The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-31
/: JOHN A. LOGAN,
; UNITED STATES SENATOR,
| Born February ., 1875,
: Died December 70. 1855,

Floral pillars, with funeral legends,
crosses and anchors, and other appropriate
emblems, were placed near the Casket and
about the room.
At II O'Clock the undertaken and his as
sistanls withdrew, the immediate family
were summoned, and fora briei time were
left alone with their dead, Then the lids
were fastened In place, the ample folds OF
q garrison flag were arranged about the
Caaket and tied In fplAce with ribbons Of
white, while flowers and palm branches
were placed upon It's top. These last Of.
ICes Of love and respect were performed
by the loving hands Of the only son. All
being in readiness for the more formal,
bat still private leave.taking, the doors
were opened, and the widow, supported
by her son and followed by the daughter
and her husband, the grandson, and other
relatives and nearer friends Of the deceaa'
ed, 10 the number OF fifteen or twenty,
entered. Mrs. Logan knelt sobbing at the
head OF the Casket, and when the others
had entered and the door had been clos.
ed, the voice Of the pastor was raised in
prayer:
DIR, NEwMAN's PRAYER.
"0ur Father, We gather bore 10 take the
last farewell Of the form we love, and ere
that form is borne hence from the home
he loved, we desire TO praise Thee for the
purity, for the Joy, for the peace Of this
once happy home. We praise Thee for
bis undivided and constant love to this
precious woman, tho Joy Of his youth and
the pride OF his manhood, and We praise
Thee for that tender and constant fatherly
love for this son In whom he took guCh
pride and for his daughter whom he 80
iondly cherished.
"We bless Thee, therefore, for this sweet
home which ismore TO these dear ones than
all public applause, than all the eclat oi
the outside world. And now we have no.
where else TO go but into Thee in this day
OF trouble; Thou art Sovereign Of all
Thou gayest ard Thou hast taken away
and, blessed be Thy holy name, we are as'
sured that Thou hast taken him TO Thyself,
and that when the years shall have pass.
cd by there shall be reunion around the
throne in Heaven. We thank Thee ior
his glorious hope Of immortality
we thank Thee that he received
bhCfhui6utb VI bI0 ueath anu Ghu
resurrection OF Jesus 10 whom
be tfustod; and We praise Thee that hiQ
last end was peaceful. And now, while
we bless Thee for all bis private virtues
and all his public and heroic deeds, yet
we pray Thee, as we gather In tue sorrow
ful domestic circle, to pour the infinite
consultations OF Thy grace upon these, hia
precious ones, aud grant that from out
Of this dark cloud they may yot see The
fathers smiling face, and may yet realize
that these sorTows are, after all, designed
for the unfolding Of higher form OF char
acter and for the development OF grandsr
virtues. Now We ask Thy blessing again
upon these precious ones, that their future
may be In Thy gracious care that all theiI
unfolding years may be ordered by Thee
that when this brief life 10 done, II may
be we'll done, aud that at last they may be
gathered on the banks Of the shining river
where sorrow shall DO no more and where
10y shall be eernAl. Answer us, We
h1mbly beseeCh Thee and Thy name shall
hive the praise, world without end
Amen"