Daily Republican., 1881-09-26
THE ChUROHEs' TRIBUTE.

D aOar Churches Yesierdsy-Impres
sivs Services In A0nor Ofshs De
ceased Pres1dent-ssGOd Relgnl
and the Government ~ Washing
ton Still Lives.''
The attendance at the churches yes
,WterGay Notwithstanding the excessive
heat was good, and in several instance.
They were crowded. In the morning
\ the members Of the Household of Faitf
worshipped for the first time in there
0new church, which was neatly draped
with emhlems of mourning for the
death of our beloved President. In tho
rear of the pulpit large flag heavily
draped was hung, while in front OF il
was large likeness of President Gar.
field, the whole surmounted by two
smaller flags; other parts of the church
were likewise adorned in similar
manner. There was large congrega.
ton present.
Ghe pastor Rev. Geo II. Kramer Of
fciated, and opened the services by
announcing the hymn "Forever with
|. the Lord" Alter the singing he offered
| Eup a tervent prayer at the conclusion OF
which he :ead a portion of scripture.
The solemn funeral dirge "Asleep in
Jesus was beautifully rendered by tn
choir, under the able direction OF Mr..
&George Ellis. The Rev. gentleman Sc
lected as his text, the 4th verse Of the
3d chapter Of Ecclesiastes, ga time to
weep, time to mourn" and preached
{ &one of the most eloquent sermons he
has ever delivered. He followed Jane,
A. Garfield from the tow path to the
White House, and said such sight
was never witnessed before, a stricken
nation weeping over the grave of their
Chief Magistrate, while the whole world
Joined them in their sorrow, and the
north and south with clasped hands and
hearts drawn together, with cenented
atfliction, stood silently by, all passion
hushel, and paid the last tribute of re.
spect to one whom all had learned to
love. While his memory would be
revered by coming generations, ht
would shine as a bright and glorious
star on resurrection morning. The
speaker held his audience almost spell
bound with his eloquence, and many
wept AS though standing by the grave
" 1of loved friend.
HANOVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The decorations were handsome; on
+ the wall above the pulpit, All American
flag was suspended, draped in mourn
& ing, with wreath Of immorelles above
and picture of the dead President be.
low; the pulpit was heavily draped; in
the chancel, in front of the pulpit was
a table covered with flowers and pill
lar OF the same in the centre; the gallery
and the organ were all tastily decorated,
and the whole presented handsome
appearance A large delegation Of tn"
Young Mems Republican Club attend
ed the service in body. An approprl
ate hymn was sung, followed with
prayer by the pastor, Rev. Lafayett
Marks; the choir then sang the familiar
hymn, "God moves in mysterious
way his wonders to perform. The last
chapter of the book ofGenesis was read
by the pastor, during the reading of
which he cited many incidents OF the
same character that have been done
since the death of the President, say
ing "Fifty millions of people are in
mourning to-day, and one hundred
years hence, few, ifany, will be alive to
tell of the nations sad bereavement;af-
ter reading the scriptures the pray
er was offered. While the collection
vas being taken up, Miss Raudnitzsky
sang, by request, ''rhere is rest abov
the stars" which was listened to with
marked attention. The congregation
- then united with the choir in singing
Nearer my God to Thee, Nearer to
Thee"
The pastor opened his remarks as fol-
II lows On the 14th of April, 1864, this
nation was shocked by the news of the
assassination of President Lincoln. A
stranger in New York city, on hearing
&the news, arose before crowd and said :
"Fellow citizens, darkness and gloom
hast cast shadow over this nation, &c ,
but God reigns, and the Government at
w ashington still lives.
Little did Mr.. Garfield think, when
he uttered those words on that memora
H. BILE night that the same words would D;
y Remembered and quoted at his death;
Fbut the omnipotence of God Is beyond
-Four wisdom, and we do not expect to
Esit in Judgment this morning at God :
Twill. The cup that we prayed might
Epass from us, has been pressed to our
clips, and shall we not drink it, pr.ising
Rood that he doeth all things we'll ? Our
nprayers have not been answered, bu'
SJesus prayed while on earth, that tn
Ncup cf bitterness might pass from him,
but nevertheless he said, not mine, but
Ethy will be done. His prayers were
mot answ cred, and how like this is II
Ito the sons of men.
T. He spoke of the sympathy expressed
Iby people of all classes, and hoped il
3would be the means of drawing them
+ closer together in higher atmosphere
of political feeling, but was. afraid tha'
too soon will we come down from this
Nhigher atmosphere that we are now in
sand engage in political strife, &C., in
Etbe same channel as we did before thi.
$eminent mans death. He said that il
was not for the President that the coun
Ptry was mourning and talking SO much
sabout, but it is the noble character OF
&Ga, field, of which every one speaks
! He then read passages from several for
Yeign papers, which spoke Of the higf
Echaracter of the President. He spoke
of his struggle with poverty, his efforts
to secure an education and OF his suffer
fings and discouragements, but finally
Rhis grand success. II would be great
Ehelp to the boys of our day if the life OF
&President Garfield was published IL
Ebook form and used by them as text
+ book, by which to shape their future
kcareer. He also spoke of the Christian
u cha -acter of the President, and said
I, hat he was Christologist rather THAI
Ia Theologist.
4 After few remarks to the youns
'5 men, he closed by speaking Of Guitea'
land the quietness Of the people at the
&rresent time, and the bitter feeling
ktoward him was growing less every day
r EVepgeance is not ours, but rather to be
borne until God shall avenge our loss.
We ask the prayers of the American
people for our new President, th,t be
may be guided by an ail.wise Provi-
dence in the government Of our nation
At the close the choir sang an appro'
'&..;o&o br,nn followed nv short PRAYER