Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-04
IN MEMORIAM.
Services under the Auspices Of
the Episcopal Church, at
the Opera House.
The House Filled to Overlooking =
The Dec or tions-Rev Edson's
Memorial Sermon.

Every seat in the opera house including
the gallery was filled lat Sunday morning
on the occasion Of the G,.n. Grant memorial
services held under the auspices of St Johns
I. +. church. A few minutes before IL the
members of Garfield post, G. A. R., march
ed from the post room to the opera house.
where they were seated in body.
The opera house was beautifully and ap-
propriately decorated. The stage, repre-
senting the pulpit, at once attracted atten-
ton. The railing in front was covered
with black and white cotton adorn-
ed here and there with resets of the same
material. A full breadth of black was
stretched around the front of the stage
which was again covered with G. A. r ban
ners and army corps flags. On top and
around the outer edge of the stage was a
full width of white cotton reaching all
around the semi-circle. At the front center
stood the altar with its vestments, and lean
ing against its base a pillow of natural
flowers and moses with the letters u. s. G.
To the right Of the altar was large nation
al banner supported at half mast by stack
of arms at the foot of which lay a cartridge
box and belt which supported beautiful
anchor of natural flowers and moss. A beauti-
full heavy silk Fourteenth army corps banner
hung from the tip of the fag-pole of the ma
tional banner. At the other side of the
altar the department colors of the depart
ment of Kansas, G. A. r, was supported at
half mast by another stack of arms. at the
front of which was shield of natural flow
ers. Behind this stood the organ and around
1t stood the choir; composed of Prof. Ar
buckle. leader; sopranos, Mrs. Z. P. Hovey,
and Mrs. F. Ross; altos, Mrs. B. H. Camp
bell and Mrs. T. 1. Himble; tenor., Prof.
Arbuckle and Edward Magill; bassos, c. F.
Derby and Harry Evans; Chas. X. Wait,
organist.
AT the middle of the stage and behind the
altar large likeness Of the dead hero hung
from the edge of tine stage scenery, on either
side of which was large national flag de-
pending from the edge of the curtain above
and stretching en- train away to the right
and left to the side Of the stage, where it was
bound with rosette of black and white.
Over the entrance doors to the stage on
either side were two corps banners crossing
each other AND in the angle beneath large
bow of black Grape, while ali around the
arch were large number of corps banners.
The back ground of the stage was black,
adorned with flowing festoons of black and
white. On every lamp bracket around the
hall wa a bow of black Grape. The gallery
was also covered with black and white robes
with strips OF the same material twined about
the posts.
The ceremony was beautiful and impress
sive. After the de profundis the congrega-
ton joined IN chanting selections from |
Psalms 80 and 20. Then followed the gloria |
patri. which was followed by the scripture
lesson, Cor. xv. 20; then the deus miserea-
tur, after which came the memorial sermon |
by the Rev. Edison, whose text WIS ii |
Chron. XIV, "A: "And all Judea and Jeru-
salem mourned for Josiah"
At the close Of the sermon the National
Anthem was sung, the entire congregation
joining. The services were then closed with
the benediction.