Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-24

hatn ne power IN the day Of death; and
there is no discharge in that war.
Then shall he be at rest with !
the kings and counsellors of the earth |
which bnilt desolate places for them
selves. The clouds ofthe valley shall be |
sweet unto him, and every man shall !
draw after him as there are innumerable |
before him. There the wicked cease
from troubling, and there the weary be |
at rest. Then answered Jesus unto |
them; verify, verify say unto You, He |
that beareth my work and believeth on
Him that cent Ne hath everlasting life, |
and shall not come into condemnation;
but hath passed from death into life. To |
him that overcometh will I grant to sit |
with me on my throne even as j also |
overcome and sit down with my
Father in his throne. Blessed are they |
that DO His commandments, thar they |
have right to the tree of life, and may |
enter in through the gates into the city, |
and they shall see his lace, and his name |
shall be,in their foreheadS And he went |
q little further and fell on his face and |
prayed, saving, %, my Father, il it be |
possible let this cup pass from me, never !
theless, not as I will but as Thou wilt |
~ OSSdlAC AAALA oAC bAibko 1
and by whom are all things, in bringing |
many sons to glory, to make the captain |
of their salvation perfect through |
suffering. The disciple is not above his
master, nor the servant above his Lord. |
1t is enough for the disciple that he be |
as his master, and the servant as his
Lord. Let not your hearts be troubled; /
We believe in God, believe ye also in Me. |
Iwill not leave you comfortless; l will
come to you. Leave thy iatherless
children; will preserve them alive, and |
let thy widow trust in Me. And 1t came
to pass when they came to Bethlehem
that all the city was moved about them |
and they said: Is this Naomi? And |
she said unto them: Call me |
not Naomi, call ne Mara, for |
the Lord hath dealt very bitterly W.T. |
me. went out full, and the Lord hath
brought me home again empty. For a |
small moment have l forsaken thee, |
but with great mercies will gather thee
l hide my face from thee for moment, |
but with everlasting kindness will have |
mercy on thee, saith the Lord, thy re- |
deemer. And Jacob died, and was |
gathered to his people: and Joseph !
went up to bury his father, and there |
went up with them both chariots and |
horsemen, and it was very great COM
pany. And when the inhabitants OF |
the land OF the Lord saw the mourning, |
they said: This is q grievous warning 10 |
thee. And they did unto him accord |
ing as he had commanded them: for
they carried him into the land OF Ca
naau, and buried him in the cave OF the |
field OF Machpelah, which Abraham
bought Tor the possession OF q buryung
place, And heard q voice from heaven
saving unto me: write, blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from hence.
forth; yea, saith the spirit, that they
NAV rest from their labors, and their
works do follow them. l would not have
YOU to be ignorant concerning them
which are asleep, that ye sor-
row not even as otners
which have no hope; for if We believe
that Jesus died and rose again, even so
them also that sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him. Wherefore comfort
one another with these words? Faith.
ful is he that calleth you, who also Will
DO il. The Lord gave; the Lord hath
taken away; blessed BE- the name OF the
Lord
Rev. Dr. Isaac Errett then offered
PRAYER. He spoke in a clear, but low
tone, and with much evldei ee oil deep
feeling, but owing to 81 me confusion
through the neglect OF the Committee
of fArrangements to provide seats for the
choir. many OF his utterances we're lost.
GOur beloved President is dead" he
said. ssRaised by the voice OF the peo.
Me TO the Chief Magistracy OF
this great nation, he was
stricken down by murderous
hand cut off in his glorious promise, and
all the high hopes and expectations con-
nected with his administration OF public
affairs sunk into disappointment and
nothingness. Oh, Lord! as We stand IN
the presence Of this fearful calamity,
NAV our hearts be exceedingly humbled
before Thee, and as we are short-slghted
we pray that thy hand may be reached
down and we may be taken through this
darkness out into the light and enable
ma 10 realize that even in thick set dark
ness Thou dost not forget to be merci'
ful.
The Last ka -thly Tribute.
At Twenty minutes past IL two closed
carriages drove up the east lower en-
trance of the Senate wing and the occu-
nants aliyhted and passed up private
stairway TO the Presidents room. All
the corridors and passage ways upon
the main door of the Senate wing
were quickly barred to all comers anu
instructions were given by sergeant-at-
Arms Bright OF the Senate to employees
and Cspitol police on duty to keep them
selves completely hidden in the recesses
of the doors and windows while Mrs
Garfield passed through to the rotunds.
The rotunda itself was entirely cleared,
the yuard of honor retiring from view Tor
the time being. In q few minutes the
iittle procession emerged from the Vice
Presideat's room, and, passing around
thronoh the east corridor, proceeded
thruh the silent and desert
Cd main passage way OF the
h II diog. Sergeant-at-Arms Bright
I.adIpg. Then followed Mrs. Garfield,
ioaoinS upon the arm OF General Swain;
usrry Garfield, Mollie Garfield and
Miss Rockwell. Colonel and Mrs. Rock
well and Attorney General Mac eagn
aad Mrs. Swain. Not sounu was
heard save the footsteps upon the mar,
bic floors as the little company rooeo
in sombre garments OF deepest mourn,
ING passed on to mingle their tears ana
nav their last earthly tribute over the
rasker which sealed from view the form
and features OF the dearly loved nus
bsnd father and friend. Alter remain
inc sbolt twenty minutes IN the TO
tnnda they returned quietly and with
the 50 ne privacy which marked their
entran e, and passing through to the
Sspat. wing entered their carriages ana
returned to the residence Of the Attor'
ueyeGeneral- ....
Viewing the Remains.
w,sgNaroy, September S.-About
- O'Clock, midnight. the stream OF Peo.
ME who visited the capitol to take Isst
plsncs at the cssket containing the re-
mains of the dead President was sensi.
bly diminished, and as night wore On II
. ,sssd almost entirely. A lew groups
seN-,,. ,,a-ssd through the rutanda