Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-27

ldent was one of the greatest the grandest
and most colossal characters that this
country has ever produced He was
a phllanthropist, a patriot and
a hero, a statesman and a Christian. He
spoke eloquently of bis domestic life, son
SO loyal. a husband so knightly and faith
er SO devoted. His home life was model
for the admiration of his countrymen. His
illusions to Mrs. Garfield, the heroic wife of
our late President, brought tears to the eyes
of his congregation He closed with an
earnest prayer for the sunny South, for the
East and the great North and West.
Mr.. Rankin then announced the hymn
beginning
Il would not live always"
which was impressively rendered by the
choir. After singing the long metre
doxology, the benediction was pronounced
by Mr.. Sturgis.
The pulpit and alter were draped in
mourning. The table inside the ehancel
was covered.with black and surmounted with
an anchor, eXquisitely wrought of cut
flowers and resting upon palm leaves. On the
right of the pulpit there was beautiful
cross of flowers and on the left a broken
column of the same material. The selections
of music for the occasion were very appro-
pirate, aud the music beau
tiful. AS above stated Mr.
Albert VanGilder presided at the organ.
The choir was composed of Mrs. Matt
McClung, Miss Sallie Butler and Miss Bet
tie Bates, soprano; Miss Lucy Crozier,
Miss Mae Bates and Miss Susie kirkpatrick,
alto p Dr.. Sam. B. Boyd, tenor, and Col. S.
B. Crawford, III. f. Audit, Dr. Charles f.
jackson, F. B. kirkpatrick and J. J. At
kins, bass. The whole service was solemn,
impressive and appropriate.
SERVICES AT ST. JOINS CHURCH.
The. congregations of the First Methodist
and Episcopal Churches assembled at ST
Johns Church, which was comfortably
filed. The services consisted of the sing.
ing by the choir of appropriate Introductory
music, followed by responses on the burial
service from the Prayer Book, proper Sc
lection of scriptures and prayer. Rev. Dr.
Morrell then made short but veryfeeline
and suitable address upon the character OF
the deceased President. He thought that
Garfield never could have died at any othe,
period of his life SO universally beloved and
lamented. Had he been spared antago nisms
and controversies might have arisen so that
unfriendly criticism would have been aimed
at him but now he was incurred by all
without one to question his manhood, in
tegrity or greatness.
He then introduced Rev c. B. Sparrow,
of the First NJ. E. Church, who paid very
eloquent tribute to the character of Garfield,
and commented upon the touching spectacle
of whole nation participating in these cere
monies. He referred to Garfeld's Chris
tan character to his ministry and to his ca
reer as a man and statesman.
DR.. Morrell then said as this was meeting
of citizens to testify to the character of the
distinguished dead he had asked some o.
the laymen of the church to speak and in
troduced Prof. E. S. Joynes, of the Uniyer
sity, who spoke as follows:
MY FRIENDS AND CoUNTRyMEN: [ should
naturally shrink from appearing before yor
in this sacred place, On thissolemn occasion
Nor could have yielded my reluctance bu
for the urgency of the Rector of thi
church. Feeling that this was a memoria
service of the people and not of thu
churches only, he has desired that laymel
as well as the clergy should take part in tn
universal expression. Feeling, too, that
was of the whole people, without distinction
VI bCit5s u oCCtIOi III If@itS, liz iilo OCSl1 q
that, OF his own congregation, some on,
born and bred in the South-of southern
sentiments and traditions in the past and il
the present, should lift a voice in behalf o
our southern community at this time, whel
all are alike partakers in a common sorrow
and every line Of section or of party is oh
liberated and forgotten in the universe
sense of bereavement and o
ocof
Christian, as southern man and as
good citizen, | felt that I could not b.
deaf; and do but duty to our Hol,
Catholic religion and to the great catholi
heart of our Southern people, in the few
words which I shall venture to speak at thi
solemn and sacred hour.
Solemn and sacred hour, indeed-uniqu,
in the history Of mankind. In the mids
of a profound peace, at the head of a Ia
ton unequaled in general prosperity, il
public welfare and private happiness, with
out motive Of public policy or even 0
private ambition-the tempests of party al
stilled amid the serenity of an auspiciou
administration-the Chief Magistrate
stricken down to prolonged suffering an
then to death by the hand of an aimless an
insignificant assassin. But o! wondrou
| alchemy of Divine Providence, that maketl
| the wrath of man to praise Him, and re
straineth the remainder of that. wrath
| From this deed, SO causeless, so inhunan
has flowed forth a well-spring of sympatb
and of love, opening the deepes
depths of the peoples heart
and revealing the profound fountain
of patriotism and brotherhood that underli
all the changeful currents of passion and @
party; and on that deep and pure current tn
| great heart of the people has flowed out int
an ocean of broad and comprehensive sym
patty, which has drowned the conflicts {
party, and whose solemn swell beats re
| sIonsive now to the throb of universal sol
| row and love which animates the Who'll
people Oh wonderful and fortunate i
life-whom a nation mourns, cut off I'll
timely in the perfection of his human pow
ers, and in the midst of loftiegt human a.
pirations for his country Yet thrie
wonderful and fortunate in death, as the il
strument of Divine Providence, beyond a
human power Or any human ASPIRATION
fall innocent and unsuspecting. in the mid
OF peace and health and hope-to sufe1
patient and accomplishing through lon
months of a nations afectionate solicitud
and solemn thoughtstulness-and then t
die. that in his death the immortal life of tn
nation might be revealed, and in his morris
wound, which no skill could heal, tn
nations wounds might be healed by tn
balm OF common sorrow and the revive
sentiment of a common country! Fo,
tunate, we say, even while we grie owe
his protracted and fatal sufferings. i or ha
he died at once, the storm, Of resentfui pas
sion might have overwhelmed the tendert
thoughts that came with time and reflection
and had he survived, human frailty in hin
self, Or opposition in others, might have ma.