The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-08-12

Grants Obseqrtes.
Last Saturday, in New York city, the
remains of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant were
laid in his tomb with imposing ceremo-
mics. From $1,000 to 80, 900 persons join
ed in the procession, including Posts of
the Grand Army, military, societies and
citizens. The "blue" and gray were
indiscriminately mixed together, and it
may well be said that at Gen. Grants
grave, sectionalism was unthought of.
North and South deplored his death.
New Jersey took no inconspicuous part
in these services, her troops making fine
display and having the place of honor,
next to the catafalque. All over the land,
services were held in halls and churches,
and some of the most distinguished men
of the nation made addresses, notably,
Blaine and Butler.
THE EXERCISES IN LAMBERTvILLE.
In this city Union service was held in
the Baptist Church, at 2:30 P. M. Ad-
dresses were delivered by @. A. Skillman,
Esq, Rev. F. B. Lynch, of New Hope,
Pa, and Rev. G. II. Woolston. The lead
ing address was made by Mr.. Skillman.
The clergymen followed with off-hand re-
marks, which, however, were excellent.
Mr.. Skilman's address, we think, was
one of his best efforts, and was appreci-
alive, without extravagance and compre-
bensive, without tiresomeness of detail.
Below we give his address, thinking it
worthy of preservation, and we have no
doubt it will be read with interest and
pleasure:
Public opinion is sometimes said to be
so tickle, that it is likened unto the wind
that may blow with terrific force, or as
gentle zepbyr-it may come to us from
the direction of torrid CLINE with burn
ing heat, or the frozen zone with chilling
blasts. But such is not the case. Public
opinion may, it is true, vary and wayer,
but always in the end, it recognizes, APP
plauds and makes heroes of the truly
great. 1t oftentimes happens that during
the life time of the truly noble and great,
they may not be appreciated because
their ideas are in advance of, or run
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because of SANDER, jealousy, envy and
the thousand things that rise up as OBJ
stacles in the pathway of those who do
their duty manfully and heroically-
they are not appreciated because the age
was not worthy of them.
But let death come, let the warm, gen.
erous, noble heart, cease to beat, let
deaths icy fingers clutch and stop the
working forces Of the busy brain, let the
manly form be shronded on the funeral
bier; while such one is cold and lifeless,
and throbbing hearts and loving hands
are about to consign all that is mortal to
the dark and silent tomb-then when in
the presence of death, when thoughts are
directed toward the dead, the grave, the
past life, the thought of the future life,
the God of our being, the father of us all;
then the solemnity Of tie hour makes all
men truthful.
So it sometimes happens that those who
have niche in the temple of the truly
noble and great, in the worlds thought,
were during life, not appreciated; but af-
ter death, when the world began to think
of what they had done, when it began to
see the mighty forces of character that
moved the man, and the great results OBJ
tanned, they re-write their opinions and
make the man one of the worlds heroes.
Public opinion IN the end makes no
mistakes. Calumny and SANDER may for