The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13
at the Park.

Os cAO OOApoAys
10. Citizens.
at the Park.
The head of the procession reached
The park. at forty minutes pIst -four,
The last of the long line just then turned
Merchants street upon Fourth. After
The coriege of honor had reached the
shaded grounds and the people, upon the
platform, and amid the trees and about
and within the park, had arranged them
selves with all due comfort, the Knights
Of Pythias band opened the exercises
with the appropriate PIyal hymn which
was beautifully rendered in accord with
the impressive nature of the program to
follow.
Rev. Mackay with bowed head in
the presence of the hushed multitude
then uttered q fervent and devout sup
plIcation to the divine Father.
AT tine conclusion of the prayer the
choir of the occasion, consisting of Mrs.
Julia Sommers, Madge Overstreet, Mrs.
Charles Harris, j. w. Murphy, Prof.
Kelly, Prot. jones and Chas. Fletcher,
with Miss Anna Goddard at the organ,
sang with beautiful effect that grand |
hymn, which was also so fttIngly rem
dered in the woods about the Grant cot
tage on BIT. McGregor on last Tuesday
morning, and which has been sung at
hundreds of places throughout this
broad mourning country this afternoon,
"My Faith Looks Up TO Thee" of which
the following are the words:
My faith looks mp to Thee.
Thou Lamb Of Calvaryi
Savior deVine;
Now hear me while pray;
Take all my guilt away;
| o, let me from this day,
Be wholly Thine.
May Thy rich grace impart
Strength TO my 1ainting heart.
As Thou hast died for me.
. may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be-
A living fire.
While life's dark maze 1 tread, =
And grieVes around me spread,
Be Thou my guide:
Bid darkness turn the day;
Wipe sorrows tears away,
Nor let me ever stay
From Thee aside
When ends LIES transient dream;
when deaths cold, sullen stream
Shall Ger me roll;
Blest savior, then In loVes
Fear ana distress remove;
o bear me safe above
A ranSOm'd soul.
Il AS the echoes OF the solemn music
died away, Rev. W. c. Snodgrass, pastor
of the NJ. E. church, stepped forward to
pronounce
THE FUNERAL GRAFTON
upon the great man whose death has
caused the nations Of the earth 70 noun.
, The tenor of the speakers words was,
IN brief, az follows:
have been requested upon this coca
: sion to deliver 3 funeral Grafton
upon the great man, the great SOL
der, the great statesman, Gen. Ulysses
9 8. Grant, whose last SD rites we, viii
n the people Of this entire nation, Ar
gathered to pronounce and commemor
ate. To-day this one theme is in TIL
q thoughts and minds of the whole people
Y The greatest men of the country Ar
% now turning their attention TO th
one great man whom We mourn. Tn
great speakers have spoken in eloquen
!, language upon the eloquent theme tn
70 death Of the hero has given them. Tn
n great dIvines have made this the subieC
of their sermons and are doing SO today
~ The nations living statesmen are speak
Il ing, IS occasion has invited them, upo
Ie this topic which finds nifty miIIio
m hearers listening spell bound 70 the r
=, citAl Of the deeds and glOries Of the
- country's greatest statesman. The pre-
In OF the country has prepared its best e.
s. icomiums, its grandess praises Of the des
On chIeftAln. and today and tomorrow
filed with the one topic Of thia hear.
our own midst We have come together
deliver our word Of praise, 70 say o.
words of Sadness 60 point out some
70. the lessons We soe IN the life ana care
Of the great man TO day 70 be laid aWt
in the tomb &c Riverside. He
" to-day the eminent gentleman vi
Ve. sits in the highest halls
In congress Will speak 70 YOu Of ~GrsE
the President end Statesman" and vi
W whom a. president and ssaeeamea
nd Grant 20 be measuredG Here to-day .
its scholarly man who II Ct the head Of O
OF our principal state educational ms
tufions, Is 90 talk 20 you OF -SsTans, 6
~ Man Of the People. and with whom
lGrant % be measured IS man Of {