Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-29

enotlons OF our nature, out l am re-
minded that a number OF distinguished
gentlemen are present. who have been
specially invited by the committee hav.
ing the exercises in charge. 10 address
the sssemblage, aud therefore iorbear
TO make more extended remarks.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Humes' brief
address the beautiful anthem Cast Thy
Burden on the Lord" was rendered in
a most effective manner by a choir con.
sisting OF the Misses Mckinley. Miss
Bradley, Miss Krape and Messrs. Blanch.
ard, Gray, Musser and Hughes, with
Mrs. John g. Love as organist. An i'm.
pressive prayer was then offered by Rev.
Wm. Laurie at the conclusion of which
the choir and the entire audience unit
ed in singing the hymn, " Before Jeho
vsh's Awful Throne" The President
then introduced Gen James A. Beaver.
who delivered the opening address.
Gen. Beaver spoke as follows:
Neighbors aud Friends We gather here
to-day under circu pst .nccs OF uuwunted
solemniiy. Circunis .Hces which excite
our profoundest feelings of reverence and
ympaihy-rcvcrencc for the God Of all
the earth, and sympathy for the bercaved.
The battle is over. IL Wa brAvely fought
and noby sustained. There we're involved
In the fight the life Of "a single man, the
earnest affections OF our nature, and the
hopes Of "A nation. There were gathered
for the contest on the one side anarchy aud
the desire TO dcsiroy-the demon oi dis
cord and damnAblc chatc--dsAppointed Am-
bition and = frenzied determination to
hyenge an imaginary wrong. On the
other the bravery, the calm dignity, the
heroic foriiiude Of character unique in
it, grandeur, in its simplicity, in iis purity,
in its hopefulness and it. submissiycness.
Sustaining IL, we're the sublime devotion Of
n noble wife, the unboundcd faith Of an
almOs. sAinied mother, and the tender
est and msrliest friendships 81 which we
have any record. Supporting IL were the
abundant resources Of advanced science
and the delicate minisirsiions of contum-
mate professional skill. It. ministers were
the subtle agencies which In these later
days annihilate time and space and it,
reserves we're the prayers 81 q nation, aye,
of universal humanity, which laid hold Of
the arm Of the Almighty and seemed - II
by their porsifiency and 20 ser they would
force the Omnipoleui 10 the rescue. That
life has gone out, the tender ties Of a;fcc-
ton have been sundercd and the hopes Of
the nation have been darkcnod II they are
not dead.
And now as We gather to-day In this
solcma memorial service by which We e.
say tn express our feelings which arc un-
ui;crablc As we In imagination stand by
the side of the dead body Of our martyr
hero which has not yet been consigned 10
the grave, shall We say, can wc say, dare
we say that the battle has been lost7 Are
We 20 conclude that because this life has
gone out or has been shortened by a few
years Of its duration, that discord and hate
and disappointed ambition are victorious,
and that the noble and the true and tin
pure and the great and the good have gone
down in the fight and have suffered iguo-
bic defeat Surely this were = short
sighted conclusion even a. We look at IL
now standing 81 we do under the dark
shadow Of the overwhelming sorrow which
envelopes the land and the civilized world
And if even nov and here with cobcen-
irAted gaze and wrapt vision, We can see
the golden glimmer OF the eternal day be-
hind the sable cloud. What will IL be when
wc stand with the immortals and seeing
eve to eye, aud knowing - we are known
We can behold the end from the beginning.
| do not propose to-day in the brief space
allotted 20 this opening address 70 enter
upon even an epitome of the life or an
analysis Of the character Of the nations
dead. The early trials, the later struggles,
the subsequent successes and the cfowning
achievement Of General Garheld's life are
as familiar to you as they are 10 me, and
the nobility and purity and elevation Of
his character are impressed upon all hearts
and Acknowledged BY all who know aught
Of him. I would rather return TO the
question which has occupied my thoughts
and tried my faith spd fascinated my
imagination. Il the battle lostS We are
apt 20 look At this question only from the
standpoint Of the here and the now So
viewing IL We conclude that science has
been bafiled, that medical skill has been
unAvailing, that womanly devotion he's
been unreqnited, that manly friendships
have been ruthlcssly sundercd and piat
faith and prayer have been wasted IL not
utterly discredited Is the current coin of
Heaven. But such view Is narrow md
contracted. Let US lift our ewes littls.
and notwithstanding tho limitations Of our
finite minds, see whether we arc moi met By
a broader view and more extended vision.
The Limitations Of the hour will allow me
to speak of but two or three points and that
very briefly. First a word rs 10 the per.
sonal status Of our dead Chief Magistrate.
We oil balieve In the immortality of the
soul-in final accountability and = resur-
rection Of the Just. We believe, most Of
us no doubt. In The transfer of the immor.
tai part 10 another state or condition im-
mediately alter death. Asking you 70
admit no more than this here is = man
who after > consistent life, In which his
example has been s.seen and read of all
men, conner face TO face with dca a--ihare
Is no Excitement In the surrounding
weeping friends are 70 be- re-assurred by
his deolarastons--it Il no time for cant and
nothing i said for effect upon the by.
ISLANDERS. Tho skiIlful surgeon u q, his
post and has made his examination. The
inquiry comes from the wounded msn,
"What are the prospects, Doctor tell me