The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-05
AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
An Impressive Memorial Service-Canor
Farrar's Funeral Sermon.

An Impressive Memorial service-Canon
Farrar's Funeral Sermon.
LONDON, Aug. 4-The Grant memorial service
in Westminster Abbey this afternoon. was an
impressive event added to the history of Eng
land The ediice was crowded with congrega-
ton nearly every member of which was dis
was as follows;
l. Schuberts Funeral March"
q The funeral procession up the naveof the Cathe.
dral to the choir.
3. The opening of the burial service
f. The Ninetieth Psalm.
s. The days lesson.
6. Funeral sermon by Canon Falrar
T. Spohr's Anthem, 'Blest Are the Departed"
g. Handels Anthem, His Body Is Buried III
Peace
g. Two concluding prayers.
10 The Burial Service.
IL. b essng.
~. The Dead March in Saul"
The funeral address delivered by Canon Farrar
most impressive, and was listened to in
almost breathless silence. Canon Farrar took
his text from the Acts, chapter xiii, verse &C.
He said
Eight years have not passed since the late
Dean Stanley, whom Americans so loved and
honored, was walking around this abbey with
General Grant, explaining its wealth of great
memorials. Neither OF them had nearly
attained the allotted span of human life. Both
might have hoped that many years would elapse
of years and honor This is only
the fourth summer since Dean Stanley
fell asleep To day we assemble at the ObseQuies
OF the great soldier whose sun set while it was
yet day, and at whose funeral service in America
tens of thousands are assembled at this moment
to mourn with the weeping family and friends.
l desire to speak simply and directly with gem
erous appreciation, but without idle fattery, of
him whose death has made nation mourn. His
private life. his faults or falllnGs Of character
Whatever they may have been, belong in no
sense TO the world. They are before
the judgment of Gods mercful forgive
ness We will touch only upon his
public actions and services. Upon bluff over
looking the Hudson his monument will stand
recalling to future generations the dark page in
the Nations history which he did so much to
close"
After eloquently tracing General Grants boy
hood and manhood, the speaker said:
eff the men who knew him in Galena, obscure,
silent, unprosperous, unambiti0us, if any one
had predicted that he would become twice Presi-
dent, and the foremost man of the day the
prophecy would have seemed extravagantly
ridiculous But such careers are the glory of
the American continent; they show that the
people have a sovereign insight into intrinsic
force. If Rome told with pride that
her dictators came from the plow
America may record the answer, the PRESIDENT
who. when asked what would be his coat of
arms answered, proudly, mindful of his early
struggles, "A pair of short sleeves The answer
showed noble sense of the dignity of labor a
noble superiority to the yanities OF feudalism, a
strong conviction that men should be honored
simply as men, not according to the accident of
birth America has had two martyred Presi-
dents, both sons Of the people. One, a homey
man. who was a farm lad at the age of seven, a
rail splitter at nineteen. Mississippi boatman
at twenty eight, and, who, in manhood
proved one of the strongest most honest
and God fearing of modern rulers. The other
grew from a shoeless child to be an humble
teacher in the Hiram Institute. With those
Presidents, America need not blush to name the
leather seller of Galena. Every true man
derives patent of nobleness direct from God.
Was not the Lord for thirty years a carpenter
in NazarethY Lncoln's, and Garfeds and
Grants early conscientious attendance to humble
duties fitted them to become kings OF men,"
The year 1861 saw the outbreak of the most
terrible Of modern wars. The hour came, and