The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-27

INVITING H0A1a On aAhNlNfh aAstN1 " NHHtEN
Wheeling yesterday, were solemn and beau
tituL They were participated In by many
who were not members Of that church, Tie
singing was by punrtette specially selected
for the occasion, and was led by Mr.. John
Mendel, the other singers being Mrs, Elite
Eott, Miss Theresa Philips and Mr., Joseph
Hall. They rendered for the opening an
them, Rest In Peace after which the first
hymn was read by Rev. Thompson, pastor Of
the church. II was hymn No, 1910 Of Alex
ander Campbells hymn book, and is SO apprO-
PIRATE and ut the same time 50 unfamiliar to
majority ofour readers that we print 1t en-
tire, IL Is by Montgomery, aud has all the
beauties Of his other religious poems;
Servant Of God, well donei
Rest from thy loved employ,
The battle fought the victory Won,
Enter Thy Masters Joy
The call at midnight came,
He started up u hear,
mortal arrow pierced his frame;
He fell, but ieltno ieaT,
Tranquil amid alarms
II found him on the field;
A veteran Numbering on hislFms
Beneath his red erUSs shield.
Atmldnlght came the csy,
"rO meet Thy Col PREPARE"
HewOkc, aud caught his Captains eye
Then, strong In faith and prayer,
His spirit with bound
LEFT lA remembering clay,
His tent ut sunrise on the ground
daTkenel ruin lay.
The pains Of death are past,
lADor and sorrow cease,
Aud HES long warfare closed At last
His SOULS found In pcaCc
4 Rev. 7. u. Hartman, of philadelphia, then
read the ninetioth and tho ninCty-thir,l
Psalms, Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations and "rhG Lord
TGigneth; he Is clothed with majesty" This
latter Psalm was one Of Gariield'S fayOritG
portions OF scripture, and shortly after reach
ing the sea shore he one lny quoted part Of 1t;
"Hhc floods have lifted up, o lord, tho
floods have lifted up their voice; the floods
lit up their waves The Lord on high IL
mghtier than the noise Of many waters, yea,
than the mighty waves OF the sCa,"
Rev. 4. i. Hughes followed with prayer
full Offecling, and the choir sung
"ASlcpp In Jesus, blessed sleep"
ROY. Thompson spoke Of the comfort Chris
tanS had In the assurance that this hymn
was true OF the lamented and saintcd l'res.
dent. Asan illustration Of GarliGld's rclig-
ious faith he read portion Of u letter from
Rev, DIR. Power, pastOr Of the Disciples
church ut Washington
Ills life is before the world aliving Gpistlc
TO be known and read Of ali men. 10 Won /
may say he has the eyer.prcsent Comforter,
tho iniwelling presence Of the Holy Shirt,
during all these weary days and nights OF
suffering, On last Sunday morning us he
opened his eyes to Its holy light, he said,
"fhis Is the Lords day | have very great
reverence for IT,. lletakes great comfort In
prayer Knowing that shy little church IL
continually IN prayer Tor him, he said: Dear
little church ON Vermont avCnuel They
hive been CARRYING me us II great burden ~
long. ButwhGn | get up they shall have no
cause 10 regret It, OF his peril Ul
death he has been mindful, ana over ana
over nsaln mas Slu, ! mus NC prepared
for either ne Or death TINS has been the
pr'hrlpIs ol ms lilG during ~ his experience
'is 10 expressed II 10 nc, Wheh ! meet thc
dunes OF caell day US best can, chGcrluliy
await Whatever result may come, ! Goul'l
say many mugs DuI my lenrt una hArus are
b0tll TOO ivll' lie IL OH the border lana. we
arc oesleslhg the mercy seat, ana we expect
Gods answer with illl!cll anxiety Dlt not, !
trust, without great lalth una SUBMISSION. ~
Cohclusion' may say, III tie words o. PrGsl'
treSs-tIle, death Of his little son-'ln tho
hope o. the gospel, which Is 50 precious III
this aiiiiction, am atectionatelyy your brOtll'
or IN Christ"
Mr.; Thompson then introduced Rev. $. ,.
lIarnitz, OF the English Lutheran Church,
VINO made quite lengthy address, which
was yet eloquent and interesting throughout.
Ills address is highly spoken OF by those
present, and was received with many mani
iestations Of feeling by the audience, which
filled the church almost to snllOratiUn. We
regret that time and the pressure upon our
columns this morning will not permit Its
publication IN full.
GarIields iavorite hymn,
"lIo, ReNpCrs of LIES Harvest"
,vnu tI,cn ann, hv ,ho choir II viii In fouu,,
in fuli in our tciegrapIlic accoumt of Inc oil.
scd,lies nj Cleveland.
lion. Chester d. Hubbard then made a
brief extempQraneons speech, which was as
affecting ana beautiful rs anything that llas
been said In Wheeling on the subject Of the
lie ilrst referred in his own ncouoirtorco
M,an u"t,iV,u W.ici . ~ congress, ~" sPoke oI
wv lt'hi 10 Nv hHVM nun. NV sulu WIlcl Hc