The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-28

overTule as 70 tufn our calamlues Inso
blessings. - -
E, - THE DECORATIONS ,
at this church were very effective. The
pulpit, altar rail and gallery front were
entirely concealed with black drapery.
Rosettes of transparent white appeared at
intervals where the fullness was massed
on the gallery front, but except the ribbon
attached to the heavily draped life-size
portrait of the dead President, no other
white than that of flowers appeared about
the pulpit or altar. A heavily draped
monumentshaped shaft, within the altar,
had an anchor of white flowers on the
front, and was surmounted with cross
and crown of the same frail emblems, and
white bouquets were on the pulpit.
AT THE DISCIPLE CHURCH
there was also the decorations and insignia
of mourning which is universal. The pas
tor. Rev. F. Moore, improved the occasion
by reading for the morning lesson the last
chapter of Revelations, and took his text
therefrom. He pronounced a eulogy on
tie life end character of President Garfield,
giving many incidents showing his Chris
tan fervor and usefulness, and comparing
him with other great men recorded in his
tory. Mr.. Moore referred to the interest
ing fact that
MIR. GARFIELD, AS A MINISTER
of the Disciple Church, had preached at
the dedication of the church in Wellington
Just twensy-one years before the day OF his
funeral. There are a few members still
living who were connected with. the
Church at that time, and meny of our citi-
zens very well remember the occasion.
They sang Gaifeld's favorite hymn, Sun
day Ho reapers of Life's Harvest"
AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
where the union memorial services were
held Sunday evening, the decorations were
elaborate, and great deal of material was
necessary to show effectively in so large a
room. Long festoons of black caught by
bows of transparent white depended from
| the front OF the galleries. The iron columns
were wound with alternate white and
black Every pew had its sable scarf,
| fastened by bow of white. The organ
| front, draped in the national colors, made
| a background for the portrait, and black
| was suitably disposed, here and there
i Flags that had seen service covered the
/ pulpit. Black Grape was laid over all, and
a network of the graceful smilax trailed
| above these sombre halgings-hope amid
i gloom and beauty in the miGst of sadness
| white star of tuberoses was on the front OF
/ the pulpit, while before ii, on a table, was
II
/ a purple cross on white ground, both OF
blossoms only, the edge forming fringe
| of green in which fine, slender ferns wert
i conspicuous and profuse. White bouquets
also graced the pulpit Much taste was
| displayed in the shading OF these hora
pieces, fever-few, miglolette and tube
roses, with immoTtelles, being massed to
complete the perspective of the chosen
designs.
| THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
was oDened by an organ voluntary and tht
/ choir singing "The LORD is my shepherd
/ which music included a tenor and so
prano solo. After Scripture reading auo
prayer by Rev Mr.. Ward, and the usua
singing of hymns, The Rev. j: A DAILY, II
a few werds, alluded to the suitableness o
i coming oyether as citizens to mourn oul
\ common loss cad to pay tribute TO the vlr
tues and memory of one who more thar
once had been among us, and who wa.
personally known 10 many in the audl
ence. He called upon
MAYOR WILBUR
to come forward and take charge of thu
meeting. Mr.. Wilbur made brief refer
ence to his own high estimate of our lat
Chief Magistrate, and asked
| C. W. HoRR
to speak, who made good point of the fac
/ that the whole aim of Mr.. Garfeld's lift
had been not 10 seek high position, but Il
| qualify himself for excellence in ever,
place he was or could be called 10 fill
| He had never been one of those selfish an6
selfseeking soldiers or politicians who ar
only anxious to serve themselves and Il
have the rewards of greatness without tn
patient toll, the unflinching integrity, ant
the tireless application that is the price o
/ unusual fitness for great responsibilities
He had never secured The country holding
secret caucus with political hirelinSs ant
laying the wires for a successful campaign
in his own behalf. He had shown of wha
fibre his manhood was madeline as vel
as strong-in his reverence for his mother
his tenderness for his wife, his faithfulnes
| in all the domestic relations, and much a
he admired him as q statesman and man
he loved him best for these qualities whicl
all the world has come to adore. MIR. Hor
also paid a beautiful tribute TO Mrs. Gal
field, who, as the intelligent, refined an,
devoted wife and mother in a woman
hignest place, has commanded the admirs
ton and sympathy of all men. The spon
taneous homage accorded her would be a
inspiration and comfort to tens of thou
sands Of other wives and mothers who's
heroism is never spoken or sung, bu
whose reward must certainly come.
not now, sometime husband and childrel
would recognize all her selfsacrifiein
toll for them, and the courage and devc
ton il represented.
HON. ]. II. DICKSON
especially counseled moderation of Judge
ment and temperate speech concerning
public men, and deplored the system O
asking and receiving Offices, which make
the lives of our public men a misery, an,
Washington place Of sDoils. A loni
train of conditions growing oct of thes
abuses had eliminated in the TRACED,
which has precipitated nation int
mourning and involved us in common
sorrow.
T. j. ROBINSON
j spoke of the peculiar bitterness of bereave
4 ment brought about by an assassin's hand
He knew what it was by experience. 1
son of his had been killed that way som
years ago in Kentucky.
E.s. TRIeP
referred to the personal kindness an,
courtesy of Nh. Garfield in his association
with men, and recalled with pleasure rid
20 ObeTlin in which The distiD guished MAJ
was his guest and reveaied TO him III
agreeableness of his social qualities ant
his conversational powers.
s. X. LAUNDoN
had not expected 10 be called upon, bu
paid a glowing tribute TO the dead Pres
dent regas ding him as one of the fines
characters and greatest men of sny age.
w.R. wEAN
had been particularly impressed with tn
modesty anG difidence of Mr.. Garfield
evidenced by his asking Col. Rockwell o.
the day of his death, as though in Goubt c
its possibility, "Do you think my nam
will have a place III hisioTy@' The repl
was in concord with what we know to b
the fact: "Yes; bat grander one in ih