Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-27

RT661GenCy, ed to him that his nomination probable he said. with frmness and great fesling t1f you friends of mine you VII III stop such % .t am & eaFn s used." But in due time he was nominated and be- came our chosen President: To-day our nation mourns his untimely death. great man inte1lectu ally is gone: true Christian and patriot an hon est, upright. i heroic; loving. aod-nis cit. citi. to come back to us. He sprang from the wslfs of the owy but step by step he ascened the ladder of who were striving and struggling to make for them selves name Of gG1d Tep1ts a He 2 was closely allied tered in him. His heart large enough to take in the whole Hasion s and h1s mind was a' large ana m our day. in my judgment, occupied 30 large place ned s and the whole civilized world mourns his loss Truly, great man has fallen; and all the ReoPss I5 sd s,cer m1S a9 he did well done, Few men were more gifted in speech, or could express themselves in language more eloquent and beautiful. As orator he was smong the fore most he shed light and gave lustre to every aubject he dwelt upon.
 Touched by his hand the wayside weed becomes 8 The 1ow1iest reed beside the stream in beauty
 clothed,
 And gorse and grass,
 And heather, where err his footstep pass,
 The brighter seem.
 lowly, the rich and honored alike. Flowers strewn by loving hands deck the bed over which the and perenDial flowers of memory will sweetly bloom, shedding their richest fragrance in the hearts of his
 
 the soil of his native State, his chosen place of burial. Restl beloved and honored one, free from loving hearts will watch your precious ting place, and those and dear to you in life will be honored and loved by grateful people.
 His grave will be the pilgrims shrine,
 The Delphian vale, the Palestine.
 Come, aged, widowed mother. sisters, brother; wife, children and friends cesTe your grief and S raised" Our President shall live again
 Following Rev. MT. Bray, pastor of the East Congregational church, offered very fervent prayer. The benediction was by Rev. MT. Meserve.
 COLLEGE CHAPEL SERVICES.
 At the College chapel Rev. Dr. Barbour read prayers and gave out hymn, which being sung Rev. Dr. Harris spoke upon the moral and spiritual lessons to be derived from the example of the President in both his public and private life.
 Professor Fisher followed, addressing the audience upon two points; first the lesson oi complete dependence upon Gods wisdom, and secondly he alluded to the lesson to be derived from the life of the late President He by his exertions and struggles to acquire knowledge had learned to appreciate knowledge. Students at Yale were not in
 
 that they would not appreciate knowledge as they would if attaining it though great sacri fees and toil.
 Rev. Dr. Barbour followed and spoke of hif high esteem for the character of Garfield ana gave two instances in the life of Garfield One told of his visiting Boston and his diff denoe and modesty with regard to visiting aJa oE !; ;oJ, h. was but little acquainted He was visiting another classmate, humble clergyman, who prevailed upon Garfield to make the visit The other incident was in relation to his ex tending 8 visit to former classmate who hae been 8 bitter secessionist and chaplain il the rebel army. Garfield was President ana ! his large heartedness was shown in his hear | ty magnanimous greeting of his old class ! mate, the only one it appeared of the clasl who had not been loyal to the old flag. The meeting was further addressed by ! President Porter, who paid a personal trib r ute of regard and esteem to the deceased
 also by Prof. Dwight.
 f At Trinity church impressive memoria | words were uttered by Rev. Dr. Harwood The prevailing thought of the tribute was tn | mystery of an incomplete life. A life full O | rich promises had been cut off. A nation | wisdom we bow.
 ST. PAUL's. At St. Paurs the pastor, Rev. E. s. Lines delivered feeling and eloquent remarks suit
 able to the hour and day, deeply interesting the large audience.
 | uNToN BAPTIST SERVICE | At Wooster Square church there was | union service by this and Calvary church The occasion was prayer meeting partici pated in by Rev. Drs. Stifer and Samson ant
 many laymen. It was solemn and impress sive occasion.
 CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH. Memorial services were held last eveninl at the Church of the Messiah, conducted b,
 the pastor, Rev. MT. Houghton. The pro
 gramme was as follows: Opening orgal
 voluntary and anthem by the choir (hyml
 Blessed are the Departed.") The Bea1ti tudes recited responsively by pastor and peo
 pie. Sentence, ''Cast thy bread upon tn water" Prayer by the pastor. Chant,-
 "With Fearful Eyes" Scripture lesson Address by Judge Joseph Sheldon on the Tiff
 and character of the departed President ant | the lesson to be derived. Dirge, Farewell. | The congregation rose and sang the follow ! ing verse to the tune America :'' Gone are those great and good Who here in peril stood l And raised their hymn Peace to the reverend dead The light that on their head The glorious past has shed Shall ner grow dim. COURT STREET CHURCH. Al kha Gourf Cfroak oburob o& TT, l impressive services were held by Rev. Dr Kleeberg. He delivered an eloquent dis course from Psalms 16, 42, 43. The whol, congregation united also in prayer with tn pastor. He said: This is the very day whicl | the Jewish calendar has set apart since tn
 destruction of the temple at Jerusalem as day of fasting and prayer. It is known a
 the.fast of Gedaljah, and observed by ortho
 dox Israelites all over the world. For u ! this day receives fresh interest as day o l mourning because the whole nation is il l state of sadness and gloom. God chastise | like father not to gratify his anger, but tt purify us. If we take the example to hear our martyred President will not have livet and died in vain. We must not feel satisfied with our sympathy and condemning tn, 1 crime of the assassin, but we must asl whether we have not failed; have we alway fulfilled our duties as citizens, not further l ing the cause of corruption If there wer l nothing rotten in the land, the murderou
 attack upon the pure and innocent chic
 magistrate would probably never have beer
 made. The opponents of our free institu | tions in Europe said when the noble Lincoln
 was murdered that our republic did not res on safe basis. The assertion was repeated when the sad tidings of the attack upon tn, President reached Europey but when thu world sees how we mourn over our lamenteG | chief, how the whole country is grieved when the world learns that there was nt longer any parties, no factions, but one grea l nation standing mournfully at the grave O
 their beloved chief, then all insinuations arr
 silenced. AS we might judge the character | of man or 8 nation by his or their joy, sC l by his or their sorrow and mourning. At the conclusion 8 fervent prayer for tn, salvation of the llustrious dead was offered I and the blessing of God was invoked for thu bereaved family, the wife and children anG aged mother. Also blessing was pronounced
 over the new President, that he may walk 1T
 the path of his sainted predecessor and tha
 his actions may be prompted by spirit oi wisdom and justice.
 MEMORIAL SERVICES AT G. A. R. HALL. Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R., held
 memorial service yesterday afternoon at