The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-29

Friends.
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Oct. 2S.-Presi-
dent Harrison and the grief-stricken
members OF his personal family, arrived
here this morning for the sad purpose
OF placing the remains OF Mrs. Harrison
to their eternal resting place. The
elegantly equipped Especial" conveying
the party arrived here at $3.50, promptly
on schedule time, and was greeted by
thousands OF sympathetic friends and
admirers. They occupied all points OF
vantage along the road, and crowded
the station to its utmost capacity.
1t was o'clock when the train
crossed the state line into the borders
OF the Presidents own state, and it was
noticed that the crowds OF people were
! greater as the train neared India
napolis.
The train arrivingat indianapolis,
delay OF half an hour was caused in
transferring from the funeral car the
wealth OF floral emblems that typified
the love and devotion of hundreds of
friends. Everything being in readiness
the casket was lifted and slowly and
reverently the cortege moved out
through the sheds through the union
station to the carriages in waiting The
casket was borne by John B. Elan, the
Presidents law partner; John B. Mar
tindale, Judge Woods, General Lew
Wallace, DR.. Lew Allen and I. Ii.
Haughey. In front Of the pall.bearers
were Judge Niblack and W. ]. Fish
back, and in the rear Moses G. McIain
and John r. Elder, and following them
the sorrowing relatives and the Presi-
dents official family. The assignment
to carriages being perfected the corteGe
moved.
AT TIE CHURCH,
The church was thing OF beauty in
its graceful decoration. The sides OF
the room high up under the cornices
and between the large brackets were
hung with heavy festoons OF black and
white rosettes. The decorations OF the
gallery consists OF two American flags,
ut either end the stars of which are
covered by crepe set with white stars:
The large panel between was draped
with alternate bands OF black and white
crepe, festooned at the top with black
and white and at the bottom with white
iestoons delicately trimmed in ferns.
The center was large round basket of
white carnations and maiden hair ferns.
The Presidents pew, No. SS, was not
used during the service, and was
draped in black and white and strewn
with flowers. On either side Of the pew
were magnificent pyramids OF white
chrysanthemums, and palm plants were
strewn along the choir railing. On top
OF the floral offerings were placed large
rows OF smilax suspended from the side
OF the chandeliers, the smilax ends
hanging below the lights. Beautiful
was the sanctuary made by loving and
skiliul hands for the last sad service for
the much loved member. When the
funeral procession arrived at the church
crowd OF 5000 people thronged the
sidewalks and pushed into the streets,
not boisterously, but with show OF the
most intense interest. The police had
nodiificulty in pushing the crowds back,
and the casket was lifted and borne
into the church without incident.
THE SERVICE.
The church services were character
lied by the greatest simplicity. As the
casket was carried up the aisle. and
deposited in front of the chancel the
organ pealed forth soft melody. The
choir then sang Lead Kindly Light"
with beautiful effect, and DR.. Haynes
offered short invocation and read a
selection from the scriptures.
DR.. L. NJ. Haynes preached the SER
mon.
The funeral services was upon the
text.
Wherefore comfort one another with
these words"
"What a comfort it is under the pres.
ence OF sorrow, under the shadow OF
which we are gathered to turn to God
and hear him speaking such words OF
tendor consolation and everlasting
hope; words that lift our minds above
the earth side OF this dispensation OF
providence, and give us glimpse OF the
Of the heavenly realm and OF the blessed
ness upon which the redeemed have en-.
tered. We need such comfort, for
looked at from our point OF view, Provi-
dence is now and again an insoluble
mystery. Gods ways are not our ways;
we cannot understand them; perhaps
we could not understand them II ex-
plantations were given. Human intelli-
gence is as yet too immature to take in
the reach and scope OF Gods plans. We
are shut up to faith and faith is the
highest exercise OF the spirit OF man.
As solid foundations for faith we have
evidence in these scriptures OF the great
facts Of Fathers providence and Of
Redeemer's grace These arc the two
key thoughts OF the Bible. Divine
providence is universal. 'Afiliction
comes not forth OF the dust, neither
doth trouble spring out OF the ground.
The believers sorrows are not acci-
dents. They are not judgments. They
are chastenings permitted in wisdom
and kindness. The Lord rejoiceth over
death US we'll as over life. So to-day in
this bereavement we repeat the words:
The Lord gave and the Lord hath
taken away
RESIGNATION.
1--WE say the duty OF the houris resiR-
nation, but Christian resignation is not
mere enforced submission to the inev-
table. It's looking up into the face OF