Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-02-27
Memorial SERVICES at Madison.

GcStIFtu lOi uICiiDClo VI thC W. II. H.
Posts, of which organization nearly
one hundred were in attendance. The
Capitol force furnished about twenty
five.
Rev. 4. L. Wilkinson, of the Bap-
fist church, presided. The pipe organ
under Prof. Parker's fingers, gave as
a voluntary, the familiar-to-all March
ing through Georgia"
Perhaps, as the tune began it may
have family suggested the hand organ
on the street. If it did, the thought
was hushed under the inspiration of
the Professors mastery touch, as the
grand swell and rhythm, and melody of
what is now a national air filed the
auditorium.
Service opened by the entire con-
gregation joining in " America" fol-
lowed by reading the Nineteenth
Psalm, by Rev. c. H. Hall, of the NJ.
f. church.
Prayer was offered by Rev. W. A.
McAtee, of the Presbyterian church.
A bass solo, "Cnven Thy Bosom,
Faithful Tomb, by Mr.. George T.
Simpson.
An under current of deep feeling
perYaded the vast thrOng, numbering
twelve or thirteen hundred; many of
whom personally knew the illustrious
general.
Of the addresses l can give but a
meager account.
The remarks of Rev. Wilkinson ex-
pressed the common feeling of graf
itude that the dead leader was per-
mitted, unlike his compeers Grant and
Sheridan, to complete the allotted years
of man; and that he retained during
the years of civil life, following the
war, the esteem in which he was
held by his countrymen.
Governor Peck, who served in the
Gulf States, in short suggestive
speech, called attention to the affection
in which Sherman's troops ever held
him; to the fact that he could have
held the highest place of honor had
he but intimatcd, not desire but his
consent to allow it. The Governor
dwelt on the inspiration his presence
gave to his men, when in seYerest
and to the fact that the
great mans life, in all its length, was
worthy of emulation by young men
today.
Prof. J. c. Freeman, of the Univer-
sity faculty, who served under Sher-
idan in the Shenandoah Valley, fol-
lowed the Governor, with the longest
address of the occasion. While rem
dering to Grant, and to Sheridan, his
commander, a high need
of praise, he did not hesitate in saying
that Sherman more than either was
the ideal military leader; that he,
better than anv officer of the Union
army had measuFod the extent of the
----.al.---,- rsrru-J1le resources, time and
forces needed to put it down. The
Professors paper was a rare bit of
and history, very interest
ing, giving Sherman's letter to the
Governor of Louisiana urging him to
accept his resignation as head of the
academy at New Orleans.
The vocal solo, "A Tear for Our
Comrade," by Mrs. w. 5. Watrous was
feelingly and artistically given.
OF Col Geo. w. Birds address every
word was extemrore and distinctly
uttered Without detail he summar
lied the lessons and meaning of
Sherman's life.
Col. Bird, was followed by Rev. Z.
G. Upd,se pastor of the Church in
in which the memorial services were
held. lie emphasized that peculiar
feature of Sherman's career as shown
in his steady objection to entering the
lists for political preferment; that his
native sagacity was not less shown in
this than in his military life. That the
problem confronting Christian civiliza-
ton was to settle government policy
on the basis of peaceable arbitration.
1t is not too much to say that in felic
itous expression, rare grace of person
and pleasing voice Rev. Updike fills
the measure of the real orator
Gen. Fairchild, who expected to be
present, had not returned from st.
Louis, whittier he had gone to attend
he interment of General Sherman.
Respectfully, +. NJ. DYER.