The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-09-29
m MEMORY OF THE MARTYRED PRES
lOENT.
nDsaoeisl Services q Oak Dale Park.

Monday morning dawned serenely
calm, all nature seemed hushel to re
pose, q Sabbath stiffness reignet
throughout our peaceful town, all pub
lie buildings and places Of business
and many private residences, were
tastefully and neatly draped In mem.
DRY Of our beloved President, the loss
Of whom all hearts so deeply feel and
lament.
All business was suspended for the
day, and preparations were quietly
made 70 pay our last sad homage 10 our
beloved dead.
We are safe to estimate twenty-five
hundred people assembled on our
strssts shortly after 1880 NJ.
The order Of march to Oak Dale
Park was - follows:
Col. E. &. Culp acting as Chief Mar
shall, and NJ. NJ. Briggs Assistant.
First, the Salina band.
Then followed the Salina Rifles I'm
their new uniforms.
After which came the Clergy and
Speakers In Carriages;
AskelOn COmmandery, No. q, X. r.;
Halina Lodge, No. I'D, A. +. Il A. NJ,
Encampment, 10. q. F.;
Subordinate Lodge No. IF, |. d. %.
F.;
knights Of Pythias;
0eFmania;
And then the Salina schoOls-a beau-
tiful sight tn witness, under the excel
lent discipline Of their professors and
teachers.
Amer them came the Fire Depart
ment;
COlOred League;
Citizens on foot;
And lastly. Citizens in Carriages.
The march was imposing and grand
throughout. Not an accident occurred
tn n,sr or detract from the quiet and
solemnity Of the day Credit is du.
the MAMMALS In charge and the acting
officers Of the several societies and or
CARNATIONS.
The procession moved direct Ia Oak
Dale Park, and was the grandcst and
most beautiful ever witnessed I'm IA
lima. The hand played Webster's
Funeral March," and other selections
suitable 10 the occasion.
The gate Of the park through which |
the solemn progression slowly passed
was festOoneti In Grape, fastened at the
tops and sides with white bows; also. |
the speaker stand erected for the oc-
cAsion WAS draped i'm a tasteful man |
ner-in truth, the assembled people.
the surroundings and decorations, al
gave unnIistakablc evidence Of the |
great love AMI respect entertained for |
our late honored and never-to-l,e- for
gotten President of this great Ameri-
can people:
The speakers took their respective
plaees On the platform, and all became
quiet
The impressive silence was broken
by Rev. VIM. Bishop, who arose and
said:
ENsr OA.sss This Is . mournfal occasion. We
are here I'm unison vi th all the millions In this
great common wealth. In their several locations,
inipgle our and sympathies. and Ia pay the
t.tute Of hosnase To the memory Of the iliustrious
4. ad.
There have leen three men In our National his
tory uha though occupying the chief seat of honor
aud Authority Al dinerrnt times arr yet ss,sisi~d
"a osr saiBds the grrai triumyirate: George
wAsLingtvn 1as the :" Father OF his coualry :" /
Ahrahssi Lincoln the Savior Of the Nation
and James A. Garneid ~as the fuiiher of Govern
mcut.
The character Of Gzrneh as = man, as Chris |
tisn educator. . soldier. as statesman. rs
salher q Q husland-tn all the relations Of life
In ssL III a grandeur that rSlle.l 1
forth the >lmiraiicu, not only Of his own country-
men, but Of the whole World IL civiiEaiion- with
can truly say u him. hi. uas the noble.t Ro-
u then all" His life vas gentle and the ele-
lseuts mixed In him that nature might stand up
and say " all the World, This uas . man
ThsS ssch nsa should fall by the hand Of an /
aaaassia, and hnger and su0er and die q the be- |
ginsiAg Of his administration full OF pronise,
Grrsi aer.nss. .ken Gsiis s.ys shall be jasii.
oed - for Gods Ways. though daxk, yet soon
~ ls,s ihsy esseh he shisins hills q aaI"
In rsferssee - The deaik Of the martyred Lincoln
msy be applied viii smpAssis to hh own taking
sd r-gs. :s .n s. GsS sHs :Ss
tssa, yet .fssks and lives Ne lives viii The Ce-
lssstsL be lives With the wise The GOD the brave
..' A. ~; .s =. s.,.y .ss. q =.
sers - ssra 10 de He lives in the hearts Of his
The s9srsioas Of Ill civiiised I'm. |
.ssisy. ..a ,hro.sA eli ssss. soa rsisas. He
ivss as1 In God ve tra.
NJ. Bishop then announced that the
exercises would he commenced by In
which was delivered by
Rev. w. Wright, pastor Of the color
u church Of this place. Mr.. Wright,
With dssp feeling, pronounced II
THE INVOCATION. II
O0sA, ~ sss ssernal. before The neassains
Esss hrsagAs essth, o. ewes Th0u hsast created {
~ easlh. frso everlasting 70 everlasting ThOa
10 O.. WtfA1ut ~ aDeeaieu u Thy dsr.tiss / .
9 ehaaGs n ny nature, I'll peaihle exoelleeries
: - upise q olreans IN the ocean. And Thou