Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-09
~ ,lE,loRY on THE Dad.

How the City Nouns the Nations Loss
Yesterdays sad Requiem-A Day OF
sorrow In Georgia - The AemoriAl
Services
Yesterday was observed throughout me
civ By q general suspension Of business
IN raSOeet 10 the memory of the oead
Is5overuor. The rain which began 70 iaA
late Wednesday afternoon continued
through the night and all day yesterday
r. srrezts il the lower part Of the city
wsrs deserted and The commercial houses
-e-e closed. No business was trans
acted IN the Bay. The wharves were
quiet and lacked their usual hustle
Flags were displayed at half mast, and the
sorrowf1l drapery Of black and white On the
public buildings told the grief Of the CON-
munity. The gloom Of the weather added
70 the sad occasion, and the day seemed 70
everybody 70 convey the feeling Of q
universal loss. Special memorial services
were held in Trinity II. Z. Church al noon,
and Christ Episcopal Church Al II o'clock
In Christ Church the rector, Rev. hon.
A. Boone. delivered an appropriate al
dress. The attendance was not large
owing. no doubt, % the very Indictment
weather. but those present were altehtite
/ 70 the exercises and heartily united 10
showing their appreciation Of ilS 9o-sl -l
I ties Of fhe occasion. special prayers
/ were offered for the state IN anletlOn-
/ after which Mr.. Boone delivered an I'M
I U0ssiTe discourse. selecting as his text the
following from y. Mark. 10Th chapter
Z Al % 18th verses:
.-Ye know that those which are ac-
/ counted % rule over the Gentiles lord II
Z over them: and they exercise their author
[ ftv over them. But il j. not 50 among you<
I INT VbOmsOever would even he great
among you shall De your minister; and
/ whOsOeTer would be first among YOU shall
/ be servant Of all
The rector BEGAN By observing that the
/ old idea Of greatness and power was that
I Of lOrding il over the people, a. Tor IL
1 stance. the power 10 slay and 70 keep
Z alive. But the idea that Christ gave Of
! greatness was that Of being most useful to
Z our fellow men By being in the highest
/ sense the servant u all. The late Governor
/ stephens belief was that sovereignty r.
I sided in the people. and that he Was their
1 representative. and that il is required Of
/ stewards that a man be found faithful
I Without pretending 70 say that Mr. >te-
1 Dhens vas never mistaken IN any 81 hls
Z views or actions. he thought II could De
I said that in every relationship he was a
/ faithful representative Of his people. de
had the people ever in his heart so ne
| was called '.the Great COmmOner." And
if he was thus faithful 70 his people and
his state and served them both To the
best Of his ability, then, according 70 Oul
Lords standard. be was great and choicest
/ The speaker Wenf on 10 say that there
/ were three remarkable characteristics Oh
seryable ia the career Of this great man
| First. God endowed him with great
mind. and this he always used for higf
and noble purposes. while 80 many men d
/ great powers peTyert and misuse these
high gifts.
second. He was Of spOtless integrity
50 rare in this age among politicians ant
public men.
The third noticeable characteristic wa
his great liberality, il being stated tina
during his life he had educated one hun
dred and twenty young men at bis owl
Z expense. in grateful remembrance OF IN
I aidextended % him when he was himssl
a Young student.
The discourse upon these characteristics
Was attFntiyely followed by the congrega
ton. and the universal sorrow that ha
fallen upOn the people Of Georgia and tn
whole south through the death o
her beloved son found expression II
the sympathy Of those present
Dir. Boone then called the specia
attention Of his hearers TO Cover
nor stephens religious character, and t.
the fact that the deceased had once, for
time. lost his faith, but that on examining
into the secrets and prOmptings Of hl
, heart he became convinced that the faul
) was with himself and not with the re
7 ligiOn. and that from that day Mr.. Ste
phens said -he daily went 10 God Il
PRAYER for strength 10 fulfill his duties.
This, continued the speaker, is sim
. pie description Of religion, but if SINGER
embraced all that was needed 70 max
him the strong man that he was.
Mr.. Boone then paid a high tribute I
r ihs great man, and expressed tn
hope That the noble example Of the de
; ceased might be a blessing TO the stat
. and 10 Us all.
The services in Trinity Church were no
largely attended, owing 10 the bad weather
vet the audience was impressed with IN
s0lemnity Of the occasion and manifesto
a deep feeling Of sorrow.
The military and civic representative
= at the capital left Atlanta last night an
will arrive in Savannah at $3.50 this after
noon.