The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-08-14
FUNERAL ON THE MOUNT.
The Services and DR.. Newman's
Tribute to the Departed Hero. !
Departure of the Cortege-Arrival at Alba.
ny-The Procession-Lying In State at
the Capitol of the Empire State 4
,i5.s,sss-r, "A Vast Throng.

departure oil the COrtege-Arrival at Alba
ny-The Procession-Lying In State at
the Capitol of the Empire State
.,iiegaeslIl "A Vast ThronE.
1a ylsajssa Naf --AL-sglys sMg 4
MT. MCGREGoR, N. X, Aug. 4.-Thir-
teen sunrise guns were fred here this
morning to mark the dead Generals last
day on the mountain. The weather was
thick and foggy, and the misty atmos-
phere dampered 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. sgg,if aaN
Shortly befo. ten O'Clock General
Hancock and staff and 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 Nintieth Psalm. This
was followed by a solemn and impressive
prayer by Bishop Harris, and singing of
ine hymn "My Faith Look Up to Thee"
by the entire assemblage. .4s'5s=.5 ~
At the conclusion of the singing of the
hymn Dr. Newman stepped solemnly to
the front of the piazza and began deliy-
ering his sermon.
Following is synopsis Of the funeral
sermon: a' sn4 s7
'Well done, thou good and faithful ser.
yant, enter thou into the Joy of the Lord y
Matthew XIV, q,
such, my bIethren, is the eulogy which
@oa er,1 ~, slai pronounce upon human goodness
oil 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; He regards not
tine person of any man; He looks upon the
heart In the intensity of this divine light,
us to- day recall the character of the IL
iustrious man whose death Nation so
tenderly monrns. And what were the ele-
ments of that character? His was the genius
N lSptr hi,,, HS,,
plate all things in their true relations You
are calling him the greatest of soldiers; and
you 90 We'll But do not degrade him to the
level of those famous heroes who fought for
empire and for glory. In his London speech
in 1877, he said: 4
,oaAit Although soldier by education and pro-
ness for war, and have never advocated it
except as g means of peacc.'
such Is the character ofthe 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
u, nypiSa, American? What humility amid
asImiratlon; a what meekness amid pTovoca-
ton; what fidelity amid temptations; what
contentment amid adversely; what sincerity
ninia itll, aeeeptlon; what faith, hope and char
ity amid suffering. His integrity was never
questioned; his honesty was above susni
cion; his private life and public career were
~ once reputable to himself and honorable
TO MS country. Do You remind me that these
are plain, homely, solid virtues2 Yetthey are
the essential elements in public usefulness
Snu st,,,, permanent renown. such a solid,
sturdy character becomes our geography
and institutions and our destiny. AS he was
the typical American, should we be SUR
p1isea na h to ma that his was the typical Ameri-
happy supplement of each other, their char
acters blending in the sweetest harmony,
shc shared his trials and his triumphs. How
tlenuer was that scene, in the early dawn of
Ihat April day, when all thought the long
eNpected END had come, he gave her his
watch and tenderly caressed her hand. 1t
III did not hay have @ You Wait it UPON @
me because knew it woule distress you" s,
But now the end draws nigh, and out from
the swellings of Jordan, he has rushed back
sage to his son: M N ,g3 I 90,
wherever am buried, promise me that
your mother shall be buried by my sileo q
1t was his love for her that lifted his intel,
ect above the ceaseless tortures of malig-
sonal Memoirs and that she should not
was his care. To his son he said: -
M M nope potherwill bear up bravely."
10 quiet her anxiety he wrote: &heo
DO as DO; take it quietly. give myself
not the least concern. II knew the end was
% s BE- etc q would try just as hard to
. would she keep holy vigils through the
ivelong night? he wrote her.
GO to sleep and feel happy that is whatI
l.
happy when out OF pain. Consider how
happy you, ought to be. Good night"
And such was the tenderness of his love
and solicitude for her and hers, he sur
prised her by letter found after his death,
tie had written it secretly, and carried the
sacred missiye day after uays knowing that
she would find it at last
LOOK after our dear children and direct
hem in the paths of recttude. 1t would dis
ress me far more to think that one of them
'ould depart from an honorable, upright
~, l. q
'hey were prostrated on a bed of sickness
rom which they were never to arise alive
ihey nave never given us any cause for
alarm on their account, and earnestly pray
,hey never will. With these few injunctions
and the knowledge i have of your love and
affection, and of the dutifui affection of all
our children, i bid youa final farewell, until
Ne meet in another and, l trust, a better
world. You will find this on my person after
ny demise. Juiys9, 1852 n = -,tsst81 ~ y
Doing nothing for show, yet he made pub-
ic recognition of God BY his faithful and
conscientious attendance upon Divine wor-
ship. He was nota bigot hWhile he de-
handed religion as the safeguard of a free
lom of faith and worship. He claimed that
public education should be nonssectarIan.3
out not non religious. His Des Moines pub.
Roman Catholic Church, but against ignor-a
ince and superstition. The order Issued
Turing the war, excluding certain Jewish
raiders from a given military district did
not originate with him, but came from high
,r authority, and was not against the re-
igion of the Jews. N @satlssf ~ AtFtA
His was the beattude, blessed is he that
.onsidereth the poor.' Strangers might re-
gard him Indifferent to the needy; yet the
Door will rise up and call him blessed,
dany were the pensioners Of his kindly
county. In private, unseen life, he bore
many of the fruits of the spirit. He loved
lis enemies not as he loved his friends, but
le loved them as enemies by doing them
hese delus1ve April days when hope revived