Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-27
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R0s'-vOte to Attend the FuReral~
 Eloquent Tributes Paid Yesterday in
 the PuIpits-A Memorial Meeting in
 This City-Conneeticat Men In s.ens
 don.
 At the Chamber ek Commerce meeting
 Saturday, held at the, Aldermen's Chamber
 to take Suitable action on the death of Gen. e-al Grant, ex-Mayor lewis, president of the
 chamber, presided. The following were ap- : pointed a committee to draw up resolutionss
 N D. Sperry, Professor Brewer, General . Merwin, F. S. Bennett, N. c. Easterbrook,
 ir, Colonel Healey. They reported the fol
 lowing:
 The, New Haven Chamber of Commerce, fro-
 foandly feveh1ns the memory and deefsy 8gretting
 by tse nations authoyry to head our armies and
 a se 9 nd nGn o tss ss tSst S
 was twice en9seR 9 to preside at the head of the
 ase sstsb s tass ta
 of his distinguished service to this country a the
 hsT w1ta Saf y and
 Resolved, That this chamber regret the loss the
 sa se.e fame an ss and
 ments as soldier and wise statesmanship are l Resesvtd that the Chamber request that ca the
 Say fixed for the burial all places es tusiness ill
 Resolved, That comnsittas from this body be
 Resolved. Tsst copy of these resolutions duly
 signed Sy She president and secretary of the Cham | i family.
 Professor Brewer moved the adoption of ! the resolutions and made few fitting rs-
 marks. Messrs. N; D. sperry, John G.
 North, General 5. k, Merwin, jr.; Colonel
 John G. Healey, Nathan Easterbrook, ir,, and
 ex-Mayor Leris spoke. Tbe resolutions
 passed unanimously. It was voted to em-
 power the president of the chamber to ap-
 point committee of four, with himself as
 one, to attend the funeral
 THE COMMON eee~ciL.
 A meeting of tha Court of Common Coun-
 cil will he held this Monday evening to take
 aetfoh on the death of General Grant.
 MEETING IN LoNDoN-GENERAL HAwLEY, EX-
 GOVERNOR WALLER, DIR. LAKEWOOD AND
 MINISTER PHELPS.
 A cable despatch says a number of Ameri can gentlemen assen bled Saturday morning in London at the residence of MT. Phelps 1 the American minister, to arrange for me morial services in Londen On the day of Gen eral Grants burial iu New York. Cyrus w. 1 Field proposed resolution for the appoint l Inant of a committee to wait upon the Dean 1 of Westminster and make suitable arrange 1 ments with hin for 6 commemorative service | in Westminster Abbey on August Joseph ] R, Eawley, of Connecticut, seconded the reso- lution, which was adopted by a unanimous vote, and the committee was at once appointed. It con l II. Hawley, MT. Field, Senator Eustis, of louis jana; George w Smaney, Manton Marble, B. H. Brewster, J. s. Morgan, J. T. Lord 1 Thomas Nj. Waller, the American consul ! general; Howard Potter, and Dr. Eerwood i of New Haven. suh-eo.hmittee consisting 1 of Mess1s. Phelps, Field and Smalley was subseG Guently chosen to see the Dean, and it 1 arranged to visit him. During the afternoon the subcommittee saw tie Dean, who readily | granted the use of the Abbey for the desired | services,
 ADMIRAL FooTE POSTS MEETING. i Over 100 members of Admiral Foote post met Saturday evening at their rooms te honor | Grants memory. The following resolutions | were adopted; HxApe'Es ADMIRAL FoorE Posf No1Y.
 DHrAhrf6aT EsW HAcss if G1sN; Jny G; A; a5 R 5ss5 We, the eoff1des of Admiral Foote post, G. A R.. reparabe Der. learned of the death of our illustrioas comrade and chieftain General Ulysses grandest military leader in eur country's history 1 of which @ the world sd on the ho of brave end seif ificing comrades who were 1 tant and successful leadership-in paying our tri- bute Of love and esteem to the man who was the 1 the Union and iead lis gf6sen people to victory which sbesid prove the permanency of our free in
 Resolved, That in the death of General Ulysses = Grant our order loses of our most heaored com
 sdes @ our % 9ohnry one s d b pees citizens rd 5 world GRe et '.s greatest leaders and most distin guisheo Statesmen.
 Resolved, That as token of our love and esteem we wear our badges draped in mourning and that the picture of our beloved comrade, together with l next sixty days and that the side arns of our od cers be also dressed in mournins
 late conlrade In their deep afiictfon that fraterna M and eaiilest sympathy which can only be felt by their manhood in a common cause.
 The post also voted unanimously to go to 1 New York the day of the funeral Tn body. Commander Sharp and Comrades Edward Wines, Edward Hubbell, J. w. Coe and H. 5. Beers were appointed 8 committee of engagements. The post also voted to hold a public memorial service in honor of the great leader, and appointed the following gentlemen to act as committee in the mat ter; W. H. Beecher, B. s. Pardee and S. J. Foote After the meeting this committee met at the residence of Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth and determined to hold the services Tuesday evening, August 4, that being theI day on which the remains of General Grant are to be removed from Mt. McGregor to the Capitol at Albany. If it's use can be secured these services will be held at the Center church. Governor Harrison is to be invited to preside.
 IMPRESSIVE sERvICES-ADDREss BY REV. MR.
 BLAKESLEE.
 A large congregation gathered yesterday morning at the Second Congregational church to listen to the Rev. E. BIakeslea concerning the life and death of Gen. U. S. Grant. The pulpit was beautifully draped with the stars and stripes, over which and entwining were emble1ns of mourning. The flowers were artistically arranged, so that the U. s. G. was visible to all the house. The pastors text was from 2d Samuel, Sd chap, 18th verse: 'sKnow ye not that there is a prince and great man fallen this day in 1 Israeli" when he spoke of the Lords com mand to Moses, Get thee up into this noun tain unto Mount Nebo, and Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountains of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah and died there" Not long since, said the preacher 1 the greatest leader of this great people heard the voice of God in his Providence saying | Get up into this mountain that I shall show 1 thee and wait until shall send for thee' Gen. Grant, followed by the loving prayers of the nation. got him up into this mountain, beau t1ful in situation, and then patiently waited ( till at last he passed away, not alone, as was Moses of old, but surrounded by his family and friends and borne daily in the hearts of more than fifty millions of people. Calmly : he faced death and bravely for weeks and < having satisfactorily finished the last impor- tant work of his life he saw the day of i'm ( mortality dawn and through the great mys- tery of death has entered on the day which f never ends. MT. Blakeslee, being an officer in the army in the war of the rebellion and having before him those in his congregation | vho together with him had served under General Grant, mentioned many facts con- :erning the war which seemed to stir the soul and awaken the deepest interest of all lis hearers. He alluded to the terrible trials and sufferings so calmly borne by the noble general and to all his record in war, in peace and in death. Tn them all he had achieved , victory. By his life great nation has been E united. He spoke of the messages of sym l pathy and love sent from all parts of the I world, from those who recalled the grateful | | recollections of the great soldiers magnanim- I ity at a time when magnanimity was neither t popular nor easy. His foes in battle remem- Der his generous consideration in victory. Personally, he said, since I Tread those friend ly telegrams of coincidence from ex-rebels, my heart has felt kinder towards them than ever before since those dreadful days when shared in the fight against some of them with my regiment in Virginia. MT. Blakeslee ( spoke eloquently of Gods providence in ( bringing great results for good out of trou- hles and aff1ictions, closing by noticing the {