Smyrna times., 1881-09-28
The Obsequies of President
Garfield.

ne OOSe4u1GS Oh HreS1denG
Garfield.
The daily press have made faithful
record during the past week of the honors
from day 10 day bestowed by loving
people to the remains of their dead
Chieftain; how they moved in solemn
procession for hours through the Rotunda
of the Capital to the number of $4,000.
how Queen Victoria ordered beautiful
wreath with her coincidence, how tele-
grams of sympathy poured in from all the
rulers and principal cities of the world,
how the cities of the land were made black
with emblems of grief, how they crowded
the track where the mOurnful train was
tOpass and people stood with uncovered
heads as the honored body passed, how
m sOGe places they strewed the track
with flowers, how the City of Cleayeland
did hOnors in its eatafalque, arches, and
other tokens Of respect. and how strangers
hrOnged its streets to the number of 150.-
VVO' how in nearly every church of the
land solemn services were held Mt the
nOur OF the final Obsequies, and how in
England the same solemn services and re-
speet was shown as in this country. 1t is
asad event, but the most impressive in
hOnOrs to an individual ia our national
history.
THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING.
If ye endure Christening. God dealetb
with you as with sons" were the words
winch Rev. Father Maturin selected from
.ne Eplstle of Paul to the Hebrews as the
.ext OF his remarks Sunday on the ma
sOhal bereavement. The preacher drew
rom the long sufferings of President Gar
neld lessons regarding the true nature of
human life.
l.. suffering" he said, "gives intensity to
oelhg. Joy passes over a man like raw
sunlight over landscape. Pain alone
Ewes TO every moment weight. Pain is
1ne only thing that abides. Why this
sIould be we cannot tell now. God has
paced us here in the world. rs we NAV
Sday, against our willard for what That
ne may turn his scourge against us. We
ask, why is this? Our sense of Justice re.
Soits at it. We turn to the heavens and
Aey are as brass, to our suffering brother
snd he only asks with us why he suffers
Ihere Is no answer in this world. but IL !.
Undoubtedly to come in the next and
Meanwhile, If we turn to the cross we find
mere companion in our tale who show,
mat there is no possible inequality; that
@fow Is the universal lot of the human
1ace And so God singled out from ,
dJJWly station one man; He raised him b,
uegrees until the eyes of the nation wer,
SpDn him, and then He struck him an,
S Seio MIN Frustrated in agony for eight,
ny, 80 that he might be to the people al
m.fation of the mystery Of suffering
hough him He showed how pain wa,
~L Ie pest lnstrumentality for bringing fortI
tas a.as ~ was realest in life, the highest quail
m;I.' ;Iol neutrality-suspicious. courage. hu
eo,.S ana resignation. Nor must any ON,
naadpl. npn.ih OF this as cruel in God. for th,
Hin ior such an example, apparent Il
wac hidden from us; and if the victim
ior a. man OF pure life, if he was struggling
saw ae benefit of his people, if none coul6
he NV WORD against him, in all these point,
path h@s osy only more fitting to follow in tht
upon n th she greatest of sufferers, who diet
M THE fcATAFALQUE.
reaeb;. remains of President Gardfeld on
once s rat cleveland on Saturday were n
ted na,;l:ed nvi;nloyed to an elaborately ornamen
cropa PAVILION in Monumental PsrI o. : u'os,
ITa Tbo silently looking ON. ~ !" SaS
The o'aialque is thus described
tempora saaaique is, however, the oreat
ing Will monument ofattraction Stand
nopn@,aasan @asn ITS four open arches and 'a1ar s1'r.
comhined ~ its massive golden ball II,
tiny eu ~ grandeur reouiyes ciosa ''', a,.. ~
each Of H. asily appreciate it. Resting or
faped IN Esa,c aa corners is q cannon, heavily
non each a' s;ds Large black flags droor
eoniee' sas slde immediately beneath thff
sun lower fall the national