Wichita eagle., 1889-05-28
AN IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL.
The Garfield Post Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public and DR.. Savin's Services.

| The Garfield Post Of the Grand Army OF the Re
public and DR.. Savin's Services
Sabbath morning the members of Gar
| Fl ED Post No. % of the Grand Army of
| Republic, in body marched into the
Lawrence avenue Methodist church whose
walls were resplendent with the banners
of the order and the national colors, its
| desk and affairs redolent with roses and
| other cut flowers. To the right of the Or
! gan recess hung the draped portrait of
Grant to the left that of Garfield. Upon
| the platform upon either side of the sacred
desk stood stack of arms. The main au-
dience room, the lecture room, the class
! rooms and gallery were packed, the seats
| Of the central aisles being filled with the
veterans of a contest which, outside of
| softening memories of men themselves
| who were active factors, IS but as a COM
pleted history to the youth OF the present
generation. Following the hymn. "All
| Hail the Power of Jesus Name" Rev. n.
E. Harmon led in feryent prayer. An
| organ solo of ''Home Sweet Home" with
variations, as an interlude, and the sing
ing My Country IT'S of Thee" by thou
sand voices, preceded the discourse of the
Rev. R. L. Savin, which, while sermon
based On biblical text, was something
more, in that the vivid mental pictures of
its rapidly moving panorama of heroic
figures historical incidents and far-reach-
ing truths, seemed inspired by some inner
communings and past experiences of the
speaker himself. His central thought was
heroism, and while he marshalled the
heroes who had won royalty ON bloody
fields and crowns by the sword in causes
just, closely mingled were the mighty men
of sublime faith, who in ruling their own
spirits had blessed the world. We had
concluded that the speaker, who is yet but
new to our community, was southern
man, but when in his Introductory words
he modestly referred to how as q child his
divided house had been protected by a
federal officer from the guns of old Ft.
Nc Henry, near Baltimore, while his
father and Oldest brother were with the
Union forces, and his two other brothers
with the army of the Confederacy, he at
once won the sympathetic attention of
every veteran present. While no listener
of that vast audience failed to catch and
appreciate the delicate manner in which
the speaker held up the mirror of his own
fiict which sundered the ties of
his loyal fathers household none
were left in doubt as to
his belief that God and truth had tri-
umphed in the striking off of human
shackles which none would consent to
again reforge. The distinctive idea that
'the true hero must conquer something"
that royal worth, knighthood and man
hood were God-given," that he only is
great who is great within himself, while
| reputation is often but the heated breath
of the mob" that faith is tho first evil
dence of divine truth which, COMBINED to
sympathy and courage, constitute the
hero" and many other shining tropes
and solid truths were so rapidly uttered,
SO beautifully blended, and so brightly
illustrated by characters. history and eX-
perience that even the most attentive and
capable hearer must have been puzzled to
catch, much less retain, and digest all.
DR.. Savin is thorough scholar, a fine
logical thinker, brilliant in his imageries
and pleasant talker. In eschewing the
methods, tones and mannerisms of the
''orator" he yet uses no manuscript, is free
and natural in his action and withal very
love side of the gospel rather than to it's
penalties, and we like him for that, es-
pecially. He seems to feel that the aver
age man gets enough of the evil dispense
tion for six days of the week, SO offers him
heaven on the seventh. Though gentle of
face and manner his earnestness kindles
up his quiescent powers and sends him
rushing through his discourse in way
that keeps his ever interested audience on
the alert.
WICHITA ARTISANS IN FORT SCOTT.
From Sundays Monitor.
Yesterday evening the plasterers on the
new government building finished their
work and hied themselves hence to their
homes in Wichita. The sub-contractor on
the job was II. Turnock, who gave the job
his own personal supervision. A Monitor
reporter Investigated the work in COM
pany with a government expert and IN our
account of the character of the work per-
formed use his language. The ceilings,
cornice and side walls is as perfect piece
Of work as | ever inspected. The pillars
on the first floor are run with keen cement
and will become as hard as adamant. The
entire surface is hard finish done in plas
ter paris and is as free from imperfections
AS it is possible for mechanic to get 1t.
The court room up stairs is model
of perfect work. Araund the ceiling IS
four-foot coInice, two feet on ceiling and
two on the side walls. and it would be an
impossibility to excel the work on it. The
contractor, Mr.. Jack, of Wichita, has re-
ceived part of the inner stairway and is
now putting it in place. That which Is up
looks massive and mighty. The steps
will consist of polished slate of the usual
strength. The hardware used on the
building is all of hammered bronze. The
cost of the hardware aggregates Sl,0S0. 1t
is the intention of the contractor to COM
plete the work in about six weeks.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
A most enjoyable and pleasant party was
that given in honor of the birthdays of
Claude NJ, Cave and JOHNNY Bryan. at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Cave, No.
934 North Lawrence avenue, last evening.
The evening was spent in music, recita-
tions and games There was served a
most elegant and sumptuous repast. Miss
Eta Cave received the unstinted praise for
the affable and genial manner in which
she conducted the entertainment for the
little ones assembled. The following