The Portland daily press., 1881-09-28

Flor her child--of the wife for her dead hus-
sband. but they will ever cry for "the touch ofA
IA vanished hand and the sound of a voice that
is still"
! All honor to the noble woman who from her
Athrone sends across the ocean, her recognitionk
1and we may believe her experience) of the
Ntruth that there are mourners that cannot be-
@comforted and bleeding hearts that cannot be-
sjhealed. On her card, which accompaniedH
Nthe floral tribute which the Queen o. England4
Areouested to be placed by the bier of the Pres-S
Nident, were these words
d oueen yictoria.To the memory of the late Pres.
&ideent GARFIELD An expression of her sorrow andE
asympathy for Mrs. Garfield and the AmericanA
SNation.
q This little message has touched chord 1
(which in it's vibrations will thrill the hearts of
Hall true men and women everywhere, and will
Mreceive universal response OF earnest sympa- G
sthy for the bereaved widow now IN the shadowH
%of desolation.
"a The wondrous might of the courageous lovee
sand enduring devotion of woman has been8
ashown in ali ages and will continue in all ages9
%to come. when the occasion demands it, in theE
Sobscure as well as high places of the earth. 4
|Sbut where in all history has the Light
t#of woman's love shone more highlyN
S5than in this instance? In the wordsN
#of the accomplished American ministerN
ssaat the court of St. James, "Itis no exaggera-
&tion to saw that the recent profoundly touch y
s4ang spectacle of womanly deyotedness hasa
SHmoved the heart of mankind IN a mannerS
unprecedented AS one has recently said,k
%~Loved by the nation, and reyered by theS
:$world for the pure light OF love which hasS
sSshone upon that long fight for life, she will be-
Ahonored to all time for the strange courage
|Mand marvellous might of true womanhoods
(which She has shown Worthy wife of SUCH
IA man. Z
- Who can measure the influence of such a
s@3fe and character and victorious death as that5
SSSof our departed Presidentf His work isl
s4done. The last sad rites Of earth are ended I
81 lie is at rest foreUer.
Hush the dead march walls in the peoples ears; L
sAFhe dark crowd moves, and there are sobs ahaS
~ tears;
sHThe black earth yawns; the mortal disappears;
~ Ashes to ashes, dust to dust;
Nile is gone who seemed so great,-
sssGone; but nothing can bereave him
s4Of the force he made his own
EEBeing here, and we believe him
sNSomething far advanced in state,
IL And that he wears truer crown
s&Than any wreath that man can weave him.
VI REV. JAMEs M.wHINNIE.
IA When last Monday night the bells tolleds
sHout the sad news which we feared would comes
Hat last the words of our Lords two discplesk
ION their sorrowful journey came freshly toS
Sour minds 1--WE trusted that it had been heS
FEthat should have redeemed Israel Thelrh
sNbeloved master, betrayed, scourged, cruclhed,s
Twas lying dead in yonder city, and theses
SHwords, expressed the bitter disappointment oil
a#their hearts. To us also they seemed the ny
#expression of our sorrow.
81 We were disappointed because we had rel
Sszioiced to see such man as James A. Garnelda
selected to the Presidency, one whose naturei
Land character was such gave all the worlds
1sassurance of man. We were disappointed
s#because we had looked upon him as thee
s4worthy representative not OF faction, a
S&party or section, but of the whole people-E
M We were alarmed because we feared the splrlts
.Aof concord which had been growing up bel
tween the north and the south under his adj
ADMINISTRATION might be endangered or retarded
sS8by his death. We were disappointed becauses
Ave had hoped that it would accord with ln-5
s&fnite wisdom to hear the nations earnests
e@prayers for his recovery. How trembllngly,E
s#anxiously, we had scanned those memorabilia
E3bulletins How word of hope would lift usA
s%up, or the turning of phrase would cast uss
sadown How joyless all our pleasures seemed
while the nations sufferer was in his agony
%And now all was over! And this braye,E
s&long suffering king of men was dead u
Friends, those midnight bells were the saddests
bells we ever heard. They were the throb-
EXUtuyS OI LIE IdllOu Woe. Ii tlle nOSto dUOfCt
ss#may know and sympathize with the sorrowsH
Saof mortals, there might have been silence inE
sAheaven for the space of that half hour.
81 But we are told that though, weeping en-t
s&dureth for night, JOY cemeth with the morn /
ling" How gloriously tie darkness and theE
s%sorrow sped away from the twain when theyE
sAfound that he whom they mourned as deadl
sawas now alive forevermore! And for us, wei
%#believe, the dawn begins to break. We bit-E
s&terly mourned because the man whose mindA
Wand heart and life have so worthily filled ourE
s&highest place had been ruthlessly struck froms
s4that seat by an assassin's hand. But, Mr.. /
sSGarfeld's six months occupation of that places
sAhas so ennobled it, that we never shall endurez
'&to see it filled unworthily. Henceforth It'll
shall be peoples throne indeed grander thanS
lever monarch sat on, which only he mays
ss#ascend who emulates this mans far seeing
SAwisdom, his noble manhood and his largef
ssNhearted patriotism. We mourned because wei
sfeared the era of returning unity would re-S
sSceiye check. {
q And, behold, this day. Georgia and the Car L
s&olnas with Maine and Massachusetts and allT
NNtheir sister States are mingling their tearsA
Nabout the dead rulers bier; while on Chicka- 3
'I#*mauga's embattled plain thousands Of thes
Ssblue and the gray strike hands of mutual sym-b
gspathy under the dropping folds Of the dear olda
Sshearts of all the people throbbed in such uni
Nason as now; and however parties may soon bel
N3struggling for the success of favorite princl-
lSples or measures, the memory of this day shaus
Aforever forbid the distrust, the bitterness, theE
ssSbloodshed of the past. We mourn because ours
#prayers were not answered in the Presidents
.Srecovery. and that for all mans skill andE
swoman's tender nursing our beloved rulere
:Emust die. But are we not beginning to see hatE
sGarfield dead is a nobler higher inspiration to-
Your youth, our citizens, our statesmen thanE
sseven Garfield living Death has not destroyed
THAT noble life. 1t has but erystallized it and
Mgven it such a setting as makes it precious6
#forever. Secure now beyond all the weaknessR
sAof our humanity, beyond all its errors and itsf
Failures, he now lives forever inspiring us all
Ito WE'LL rounded Christian manhood.
" No, our prayers have not been denied. In
Withholding the good we sought for, the Fathers
Got all mercies is bestowing greater good upenE
Gus, one that shall grow in richer value as our
wears go on. The Revelator draws asides
1.-THE veil and let's US see for moment thef
Esolemn Joy of Heaven. And as we look we \
Ehear the voices of its multtudes like the soundA
#of many waters singing "Alleluia for the
ELord God Omnipotent reignethp' Let thisE
truth that fills all Heaven with Joy be one conf;
Mort to- day. He reigns, and in His reign HeE
%uoeS all tnlnSs wen. mol d sparrow iaiio W
1.-THE ground without His notice, much less the +
$Christian ruler of Christian people. Let us f
thrust him.
~ Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
"a But trut Him for His grace,
# Behind frowning Providence,
~ He hides a smiling face.
a Let us trust His infinite wisdom, His in
finite goodness, His eternal justice.
q At the close the band played the hymn, :
y Nearer my God to thee,'' and the audienceE
Njoined.
B Rev. Dr. Hill pronounced the benediction.
a The dirge played by Chandler's Band was
" Rest spirit rest" The Weber Club never +
S3sang better or in better taste. Their shadingE
Twas remarkably good and they had good rea-E
Eson to be proud of themselves. Chambers
NBand also played to the great acceptance OF RI