The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-12

81 8 nearly every member Of which was n
distinguished person. The order Of
service was as follow ."N
l.-Schuberts Funeral March.
s2.-Fnneral procession, np The nave Of
the cathedral to the choir.
- 3.-Opening burial services.
4.-Ninety-sixth Psalm.
=. 5.-The days lesson.
q 6.-Fuheral s'rmon by Canon Farrar.
7.-sphorc's anthem, blessed are the
~ faa gDepaTted.,s saa8ss
q 8 A-HandePsSanthem s'His Body lis
sBuried in Pence" SA85&
s&&dHH9 -Two concluding prayers.
Sass 6 l0,r--BBurial serEice.s 81
1.-THE blessing. 'EaF -
s12.-N Dead march In Saul
The funeral address delivered by Cam
' ttonS Farrar WIS most impressive and was
listened to in a most breuthless ,sileuce.
Histtxt was taken from the Acts, chap
j leu ters13, verse Sc, and he said Eight
a years have-not PASSED since the late
Dean Stanley, whom Americans loved
and honorcd, was walking around this
9.y@E Abbey with General Grant cxplainingits
~ me .nories. Neither of them had nearly
" attained the allotted span Of human life.
Both might have hoped that many years
s$@c would eiapse before descending to the
grave full of years and honors. This is
81 only, the fourth Summer since Dean
Stanley fell asleep. To-day we assemble
9 at the obsequies of the great soldier
]. s6whoscasunesset while it was yet day, and
NJ rphNcn f,nnro1 - ,~:. A~- e
aatoEthousands are assembled atthis moment
-" Ito mourn with the weeping family and
- ~ frienns. Idcsire to speak simply and
directly, with generous appreciation but
t:@i noidle fiattery of HIM whose death has
: 'E.. made o nation mourn. His private life.
his faults or fai!ings Of character, what
ever they have been, belongs in no
'S'"' sense to: theN world. They are before the
e Judgment, of Gods merciful forgive
s'ftt ness We will& touch only upon his
qualifications and services. Upon a
bluff overlooking the Hudson his mon
j. nment will stand, recalling to futue gem
- legations the &dark page in the %nutions
history which he did SO much to closc.:'
After eloquently tracing General
. Grants sboyhpod and marhood, the
speaker said SsE
iHt!sIf the2menl who knew him in Galenn
y obscure, silent unprosperous, unambi-
- ,tious, had said-if any one had predict
ed--that he would become twice Presi-
dent and one Of the foremost men OF
jas day, the prophecy would have seem
ed extravagantly ridiculous. But such ca.
sssssraissths glory dfsthe American son
tinent; they show that the people have
sovereign insight into intrinsic fofce.
" ITO, Rome it is told with pride chat her
y - dictators came from the plough tail.
American. may record the answer
. es, of 4 President, who when asked what
,anwould besbe. his coat Of arms answered
cav proudly, mindful of his early struggles
A pair OF shirtslceves. rghc answer
showed 6 noble sense Of tbs dignity Of
labor-a. noble superiority to the vani-
sagesssasstea Of fendalism-sY strong conviction
8S@thatu men stoaid' be- bonored simply as
men, not according to the accident of
Is birth. America has had two such hon
ored Presidents, both sons of the people.
One q homcly man, who was q farm lad
sqs~ 'atesthss age Gof u aplls splitter at 10. n
MISSISSIPPI boatman ax 30, and who in
man hood proved one of the strongest,
a a asSmm most hopsst64 and God,Iearinx Of MODERN
: rulers. n other gFTsSRi: from 8 IL n school.
sesasas1 SbHds ID bean Humble teacher in
tTiram Institute. With these Presi.
aasits Atperies need not blush to name
the leather seller of Galcna. Every
ssssys uiaaasn derives a pSte,nit Of Nobility di.
rect from God. Was not the Lord 70,
p. saas = hhiirty years 3. carpenter; in Nazareth ?
Lincoln's and Garfield's and GRAMS ear
y childhood and attention.. TO humble
duties fitted them to BECOME kinss Of
,a$,i,4 men. The year 1861 say an. outbreak OF
Iatheemost terrible Of modern wars. p Th,
! hour. came. and the man was needed
asssntgWithin four years Grant commanded un
@tsta army svaster than ever. before been
sFaees handled by man: It was not luck, bm
ss the result Of ipfexible faithfulncss.. IN
- domitable resolution. sleeplcss energy,
iron purpose, persistent tcnacity. He
s"se by upward gravitation of natural
fitness. The very soldiers became i'm.
sssgrsggAted with Ills l spirtts General
Gfant has Beon grossly ana u~njustl,
called a butcher. He loved peace and
Y hated btoodshed I, BUTT was hts du,y,al
.sssasa All Costs TO, save his. country. 1fp
" sas struggle. was not for victory, but for ex.
%istence notfor glory, but for life'6,
= death In his silence, determination and
{ ciehrnessf Of insight Grant resemblcd
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