New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-05
r,ur SERMON AT Mt. McGREGOR
I'D NEwMAN's ESTIMATE OF GEN. GRANT,

.ryrICAL AMERICAN Ills sIMPLICITY-HIs EARN.
EsTNEss-uIs STERN MORALITY.
pelioious services were held at Mt. McGregor
yesterday before the body Of General Grant was
toteu to the car In which it carried TO Albany
The Rev ID. j. p. Ncwpan delivered the sermon,
.okine as his thcme the character of Grant as a
0on in distinction from his reputation as mill.
tary and civil leader.
wo done thou good and faithful servant, enter thou
.,,o The ioy OF thy Lord. "-Matthew XIV. 81.
Such. my brethren, is the eulogy that God
.hsl pronounce upon human goodness and fidelity
bereyer found among the Of men. The accidental
distinctions between prince and peasant millionaire and
paupcr commanding general and private soldier are but
as the dust balance In His estimation or personal
xorth lie regards nottae person OF any man; He looks
upon the heart II renowned philosopher searched an
ancient city God Is ever In search for char
octer which in His sight outweghs the ransory dis
+inctons of earth and time, and out OF which are the
Issues life. Tell me- not what man possessesn inc
heauty OF the glory OF Solomon, the wealth OF
Dives the ooquence of Apoos. the learning OF Pau,
but rather tell me what lie Is in his modes OF Thought IN
temper OF his mind i'll tho tenor OF his ife out OF when
come the otay of his existence and the fnalty or MS
destiny. This is the man as ne Is ana by IL iot MN %
Judged In the intensity Of this divine light es us 10
DAY recall the character OF tho ilustrious man whose
death Nation so tenderly mourns
Some comrade in shall speak or tho spehIor OF
majesty OF his civil Administration; historian shall
place him the pedestal oil his renown; but let me- as
Which viii ever be- OF glory and the imperisha-
bic heritage Of the country ne Loved 50 well tho glory o,
victory. the chair OF state; you have seen MN tue
ssc Ss,t hands by renowned warriors and omnon
sfaesmcn. foremost scholars and adofiny peoples;
yn sis ssSn bis sno Other than by
which made him conspicuous ana ny thal iaihc when
so"w Of misfortune 81 CHI a. has often the hest
and wses ancers in the world; You have seen MIN IN
month"; enduring tine Understandable of nals
nan disease and that without m,rmur; and to-day you
of the just And could You rend the veil that obcures
our al vision you wond see INN IN MS neer form
unchanged in his Individuality the same calm earnest
sincere soul purified and exalted and intent on the
Shall we pause to Inquire the meaning of these
embems OF National SORROW and universal grlel;-thc
fag at half mast, the minute gun the nuied drum tIe
tpng bell the solemn march, tho reign or silence IN
sc9oG1s OF ne sspeSson Of business public and
private buildings draped in black. streets thronged win
saddest music Shall inquire why sweet childhood
forgotten It's Innocent joys why wcnaiheou cu
ali no,rn as for a father husband. brother, friend
Shall we inquire why the land is hlled with ameniaon
OF the North and where the Atlantic means along
It's ancient where the Pacific sobs on It's golden
shore: why poets lament, orators deplore, eJhors
depreca,e ministers turn TO the Unseen Tor
ton w9y sd Scu ana ehs
Who Is dead 7 Oh. .e scbbng winds OF Mt Mcuresor
Mountain nSs snl finss that shaded his form And keep
silent. O We summer skies Of love and beauty that
smiled u; on him.
The SECRET or POWER.
Do you tell friends, that greae man If dead
greatest among warriors foremost among statesmen
uobest among patients DO you tell me that nc LED our
armies to victory That he administered our Govern
ment in wisdom That he best illustrated the essential
principles of National life you tell me that he
was the truest of husbands the kindest Of fathers the
frmest of friends tho purcst of phianthropsts. the
humblest of Christians TrIe thrice happily ruel Are
these the reasons why will not be comorted because
those calm eyes cannot respond lovingly to our gaze;
and those pure lips cannot greet US as OF ana
cannot hear Nations cry 10 arihs' ~ a'ius'
for the foe is near -, -
tn Bai sSnsh the the ana Of
Others have Insured Tor themselves impcrishable
statesmanshp for tho display their marvellous intel
ects where all the annals OF earth and ne shall
sad and ali that he with such purity and loness of
character His ipdvidnaltiy was most i IN is This
the glory of his achievements. He other than
v as 1Sss T sha esens a
unique, symmetrical and now immortal God bad
yas he was hidden in comparative obsouty giving
Indications of his wondroIs capacity ou Ia th0se Iqu
lifted the veil Of obscrity, called upon bin 70 save
Nation and give new direction to the civilization OF the
and accurate his magiDatlon how vast aud tenacious his
nstmrs ossn He could descend % he smallest
details and to the highest generalzalions His Won
and il was a toy in the hand of child spread the
mighty armies Of republic could repose In It's snsle
Others could Island Under his vast and com
prcLensive plans continent shook with the tramp OF
reservoir there came fertility Of displayed in
hundred battles In the greatest ene gehcics ana ia
without confusion and each the part OF one supendous
whole .a..,.,,o, so,.o ono,,,ro him %
contemplate ali things Ia their true relations Judging
best means to accomplish the largest ends. From this
his seriousness thongnttainess pshetratoh, al,
cerl'dent. frmness. enthusIasmi triumph; Wherein
others dreamed Of success he fofesaw defeati when
others expected despair he discovered ground OF hope
What contrasts 10 others we're comparisons 10 Mn
He often stood alone In his Judgment and plans; ana u
plumbers committed by others on military aid political
questions the result OF plans which never had bis
tie safest guide this Nation since Rather OF
his Country " assembled to his reward.
before HIN clothed with tue actually OF the present
Read his military orders and they prophecy the history
as though he had assisted Mt their councils of war lie
was one Of these e1ao,ans ~ d. bn s
BY the promptitude Of his action no eit no time Tor It's
Sended With matheDateai accuracy. Nothing escaped
his penetration Such was the perpetual calnness OF nj.
affairs when of battle raging at its height
BY the eersintes Of bis mind and the power Of his faith
His was the mathematical genius OF great iehera,
rather than OF great soldier BY this endowment nc
proved himself equal TO the urexpected and that with
The pre- ,isio of The IL not to the swift nor
pens 10 every man Tho grandest campaigns are often
defeats the most brilliant plans are uncohsnDnated the
most wshed-for opportunities unroalzed, because
baifed hy the unexpected at the very moment OF ek-
pected fnilment. But he appeared greatest In Inc
tresence OF the un oreseen Then came an Inspiration
as rcsstes az the march Of whrlwind as when on the
eecond night the battle OF the Wilderness, when ne
changed the entire front OF the e VI battle and quietly
said In response to messenger II Leo Is In my rear.
em in his"
SUPREME IN \ CRISIS.
fn the history Of great General there come supreme
lon urin
mated and long deferred hopes TO BIO realized Some
mon can work up to point and excite the adr ration