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BEECHER ON GRANT.
Memorial Services at fremont
Temple, Boston.
The Plymouth Pastor Delivers n Warm
Eulogium On the Life, Virtues and
Heroic Deeds OF the Depart
ed Warrior-Statesman.

thousands of Bostonaus thronged this az |
ternoon TO the Grant memorial exercises
at fremont Temple, under the auspices
OF The city Government.
AT two O'Clock prayer was offered by
Rev. b. F, Hamlin, and an ode by Julia
Ward Howe was sung blythe choir,
poem written By Louise /. Quincy was
read by Prof Moses r. Brown of Tufts
College. "Gone Through the Shadows
was rendered by a choir of women's
voices.
Mayor O'Brien at this point, in brief
speech presented Rev. Henry Ward
Deecher as eulogist of the day. Mr..
Beecher was received with generous ap-
plause, and spoke as follows;
"Another name is added to the roll of
those whom the world will not willingly
let die. A few years since storm-aden
clouds filed his heaven and obloquy;
SANDER and bitter lies rained down upon
him. The clouds are all blown
away; under serene sky he laid
down his lie and the Nation wept.
Tho path 10 his tomb is worn
by the feet of innumerable pilgrims; the
mIdewed lips of SANDER are silent and
even criticism hesitates lest some incau-
tious word should mar the his tory of
the modest, gentle, magnanimous war;
rior. The whole Nation watched his pas
sage through humiliation ard misfor-
tunes with unfeigned sympathy; the
whole world sighed when his life
ended. At his burial the unsworded
hands Of those whom he had fought
lifted his bier and bore him to his
tomb with love and reverence.
Grant imadeg no claim to saintship; he
was u man of like passions, and with as
marked limitations as other men. Moth
Ing could be more distasteful to his hon
est, modest soul while living, and moth
Ing more unbecoming to his memory
than lying eXaggerations and tulsome
batteries. Men without faults are apt to
be men without force.
Mr. Bcccher reviewed Grants life at
West Point, his service In Mexico and
California, aud, abiding to his private
life, said; "llc was q poor farmer, a
worse tanner, worthless tralllcker,
without civil experience, without literary
gifts; too diflident to be ambitious; too
modest 10 put himself forward; too
| honest to DC a politician, he was 81 ali
men least likely to attain cmincnce, and
was absolutely untitled apparently for
pre-eminence. Yet Gods providence
selected him, ordained was Grant with
the ointment of war, black and sulphur
ous."
His opportunity was coming. Already
clouds afar off were gathering. He saw
them not. No figures were seen upon the
dim horizon of the already near future
The insulted flag; the garments rolled In
blood; million men in arms; the sui
! phurous smoke of battle; CORY heaps up
on desperate le-helds; an army o.
slow moving crippled heroes; grave
yards populous cities. They were all II
the clouded horizon though he saw
them not Let US look upon the
scene. This continent lay waiting fol
ages for the.seed of civilization; at length
q sower came forth to SOW. While hi
sowed good seed of liberty and Christian
civilization, an enemy, lurking, soweC
tares. They sprang up and grew to
gether. The Constitution Graded boil
slavery and liberty. While yet ungrowr
they dwelt together in peace. The,
snarled in youth, quarreled when hal
grown and fought when OF full aye. Th
final catastrophe was inevitable. Tn
South, like queenly beauty, grew i'm
perlous and exacting; the North
like an obsequlous sutton, knel
at her feet, only 10 receiv,
contempt and mockery. Both parties
Wing and Democrat, drank of the cup o
her sorcery. 1t killed the Wing party
The Democratic party was tougher, an
was only beSotted. If wise moderation
had possessed the South; if they ha
conciiiated the North; il they had me
just scrnples Of honest men, who, hatin
slavery, dreaded the dishonOr of break
ing the compNcts of the Constitution, tn
South might have held control for ar
other hundred years. 1t was not to be
God sent a strong deusion upon then
They were seeking to moo
crate volcanoes aud stop eartl
quakes by administering polite,
quinine. The wise, the statesmen wei
bewlldered, and politicians were lugglin
fools. The South had builded herse
upon the rock of slavery. 1t lay in ii
very channels of civilization like son
food rock lying sullen off He'll Cat,
The tides OF controversy rushed upon
and split into eddies and swirling pool
, bringing violence and disaster. The roc
: would not move. 1t must be removed,
was the South itself that furnished d
engineers; arrogance in council sun
the shalt; violence chambered the SUI
terranean passages, and infatuatio
loaded them with dynamite. All was 81
. cure The hand that fred upon Sumt'
| exploded the mine and tore the fortre'
= to atoms. For one moment Il
: waters rocked with wild conf
sion, then the way of civiliz
9 ton was opened. The South fougI
: for slavery and independence. The Nor
t fought for union, and for polite
/ success after the war. Thus for tv
0 years, not unmarked by great deeds, Il
+ war fingered Lincoln, sad and sorroy
full, felt the moderation OF his General