The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-09-29

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break through the guard and all con-
tentedly accepted the poor satisfaction
of beholding the sublime funeral
pageant as it passed through the
streets.
| CEREMONIES AT TIE PAVILION
Promptly at hslf-past 10 o'clock
the ceremonies at the pavilion began.
The immediate members Of the family
and near relatives and friends took seats
about the casket, and at each corner
was stationed member of the Cleve-
land Grays, each of whom stood like
a statue during thesentire services.
| DR.. J. P. Robinson, President of
the ceremonies, announced that the
services would open with the singing
by the Cleveland Vocal Society of the
"Funeral Hymn" by Beethoven
Portions of Scripture from the
burial service Ofthe Episcopal church
we're then read by Bishop Bedell, of
the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
Rev Ross c. Houghton, pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
then offered up PRAYER.
The Vocal Society then sang as fol-
lows:
ITO Thee, Oh Lord, yield my spirit
Who breaks in love this mortal chain !:
My life but from Thee inherit,
And death becomes my chiefest gain,
In Thee, | live, in Thee l die
Content, for Thou art ever nigh"
Rev Isaac Errett, of Cincinnati,
then delivered an eloquent address,
taking for his text the following: "And
the archery shot King Josiah, and the
King said to his servants: Have me
away, for | am sore wounded" etc.
|
"There was never a mourning in
all the world like unto this mourning.
| am not speaking extravagantly
when, say, for | am told it is the
result Of calculations carefully made
from such data as are in possession,
that certainly not less than 100000
000of the human race share in the
sadness and the lamentations and sor-
row and mourning that belong to this
occasion here to-day. 1t is chill
shadow of fearful calamity that has
extended itself in every home in all
this land and into every heart, and
that has projected itself over vast seas
and oceans into distant lands and
awakened the sincerest sympathy with
Us in the hearts Of the good people Of
the nations and among all people"
Rev Dr.. Errett concluded az fol-
lows
"The great lesson to which desire
to call your attention can be expressed
in few words. James A Garfield
went through his whole public life
without surrendering for single mo.
ment his Christian integrity, his
moral integrity or his love for the
spiritual. OolniBg into the exciting
conflicts Of political life with nature
as capable as any of feeling the force
Of every temptation; with temptation
to unholy ambition; with unlawful
prizes within his reach; with every
inducement to surrender to his religi-
GUS faith and be merely known as 4
successful man of the world, from first
to last he has manfully adhered to his
religious convictions aud found the
more praise, and gathers in his death
all the pure inspiration of the hope
Of everlasting life."
Rev. Jabes Hall then read General
Garfeld's favorite hymn, which was
beautifully sung by the Vocal Society
The hymn begins, "Ho, reapers of
LIES harvest, why stand with rusted
blade9"
At 11.45 o'clock DR.. Charles s..
POmeroy delivered the final prayer
and benediction. There was then
. few moments of commotion and Of
preparation. The Washington Marine
Band played "Nearer, my God, to
Thee"
THE MARCH TO THE CEMETERY.
The funeral procession moved from
Monumental Park at FIVE minutes be.
fore r. The time occopied in NOV.
ing the casket from the pavilion to
the funeral car was about fifteen min
utes. A corpse of Uaited States ma.
rines from the United States steamer
Michigan formed parallel lines from
the east side of the pavilion to the
east entrance. to the Park, through
which the casket was born on the
shoulders Of the United States artil-
lery men under command of Lieuten-
ant Weaver, Second United States
Artillery, to the funeral car, followed
by the mourners, who took seats in
the carriages.
Grandma Garfield bore the services
unavoidable wol1 10 ia .lso A.