New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-31
CHURCH MEMORIAL SERVICES.
SERMONS TO GRAND ARMY POSTS
MANY CLEEGYMFN EFMEMDfR TIE DEAD SOLDIERS
-sENA rnE LOGAN IL EROOkLYN.

scrnon III the Calvary Presbyterian Chnrcn yesIei"S
morning was "Praising tho Dead and he said IN part
eve praise the dead not simply for themselves p"I ioi
what they did We offer at this not alteration due
alone TO God but decoration symbol OF our seh1
ment toward their herolsm They were anu arc eAp"
neDts OF a great principle. Tho truth Is th'V INC "
and the grand only a;tsnedloy the tragic eieenS ~
human life VIZ, sacrifice. without the sheuuhs VI
bood there ia nothing great IN the world nor can 'hoo
he Tho cross OF Christ more than Sacrlhce; IL
was a revelation setting forth the Ia" OF hie' III
diving we live. In losing our LIE we save IT,
While we cannot but depl0re the occasion nthhei lor
the display o. this principle in our National history VIC
can but praise the principle and the deal who so noDy
manifested 1t. Hence our National unty-a thoush'
which the suggestion of strife and buds whoie
Republic say amen Iu Choate. We join ourselves
TO no party that the flag aud keep step 10
the music OF the Union
"Duty grows out OF the present 1t did out OF the
past Its voice u,ters "a warning. Cultivate the sent-
ment OF patriotism. Then revive public sentiment as TO
the enacting aud execution Of good laws Resist unto
blood striving against Sin National sin. Down Win
defiance to the public peace and prosperity. Lay on
heavily the penalties of the law when men OF any caste
or race endamger order and life 10y ncendary rah or
| work Let the who mi.led by the cunning
craftness OF labor manpulaors see to that they DO
not become demorazsd and in pulin, down what they
think TO be the temple OF monopoly they do not gel
mixed amid the ruins. But above all let tue principles
of a wise, overriding Providence permeatc society and
give hope and courage for the future Coo reisns'
Good will prevail lie will carry on to perfection whal
was bought with the blood OF the brave"
| The Rev s. H. Virgin, at the Pilgrim Con-
sregatonal Church. Harlem said in the course oil his
sermon Yesterday at is long hut attractive Journey
from Mount Vernon TO Riverside II has taken ths
neefoOtel cOuhry over one hundred years 10 hahe e
transit Mount Vernon represents the soidery qualities
and statesman virtues of Washington. while Klversidc
declares the same combination in Grant. The patriot
lsu that fro Mount Vernon Is dlplcatc ny
that which Riverside proclams Inc carry years o. ue
republic strike the KEYNOTE for centurys symph ony
and 1t closes in the same key III which II Dessn 800
tween the tOmbs years OF strife, the natural
atten lants of growth and the formation OF the majors
permanent character The iliustr3l names ,na IKE
OF holy pride, make the journey rather "a triumphd
march than funeral procession ana WIN lara
than bestows That IA rcn when possesses
two such spots as Mount Vernon aud Riverside"
A. 5 Williams Post. No 3o1. Grand Army OF the Re-
public Commander Daniel ithone. attended divine ser
church in T1rty .dith.st, between Ninth ana Tenth
The Interior OF the little edce was RAPED wian
present including G. H. Lutgcns grand marshal OF me
preached sermon on sacrifices made for the Union
by the soldiers who fell in the war; and the choir sang
Alexander Hamilton Post, No. lS2, A. NJ Underaill
commander attended services at the Harlem Presoy
preached the memorial sermon ANON; tnose present
grandson Of the original Aexa der Hamilton lie will
parade with post to-day He Is over seventy years
OF age bn hale and hearty and better able to stand
march than many younger After the comrades and
| congregation we're seated Commander UDderhl gavo
three raps and the comrades while Chaplain EEIamk
lin Smith invoked blessing Then fol owed the memorial
of the Grand Army When re n s" as
its regmental nag made Of blue silk with gold fringe
II "1he Dangers and Hope of the Republic was me
subject OF the Rev. John Riley Thompson's Decoration
9 Day discourse in the Washington square Methodist
Y attendance. ncluiing many Grand Army men,
The Bedford street Methodist Episcopal Church was ap
After the principal DISCOURSE which delivered by
: the Rev. Dr. Steele. Grand Army Chaplain, Coione l.
Nltt.ea ade a hr fanI
. Grand Army Pot No. $50 attended the MacDouga
y Street Baptist Church in body last evening and
:. Knapp The church crowded by the veterans anc
d Seventy five members OF Sumner Post No. a. assem-
bed at their IN rsa, AZ @
Episcopal Church. TO steL TO an addres. by the Rev Dr
/, church was crowded and hundreds turned away
: A special musical programme was rendered by the
rSnen .1s Expressly for tne
l. sion. The Post joined In the singing OF The Flag They
IS The Rev. DR.. King. of the Park Avenue Methods
Episcopal Church was chosen by the vapderD Post q
sixty memners of the Post 10 seats near the pulpit a.
542 O'clock quartet chor gnef sns aTec1n sn OF 6
- ca" Great C;0d Of Nations" ana Tenting on the Ole
Camp Ground were other inspiring airs on the musica
!. PATRIOTISM" was the subject of the Rev
n n diet Post IN the Bioomingdalo Reformed
Church, at Broadway and Sxty-eghthst. The audito
!, rum was tfed TO overlooking and the congregation
il entered into the spirit Of the OCCASION Patriotic air
At the Allen street Methodist Episcopal Church las
d. KenDrdy Post No. a. Which mustered Ito stronl
. under the leadership OF Commander Llmbeck TIT
church tasteully decorated with banners and The
a pastor. the Rev. 5. ii. Smith, welcomed the Post
a AT the Emanuel Baptist Church Comrade samuel Al
man. pastor OF the cOngregaton addressed the Alan
Goss Post. c. s Thorpe commander. which was accom-
n Te members Of the Fsraday Veteran Association
B. Commander Grove. About sevcnS.hvo comrades nice
q altar
y There were large audience At the Harlem Reformed
% Church One-hundr andtwenty -irst-st and Third
ave. last night The evening devoted to a memora
service The members OF the Judson Fitzpatrick Post at
At the Church of the Saviour Madisonaye. and One
hundred and,nnth,st. the services were all devoted e
Rev. Dr. j. g. Oakley. took as his subject the twenty-nv
IS his text - The GIT OF Peace" There were many
st The West Thirteth Street Methodist Episcopa
Id Church bad an audience OF soldiers las
he night The pastor the Rev Clark whst,
thin. elderly woman. with keen eyes WAS introduced al
rs LONE WnU enlisted as ana seryeG
was afterward discovered. She gave a vivid pctur,
the battle scenes the veterans present sprang to
CO feet and responded with cheer
o the doors OF the Hanson Place Methodist Epsccp4
10 attend the memorial services Of o. 8 Grant Post No
327 Among those the audience were Senator and Mrs
VI Logan. Colonel Fred Grant aud Mrs Grant, exGOv
w. ernor Hartranft Of Pennsylvania Mayor De vecr. o
Of 81. john. N b.; General Catlin and Mayor Whitney; o
T..
IL Post, Of Richmond, Va, dressed IN Confederate
be gray, have brought the tribute OF their pos
IA to lay General Grants grave Senator Logan an
his party did reach the church until the service
* begun but when they entered the great audience Dok
out In applause despite the fact that the choi
m singing an anthem. There wercr sc
eral references to General Logan Ia the sc mo-
I'd called haudclappng and the applaus
ID renewed aud long continued when reference Wa
s. F. Reed Was assisted in conducting tho services b,
vi Bishop W. L. Harris and the Rev Mason Gallagher
"a The rusic by the church choi
and a double quartet from the Brooklyn MaenncrchOr
IN Carl l.. Duht singing the solos
r. Dr. Reeds subject was " A Wreath for Hero
10 Grave" lie began by reading the order Of Genera
Logan Comm Chief Of the Grand Army OF III
d. Republic 1865, appointing May 80 Me nOral Day
Since the last celebration the OF Grant had bee
added tue departed. Two ago he was In Brool
ID and the welcome given him caused him TO
Is ~ away happier heart than he had had for many
"A day. DIR. Reed spoke Of Grant the ma
history characterizng HIM the pical America
10 citizen. lie referred particularly To his nagni