The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-08-15
FUNERAL ON THE MOUNT.
The Services and DR.. Newman's
Tribute to the Departed Hero.
Departure of the Cortege-Arrival at Alba
ny-The ProcesslOn-Lylng In State at
the Capitol of the Empire state
"A Vast Throng.


morning to mark the dead Generals last
day on the mountain. The weather was
thick and foggy, and the misty atmos-
phere dampened everything with which
it came in contact.
The soldiers encamped on the grounds
surrounding the cottage received orders
at daybreak to prepare for their de-
parture, and in less than half an hour the
white canvas tents which had become so
familiar to the eye disappeared.
The family last night, individually and
collectively, took their last farewell of
the dead, and to-day the remains will be-
come the Nations charge. This morning
the family breakfasted at the hotel, and
abandoned the cottage for the time being
to visitors wishing to view the remains
of the departed member.
Shortly before ten O'Clock General
! Hancock and staff and a number of the
more prominent visitors arrived. Among
them were General Sherman, Senators
Evarts and Miller, Joseph w. DreXel and
! daughter, the latter dressed in deep
mourning.
The funeral services at the cottage
were begun at exactly ten O'Clock, at
which hour fully fifteen hundred people
were scattered around among the trees
of the grove in front of the house and
packed closely in front of the piazza of
the cottage. The services opened with
the reading of the Nntieth Psalm. This
was followed by solemn and impressive
prayer by Bishop Harris, and singing of
the hymn "My Faith Look Up to Thee"
by the entire assemblage.
At the conclusion of the singing of the
hymn DIR. Newman stepped solemnly to
the front of the piazza aud began deliv-
ering his sermon.
Following is a synopsis of the funeral
sermon:
"Well done, thou good and faithful ser
want enter thou into the JOY OF the Lord, -
| Matthew XIV, 81.
Such, my brethren, is the eulogy which
| God shall pronounce upon human goodness
| and fidelity wherever found among the sons
of men. The accidental distinctions between
prince and peasant, millionaire and pauper,
| commanding General and private soldier,
| are but as the dust in the balance of His eS
timatiOn OF personal worth; lie regards not
the person of any man; He looks upon the
heart. In the intensity of this divine light,
Let us to. day recall the character of the IL.
| lustrious man whose death Nation so
tenderly mourns. And what were the ele-
ments of that character! His was the genius
of common sense, enabling him to contem-
! plate all things in their true relations. You
are calling him the greatest of soldiers and
you do well. But do not degrade him to the
! level of those famous heroes who fought for
empire and for glory. In his London speech
in 1871, he said:
Although "A soldier by education and pro.
fesslon, have never felt any sort of fond
ness for war, and have never advocated II
except rs means of peace
Such is the character OF the true conqueror.
Only such live in the grateful recollections
OF mankind. And where, in all the annals OF
our National life, shall we find another save
the sage of Mount Vernon, who was so truly
typical American? What humility amid
admiration; what meekness amid proVoca-
ton; what fidelity amid temptations; what
contentment amid adversely; what sincerity
amid deception; what faith, hope and char
ity' amid suffering. His integrity was never
questioned; his honesty was above suspi-
cion; his private life and public career were
Mt once reputable to himself and honorable
to his country, DO you remind me that these
are plain, homely, solid virtues? letthey are
the essential elements In public usefulness
and permanent renown. Such solid
| sturdy character becomes our geography
and Institutions and our destiny AS he was
the typical American, should we be sur.
prised to find that his was the typical Ameri.
can home? Husband and wife were the
happy supplement of each other, their char
acters blending in the sweetest harmony.
She shared his trials and his triumphs, How
tender was that scene, in the early dawn OF
that April day, when all thought the long
expected end had come, he gave her his
watch and tenderly caressed her hand. 1t
was all the great soldier had to give to the
wife of his youth. And the dying hero
whisperel ~ did not have you wait upon
mo | knew VOul1 distress
But now the end draws nigh and out from
the swellings of Jordan, he has rushed back
to the shore OF life to write THIS tender mes
sage to mis- son:
"Wherever am buried, promise me that
your mother shall be buried by my side"
1t was his love for her that lifted his intel
lect above the ceaseless tortures of mallg-
nant disease, that he might write his Per.
sonal Memoirs and that she should not
want when he was gone And how tender
was his care. To his son he said:
81 hope mother will bear up bravely."
To quiet her anxiety he wrote:
"Do as | do; take it quietly. give myself
not the least concern. II | knew the end was
to be to morrow would try just as hard tC
get rest in the meantime"
Would she keep holy vigils through the
| livelong night? he wrote her:
"Go to sleep and feel happy; that is what
want to do, and am going to try for. an
happy when out of pain, Consider how
happy you ought to be, Good night"
And such was the tenderness of his love
and soicitude for her and hers, he sur
prised her by Il letter found after his death
He had written 1t secretly, and carried thu
sacred missive day after Jay, knowing tina
she would find II at last:
"Look after our dear children and direct
them in the paths OF rectitude. Ii would dis
tress me far more to think that one OF then
could depart from an honorable, uprigh
and virtuous life, than it would to know tina
they we're Frustrated on Il bed of sickness
from which they were never to arise alive
They have never given us any cause 70
alarm on their account, and earnestly pra,
they never will. With these few injunction
and the knowledge ! have of your love ant
affection, and of the dutiful affection of al
our children, bid you final farewell, unit
we meet in another and, trust, bette
world. You will find this on my person afte
my demise July g. 1855"
Doing nothing for show, yet he made pub
lie recognition of God by his faithful ant
conscientious attendance upon Divine wor
ship. lie was not bigot. awhile he de
manded religion as the safeguard OF FREE
people, he accorded to all the largest free
dom of faith and worship. He claimed tina
public education should be non sectariar
but not non religious His Des Moines pub
lie speech on education was not against tn
Roman Catholic Church, but against ignor
ance and superstition. The order issue
during the war, excluding certain Jewls
traders from a given military district, di