The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13
OEREMONIEs AT AMERToUs

CEREMONIES At AMERICU.
At the tolliDg OF the bells Saturday {
members Of our G. A. r. post to,
u up the line Of march tor the Ii. z. churl
D with flags flying at half mast. The ms
e tial band headed the procession and wi
u muf3ed drums playing Bonaparte
march. On arrival at the church
: opening song was rendered by the choi
. Rev. o. Linebach then read Psalm &c
l. and prayer was offered by Broth
Beecher. The house was artistIcall
draped In mourning and pictures
Lincoln, Washington and Grant Wel
hung up near the pulpit. Rev. d.
Baldwin delivered beautiful eulOgy !
, honor Of the dead chieltsin In substanc
, as follows, as reported by "Burlow:"
We gather this afternoon TO mingl
! our tears with the tears of this nation
Fifty millions OF people bow low befoI
the Providence that has called this u,
ton TO mourn. Other countries an
people mingle their sympathy with on
sorrow and join In the common wall {
! sadness going up from the east, the Yves
the north, and the south. Our chieftsl
has fallen. Not as Moses, who iron
Pisgah's top was permitted to view III
promised land and not permitted {
enter, but as Joshua, who led the chi
dren OF Israel through successive battle
70 permanent victory and abiding place
90 Was our general permitted 70 lsaS
our armies In successful battle, anu settl,
forever. by the arbilrament of arms, the
great question of one united people, liv
Ing under the same government, obey
ing the same laws, and projected by tn,
same flag. Yea, more; he lived To SEA
not the south driven out, their land!
and Embellishments condscated aud ap
propriated by those successful in arms
but contraryWise, schools Of learning es.
tablished To increase the intelligence Of
all the people of the states lately in re-
bellion, spirit of life and enterprise
enthused IN and springing up through
out that entire portion of our common.
wealth hitherto entirely unknown, a
| peace, -est-a confidence Of fraternity
scarcely to have been hoped for In so
short 4 space OF time.
But mutation Is written one very page
OF history and tue seeds of death sown
IN every mortal body, aud our general,
| ex-presIdent, chiettain, citizen, hero, is
no exception To the common law, and as
II was written of Joshua 1919 years ago,
"And 1t came To pass after these things
that Joshua, the son oI Nd0, the servant
OF the Lord, died." so il is written on the
page OF our history land il came To pass
| after these things that General u. 5.
Grant, the unconqueTable soldier, the
undaunted statesman, the ,unassuming
citizen, the LOVING husband, the alice
tionate father, the true believer IN the
Christian religion, died.
Never WAS msu SD kindly greeted aud
never SD hospitality treated ami so won
derfully liOnlZ-d as was cX-PresidenL
Grant ON his famous tour of the world,
each separate government Vylng with
the other To do hun the greatest honor
Never was man more modest-I repeat
it-never was man more modest than
was Grant amid this cyclone of encomI-
ums and honor. Other heads less steady
would have been turned or made gIddy.
Other hearts less true would have be-
come vain, but he, noble, generous man
that he was, remained the same modest,
unob;Tusive, silent U. S. Grant. Hail
moral hero! mighty chieftaini Nations
shall sit at thy feet learning the wisdom
OF true manhood and greatness.
Thus ends one of the most eventfu1
lives of this or any other naIIon. Dead
Who SAID Gen. u. s. Grant WAS dead?
ls Washington dead? Is Hampton
dead? Is Lincoln dead? Is Garfield
dead2 Is any man that was really fit to
live deads MOI No! Grant is not
dead Disenthroned of flesh and risen
in the unObstructed sphere where pas
siOa and war never come, he begins his
illimitable work-his life is now con.
nected with the infinite and will be
fruitful as no earthly life can be- Pass
on thou mighty conquerOr. Pass on.
The realms OF infinity are before you.
No enemy can obstruct thy march.
Draw near the company OF the glorfied.
Ensuathe thy soul IN the inefsble glory
OF thy Redeemer and with golden harp
strike higher note of praise with the
redeemed around the throne above, your
sorTOws Oh my people are his peace.
Your bells. and bands, and muffled
drums, sound trIumphs in his ear. Wall
ing and weeping here, God will make
echo joy there. weeping may endure
for a night but Joy cometh In the morn
ing" Friendly hands and strong arms
this day bear his mortal remsins in
earthly casket to the long resting place
and mourners go about the street. We
have no Westminster abbey in which To
bury kings, but we have great national
heart in which We eushrine those who
have suffered for our land. Into that
great shrine of the national heart we car
rY our beloved general, eX President,
and citizen and lay him down beside
Washington, Lincoln, Garfield and 9TH
or mighty men who loved God, and
toiled for the advancement of the race.
Then we will sound forth partly in re-
QUEEN and partly in grand march OF
triumph: "a priuce aud great man has
fallen to-day.
Brothers: the roll call is steadily going
on In both worlds; fewer names remain
ing on the earthly roll-fewer voices
responding; as the call is made here
day after day. But they increase CORES
pondinglv on the muster roll above.
The tattoo scarce ceases to Tesound in
their ears here: when the reVeilIe
breaks upon them from the other shore.
One by one your comrades are passing
over, soon all who stood shoulder to
shoulder in their country's service will
have been gathered to the grand review,
and as the CREST Inspector shall pass
along the lines, il is my prayer and my
hearts desire that all may be in proper
uniform in line, and ready TO hear tha
joyful words, well done, pass o., pass W.
Let me say in conclusion il is seldom
gwen 10 nation the privilege of pro-
ducing IN single century, three such
mighty men as Washington, Lincoln,
and Grant. They stand out as stars of
the first magnitude and would so stand
in any nations galaxy. Let US strive to
emulate their virtues. shun their vices
and condOne their weakness, remember
Ing tits human to err but divine to for
give. l would that all the young men
aad boys especially those of this
nation would profit by the noble
example of our nations favor
lite. But shuD, oh, shun the
habit that cost him hife. cannot close
this memorism with words more fitting
than those of the poet written tor anoth-
er occasion.
"a nRtioE's tears in sorrow fall,
peoples heart is thTobbing,
And through the gloom that covers al
There comes q sound OF SObbing.
A million trembling lips are dumb
While youth and age are bending
Before the dark and dreadful gloom,
Now ere our land descending.
A loving father, husband and friend,
A soldier tried in battle,
Whose voice in songs and peace did blend,
AS once midst mlskets rattle
Nomarble pillar need we raise
To show how much We loved him.
Our hearts shall ever sing his praise.
His noble deeds have proved him
y ruler chosen for his worth,
To NIL an honnTcd station,
He rose from poor and humble birth,
To guide q mighty nation.
A fierce disease has aid him low,
He needs no fame Z o borrow.
Our country staggers meath the blow,
The land il full Of sorrow.
A nation mOurns. a hero dead.
Forget him we can never.
No pen need write his epitaph,
His name will live forever"
The worlds Marvellous Enterprise.
NEW York, August IL The World
this morning says: "Itls with unfeigned
pride and genuine pleasure that the
World to-day announces TO its readers