The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-11-04
che FUNERAL At INDIANAPOLIS.
the Last Sad Rites over the Beloved Wife
and Helpmate of the Nations Chief
Magistrate simple and Impressive
Distinguished Persons Honor
the Departed-The Funer-
al Sermon.

ln WHICH Sne hau lot years WOFSnlppeu
in health, and in the afternoon the
body of the first lady of the land was
laid to rest for all time in beautiful
Crown Hill cemetery.
The funeral train arrived this morn
at $3.50 o'clock, on schedule time, and
was received by thousands of sympa-
thetic friends.
A delay of half an hour was caused
In transferring from the funeral
car the wealth of emblems that typi-
fed the devotion of hundreds of friends.
Then the casket was lifted and slowly
and reverently the cort ege moved
through the sheds Of the union station
to the carriages in waiting. The casket
was borne by John b. Elan, the prusi-
dents old law partner. Judge Woods
| +. Il. Martindaie, General Lew Wallace
DR.. Allen L. =. llaughey, Judges Nj
black and Fishback, Moses e.. McClain
and John Il. Elder. Following them
came the sorrowing relatives and the
presidents official family
NOrABLEs IN THE CoRTEGE.
The cortege moved in the following
order:
81. First calriage-The Rev. Drs. NJ L.
Haines and EIide.
Second, third and fourth carriages Pail
bearers.
Fifth-President Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison and Mrs Mckee.
| SiXth-Mr, Mckee, DR.. Scott and Mrs
| Dlmmick.
Seventh-Leutenan and Mrs Parker,
John Scott and Mr.. F'indley.
Iii, hth-Carter B. Harrison. John Scott
Harrison and Mr. and Mrs. Eaton.
Ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth Relatives
of the family.
misunderstanding of State and Mrs
Foster ard Mrs E.Rins
| Observation-Disclosures the Treasury
and Mrs. Foster, Miss Foster, and Private
Secretary Wynne.
Eighteenth Secretary and Mrs Elkins.
Observation-Disclosures General and
Mrs. WanImaker and Secretary Noble
Twentieth--Attorncy General and Mrs.
Miller
Twenty notwithstanding and Mrs. Rusk
and General and Mrs. Schofeld.
Twenty Private Secretary Hal
ford and Miss HGlford
Twenty-tllird, twenty-fomth twenty
fifth. twenty-siXth, twenty-seventh and
| twenty eigh,h-lutimate friends.
Twenty ninth-Ex-P President Hayes, ex-
Senator Palmer and Governor Chase.
Thirtieth-Gencrai Grover, Mr.. Brislin
and Mr.. Lawson.
Thirty Wives of the pail bearers.
Thirty -second-Mr and Mrs w. p.
Fishback.
Tuirty-thrd-General and Mrs. Lew
Wallace
THE CHURCH GRACEFULLY DRAPED.
The church was deliberately and
gracefully draped The presidents
old pew, No. "a, was not used during
the services and was drapsd in black
and white and strewn with flowers.
On either side of the pew We're pyra-
mids of white chrysanthemums.
The church services were character
lied by the greatest simplicity AS
the coffin was carried up the aisle and
deposited in front of the chancel, the
organ peeled forth a soft melody. The
choir then sang Lead, Kindly Light"
with beautiful effect and DR., Haines
offered short invocation and read a
selection from the Scriptures.
THE FUNERAL SERMON.
The funeral sermon upon the text,
"Wherefore comfort one another with
these words, " was as follows:
What a comfort it is in the presence of
the sorrow under whose shadow we are
gathered to turn to these oracles of God
and hear Him speaking such words of ten
der consolation and everlasting hope, words
that lift our minds above the earth side Of
this providence and give US glimpses of the
| heavenly realm and Of the bessedness
upon which the redeemed have entered
We need such comfort, for looked at from
our point of view, providence is now and
ever an inso!uble mystery.
Death is rightly called the king Of ter
lors. Classic writers confessed having
hac no language adequate to express the
dread with which the majority of men re-
ferred TO it, But we live under the light
of that glorious gospel by which death is
abolished, not as an experience, but pan
atty and benumbing dread Over it in
moments of faith we can sing the song Of
lofty triumph, Thanks be unto God, who
giveth US the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ" BY the grace of the
worlds redeemer sin has been atoned for
and death has been changed into beati-
tude. BLESSED are the dead who die in
the Lord"
There, brother men, friends. sorrowing
ones, are the royal truths of revelation. A
Fathers providence over us, redeemer's
grace with us. | dare not call your minds
10 lesser truths in the presence of sor-
row so deep and far reaching. The cloud
that Is over us is indeed dark, but above it
there shines great light, and through it
there CLEAN the stars of precious MEM
cries and unshakable hopes.
A constant follower of good has been
called to her reward Think of her as
dead. Death of Gods children Is not a
wall but q gateway; the entrance upon a
large, sweeter life in higher realm ITO
die is gain" Think not of her as lost to
her home and dear ones, to the friends
who loved her and to the wide circle Of
those in the land who have learned to hold
her in such esteem A noble life has in
deed ended in its relation to earth and
time; but its memory and influence are
with us They will long abide
as benediction. What shows in
her home only those fully know who have
been its inmates II is not for me to draw
asioe the curtain that conceals the sacred
privacy of that home life. 1t is enough to
say that she made il the dearest spot on
earth to those who formed a part of its
circle There she showed self denying
devotion that never faltered. There
she never grew weary in her
ministrations of loving service
THE home of her husband did
solely trust in her Her children rise up
and call her blessedn And the people Of
this nation bring today their token of
gratitude TO her memory because she did
so much in her conspicuous station to fur
dish the example OF an American Christian