The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-07

11oW4xe 20 the llIuH(r1uu9 OonU-A
whole People n Mourning.
CLEsErANp. Sept. 70.
The obsequics Of late 1oidcnt Garfield
were concluded to-day n the most impress
i've manner.
Except the invited guests and members 81
committees. no one was allowed IN the Park
during the ceremonies, but other spectators
were ranged around outside Of the grounds.
thus giving many more 4 chance 20 Witness
the scene than could otherwise have been
possible.
THE FUNERAL coRTEcE.
Tho procession formed At $50 .. m. IN tho
following order:
First Division military Companies
second Division-Uniformcd Societies.
Third DiviSion--\etcrun and other Societies.
Fourth DfNksion--Ciyic Societies.
Firth Observation-Disclosures societies.
Sixth Division Delegation Of Citizcns
seventh Division--Iunrrnl Escort.
Eighth DlyiSion-<snald of Honor.
Ninth Dtvision-Ohio National Guards.
THE CEREMONIES AT THE PAVILION.
Promptly nc half past 10 o'clock the cerc.
monies at the pavilion began. The immcdi.
ate members 81 the family and near relatives
and friends took seats about the caSkct. and
AZ each corner was stationed a member Of the
Cleveland Grnys, each Of whom stood like a
statue during the entire programme Tho
committee members about tho pavilion were
almost cloaked IN Grape, their drapings being
very heavy. DIR. J. +. Robson, Presidents
Of Ceremonies. announced that the exercises
would be opened by the singing BY the Cleve-
land Vocal society Of the "Funcral Hymn
BY Beethoven. whcrcupon the hy,nn was
| sung, a. follows
Thou art gone 20 the grave, but we will not
Tho sorrow and darkness encompasscd the
The savior haz passed through IL portal be-
And The lamp Of his love j. Thy light shro'
the gloom.
| The Right Rev. Bishop Bcdell, Of tho Epis.
/ copal Diocese Of Ohio, then read several pas
sages Of the Scriptures; tie Rev. Ross y.
4 IIoughton. Of the N. T.. Church. offered a
prayer; hymn was sung and then the Rev.
Isaac Errctt. 81 Cincinnati, delivered an elo.
| qnent address. taking for his text the follow
And the archers shot at King Josiah. and
| the King said 20 his servants. Have me away,
| fore took him out ~ that chariot snd put him
| In the second chariot that hc had. and they
brought him ~ Jerusalem. and he died, and
/ was buried in one Of the scpulchefs o. his IA
ther, and all Judea aud Jerusalem mourncd
| for Josiah. and jeremiah lamcnted Josiah
and All the singing men and the singing wo.
1 men spake III Josiah In their lamentations q
this day. and made them nm ordinance In Is
rael And behold they are written ia thcii
| lamentations. Now the rest 81 the acts q
which Il written IN the law ~ the Lord
aud hiS deeds, first and last. behold
they are written in the book ot ths
Lord. the Lord Of hosts. doth take away from
Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and tht
stan. the whole stay ~ bread and the whole
stay Of water The mighty man. the man q
wer, ana the prophet. and the prudent ans
the ancient. the captain Of nifty and the hon
orabIc man. and the comptroiler and the cum
voice said 'cry,' and lie said. What shall
cry? All flesh 4 grass. and nl The eodlinc-'
thereof = - the fiovcr Of the Held. hegfa~'
spirit Of the Lord blowcth upon II. Surci,
the people Il grass: the grass withsreih, ths
fower iadeth, nus the Word q our COD shal
Dr. Errett was listened 70 with a close and
earnest attention. lie spoke for forty min
ute@. and when be closed \ hush for momen
hung over the vast audience
Df. Charles s. Ponneroy delivered the nina
prayer and Dcriedicfion.
Al the conclusion of tho services NJ the pa
vilion the caSkct was placed upon tho funcra
car by q detachment ~ nr1illerymcn under
Lieut. Weaver, and, followed by the pail genr
crs. guards of honor, family, immediate
the procession marched ~ the cemetery
When the head Of the column reached th'
entrance, the funeral chr, and what was des
passed within. while the rest of the process
sion halted. open order. and awaited the con
clusion Of the ceremonies.
AT THE CEMETERY.
In front Of the vault from four black pole
thirty feet high. was suspended u canopy o
ioopcd up with heavy black cord and ta-~els
carpcicd. Underneath The canopy and III
| width of the drive way were rticwn will
cvergrccns. and upon them thick layer Q
d rs IN deep black. and $50 worth IL 81
flowers. contributed by The lady teachers o
the public schools. were strcwn everywhere.
cross Sixteen fess II length IND thirty Tour Il
width, trimmed with cvcrgrecns. Across tn
summit u the center arch four simple bu
most eloquent words greet the eve:
"coME HOME TO REST"
! Upon the two center columns were two 9th
or sentences ~ equally suitable Significance
--" IAy him u sleep whom we have lcarnc'
20 love- and Lay him n sleep whom NJ
center III the arch was large, handsome let
ter &C" worked IN cvcrRfccns upon fran
II wood on the east side were the word-
touch him there" Up on the west side IN
law 81 HI life" The whole structure wa
Voc. Tns bier upon which IN inc caskss Ia
! was two and a half feet high. ten feet lon
and -four wide, the sides covered with blac
velvet and = heavy pan looped with siive
Dr. j. n. Robson. a. President Of the dn,
! opened the exercises by introducing Rev.
! IT. Jones, Chaplain Of the l2d Regiment Obi
Volunteer Infantry, which Gen. Garfield com
J mandcd, who made brief and npprOprinf
| address, IN culogy Of the deceased conmnnde
| The ode from Horace code XXlI.. First Rock
beginning nicecr vitc scclcri~luc purus.
| was then sung In the original tongue BY IN
t;crmnn vocal societies: Mr.. Robson the
announced the late pfesidcntsfayoritchy hymn
IIo' rcapcrS Of LIES harvest" which III
German vocal societies OF Cleveland san
. with marked effect.
The exercises closed with the bcncdictio
by President Hinsdnlc. Of Hiram College. VIII
was introduced by Dr. Robson a. follows:
"Friends and fellow citizens: From Oh
heart broken friends Of the DECEASED tcnd(
yon these thanks. Mr.. iInsdale. will you dii
W. 1s,nsdaie said: "oCod the ssd cxpc,