New-York tribune., 1881-09-27

~ PIRATE PRAYERS AND ADDRESSES IN NEARLY
u ALL RELIGIOUS PLEs-pREsBYTERIANs AND
a ROMAN CATHOLICS UNIrARIANs AND EPiSCo-
I PALIANs JOINING IN PRAYER AND IMPRESSIONS
OF SORROW.
II Memorial services for President Garfield held
in almost all the churches in this city and Brook
= yn yesterday, nearly at the hour at which the
d burial taking place at Cleveland. The en-
y frances to the churches hung with black and
81 the pulpl'S and the affairs within were draped At
! some places there were only prayers and dl1ges in
others appropriate discourses were delivered. All
religious bodies in the city joined in their obscryan-
! ces with forms peculiar to themselves.
4. MEMORIAL MEETINGS IN THIS CITY.
CHURCHES CROWDED WITH soRROwiNG CONGREGA-
I ToNs-rAKING PART IN THE FUNERAL OBsERY-
1 ANCEs-SCENEs IN OLD TRINITY, GRACE
1 CHURCH. AND OTHER wELL-KNOwN HOUSES OF
wORSHIP.
AT Old Trinity yesterday afternoon, an hour
before the time for the memorial service the pews were
nearly all taken AT o'clock the bell began toll
the CLERGY walked in before the vast congregation which
filed every portion of the church The service, which
was in the order recommended by Bishop Potter was
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Dix, assisted by the Rev
Mosrs Douglass, IIll Frisby Gross Arthur and Rich
mond There was rocessional and professional hymn
and Dr. Dix delivered an appropriate address.
The decorations at Grace Church were very extensive
The pillars were covered with black. The pulpit readn
desk and chancel rail heavily draped, while the
stars and Stripes were hung above the communion table,
the cl0th OF winch was pnrpe. There "A handsome
basket of flowers on the communion table. The church
was 80 crowded thAt many turned away before
service began. The Rev Dr. Potter conducted the ser.
vice He was assisted by the Rev Drs. Tying and Dias
and the Rev. Mr. Nelson. The service was that recon-
mended by Bishop Potter. The was preached by
Dr. Potter.
AT ST. Georges the services GO lcted bv the Rev
Mr. Perkins. The drapcry was simple but impressive
Ihere was tar congregations The service
ing 10 the form prepared by Bishop Potter
At the Church Of the Heavenly Rest where President
Arthur has attended, there was large congrogation
which listened attcntiyely to the Rev Dr. Howland
He was assisted by the Rev Mr. Morgan The service
was rather different from all other churches The hymn
Asleep IN Jesus " was sung After that came the
burial anthem Lord, let me know Thy Name" Then
followed abort htany, aud the hymn would not live
AWAY The itany preceded special prayer for the
family after which Dr Rowland prayed that God might
Guide President Arthur safely through his great trial
After the hcucdction. Nearer my Cod To Thee ,rs
sung hH receSsonaL There was no address.
AT THE ANTHoN MEMORIAL
The services ht the AulhOn Memorial Church were
very impressive. The Rev r. Hcber Newton read nm,
special services appointed for the occasion auI delivered
IN address, lie drew lessons both from the life and
dcath o President Garfield lie spoke very orcibv I'm
aN"r OF the reform of the Civil Service and especially
praised the WORK done ny the late President IN that drec
non lie expressed hope that the n,.asurcs
might he contutin1ed under the ncy Administration
Dies, our nat We land" ~ '''"' VIZ"
The couErcstion' Of the sixth Uoivcr-u4t Society
conGr"ei zion ol the Church. Of oar saviour n holding
The Rev prPhuan, p1-tnr OF the church, ami the Rev
The Rev. .. II 4. Hutty. president of the Dr.w Thco
9Eca Ssihinai}' preached mrmHrla discourse at thu
Fourtccuth-st. Thc sermon consisted az rcvie Of The
- i.' a's,,n me .l,' t.s iAn' lessons drawn ron
ro M~ W. n, ,he tn Gaip Was drapd and the hymns
npi ana taxing part an the open s"ryices the
Church. ftthavr. and Twenty sccoud-st. The church
Capp The 6ymts We're Hsrn i'm i'm Jrar'i'u J,. j. q III ~
i"vrr of Nv Soii HI it ne p,r- W ''Iu9, f,
and The cn.nt Come unto Me when shadows Darkly
tall Tnc keV hohrrcN Terry conducted the service,
I i4i,i',4 ~ an' me lsrv. T. " Chambers.
enee rop'n nearly tird YESTERDAY afternoon, among the
Assembly District Republican Associaton headed by
JACOB l.T. the president Colonel Floyd Carbson and
A. Nrthnr Battery under tapt,m James L. ~chuycr
were also represented floral and "A column wcr,
Battery aud were placed In front OF the pulpit drapcd
nag hhug over hc outer entrance, another dnped nag
va "'u 40 hisuu,u ~ IN, interior from the centre
4 "l thc ceiling TIC cutirr ifont OF the gallery
soul II would NOT live awai, -" Il ia Death to Die
J The Rcy. Dr. Charles = Robinson pastor of
me church conducted the service alone.
AZ thc memorial service hcid Al - Pau's Methodist
Episcopal church, f"urthi'e. ANA twenty -stcoud-si
z the pastor. Tue Key. Ijr Chapman.
l"s oi Pre7ldent Arthur aud Governor Cornell relating
1" the frr-ticni dch dnd tooH thsn the f,r
urlNiy hr"p'd WIN hitcN and a largo picture of the
memorial Ice wIs htil at the Wcs minister Pres
plicr"n thnrrn ~; l26 West F"cnty -~,cond-i The
pastor the Rev T. NJ prem", spo~e Wtiuout HtcIt. and
pointed out the NAV le'~on- be drawn from che lie
aud de.uh ol tnc late President.
Tie Rev W. T. sabine. raetor Of the First Refornea
tuct"u thr SERVICES al thai cinrrh. lie delivered nm
dress on the LIE of the late Prcsi1cnl.
Al CHRIST CuI-pCI
The form Of service authorized by Bishop Potter was
used in Christ Church, at fitth-avc and Thr,y
rae Rev. j. \ ahpm3n. the rector ma la brief address,
played, the Bent brothers, cornet players ana "A drum
corps assisting the organ.
The Madison Avenue Baptist Church was. wen nlc nj
he memorial service Yesterday afternoon. The side gal
crios, pulpit and choir gallery were lscfnily decorated
The Rev. Dr Bridgmun, pastor of the church. concted
the service. Tue Rev DIR. Pcddic the First Bapts
Church spoke of the Influence cxeried by the fc and
words of Prc"idcnt Garfield. The R,v. Mr. Stevenson
oi 'no huk'rS 'hpti7t thurch, also assisted the
SERVICES several selections were sung by church
choir. ~
Al the Fourteenth street Preshy eran Church appro
phlt services were held at o'clock Thc pastor thr
Kew H. AiarhhS, conducted the services, which con
sia'cu oi shlhS PRAYERS ny tho pastor members o
'nN C"h-l'k" oh ana tht reading oI the Scriptura
selections used IN the service IN tho otunda at Wash
nslon ana recently published 10y TnE TRIBUNE. Thc
church WAS plainly aud neatly dripcd
Rev. Dr sherman conducted the services AT st Bartbo
omrws Church, IN Madisonavc. The regular fInrrn
ne cnirhit"s To ihc church were tsteully draped
The COLLEGIATE Churohn and Fifthavc
Ncrnilye Chambers, Duryca, Thompson and Bortholph
assisted the pastor-hc Rev: DR.. COen the services
After Asleep IN Jesus had been sung by thc choir DR.
Thompson read the xvth Psalm. DR. ChainbcrS then
nadrsseH M tno congroSation IN terms culogisc of
he Is Of foreign descent he ia Amercanborn and bred
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