Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-27
! LAID TO REST. The Presidents Remains Con-
 signed to Earth. ASAD DAWN CLEVELAND. Two Hundred Thousand Meurners
 Pay Tribute. IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE GRAVE. A Nations Sorrow Expressed at
 the Tomb.
IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT THE GRAvI
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.

! Scenes at the Graye-The Sorrowiu. ! Relatives Gathered About the Tomb- 1 The Aged Mother and Desolats Wife ! Funeral D1scourses by the President, 1 Old COmpanions-A Sorrowful Day fol | the Nation.
 l CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 26.-The funeral O
 James A. Garfield took place here to-day, ant
 was participated in by over two hundred
 thousand people, including the members O
 the Cabinet, Governors of States, diplomati
 representatives from all nations and repre-
 sentatiVes of the army and navy and mem
 bers of both houses of Congress. The ser
 vices began in the pavilion where the bod,
 had been lying in state for two days. Tn. l services at the pavilion included musical se l lections and funeral addresses. Promptly al 1 10 o'clock the military escort to the remains
 entered the enclosure and were assigned the
 front seats on the platform, Gen. Sheridan
 and Admiral Porter first, then the army an6
 navy officers, marching together. Following 1 them came United States Senators each wear \ ing a silk sash and rosette. Next came judges \ of the Supreme Court, who were seated witt f and back of the army and navy officers. Ali ! 1920 o'clock the members of the House oi ' ! cial committee wore black silk sash with S ! white rosette; others wore white silk sash with black rosette. While these were filing ! into place, a line of carriages drove up at the eastern arch of the square and were admitted one by one. First there were the two that l contained the family, Madam and Mrs. Gar field and children, Miss Mollie, James, Harry, Abram and Irving Garfield Following them were MT. and Mrs. Rudolph, Col, Mrs.
 and Miss Lulu Rockwell, General Swain, Dr. and Mrs. Boynton, Capt and Mrs. Henry, MT. and Mrs. Sheldon, Private Secre- tary Brown, MT. Warren Young and all the members of the Cabinet and their wives. A
 section had been provided for all these un- der the pavilion around the catafalque. Mrs Garfield leaned on the arm of her son Harry, and the aged grandmother on the arm of
 James Both were closely yelled and walked with firm and resolute step. All the family and near friends were in their seats before the clergymen arrived. Then came the Governor of the State and delegation of prominent citizens. At 1O:4O o'clock the assemblage was called to order by Hon. John Robinson, who announced that the first exercise would be singing. The Cleve-
 land Vocal society then sang Beethoven's s funeral march, after which prayer was offered by Bishop Bedell
 THE FUNERAL SERMON BY DIR. ERRETr
 The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. pr. Brett. Previous to the gathering at the pavilion the Governors of all the States held 8 meeting and adopted appropriate res olutlons. The services at the pavilion were attended by the aged mother of the dead President, his widow and their children, who bore the ordeal bravely. The sermon of Rev. Dr. Brett was long. During the course of it he said
 Even the intellectual greatness of the dead cannot account 1t a for there have been in the history
 he here m st some time in the world some man has not been
 bined such great Hence all the walks of life has this one man. Still, wheo we look for the real
 ton accorded him. we find it in his honesty his se ren ty. his transparent nobility of character which generally known When James A. Garfieid was a boy he attended series of meetings here led
 erudition. One day Garfield went to him and said "sir have listened to these things and con-
 While do not d1sbeiieve it. am not yet sure of its
 truth" After long talk with him the minister tha
 night preached on the truth of Christianity and the entire safety to those who accepted it. Gar field then and there seized upon Chris
 the Minister and t save and as
 his back the world forever the boy father life. Another thing he comprised in his wonderful experience In all the walks and conditions of life and in his varied life moving from higher to higher and these facts followed up by the industry which
 marked his career made him wonderful success and may mention in the beautiful balance of the va ried qualities of true manhood There was no sub
 ect which you could bring up which did not interest him and on which he was not learEe But the s1-
 emnties of this hour prevent further details the
 character of this great man. It is my duty to call your attention to the great lessons taught by his life and death. There comes voice from the dead to the people, to Governors, to our
 legsl .ors. to our military men, to our party leaders
 Its lessons are oppressed in few words He went honor, for honesty. for Christianity. Coming in
 contact as he did with every to surrender his religious faith he adhere sacredly to it and
 brought to his deathbed his love for Christ and his
 Christian faith know there is feeling that poli-
 tician cannot afford to be Christian. Here is
 nial of it. See his fe It ends here at the highest
 pinnacle of fame within few miles from the school where he began public life preacher of the gos pei of Christ. Prem the pulpit he sent to the
 gospel He went to war for the Uniop and there won for himself wonderful success Returning he was
 voice of the people of his State he was sent to the
 senate, s,s Mnen e1to me Der ,,, Of the Sen,
 as osose @ ths sai fs of snohsa | heads of the great convention turned toward him I and crowded upon him. He was nominated for head of tho nation In the canvass and election it was
 seen that he was great and noble man, fit in every
 thing for the place Thus we see that the great les
 that we be welded forever to the right-to Christi anity. Here in this great country where should
 incorporate the people of all the world in great brotherhood, we need for the permanency of this
 work virtue as well as intsligsnce Just ss we cling
 Church which must mention; 'o s .voiee va. Snown. @ - what words can tell the sorrow Tes
 there The purity the genteness, the true maniiness
 sorrow row that that this happy family must sec hi no mre The dear old mother, who feels that her fourscore
 his noble character coming from his early training
 What words can show the gratitude for her and his
 with him ia xii his ssrueees, and was most faithfni in his last struggle on the deathbed What sorrows
 They have the sympathy of the nafion yet the sor-
 of orphanhood. May God, in hts infnite mercy, its piIgrinage of sorrow to the everlasting home
 where there shall be no more sorrow and where sad
 dear fiends to the everlasting Judge and friend who
 promised to be the father of the fatherless and
 completed the trust repossd in me by my companion and comrade years ago. My sad duty ia now ended
 Thou hast fought the good light thou hast kept the
 faith; henceforth there is laid for thse crown of
 life which Christ the righteous judge, shall give to thee and to all who love his appearing.
 Dr. Brett spoke for forty minutes and his address was followed by the reading of Gar fields favorite hymn by Rev. Jabez Hall as follows:
 Ho reapers of fes harvest why stand with rested
 Until the night draws round thee andday begins to
 Why stand ye idle waiting for reapers more to come, The golden morn is passing, why sit ye ide-dumb.
 Thrust in your sharpened sickle and gather in the i The night is fast approaching and soon will come
 The master aas for reapsrs and sa1 he call in vnin sheaves lie there ungathered. and waste upon the plain
 Mount up height of wisdom and orsh each
 Keep back no words of knowledge that human hearts should know;
 Be faithful to thy mission in service of thy Lord
 And then golden chaplet shall be thy just reward The choir then sang hymn, large or chestra giving an accompaniment. The ser vices at the pavilion closed at 11:45 with prayer and the benediction by Rev. c. s. Pomerly. The fact that 8 glass of water was carried to Grandma Garfield during the address was the only foundation for report that she had tainted. All bore up we'll dur l ing the exercises, notwithstanding the intense