Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-08-05
GEN. GRANTS FUNERAL.
REV Ok ss~MAsfs DISCOURSE
imm~nse Crowds al Saratoga ard
AIoaas The Ceremonies Proceed
Without a Single Hitch.


aIoantsin. The @eagher sas thick and
fogzy AID the na.sty sIsIssphere danpensd
everything with Shgen e came Ia contact
The half h0ur gan boosDed regularly from
the appointed time, 4 ciOck, and the mourn
fnl acho 81 ii regerDefatcd amoaz the hills
announced ~ ths people that the time @as
fast approaching for the removal u the re-
mains u tho dead general
The soidier- received orders at day break
- prepare foF their dspartars, and Ia lees
than half sn hour The white canvas tents
shich Rad become - familiar % the eye had
disappeared. Sooa the blast Of the tFumpe-
ters brozs forth ga the morning AR, and
hardly had thsir echoes died away When
inc soldiers we're draxn up in fnu uniform
caaaon mingled With lhe shouting of orders
the marching - and fro Of the soldiery. and
the various pepartiOns for the days event
made the scene one Of STIRRING and war ike
appearance
The family we're astIr early al the cottage,
while Ihe guests as the hotels made their way
IN squads toward the house, Ia hopes OF get
tnx glimpse at the closing scenes. The
funeral car 50. iu early readiness and the
engine attached waited AZ the station with
steam up, ready - draw 10 With the precious
burdeu t Na- 30 carry down the little moan
tain road % Saratoga
The family last uIght tOOk their last fare
veil u the dead. aud 10 day the remains
become the Nauon'. charge. THIS morning
the family bfsakftstsd at the hotel and aean-
doned the cottage for the time being 10 the
visitors Nishing 70 view the remains OF the
departed member. Shortly after o'clock
the doors leading 20 the parlOr- Of the cot
tage. where the remains lay, we're thrown
open, and from that hour up to 10 O'Clock.
The time appointed for the commencement of
The services. steady thrOug Of people passed
By the oslskot and took lat look at the face
hf him whom they loved 80 we'll The visit
0rs were made ap for the most part Of the
people from the surrounding cOgutry. who
had driven miles "a pay tribute a. the heroic
dead. shortly before 10 o'clock Gen Han
cock and -tah aud A number OF the more
prominent visitors arrived. Among them
Gen. sherman, Senators Evart- aud Miller
Mr j. " Drexel and MS daughter. the latter
dr,-sed 10 deep mourning. The funeral
services st the cottage we're begun az exactly
10 O'Clock. Al which hour fully zoo people
were scattered around among the trees of
The grove ma front Of the house and packed
closely la front OF the piazza OF the cottage.
The services opened with the reading of the
ninetieth psalm This was followed by
Harris. aud the singing Of the hymn MJ
faith looks up "a thee, BY The entire assem-
blage At the conclusion Of the singing OF
ths hymn Dr.. Newman stepped sOlemnly 20
IN. front OF the piazza aud began delivering
his sermon. The family during its delivery
remained sitting around the c8sket, which
NAMED n the DsrlOr.
The following Il a synopsis of Rev. DR..
Newman sermon.
"Neu done thou good and faithful servant,
enter thou into she Joy Of thy Lord
Matthew XIV, II.
such. my brethren, j. the eulOgy that tfod
shall pronounce upon human goodness and
fdrlty wherever found among the sons of
men. The accidental distinctions between
prince and peasant. millionaire and pRuper,
commanding general and private soldier, are
bat AZ the dust IN the balance Ia Hi- e=tIma-
ton Of personal worth t.e regards not the
person Of any man tie looks upon the
heart In the intensity Of this divine light
lee "A to-day recall the chararter Of the illus
trious man whose death a nation so tenderly
mourns and what were the elements of that
character Hi- was the genius Of common
sense. enohiiug him to tocoutemplate All things
in their true relations. l0u are calling hlm
the greatest of soldiers. and you Do we'll
Bar 6o not degrade him 70 the level Of those
famous heroes who fought for empire and
for xlory Ia his London speech In iS17 he
said Although a soldier by education and
profession I have never felt any sort Of
fnndnes= FOR var. and have never advocated
it except a means Of peace.
-uch - The character % the true couqueror.
only such live In the grateful recollecti0ns
of mankind and where IA All the annals OF
our National hfe shall W find another. save
the ssrs ~ Mount vernon. who Wa sO truly
a typical American What humility amid
admiration. what meeknsss amid provoca-
tion. what fidelity amid temptations what
conteutmant amid adversely. what sincerity
arnid deception. what faith. hope and char
itv' smId suffering Hrs integrity wss new
er questioned. Hi= honesty wa= sbovs sus-
ptrion. Hlz privsfe life and public career
we're af once reFutshle 70 him and honorable
to hts country. De you remind ma that
Theses are plain. homely. solid virtues Yet
they ara the essential elements IN public
usefulness and permanent reDOwu. Snch a
solid sturdy character becomes orr Eeog-
ragby and institutions and our destiny. A.
ha xas ihe typical American. should We BE-
surprised % find that his vRs the typical
American home, husband and wife were the
hapuv supplement- 0f escn other. their char
srtars blending in sweetest harmony. She
shared his trials aud hie triamphs. How
tender Wa that scene ~ the early dawn Of
thar April day wnen All thonght the long
srnecfed end had ruue. He gave her hlz
~stch and tsnderly csre-sed her hand
II xss AT ihe great soldier had - give ~
tha wife ~ his youth. and the dying hero
whispered did not have you wait
upon me- tecau-e knew it Eould distress
you. but nov the end draws nigh And
ont frsm TIRE "swellin<s ~ Jordan" IA
r,lsbed back 81 the shore ~ life - write this
fasioler uissstge to his am. " herever | AN
huris.d promise ris that vour mother snail BE-
huried bv ms side II Wa hi- iove FOR aer
that lifted hta intellect shove the cesseiess
fsrtures - malignant disease that he
uairht wit hfs personal memoirs, That
sha shouid not Fant when be vsz gone. And
hcv fensier waz hi- csrp. To his aon be
said "I soue mother vii bear No hrsvelv
To 1uiet her anxiety he wrote Do ~ I Do.
take t quietly 7 rive nY=eif noe he lesst
r~sncern. TO 7 knew the end vas to BE to-
rnor-ov { wouid Try .1st a. hard 80 get resf
in tae riesufiuaa Nou.d sbs kaer holg
vixf,s through the 1veionx aizhf. he wrote
her. tffo o. sleep and feel hsppy. thsf "a
what { want so 3o and am y0inE - try FIR.
Z arr happv Vhen ont ~ Cain. Consider
hcw hspue reu 1uuhf tn he. ffood nj zht-
And suca Vs. IRE tenderness ~ rfs i1va and
.s.ist tude f1r her and hers. IL surprise,i
her ~ 4 'etter found after hi- tesfh. He
had Trftfe1 e s,-.retlF aui earried rhe sacrsi
r,t-sise Say e5ter dsv. snoxiHz thaf she
uonId Ard e az asf
u .n,k sffer 'nr dear children and ii~ecf
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