The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-05

And such was the tenderness of his love
and soiicitude for her and hers he surprised
her by letter found after his death. He
had written it secretly and carried the sa-
cred missive day after day. knowing that
she would find il at last "Look after our
children and direct them in the paths OF
rectitude. It would distress me far more
to think that one Of them could depart from
an honorable, upright, and virtuous
that they we're Frustrated on bed Of sick,
ness, from which they were never to arise
alive. They have never given US any cause
for alarm on their account, and | earnestly
pray they never will With these few in.
functions and the knowledge have of your
love and affection, and of the dutiful affec-
ton of all our children, ! bid you final
farewell. until we meet in another and
trust, better world. You will find this on
my person after my demise.
Doing nothing for show, yet he made pub
lie recognition OF God by his faithful and
conscientious attendance upon divine wor-
ship. He was not a bigot While he de-
manded religion as the safeguard Of q free
people, he accorded TO all the largest
freedom of faith and worship. He claimed
that public education should be non-sec,
tartan, but not non-religious- His Des
Moines public speech on education was not
asdlnsb INC hondn Sdtnollc cuuICu
but against ignorance and superstition
The order issued during the war,
excluding certain Jewish traders from a
given military district, did not originate
with him, but came from higher authority,
and was not against the religion of the
Jews.
His was the beautitude: "Ble, sed is be
that considereth the poor" Strangers might
regard him indifferent TO the needy; yet the
h sod
Many were the pensioners of his kindly
bounty. In private, unseen life be bore
many of the fruits Of the spirit He loved
his enemies not as be loved his friends, but
he loved them enemies by doing
them good a. he had opportunity.
On one Of those delusive April days when
hope revived in all our hearts i said TO him:
You are man Of providence; God made
you the instrument TO save our nation, and
he may have great spiritual ms ion &c
accomplish by you, and may raise you up"
With a mind clear and a voice distinct be
replied: Il do not with to proclaim il, but
should He spare my life it is my intention
and resolve to throw all my influence by MY
example in that direction"
He is gone; bnt shall death defeat a pur-
pose SO benefcent' Is he not migh;ier in
his death than in his lifes What home has
not felt the sympathetic chord touched by
sufferings How the embars Of sectional
strife have died ont on the hearthstone OF
the nationl How political animosItieS have
skulked away in shamei from the peaceful
spirits of his last moments o! who would
not even dare TO die to d. so much
for mankind? And this was his con.
ISOLATION. And where in all the an
mails Of the church shall we find dying
hour SO full of divine repose In the early
light of April /, when all thought the end
was come, the sufferer revived. Heaven
added months to life SO dear to US all.
When be had recovered sufficiently asked
him:
What was the supreme thought on your
mind when eternity seemed so near"
"The comfort Of the Consciousness that
had tried TO live a good and honorable life,
! was the response that revealed the bidder
| life of his soul.
And so came his last night
| The services we're concluded by singing
the hymn, Nearer, Ny God, to Thee" snt
| pronouncing the beneiiction The peopl,
| evinced a desire to once more entel
| the cottage and view the remains, bu
the nearness Of the hour for tn,
start of the funeral train compelled tn,
officials to refuse admission.
About 1890 the members of the q.
Grant Post Nc. SSi of Brooklyn, drew VI
in front of the cottage. and the deputatiol
appointed to remove the remains entered
and soon reappeared.
BEARING THE CAsKET.
The march TO the depot was then com
mencsd. The military were drawn up OIL
either side, AMI as the members of the pos
bearing the remains passed through. tn,
soldiers saluted, while the people urcovere,
and bowed their heads in mournful silence
The funeral train, which consisted Of sever
cars, awaited at the depot Next to the en-
CINE came the funeral car. The transfer o
the remains from the cottage to the trail
was without incident, and at exactly 1875
p. m. the train steamed out from the depot
Among those present at the cottage repre-
senting the military were the following:
Gen W. S. Hancock, Gen. William I
Sherman, Gen. Rufus ingalls,, Gen. H.
Perry, Col. Sutherland, Col. John P
Nicholson, Lieut. Col Finley Anderson
Capt G S L Ward, Capt John H Week
and Lieut. Eugene Griffin. Tn
guard of honor, U. S. Grant post
Brooklyn, consisted of Col Wnliar
H. Barker, Maj B. r Corwin, Dl
George W Brus, Reese B. Gwillim. j. I
Howalt. Commander John H johnson
Henry W. Knight r S, Mackellar. W il
lam Mcdonald, William J. McKelvey
George j. Collins, Noah Tbbits, George
Sguires, and six men of the Legion {
Honor.
The general mourners were representa-
by William NJ. Evarts, Admiral Rowan
Warner Miller. Joseph W. Drexel, Potte
Palmer, Gen, J. A. Cresswell, and others.
Mr.. Grant and the rest OF the ladies {
the family decided to remain at the hote
here until O'Clock, when they left for Sara
$ toga and thence direct to New York