Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-22
The Action Of the City Council
Yesterday.
An Immense Meeting In the
Capitol.
Eloquent Addresses by wheeling
Men In Memory of the ,
Dead President.
Resolutions of Respect by the
City Council.
The City to Observe the Day OF
a the Funeral,
3, Abstainins From all Secular
Pursuits and Pleasures.
Action of the Mill Men Yesterday
Afternoon.
The City to Observe the Day OF
a the Funeral,
3, Abstainins From all Secular
Pursuits and Pleasures.
Action of the Mill Men Yesterday
Afternoon.

with the external symbols Oh peoples
woe had q depressing effect and little IL
ANYTHING was accomplished. The mills
remained idle all day and nothing in
the way Of work was attempted IN them'
The crowds continued to throng the
streets, as on Tuesday, until late int the
night. and there was an atmosphere Of
gloom over ALL
CITY COUNCIL.
A very large proportion OF the mem
bers of Council met at the city building
at 3 o'clock yesterday %sfternoon' the
two branches in joint session with the
mayo in the char. His Honor, in
calling the meeting to order, took occa-
sion 10 rect, the cause Of the v
ton in a few well chosen words, and
said that the object was to arrange Tor
the attendance OF Council in a body
upon the mass meeting at the Capitol.
Mr.. Armstrong made a motion that a
committee OF three be appointed to ar
range the lire and order OF march, and
Messrs. Burdatts, Armstrong and Schock-
ey were appointed, and in a few
minutes arranged the following order:
Chief of Police and Officers.
Members OF Second BrsLch.
yIce-Presidents of the Citizens Meeting.
First Branch.
Officers OF MdnTc1pa, UOVernm elll'
President OF Second Branch ana Mayor
Citizens.
And the following
LINE OF MARCH:
Down Market to Sixteenth, up Sixteenth
to Chsrline, up Chapline to Capitol.
1t was shortly after 3 O'Clock when
the procession arrived at the State
House, where a large crowd OF ladies and
gentlemen already awaited it. 1t was
found TO be too uncomfortably hot to
have the meeting on the Square and the
Hall of the House OF Delegates was soon
filed to it's utmost capacity by the citi-
zens.
Mayor Egerter presided and said: ia
dies, gentlemen and citizens, you are all
aware OF the object and purport OF this
meeting. 1t is so solemn and impressive
that the whole country is saddened. This
meeting has been called that our citizens
NAV have an opportunity to express
their feelings in this matter. Tie
following Vice Presidents have been
appointed: A. W. Campbell, I. II. L2-
gan, &. l. Cranmer, Sobieski Brady, Ed.
Rogers, w. b. Simpson, Samuel Laugh
lin, Lewis Baker, j. Jones, n. b. Scott,
NJ. Reilly, f &. Cracrait and ). r. Hill
drets.
A committee on resolutions, consist
ing OF Messrs. s. Lsughlin, +. q. Cra-
craft and Ed. Rogers, was appointed.
Rev. d, A. Cunningham, ID. d., ofthe
First Presbyterian Church, invoked the
Divine blessing upon the object OF the
meeting in an eloquent and impressive
prayer.
Mayor Egerter then introduced the
REV. C. p. MAsDEN,
who spoke as follows:
l have spoken on many funeral occa-
sions, and have tried to comfort be
reaved ones, bnt never before have |
had a nation Of $4,000, 900 Of people for
mourners. We have all been baptized
into a common sorrow. Others will
speak OF the noble qualities and person
al character of our lamented President,
and the possible outlook for our nation;
hence as q minister OF the gospel, l will
speak of the Providential side Of this
sad event and offer the consultations OF
grace to q weeping nation.
|. The nation has had a sublime ex-
ample Of heroic and patient Suffering,
and a peaceful desth-hed.
James A. Garfield was prepared to
exchange worlds. He settled that ques-
ton long ago, in the days of youth and
in health and with elaboration. When
q college boy and encamped among
the mountains for summer recreation, lat
evening time he takes out his bible and
saws, "Boy, at this time OF the evening l
am apt to read a passage of the Scrip
lures, if o would like hear it, l will
read a chapter now" And then one OF
his comrades was called upon for prayer,
aud they all knelt in their summer tent.
The boy who could do that, became the
man whom a bullet could not brighten,
nor eighty days Of pain embitter, nor
suffering engender i~mpatience, nor sp-
preaching death disturb. The founda.
ton Of that patient suffering, sweet
temper, calm department and peaceful
yet heroic triumph over death-was laid
far back in boyhood-and was only the
ripe fruit of the germ Of Divine grace
there implanted. / call upon this nation
of people to look at that illustrious
bed-that bed Of suffering, that
bed of death-no reyengeful
and unforgiving denunciations OF
the assassin-like his blessed Lord,
he could say Father, forgive them"
no bitter wall owe disappointed plans;
no lament that his career was cut short;
no complaint OF the injustice and hard
ships Of his lot; no shrinking from the
approach of death. Look at that hedi
see his ~gentleness, his patience, his
courage, and tell me is that an inf
del's death bed-a scoffer's death bed =
a profligate's death bed; Nay; ut was
the chamber where the good man meets
his.fate quite on the verge Of heaven"
The assassinated and crucifed Christ
was there, and this nation has had an
illustrious example OF heroic suffering
and peaceful dying, which will be an
immortal legacy to this and succeeding
generations. "Oh, how that bed of sui.
tering and death has enriched the Chris
tian hopes and confidence of this nation!
One ofthe last things he did in leaving
Mentor for Washington was to take the
sacrament Of the Lords Supper, and he
said to Rev. DR.. Sunderland. Of WASH
ington. after he was shotthst he trusted
all to Christ and vas ready to die or
live. 1t was q wonderful eulogy pro-
nounced by one Of the surgeons, There
is no need of telling him he has to die,
for he said at the start he had no pre-
psrstion 70 make" All the events OF
the days Of suffering aud Of that sick
room eau be interpreted as consistent