Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-08-28
OUR DEAD HERO.
5ynopsls OF DR.. Newman's Ser
mon at Mt McGre0or.
A Review OF the Military, Civil and Donss
te Life Of General GrAnt-rhe Daunt-
Ioss soldier. the Wise Statesman
And the Faithful Friend.

well done. thou good and faithful scrv-
ant. enter thou into the Joy of thy Lord
Matthew XIV, 2l.
So b, my brethren, Is the eulogy that
Col shall pronounce upon human good
ness and hielIty wherever found among
the sons Of men. The accidental dist ncs
tions betweSn prince and peasant mill
lionaire and pauper, comm anding general
and private soldier, are but as the dust
IN the bala nee In II 9 estimation OF per-
sonAl worth; He regards not the person
OF any man; ho looks upon the heart.
II q renowned philosopher searched an
ancient city for a man, God Is ever In
search for q character. which In Hi .
sight outwelghs the transftory distinc-
tions OF life. Tell me not what q man
possesses-the beauty of Absalom, the
glory Of Solomon, the wealth Of Dives,
tho Oloquence OF Ap1olos, the learning
OF Paul, but rather tell me what he
is, in his modes OF thought, In his
emotional being In the trend of
his passions, In the temper Of his
come the totality Of his existence and the
hnnlty Of his destiny. This IL the man as
he Is, and by It let him be jud ged. In the
Intensity OF this divide light let us 60 day
recall the character OF the iliustrious man
whose death a Nation so tsnderly mourns.
Some comrade In arms shall speak OF
the splendor OF his martial genius; some
statesman shall review the majesty OF bis
civil administration; some historian shall
place him on the pedestal OF his renown;
but let me, as the min ister OF rsli yion,
dwell upon that great charact,r II which
will ever be his crown of glory and the
imperishable heritage of the country he
loved so we'll.
You have seen him In the fury o. battle,
In the glory Of victory, In the chair o!
state; you have seenl him the guest OF the
world, honored by crowned hoads and
sceptered hands, by renowned warriors
and eminent statesmen, by foremost
scholars and ad ring peoples; you have
seen him In the quies OF private life, un-
distinguished from his fcllowmen other
than by those virtues which made him
conspicuous, and by that fame which came
from honorable deeds; you have seen
him In the sorrow Of misfortune, such as
has often como 10 the best and wisest
fnanc'ers In the world; you have seen
him I'm the suffering OF the sick room
through ninS weary months, enduring the
indescribablo tortures OF a malignant dis
ease and that without a murmur; and
to-day you see him In the repose Of death
In the undisturbed sleep of the just
Shall we iuqu!re why the land Is filled
wi Il lame1tation from the savannas o
the South TO the snow-cappeI hills of the
NoT.h, and from where the Atlantic
means along IT'S ancient coast to where
hu An h. p ak H..
poets lament, orators deplore, editors dep
recate and ministers turn to the unseen
for consol alton; why kingdoms and en-.
pires AMI republics stand with our great
Nation as chief mourners around thii
Lisri
who i'deldi Oh! ye sobb'ny win Is o.
Mount McGregor that famed his brow
tell IL not Whisper II not, ye mountain
pines that shaled his form. AMI keep "
silent, y! ye summer SIX 90 of love anC
leauty hat smiled upon him.
you tell me, my friends, that grea
man Is dead?-greatest among warriors
foremost among statesmen, noblest anon
patients? Do you tell me that he led oul
armios 10 victoryl That he administered
our Government in wisdomi That he bes
illustrated the essential principles OF ou
National lifef Do you tell me that he wa
the truest of husbands, the kindest o
fathers. the firmestof friends, the pures
| OF rhilanthro pists, the humblest OF Chris
tiausl True, thrlco happily truei Ar
these the reasons why we will no. be com
forted; because those calm eyes can no
respond lovingly to our gaze; and thos
pure lips can not greet US a. OF yoEe, ant
those ears can not hear q nations cry
ITO arms! To armsi1 for the foe Is near
But whence the secret OF the power o
this one life on the thought OF the worl,
aud the love Of mankind?
Others have insured for themselves i'm
Terishable renown for their m artlal pro W.
ess, for their profound statesmanship, 70
the display of their marvellous intellOcts
but whore In all the annals OF earth and
time shall we find another who more thai
he stamped al that he said and all tha
heIdid with such purity and loftiness o
character? His individuality was mos
intense. This was the source OF hi
strength, tho power of his action, tn
glory OF his achievements. He was neve
other than himself He acted with
spontaneity all his own.
His was the genius OF common sense
enabling him to contemplate all things Il
their true lations, jud ying " at l. true
useful, proper, expedient, and to adop
the best moans to accomplish the large 81
ends. From this came his seriousness
tboughtfulness, penetration, discernment
hrmness, enthusiasm, triumph.
In his clear and certain Imagination
the future doomed before him clothed wit
the actuality OF the present Read hi
military orders, and they prophesy tn
history Of the battles hs fought. He fore
saw the enemy's plans as though he ha
assisted at their councils of war. He wa
one Of those extraordinary men, who b
the supremacy Of their Wills force all ob
stacles to do their bidding.
His soul was the home of hope, sus
tained aud cheered by the certainties O
his mind and the power OF his fai b. Hi
was the mathematical genius of a grea
General. rather than OF q great soldier
By this endowment he proved himsel
equal to the unexpected, and that with th
precision OF n seer.
In the history Of q great General ther
come supreme moments, when long-ma
turing plans are to be contaminated an
long deferred hopes are to be reaiisel
Some men can work up to that point an
excite the admiration Of mankind by tn
care and push wherewith they move 10
ward the objective but fail In the crucia
moment The preparations Of this won
der:ul man rarely excited the applause c
che people, because the workings OF hi
masterfui mind werS hidden beneath tn
silence OF his lips; but when she suprem
moment came, there came also an intel
leciual elevation, an uplifting Of th
, whole bcingr transformatiou OF She d
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