The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-26

IN the midst Of general and sincere grief
there lsno terror, no gloomy tordings The
Chief Magistrate Of q great Nation lies
cold In death, but stocks do not wayeF or de-
cline. The reason Of this Is the faith which
men have in the sentiment uttered BY Gar
field himself on the occasion Of the assassina,
ton Of President Lincoln, God reigns and
the Government at Washington still lives.
Party divisions and party factions are forgot
ten. 1t has been long time since there was
such pnanimity Of feeling as the people OF
this Republic experience to-day. Gartield's
death has done more TO unite people that
ought never to have been divided than any
thing that could have happened. II Is not
the North or the Republican party alone that
has been afflicted, but North and South
Democrats and Republicans, share the sOr-
row alike, Such u contamination, II It
shall be permanent, is almost enough, it
seems, 70 make patriot willing to die.
Finally, IN our idd bereavement, We hare left Us
he Inspiration Of noble and mccrHfh life,
| | know not where to look among the great
and good OF earth whose virtues have en-
riched the ages for grandGr, purer, more
successful life than that Of James A. Garfield
What man, starting in life under such un-
favorable surroundings, starting so low, ever
rose so high2 From the tow.path he began to
climb 10 distinction and fame, and never
since halted In his upward march until he
reached an attitude beyond which he could
not go until God gave him a seat ut His right
hand in glory. Since the scholar, WGrri0r
statesman, friend, James Abram Garfield has
shown the world the possibilities OF our race,
every generous man will feel pr0uder that he
belongs to such race. His grand character
is tribute to our common humanity,
He was free from all onesidednGss which
constitutes the weakness us well rs the
strength OF most eminent men, Hewas not u
man OF one idea, nor OF one virtue towering
above all the rest. Ills character never lost
its even balance and happy equilibrium. II
was thoroughly sound and uniformly consist
ent from beginning to end, In all that he
did, he worked with the fervOr Of an enthu'
siaSt; but he was always calm and SGlf-pOs-
sessed He COmbind commanding dignity
with becoming humility, Childlike sim-
plicity with manly strength, dauntcss cOur-
age with wise caution, unyiGlding tirmness
with winning gentcneSs,
Such nobility of character, such goodness
of heart was largely the outcome Of an I'M
wavering faith In God, Had General Gar.
field been less tho devoted man Of God
which in lie no proved himself to
be, he never could have been what he was to
his country.
During The eleven dreadful weeks what
man has not been proud Of the heroic suf-
ferGr2 The manly way in which he bore
himself all through the fearful ordeal has
stirred every heart MS they arc stirred by
heroic poetry and tradition, but he Is gone,
Ills name Is enrolled among the Nations
hOnOrcd dead. lie shall never BIZ forgotten;
poets will sing Of his yirtuesand history will
record his brilliant achievements. lie has
left the impress OF his mind and heart In.
eiIaCCably stamped upon the heart and mind
Of this Nation, And now in the midst OF an
inetIable blCSsCdneSs, which none but the
pure and good will ever know, crowned with
honor and untading glory, ho will spend the
golden ages Of eternity.
"Aiter HES itill fever he sleeps we'll.
Treason has done his worst; IiOrNecl nor poison,
Malice domestic, foreign levy, nothing
Can touch him further"
FOURTH STREET
The exercises at Fourth Street yesterday
were devoted exclusively to missionary work,
At 10 A. NJ. Rev. c, p. Mas,lcn, the pastor,
preached upon "'Thc General Missionary
Work Of the World" showing in its varied
forms the wonderful success that the small
offering OF the Christian churches had accom-.
plished. Tho discourse is worthy OF repro.
duCtOn In print, but space fOrbids. During
the morning service the excellent choir more
than surpassed their reputation us u choral
organization In the rendition Of Jesus
Lover Of My Soul" by Dudley buck The
exercises in the evening were devoted GXclu.
sively to the anniversary OF tho school, The
tr;,Iv artistic manner tLe anthem "Zion
Awake from 'Thv SodnesgU Cioo. " Akin.
so "" ,vos tIo nrnior III thc ovcnlny mud in n
tweniv minutes snGech nlensnntlY entertain.
| nj vHrmg and ali Lv hiS timciv ronnrko
unoI ihs Sunday SciooI missionnrv WORK
HnI It's reS,,Its intcrsncrsrd with many
nlcasant md falling Illustrations The col.
Ioctinns NJ ihe InS made n grand totui NJ
SioI 10 of wLic% III" Schndl con-, rihmteI
S9trj no mud III" church sIOO Tho amounts
raiscI In mt ouite meet tho nss"ss,nents
made nv tho Conference, Tho exercises Of
The div were interesting and win long be re-.
,nsmbsreI hv voi,nv nn1 niI
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NORTH STREET CHURCH.
Rey. Samuel Steele. pastor Of the North
s,,oo, Nto,i,od,., r,,.nonoI rl,,.oL LoiJ
''''ee' M'''V''S' "p's'op" "n"'u', "e'u
memorial services iOr fresldeilt uarileld yes
terday morning instead Of to-day, rs lie
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to the Universal S' sorrow row At The '' GeatI
Of the President, men of all parties,
Democrats, GrcenbaCkcrs and Republicans.
all partaking In this great sorrow, and vieing
with eaclI other In manifestations of grief.
IN our own city the Regis,er office as well as
the INTELLIGINcIR Office was draped In
mourning, and the Young Mems Democratic
with the nation and tic family in tho deatI
Of the President, as well as The Young men OF
the Lincoln Club. This Is MS II ought to be,
lie then gave u brief review Of General Gar.
fields life; his determination to obtain an
educationi what TINT education did for him.
The example Of his life ought to encourage