The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-17
SCENE AT THE CAPITOL
FUNE.. - SERVICES UNDER
ELAIS AND OAKS.
WITH HONORS OF A BROADER GENERAL
Fifteen Thousand People Witness the impress
sive and Touching Ceremonies -Magnifi-
cent Military and Civic Cortege,
Grand Army and Confederate
Veterans in Line.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock when
the funeral open-air exercises were i'll
progress in the capitol square over the
body of Ensign Bagley, the United
States flag over the quaint old building
was exultant in the sweet wind from
the south.
1t seemed typical of the pride OF
this great snation in the thrilling valor
of this youth from the Old North State
There he lay underneath the tall green
elns the casket wrapped in colors over
laid with spear of palm and wreath OF
ivy. The casket rested bare against the
surrounding open on a caisson-shaped
pedestal.
1t contained the body of Worth Bag
ley, Ensign u. S. N, Torpedo Boat,
Winslow. killed May 18th in an action
off Cardenas, while at his post of duty.
Immediately in front on the terrace
above. sat the clergymen of the city.
Just in their rear stood the statue of
George Washington, and the capitol
rested massively back.
On the right of the clergymen sat the
family of the dead Ensign, on the left
State and municipal officers and men
prominent in military and civil circles.
Between the clergymen and the cas-
ket stood Rev. DR. Eugene Daniel. who
together with Rev. DR.. Skinner and Rev.
DIR. Norman conducted the funeral SER
vices.
The order of the services was as fol-
lows:
Opening hymn.
Invocation by DR.. Skinner.
Hymn.
Nineteenth Psalm read by DR.. Nor.
man. .~4
Hymn.
! Corinthians Is by Dir. Daniel.
Prayer by DIR. Daniel
Hymn.
One of the most impressive features
of the services was the prayer by DR..
Daniel, so beautiful and appropriate that
it may not suitably be omitted here.
DIR. Daniel prayed in substance as fol-
lows:
Almighty and most merciful God, our
Father IN Heaven: we have just read
in thy Holy Word that Thou mt our
dweling-place in all generations Be
fore the mountains We're brought forth,
or ever Thou hadst formed the earth
and the world, from everlasting to ever.
lasting. Thou art God We reyerentls
adore Thee. Thou doest Thy good pleas
IRE in the armies of Heaven and amongst
the inhabitants of earth We worship
Thee as Thou holdest the nations in the
hollow Of Thy hand and takest up the
isles as a very little thing.
Most gracious God, clouds and dark
ness are round about Thee, and right
eousness and Judgment are the habita-
ton Of Thy throne; and it is only by
faith that we know to-day that mercy
and truth go before Thy face. Thou
seest this whole people standing in Thy
presence under the broad and dark
shadow of great sorrow. Help us,
we beseech Thee, to hold fast to Thee
as we feel the shock of this sudden provi-
dence which has so blinded our eyes and
benumbed our hearts. Meekly we pray
for Divine grace that, with our hand in
Thine, we may be safely led along this
dark and sorrOwful way. Give us the
strength we sorely need as we try to
say: The Lord gave, and the Lord
hath taken away: blessed be the name
of the Lord.
Father of mercies, whilst we pour
out our grief before Thee, help us, we
beseech Thee, that we may not forget
to mingle our gratitude with our grief.
Thou knowest that we bless Thee for
the day wherein this young man was
born. We praise Thee for his sunny
childhood. We bless Thee for all the
loyellness and for all the endearing at
tractiyeness of his young manhood. We
thank Thee, . God, for his fidelity TO his
convictions OF duty and for the firmness
OF purpose and the undaunted courage:
exhibited in his life and illustrated in his
death. We praise Thee for every loving
word spoken by him at home. or written
back to us from him while far AWAY on.
the sea. We bless Thee that when his
conscience called for the sacrifice of self
he stood before the altar and said. Here
am l.. But above all, o our Father anu
Savior, in this solemn presence we do
bless Thee for that hour when, before
men and angels and God. our loved ono
witnessed the good confession, and be-
came Il disciple of Jesus and took ser.
vice as a soldier of the cross.
God of all pity, Father full of an
compassion, most merclful Savior. hear
us for those who bend before Thee
and cry unto Thee out of the depths
of an unutterable grief. o, Thou who
canst be touched with the feeling Of
our sorrows, put about these the ever
lasting arms. Most mercifully uphold
the dropping head, revive the fainting
heart, and sustain the burdened soul
infuse the spirit of thy servant OF old
who said Though He STAY me, yet will
| trust in Him. and give to these be-
wildered aching hearts patience to await
the fulfillment of our Savior's words:
What / do, thou knowest not now, but
Thou shalt know hereafter In this as
surance, help them to wait until the day
dawns and earth's shadows all flee
AWaE.
.~And now, o Lord our God, sanctify