New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-28
DEAD HEROES REMEMBERED
MEMORIAL SERMONS AND SERVICES.
GRAND ARMY POSTS AT MANY cHuRchhs-so"A
or THO YxERCIsEs.


or Tho ExERcIsEs.
Nouor,.I nav services were held yesterday In many
10 Tho churches Grand Army Posts being present IL
a body in most Instances. The service Vi
d. n p was held at the Church oil the Messiah,
THIRTY fourth st. and Park ave. The posi- connanpe
nv MAY Reese Grand Marshall McLoeser ano n' s's"'
winchester Post of Brooklyn, the NaVa rust u .'''
city, and Company H. of the sth hes'"o"'' io'
linz Of the Hotel Normandio, Broadway and Ihirty-
""v ID nreceded by drum and fife corps.
.hoa n the church where they occupied tho pc"s on
r. ,n,,a,e aisle Buffalo Bill accompanied the Grand
MARSHA, The Rev. Or. Robert Collyer conducted inc
service which was long one. Among .ho NY n''-'
spng were NY country, IT'S OF thee baV'e IA! mn
=, -. porpblIcs and "Onwart, Christian soldiers.
Tho collection will add greatly to inc treasury vi
u.rcock POST. "There fell down many slain because
,h war was about them' the text selected oy d.
cou...- m, said tho war between the States was
Gods war, good war, holy war was " p'e'Vl.
noace that 30 many lives were lost Tho men on DOM
L. ,roro heroes those of the North were patriots
a. vol, The preacher told his hearers to let bygones
no nv zones and not TO cherish hard feelings toward
their brothers in the South for the war was over anu
Tho neople we're united In conclusion ut. Coiiyer
o,d that while the war of the Rebellion was over the
war for God and righteousness was not yet ebded anu
he sdmonished them that that war, too must DC iough'
with herosm. and patriotism
the Church of the Society of New Jerusalem, In East
-, 49,, 9th s. vesierday He said that Decoration
nav ,Vas celebrated for reason that applied to no
.hor dav I'm history About q hundred Of the mem
hers OF Lafayette Post, G. A. r., were present In
body.
The services at the Adams Memorial Presbyterian
Church, in East Ihlrtethst. were attended py James
C. Rice Post, No. 90 Cameron Post, No. 40 ana Gen.
eral James Shields Post, No. 90. The sermon was
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and the services ended by the congregations singing
envy country tits OF thee" There was a large at
tendance of the veterans from several other Grand
Army Posts than those named above
The services at the Chelsea Methodist Episcopal
Church. Thirteth-st between Eighth and Ninth aVes'
was attended by Robert Anderson Post, NO. 90 Inc
n,atform was beautifully decorated with hags and
flowers. The Rev. DR.. Oakley preached an eloquent
William D. Kennedy Post, No AZ, Commandei
william J. Kent, mustered over one-hundred men ana
headed by their drum corps marched 10 'race ChaPc
in Fourteenth-st near Third-ave, where the Rev. DE-
George +. Nelson preached sermon In which nc
.,,oczod the dead heroes who fell in the war as ex
amples of selfsacrlfce and patriotic nobility Of
character.
Interesting services held at the Church OF the
1ntcrcession at One-hundred- fifty elghhst and
Grand boulevard last evening under tho direction OF
Ilovd Aspinwall Post BY invitation OF the latter
Post George Washington Post OF liaricn' par'cipa'oD
in the services.
Alexander Hamilton Post, g. A. r., under com
maud of A. NJ Undcrhill, and with Its handsome
American ensign presented by the LADIES OF Mnrr
on Thursday, attended service at the Mount MOTIF
Hanilst Church last night. The Rev. W. G. Blfting
who is guest of the Post upon all public occasions
delivered the address. n. coono,
Adam Gross Post Dahlgren Post, ard Peter Soopei
POST attended tho memorial service conducted 10y t
RSy. samuel Alman in Emmanuel Baptist Church
suffolk ST. near Grand-st General James H. obeirhe
made address. A.. c..oud d n
formed Church in Harlem, at which the tucson MI
patrick Post was present at the Church OF the saviour
one rcd and nnthst near Fourth ave, Nhloh =" a
attended by the Hawkins Zouaves at the Church o
fhe Divine Paternity, which was attended by inc 6d
win ID Morgan Post and at the BloomlnCdale Rc
formed Church before the Mitchell and Bendx posts
and tho Philadelphia Post, Veteran Association Oh th'
| Blues and Grays.