, 1885-08-05
the SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

Rev. DIR. Newman, the old friend
of General Grant and his family,
spoke very feeliugly at the funeral
services yesterday, in an address
which consumed one hour and a half in
its delivery. He took as his text the 2lst
verse of the 25th chapter of Matthew:
Wei done, thou good and faithful ser
want, enter thou into thejoy of thy Lord.
Such. my brethren said the speaker,
is the eulogy that God shall pronounce
upon human goodness and fidelity wher.
ever found amongthe sons of men. He
said some comradc in arms would speak
Of the splendor of the martial genius of
the dead, statesmen would review the
majesty Of his civil administration his
torians would place him on the pedestal
Of his renown. But let me, said the
speaker, las a misister of religion, dwell
upon that great character which will ever
be his crown of glory and imperishable
heritage Of the country he loved so well.
The minister dwelt unon the honors which
had been bestowed upon him, and the
homage which was cone his memory, and
declared that the secret OF his power in
the thought ofthe world and love OF imam
kind was his l~oftiness Of character,
grandeur of intellect, and the fact that he
was none other than himself. lie was one
of the few men in history who exceeded
expectation, and by doing what all others
had failed to do. He had no hatred in
his heart. His holy evangel to 10 ton
was, Let us have peace In Il ing
chamber he grasped the hand OF him
whose sword was the first he had won;
and Illustrative Of this broad spirit, sorrow
was national to-day in its broadcast sense.
Duty to his conscience, his country and
his God was his standard of successful
manhood. He was the humblest ofmen and
lover ofthemost lowly. His love Of wife,
children and home was supreme. Speak
ing Of the deep and tender affection he
bore to his wife, the speaker said: And
such was the tenderness Of his love and
solicitude for her and hers, he surprised
them by q letter found after his death.
He had written it secretly and carried the
sacred missive day after day, during four
teen days, knowing -he would find it at
last He quoted from the letter as fol
lows: Look after our dear children and
direct them in paths Of reclltude. 1t would
distress me far more to think that one Of
them would depart from an honorable,
upright, aud virtuous life than it would to
know they were PROSTATE on a bed Of
sickness from which they were never to
arise alive. They have never given us
any cause for alarm on their account, and
| earnestly pray they never will. With
these few iniunctions, and the knowledge
/ have of your love aud affection, and of
the dutiful affection of our children, | bid
you a final farewell until we meet in
another, and | trust, in a better world.
You will find this on my person after my
demise. This was dated Mount Me
Gregor, July 9, 1855
Dr. Newman said the principles Of
Christianity were deeply engraited upon
the spirit of Gen. Grant. On the 18th Of
April last he had said. Il believe in the
holy scriptures and who so lives by them
will be benefited Men may differ as TO
their Interpretation, but the scriptures are
mans best guide He held broad re-
ligious views, and believed in the kinship
OF all mankind. The closing portion OF the
address was devoted to a description of
the generals life. his calm fortitude, un-
wayering natience aud clear brain. know
ing hat the end was near, and pray.
ing for its coming,