Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-08-01
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The Solemn Demonstration at the
Presbyterian Church.
Trom Saturlay's Daily Inter-Oc,

From Saturdays Daily 1nter-Occan.)
Last evening the tollins of the Pres
byterian church bell brought out a great
many OF our citizens to attend the Grant
memorial service. All the seats were
we'll filled by $50 o'clock, when Mr.. 0.
B. Corsett, as chairman, announced the
beginning of the program to be an
anthem, "Hear Our Prayer" which was
given with decided effect and ability
under the leadership of A. B. Bennett.
The Rev. Mr.. Palmetto, p. E.. read an
appropriate selection from the bible,
and Rev. Mr.. Converse followed with a
fervent prayer, in which he offered
thanks for the total extinction OF sec
tional lines and the restoration of per-
manent peace. An appropriate hymn
was sung, after which Mr.. James V.
Brooke read a series of resolutions as
follows:
We, citizens Of the United States, in public meeting
assembled, Ito hereby express our appreciation of the
great and sad solemnitv of the occasion that has called
us together, AMI join hands with our fellow citizens
over the newly made mound of the hero ola mourning
nation.
BE it Resolved, First-That we how with humble
submission to the will of the Great Captain of the hosts
Of heaven and the armies Of earth in removing from
our midst the great soldier AMI citizen, Ulysses 5.
Grant,
Sccond-That we thank the Great Leader, who has
stood invisible by the bedside Of the silent smittcn sol
der and smoothed his dying pillow, and granted him
Il perpetual fnrlough from the warfare of Time, for the
belief that he has now a lmss for the realms of Peace.
and has reported to his Great Captain, Christ.
Third-That we express our deep felt gratitutc for,
and appreciation OF, the great and hcneticcnt services
that the deceased has directly rendered us as n nation,
and indirectly the cause of liberty throughout the
world.
Fourth-1hat from the time grim visagcd war dis
played it's horrid 'front.' he has lived to see the reward
of his labors-a united, happy and prosperous people,
moving Oh through years of fcrtilizing peace to the
goal of a noble, enlightened nations ambition.
Fifth That though recognizing the fact that Grief
is a vos,al that rctircs in secret to hide her woe, We
trust tlnt some faint ech" of the v"ic" of this, the far
off West, may penetrate the halls Of mourning and
bear some consolation to the survivors of the family of
the dead.
lnht 10 tIlS emu we fHIHHIeHu, III lnLlo
with our fellow citizen. of the Union, the family of the
bercaved to the care of him "who tcmpcrs the wind to
the shorn lamb trusting that from the ov"rshadow-
ing darkness that now surrounds them ''thc son of
righteousness may arise with healing in his wings for
these sorcly wounded and bruised hearts.
MI. Brooke supplemented the resolu-
tons with an eloquent tribute to the
great Federal commander, quoting lib
orally from appropriate heroic poems.
The chairman then introduced the
Hon. ii. w. Lord, who SPOKE gce.:ngly
Of the grand record Of the dead hero
and statesman. giving an interesting bit
of history. The speaker recalled con-
vcrsation with a St. Louis lady who lived
near Gen. Grant several years prior to
the rebellion. She knew him in his
extreme poverty when he hauled wood
to the city with an OK team to supply his
family with the necessarirs of life. The
speaker net him thirty years later:
after his great achievements OF the wal
and while he was the ruler of the
Nation. The great man remembered
the friends who knew him in his pov.
erty, and could call them by name
Gen. Grant, said the speaker, vas one
of those men who, having nothing great
to do in the early days Of his life, new,
ertheless managed to do something, il
it was nothing more than driving an on
team. But he rose by the strength Of
his intellect and determination to tho
pedestal Of fame. Only a few month:
ago he found himself attacked by the
common enemy Of mankind-an enemy
he could not vanquish. When the cir
culation refused to obey the pulsation.
of the heart he surrendered his sword
Hon. II. w. Hill was the mex,
speaker. He said a distinguished fel
low citizen and eminent general wa!
dead. He had been cut down after hi
work was fully done, and it is meet 70,
us to pay our respects to his memory
We should be thankful that he wa,
spared to us to accomplish what he did
Gen. Grant was the only American citi
zen who had been honored at the sea
of government Of every nation on earth
His death should afford us a great les
son. Millions Of people would gathe
to express their sorrow over his loss
Thank God we can throw aside III par
tizanship and meet upon a common
level - Democrats and Republican
alike-to pay a tribute to one SO valian
in war and so magnanimous in peace
A Nation whose government teache
and permits this profound and commo
reverence for the dead hero and states
man cannot be destroyed by outsid
foes; we can only destroy ourselves.
The resolutions of respect and condo
lence were adopted by a rising vote,
benediction was pronounced by Re,
Palmetto and the assemblage ad
journed.
A Party Of Frenchmen.
Edward Ponton, of Providence, R. 1
emigration agent for the government {