Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-02

slOu dIounu tue cOllill, edcn uepOslJlnR upon it a sprig of evergreen as he passed the head. Having resumed their original positions, assisted by the male quartette, they sang the following solemn
 FUNERAL DIRGE-
 Solemn strikes the funeral chime
 Notes of our departing time,
 As we journey here below.
 Through a pilgrimage of woe.
 Mortals, now indulge tear,
 For mortality is herel
 See how wide her trophies wave
 Ger the slumbers of the grave.
 God of life's eternal day
 Guide us-lest from Thee we stray,
 By false delusive light,
 To the shades of endless night
 Calm the good man meets his fate,
 Guards celestial round him wait
 See! he bursts these mortal chains,
 And OCT death the victory gains.
 Lord of all below, above,
 Fih our souls with truth and love;
 As dissOlves our earthly tie,
 Take us to Thy Lodge on high.
 The Secretary dropped his roll upon the coffin and the public grand honors were given, all repeating, " The will of God is accomplished. So mote it be. Amen" The Master then proceeded with the service as follows:
 From time immemorial it has been the custom among the fraternity of Free and Accepted MasOns, to accompany his re- mains to tLe place of interment, and there to depo,lt them with the solemn formalities of the craft.
 In conformity to this usage, and in accordance with the duty which We owe to our departed brother, whose loss we now most deeply do deplore, We have assembled in the character of Masons to offer up to his mem- ory before the world the last sad tribute of our affection; thereby dem- onstrating the sincerity of our past esteem for him, and our steady attach ment to the principles ot our beloved order.
 The great Creator having been pleased in His infinite wisdom to remove our brother from the cares and troubles of this transitory life, thus severing aooth- CT link ill the fraternal chain by which We are bound together-let us who SUI. vive hIm be yet more strongly cemented | by the ties of brotherly love, that during | the brief space allotted to us here We may wisely and usefully employ our l time and in the reciprocal intercourse of kind and friendly acts mutually promote ' the welfare and happiness of each other. Unto the grave we have consigned the | body of our deceased brother-earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust-there re \ to remain until the last trump shall | sound on the resurrection morn. We can trustingly leave him in the hands of a 1 benificent Being who has done all things well: who is glorious in His holiness wondrous i'll His power and boUndless in His goodness: and # should only be ouI endeavor so to improve the solemn warning now before Us, that, on the 1 great day of account, We too may be found worthy to inherit the kingdom | prepared for us from the foundation oi l the world.
 To the bereaved relatives of him wC mourn, who now stand heart-stricken by the heavy hand which has thus been laid upon them, we have but little of tn: | worlds consolation to present. We deep ly, sincerely and most affectiOnately sympathize with them in this affiict ing dispensation, and we put III our most fervent prayers that "H' who tempers the wind tO tn, shorn lamb" will look down with com passion upon the widow and the father less. in this their hour of desolation and will fold the benevolent arms of Hi love and protection around those wht are thus bereft of their earthly stay.
 The Master then approached the hea' .i of the coffin and said:
 Soft and safe to you, my brother, b, this earthy bedl Bright and glorious b thy rising from it! Fragrant be tn acacia sprig that here shall flourish May the earliest buds of spring Jinfol' their beauties OCT this your resting place, and here may the sweetness of tn summers last rose finger longest. Thougl the cold blasts of Autumn may lay then in the dust, and for time destroy tn loveliness of their existence, yet the de struction is not final, and in the sprini time they shall surely bloom again. SC .. in the bright morning of the worlds re surrection, your mortal frame, now lal in the dust by the chilling blast c Death, shall spring again into newnes of life, and expand, in immortal beauty
 in realms beyond the skies. Until theI
 dear brother, until then, farewelli
 OTHER EXERCISES.
 , The Chairman, Colonel s. R. De LonG began the further exercises by few aE
 propriate remarks, in which he said tn people had gathered together this aftel noon to honor the memory of PresideI Garfield. The same ceremonies wer
 being conducted in the East and Wes in the United States, and the people ( ? this place feel that to-day they shOul take part in the great funeral. If were possible, the shadow of the d' , parted would take part m the transa' e tions of to-day from on hlgl Z that not only are taking plaC
 in the United States, but O $ the shores of the old world; in Englan 7 and in other lands where a tide of so
 TOW is being offered up to God to-day. ! He then introduced Rev. George | I Adams. who made the following praye
 THE PRAYER.
 O. Thou who rulest in the HeaveT E and on the earth beneath, whose nan
 is Holy; Thou dost hold all things l |. the hollow of Thy hand Thou art il . author of all life, and the destines of II
 dividuals, of worlds, yea, of the unlyer:
 are in Thy keeping. We are now l
 Thy presence because of, to us, an Il
 scrutable Providence which has stroke
 our hearts and caused the tears of tn
 whole nation to fall like rain. Fro
 north to south and from ocean to Ocea
 the whole land is in mourning. The b
 loved Executive of this great Republ has been cruelty stricken down by Il
 hand of the assassin and the hearts
 fifty millions of people are now bleedlT e and sore. Truly Thy ways are wOnde e ful and are past finding out. Yet,
 Lord. we believe in Thy goodness ar
 mercy. "Truly God Is good to lsrae s and we will trust III Thee. We pr; ;. that we may meekly bow to Thy will al " learn the lesson Thou has intended = teach Us bv this sore atiiictlon. NJ - this great nation in its sorrow learn Il - lesson of its dependence on Thee tn -o we might not he able otherwise to knC .o We acknowledge our sinfulness and O Y, o waywardness, vet O, Lord, Thou dc n delight in mercy and rejoice over | ,a people to do them good. Thou art | ,t same Lord whose property IS always 1, have mercy. Therefore We come s+ Thee in this hour of our humility al ;s pray Thee to have mercy upon us | ,S cording to Thy loving kindness. l ,o the healing streams of Divine Ora ,,ee flow copiously into our souls. Let [ ,s comforts of salvation be poured IT ,J every heart in this broad land and ", people learn the beauty of holiness, [ 7" joy of righteousness and the sweetn'
 of Divine Peace. May the citizens u. D..-.ll.. lun-r, fhia aL