty
millions Of freemen eclipses in tur-
pitude any other crime in the an
Dolb Vi nOuoTu ul5UUTys
Resolved, That when we recall
the manly and Christian graoes of
The gentleman and scholar, the
broad and statesm anlike views
with which he took upon himself
the duties of his high Office, the
gentle and conciliatory firmness
with which he held the reigus of
government, and above all his pa
tient and brave endurance for
more than two months upon the
bed of pain, the crime of his assAs-
sin exceeds the power of words and
makes our strongest language TOO
tame and feeble to express the
deep Indignation of our hearts.
Rssoived. That 1.-THE blood of the
martyr is the seed of the Church."
Standing as we do to-day and in
the august presence of our dead
President, we find some compensa-
ton for our loss Ia the sorrows and
sympathiss that have bound
afresh sections, parties and ma
tionalities together; in the fair
hope afforded that by common and
united effort the bitterness of par.
tizanshlp and sectional hate shall
be buried In the grave of our dead.
Bis name shall be kept bright and
his memory green while all things
that are honest and of good repute
are treasured by men.
Resolved, That we tender our
heartfelt sympathy TO the stricken
mother, the mourning wife and
the bereaved children, mindful
that although all human sympa-
thy may fail to lessen their grief,
they are in the care of One who
dOeth all things well, and who will
not suffer the waters of bitterness
to overflow. To Gods keeping We
commend them.
was followed with music by the
City Band. Judge Howard next
introduced Hon. A. Bronson, who
delivered the following
1.-THE King is dead Long live
the King p These words, as they
come echoing down through the
dim dusty avenues of the ages,
seem to ring out louder and clearer
to-day than they have ever done
before, They constitute a proph-
coy, oft written in blood, and al
ready four times completed and
fu filled in Americas first century
OF Presidents.
Less than year ago, the great
political parties in our govern
ment were contending with hercu-
lean might, each for the exalta-
ton of ito own chosen standard.
bearer to the high and honorable
position of chief magistrate of the
nation. The decisive day came at
last, when, at set of su0, the strug
gle ended, and soon thereafter, the
result having been legally asoer-
taiued, James A. Garfield, without
a dissenting voice. was delared the
victor, and on the fourth day OF
last March, by the common con-
sent Of all men of all parties, he
was duly installed President OF the
United States, and was invested
with all the powers and preroga-
tives of that office-the highest in
the gift of the American people.
During the brief period of four
months In which he was permitted
In health and strength to discharge
the duties of that Office, ne fully
succeeded in demonstrating the
wisdom of his selection, and his
proficiency In the school OF expe-
risnce where, for nearly fifty years,
he had bean an earnest, faithful
and laborious scholar. Born in
a 81, - L. l. Ii l.,
own genius and by the force of his
own will, raised himself to the
very acme Of power aud national
greatness. By death deprived of
father at the age of eighteen
months he, early in life, learned TO
depend upon himself and to abhor
the life OF a parasite; but his inde-
pendenee did not go to the extent
of abandoning his widowed mother,
or of ignoring her claims upon him