The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-01

osDEs crrr, JUsE 1, 1856
DECORATION DAY.
The Junction City's Com
mendable Enterprise.
THE TWO DAYS SERVICES.
The Governors Speech Lset Evening
The Rase Ball Game-kaees
and Other Sports.
THE TWO DAYS SERVICES.
SUNDAY, MAY 80.

gentlemen were met at the depot BY y
committee and escorted to the Broom
Hotel.
At IL o'clock the different societies be
gan arriving at the Pavilion. The frs.
in procession were members of the
g. A. r. in uniform. They were fol
lowed by the /. o. o. F. society; next
came the K. of L followed by Masons.
The different societies marched indie
pendenily of each other. A carriage
contained GoyernorsC. w. West, Gen
eral McClernand, Hon. o. w. Powers.
and Captain Ransford Smith. These
gentlemen alighted from the carriage
and were conducted to seats on the
stand.
The morning opened very auspi-
ciously, the we3ther being cloudy with
pleasant breeze blowing.
Services in the Pavilion began by the
choir performing the anthem: The
Song OF Jubilee.
Rev. +. Barnett read the 46ih Psalm.
which was followed by 4 touching
prayer by Rev. J. Mccain.
The Choir sang the Church Rallying
Song..,
Rev. Geo. E. Jayne arose and pre-
faced his sermon, the text of which was
from Exodus, chapter II, verse IA:
This day shall be unto you
a memorial" by saying. 1T will be
understood that this Is a Gospel memoir
ial service. What the passover is TO the
Jews, this day is 10 US. After dwelling
upon the struggle for liberty and the
freeing of the slaves. the speaker said
that the whole human family have
fallen into a deeper slayery-the slavery
OF sin. He drew q graphic picture Of
the war and applied TO the gospel, the
same principle Jesus Christ was
slaughtered for our sins. and we, by
faith may be justified and have our sins
forgiven. We have had war enough !
We want no more war with its sacrifice
of treasure and Of life: We want peace,
and We will yet see the North and the
South q solid unit; we will go TO the
South and help them repair their broken
fortUnes3 we will extend the hand of
brotherhood and raise the afflicted ones.
The North and the Sonth are no longer
divided; they are one. Let all the
graves be decorated. Sleep on, We dead
soldiers, Federal ard Confederate. All
honor 70 the living soldiers. Let not
honor be too long delayed let us honor
then living while yet they live.
The speaker paid beautiful tribute
10 the ladies who took part in the nur-
sing of the sick on the fed Of battle.
This memorial day reminds me OF the
fact that thousands Of the brave
soldiers lay hurried in unknown graves.
They went down and were buried
God only saw their scalding tears: He
only heard their dying prayer. viii
drop my flowers on the grave Of the
soldier.
lie paid respect to the memory OF the
dead and living heroes Of the late war,
and closed with an appeal 10 all 10 come
within the fold of Christ and 10 live
holy in The Lord Jesus, that when the
great war IS over and the sea shall be
called upon to give up its dead; when
that day OF days shall come We may nOt
be on the list of dead or missing
The song, "COYer them over" was
by the choir.
Tie c'Osing selection was the National
hymn. America" in the rendition OF
which the large audience arose and
ioired. TrTE " sa
The Rev. Mccain pronounced the
benedic-iOn. Wrre
At The close OF the services Governor
West and General McClernand were
presented TO a number OF ladies and
after which the distinguished
visitors proceeded 10 their carriages and
were driven 10 their hotel.
MoSDAY, NAY 3lsT.
soon after o'clock. Main Street, be
tween Fourth and Fifth Streets. vas
filed with people anxious TO see thepro-
eession Tor N and to catch a glimpse Of
Governor West and General Nc
CleTnand.
About $50 am. Mayor Peery APP
reared on the lobby of the Broom Hotel,
and was introduced TO General Nc
Ciernand, and little later 10 Governor
West. BIZ Captain Smith. A few mo-
meuts were spent in pleasant converse
lion by the gentlemen, when they LEFT
the hotel and prOce ded TO Carriages
s. LIch were in waiting az the door.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the procession
becan forming on Main Street, the bead
resting on Fifth and following in.fhe or
der Of the column: Ogden City Brass
Band. Knights OF Labor, John A. Dix
Post No. 8. q. A. r. and visiting COM
rd0eSs OEQeu rIe Drl641es OBteu8 As-
semblr K. of l., the Governor and
Mayor in Z carriage drawn by span
II greys. This carriage was followed
By one containing Gen. McCiernand
aud Hon. o. W. Powers. The City
Council in carrisges.
The order to march was given AZ 10
o'clock and the column moved along
Main Street. At the intersection of
Main and Second Streets the procession
turned and marched east 70 Smith
Street; thence north 70 the cemetery.
xhere the ritual services were delivered
ana the graves OF comrades decorated.
After the ritual services we're over the
procession broke ranks and the undec-
1rated graves were covered with flowers
oy loving hands. The scene presented |
Il the cemetery was beautiful one
md many eyes were moistened with |
ears.
The bugie called the procession 10 !
-anks again and it moved out OF the
,rave yard and along Smith Street 20 |
Fourth, thence west, until the head OF |
ne long column rested on Franklin. !
when the procession cisbanded, the
iiferent societies repairing 70 their /
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