New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-03
GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES
BISHOP NEWMAN SPEAKS IN THE MET
RoPoL1rAN TEMPLE.
A STAND or coIOas PRESENTED TO THE CHURCH
By GRANT POST OF BRooKLYN-PAsT CON-
WANDER KNIGHT COMPLAINS OF THE
PLACE GIVEN THE VETERANS
IN THE PARADE

IN THE PARADE.
specaI Grant memorial services were held yester'
day in the Central Metropolitan Temple eeVeh'"
ave- near Fourteenth-st. General Grant was
member Of this church when Bishop Newiha" ""'
its pastor and tho Bishop preached last eVe"hs'
In the morning the pastor. the Rev Dr o. IalN.'
Cadman preached and said among other 'hi"s'
had fear Of God His very soul shuddered at the
shedding Of blood, yet ne could race tle s'"S
6l rb IN the men Ba Wec of the Wilderness neces
sary, he believed that the Union De ind,wdnars
or any number of Them great or small ne, non
is abundant testimony Of now TINS great MA, NM
hers Of men and such destruction made necessary
that the war be terminated In the preserva'v ,ss
and YOU and ali Of us respect speak Of General al
Grant greai IN b a. will II be- as the hero Of the
civil war that General Grant will come TO pe re-
gsrded in history The simple, earnest man a rns
vii Contemplate Not much attention Will be PAID
to his later life II would perhaps nave oeen EN- beeI
bad he not b 9ec5 6e could not help it. the
unani.aous wish OF he wnoe peope' ana
ran was the 'S Ts in and the last to
leave And Grant was ever SIN Simple ed ,ts nerpetua
was for the glory OF the keptpne anu ITO
ton and continuance. -. ,.uo,..tox. he
To my mind Grant was great at Appom sa ss nt
was greater at Mount McGregor. The great sn LEI
man,s cal eer was ended. Sec there man. dill
gent in his business; he shall stand before kings
he shall not STAND pelore hio" ''N''
General Grant
Az the night service the immense church was
crowded to the doors, and more than TWO huhoreo
people were turned away by policemen VINO "eio
stationed at the three entrances. An ADDRESS was
made by Bishop Newman. and the presehta''on Vi
q flag to the church by the members OF Gran. Fos''
~ RroobI,n. was a feature Of the evening. super
intendent of Police McKelvey. commander OF the
Post, had 125 OF his comrades at the services 'as'
niebt They occupied seats in the body OF the
church. W..
Colonel Frederick D. Grant and ex-senator wa"
ner Miller were ia the congregation.
The presentation OF the flag was MADE ny fas'
Commander Knight who said among o'her lhihs'
reflect upon the history Oh 81. TINS sn VINO made
II poesible that should have the county, ,.,"n
have am sometimes indignant at me ~ somn
that aeems 10 be 40 prominent In the minus o. sVte
to relcgae the old soldier to the rear In Inc
great pageant in honor OF Genero onmment should
be erected were left cooling their heels IN the rear
Of the regular Army and the Natlona' h such or
% atoms as the Independent Russian Hussar ,,
the Polish Republican League, the EPls s,Sa u
Gsvinm Cadets, our Lady of Sorrow Cadets the
Baptist Boys Brigade and the chinese otuneh,s.
snother were all placed ahead of the old veteran
on the programme and when the Gtandd !, vas 70
find that the President Of the United states one b o,
their own comrades had left the stand, ana my icy
~ do not saw these things to be critical or
hypocritca but do believe the tme mas gTn.e
TO these men" DR.. Cadman accepted the nag on
behalf OF the church and made short speech o.
Bishop Newmans subject Patriotism" In
p' Comrades Of Grant Post you have kept holy
vigils through the twelve years that have passed
since we inferred the remains OF this great Amer
lean and soldier. You watched his remains aho
escorted them TO his temporary tomb, and on the
Of ach al
and did his memory honor. His remains nave nee peer
and there he will remain until Joined b. that
precious woman who was ms companion hop % , nnt
there is the pew he used. which Is tonight lneG
by his children There he sat and bowed M "a,
| should gather here in this sanctuary ana presen
to the church the flag which he loved and honoret
and fTvshs fGT as for rt unversa liberty
"Our forefathers tried TO produce out OF u mum
Der of nationalites new life There was iusio
Of races at the head of which is Jesus Christ ]
have no prejudice against foreign born. This Ma.
ton is Indebted foreigners. All we ask Is thai
A t We ask them to swear eternal allie.
glance to our flag. I hope the day Will come when
nosphere and under our skies. 1t is hard for a
foreigner to realize the freedom IN whGn we I'VE
We recognize no superior but God. Each man
here IS his own ruler The mystery OF our age ~
the repose of our great cities 1t is not because OF
standing army, nor of our police. because you
can rarely ever And one when you want one .o,,
allow all naionalities TO come and 10 worship tnelr
creeds vet the voice of our Constitution Is, Thus
far shalt thou go. and no further Our nag Il tne
that Grant has a history 1t is because ne was
man whose character was never soNed Irant j
be- said that the secret Of his power is Grant him
self Sc ?'''N -
The services closed With all singing my country
tits of thee"