Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-08-14
An Excerpt From DR.. Newmans Address
at the Death of General Grant.

at the Death of General Grant.
DR.. Newman then delivered the SER
mon, the family sittign, in the mean
time, aboct the remains in the parlor.
He spoke very feelingly in his address,
which consumed one hour and half in
It's delivery. He took as his text the
twenty verse of the twenty-fifth
chapterof Matthew: "Well done, thou
good and faithful servant; enter thou
into the JOY Of thy Lord.
''Snch, my brethren, said the speak
er, lis the eulogy that God shall pro-
nounce upon human goodness and fidel-
lty wherever found among the sons of
men"
"Some comrade in arms will speak
| of the splendor of the martial genius Of
the dead, some statesman will review
the majesty of his civil administration,
historians viii place him on the pedes-
tai of his renown, but let me, said the
speaker, sas minister of religion, dwell
upon that great character which will
ever he his crown Of glory and the i'm
perlshable heritage of the country he
| loved SO we'll"
The minister then dwelt upon the
honors which were bestowed upon him,
and the homage which was done his
memory, and declared that "tae secret
of his power over the thoughts Of the
world and the love of mankind was his
| loftipace of che otor oo1 f,,.a,,do,,r of
intellect, and the fact that he was none
other than himself. He was one Of the
| few men in history who exceeded ex-
pectation, by doing what all others had
failed to do. He had no hatred in his
heart. His holy evangel to the nation
was let US have peace. and in his
dying chamber he had grasped the hand
of him whose sword was the first he
had won. As illustrative of this broad
spirit, the sorrow at his death is nation
al to-day in it's broadest sense. Duty
to his conscience, his country and his
God, was his standard of successful
manhood He was the humblest of
men and lover of the most lowly
His love of wife, children and home
was supreme"
Speaking of the deep and tender af-
fection he bore his wife, the speaker
said: "And thai such was the tender
ness of his love and solicitude for her
aud hers appears by letter found af-
ter his death. He had written it
secretly and carried the sacred missive
day after day during fourteen days,
knowing she wo,Id find it at last"
He quoted from the letter as follows:
"Look after our dear children and di-
rect them III paths of rectitude. 1t
would distress me far more to think
that one of them would depart from an
honorable, upright and virtnous life
than it would to know they were pros
trat4d on a bed Of sickness from which
they We're never to arise alive The y
have never given us any cause for alarm
on their account, and | earnestly pray
they never will. With these few in
! functions and the knowledge I have of
your love and affection and of the duti-
full affection of our children, I bid you
a final farewell until we meet in anoth-
er and [ trust a better world. You
will find this on my person after my
| demise
| This was dated Mt. McGregor, July
9, 1885.
| Dr. Newman continuing said: 'SThe
PRINCIPLES of Christianity were deeply
engrafted upon the spirit of General
Grant On the 18th of April last he
said: 4 believe in the holy scriptures,
and who so lives by them will be beni-
fted. Men may differ as to interpreta-
lion, but the scriptures are mans best
guide. He held broad religious views,
and believed in the kinship of all man.
| kind"
The closing portion of the address
was devoted to a description of the last
hours of the Generals life, his calm for
tltude, unwavering patience and clear
brain; knowing that death was near and
praying for its coming.
At the conclusion of the discourse
the hymn, "Nearer my God to Thee, y
was rendered impressively by the con
gregation. The services ended with
the benediction.