The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-02

dear departed and catch inspiration from his ap
| plication and industry. OH that young men
| might heed his early manhood and learn that's
Life is real life is earnest
| And the grave is not its goal"
| "Dust thou art. to dust returnest
| Was not spoken of the soul"
Oil that our men of maturer years busy with the
handling of affairs involved in the living issues of
present. weighted down with the heavy responsibility
of right administration of the many,sided concerns
of tho current time would pause in their headlong
mad career of effort and achievement long enough to
realize that shall not lire by bread alone,
but by the word of God shall man live, and by the
service of God shall he prosper And obs that all
might Learn from his uniformly graceful bearing, his
| polite manners. his courteous Difference to
others views, his thoughtful consideration for
others feelings, even while differing with
them IN opinion or In conduct-earn to
cultivate the amenities and courtes of life under
the guiding Inspiration of politeness and urbanty.
| run no hazard in asserting that such consderate
Difference to others feelings and wishes and such
gard for their rights and privileges is the touchstone
! of al true manliness, the criterion of gen.
uine Christianity. And to this crucial
test no one ever responded more
and peaceful. forciby demonstrating the great
mystery that enshrouds the problem of human life;
and his courtesy did not oustrp his benevolence
| No who appealed to him for sympathy and coun-
| sell and assistance ever turned empty away
Though his right and his left hands were not in each
others confidence still there is record somewhere of
his open handed Eberaty in numberless cases of des
titution and suffering. He experienced in his daily
life tie joy of faith and the patience of hope and the
comfort of love. There were with him ever faith,
hope charity these three but the greatest of these
was charity. And the admirably organized charities
of city have long felt the guiding impulses of his
| skillful hand and been cheered by the sympathetic
| throbbings of his generous heart.
Dare tread upon the verge of halowed ground and
touch upon the conjugal relations of Governor Hen
! bricks and describe how. for forty years ard two
| months TO the very day, he passed along with
| dignifed, and steady, and faithful pace beside
| the noble and devoted woman whom he had chosen
| for better for worse and how, through storm and
sunshine like Isaac and Rebecca they lived faithfully
together in perfect love and peace and kept the
and covenant betwxt them, made in the firm and
graceful bonds of mutual afecton2 We dare not do
it here at this time and in this presence But must
not tarry longer
| Life is short and time is feeting.
| And our hearts, though stout and brave,
| Still like muffied drums, are beating
| Funeral marches to the grave"
| To graves and must be up and doing If we
would receive and apply the lessons our friend has
taught in the incidents of varied and conspicuous
We also ready" They all show with great emphasis
| the vanity of human hopes and wishes
THE boast of heraldry, the pomp of power,
| Await alike the inevitable hour:
! The paths of glory lead but to the grave"
But the path of virtue the path of truth the path
OF duty and honor and integrity, and temperance. all
entity. and successfully, have ushered him to the
bosom of his God in the full fruiton of eternal life
Eminent citizen faithful friend, Christian gentle
man, honest man, FAREWELL
The anthem, Crock of Ages" was then sung,
Mrs. Doney, of Chicago, singing the solo, assist
ed by single quartet.
Bishop Knickerbacker then said the following
prayers from the ritual
| Our Father who art in heaven. hallowed be Thy
name Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done earth
as it is in heaven Give this day daily bread
and forgive our trespasses forgive those who
trespass against And lead not into temptation,
| butd ms from ADoeD
Oh, merciful God and heavenly Father who has.
taught us in Thy holy word that Thou dost not will
ingy afict grieve the children of men, look with
pity, we beseech Thee, upon the of thy
ant Tor whom our prayers are desired. In Thy
wisdom Thou hast seen fit to visit her with
trouble, and to bring distress upon her. Remember
her. Lord In mercy sanctfy Thy fatherly correction
to hers endue her soul with patience under her attic
| ton. and with resignation to Thy blessed will Com
fort her with of thy goodness; lift Thy counte-
| nance upon her, and give her peace, through Jesus
Christ, our Lord Amen.
mercies can not be remembered make us, we beseech
thee deeply sensible of the shorness and uncertainty
of human life and let Thy holy spirit lead through
this vale of misery in holiness and Righteousness all
the days OF our lives, that when shall have served
| Thee In all our generation we may be gathered
ny of good Conscience, in the communion nn a Of
the catholic church; in the confidence of a certain
faith; in the comfort Of reasonable, religious and
| feet charity with the world. All which ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen.
! Thy servant, bereaved of her earthly partner and
friend. Mercifully grant that in the depth of her
| sorrows. the light of Thy countenance may be her
comforG the gifts of Thy grace and the promises of
Thy blessed word her refuge and strength So sancty
to her this Thy fatherly chastsement that her pres
emit loss may conduce to her eternal gain; and that
| meekly submitting to the wisdom of Thy dispense
ton, she may realize the fulness of Thy promise
be the widows God, and forever, through Jesus
Christ our Lord Amen.
The prayers by the Bishop closed, and as the
chant rose, Lord, let me know my end, and the
number of my days; that may be certified how
long I have to live" the occasional began. The
casket was taken from the bier, and Bishop
Knickerbacker, DR.. Jenckes, DR.. Stringfelow
and Dean Fulton passed down the aisle to the
exit followed by the pall-bearers with the re-
mains. Mrs. Hendricks and her brother came
next, after which the relatives and near friends,
ex-President Hayes, the justices of the Supreme
Court, Cabinet officers senator's and representa-
tives and the audience generally.
AS the audience slowly fled out of the church
the organ continued the solemn dirge It was
| then twelve minutes Of o'clock.
Diagram of the Church.
The following is diagram Of the main audi
ence room of ST. Pauls Church as occupied yes
terday 1t does not attempt to give the pews,
but the reader can readily determine the rela-