Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-02

life without sorrow; glory without draw ing by its own heat from the mine of the earth the black vapors of envy. But death is transfiguration; the tomb Is a Tabor; the shades which seem SO gloomy when we behold them with the eyes of flesh are eternal splendOrs when seen with the eyes of intelligence. Decompo- sition, ruin, cold, darkness, the sepul- chre are for souls as the circle of shad- Ows in which nature is enveloped to make more visible the stars of night Such ~can securely death defy, and count it natures privilege to die"
 President Garfield was distinguished for the brilliancy of his talents and the grandeur of his conceptions. He sc- quired his influence and achieved his success through the inspiration of gen ius and the force of his intellectual pow CTS He controlled and swayed men by the magnetic influence of his de- clamation and the force of his logic. He was gifted with the power of origi- mating new and grand measures of pub lie policy, and possessed the wisdom of prudence and the virtue of patient, un- tiring industry, which gave him an intiu- ence over men and brought him success. Possessing every element of usefulness, stimulated by lofty and patriotic am bition, he deserved the success he at- tained, for he was great in his goodness, and good in his greatness. In war, wherever the contest ragged fiercest there was seen the crest of Garfield, like the white plume of Navarro. And when the guns were hushed and the battle flags | furled, he was as earnest and Zealous in the advocacy of peace. No harsh word | did he ever utter, no unkind thought did he ever conceive against his fellow cOun- ! trymen, but in the councils of the nation his actions seemed ever squared by the divine utterance of the great Lincoln, With charity for all, with enmity for none"
 May his example be followed by those who shall come after him. Amid the storms and darkness the master, with his vessel headed for the magnificent quays of Bordeaux, keeps his eye fixed upon the tower of COrdOnan, SO upon the character and deeds of James A. Garfield, if he would steer safely and maiestically the ship of state, let the new helmsman keep an unialtering eye. | By authority this has been set apart as day of sorrow. I see around the evi- | dences of mourning and sadness, manly ! insignia of the grave. Who's dead? ! Garfield? Nc; James A. Garfield can never diel He lives in his greatness, his virtues and his deeds. He lives m the | grandest pages of the nations history. He lives where life IS immOrtal-in the hearts of his countrymen. He lives be- yOnd the sun-"I am the resurrection and the life" is the faith in which he died Then cease these funereal rites, hush your untitled drums, look upward, listen to the sweet strains of music'sOft and low that come from beyond the stars as his spirit by seraphs Is Ushered into the holy city. See him surrounded by heroes and statesmen, sages and pO- cts, radiant with smiles of welcome. He greets with joy his fellow martyr, Lin coin, while upon the record of his earthly life IS pronounced the grand doxolgy of "Well done, good and faithful servant No, he IS not dead, but lives in that bright land, where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest.
 Statesman. yet friend of truth of soul sincere. or action faithful. and m honor clear;
 Who broke no promise served no private end ! Who gained no title and lost no friend.
 Ennubed by himself by all approved
 Praized. wept and honured by the land he luvrd-
 Brave soldier, wise statesman, gifted
 scholar, grand patriot, We bid thee an
 earthly adieu.
 CLOSING CEREMONIES.
 A final prayer was offered by Rev. L.
 \. Hurd, after which benediction was
 pronounced by Rev. |. Gregory, and the
 assemblage dispersed.