The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-30

dress or sermon, but there was Il
poem written more than hundred
years ago by William Wordsworth
which is expressive Of his character. -
He then read the poem, "Charac-
ter of the Happy Warrior.'
This was followed by reading from
the Presbyterian book of common
worship, the services ar the house
concluding with this prayer:
The Concluding Prayer.
go God, who art the strength Of
Thy Saints. and who rcdccmcst the
soul of Thy servants: We thank The
for all who have died in the Lord,
ard who now rest from their laborS.
having received the end Of thci.'
Faith. even tie salvation Of their
souls. Especially we call to mind
Thy loving kindness and Thy tender
mercy To- This. Thy servant, whose
memory Hc honor and whose loss we
MOURN. For "hy good hand unnn him
lcad;n" him Trough I'LL the trial. tolls
and conflicts Of this mortal life to the
final victory, blessed be Thy name.
O God. For The great duties which
Thou Gidst give him to perform ir
the State and for the high courage,
wisdom and .ncccSs with which he
| was clmhlcd to serve the Common
wealth, blessed be Thy name, O God.
For the lnr"cncss of the talents whicll
thou didSt commit to him and the
] faithfulrcss with which he used them
in Thy sight as Chief Magistrate of
the lclablic, blessed be Thy name, O
God. For the warmth Of his FRIEND
ship, for his constant delight in Thy
great out-of-doors, for the quiet joy
and love Of his home and for the
peace of his death in the faith Of Je~
sus Christ, blessed be Thy name, o
God. Continue forth Thy goodness
from generation to generation anf
Thy grace unto the children of the
| faithful.
"Lct thy blessing rest upon the
house Of Thy servant, and his name
| abide in perpetual remembrance,
through THY mercy and Thy truth,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen"
Procession to Cemetery.
The services were concluded ut $50
and five minutes later the caskct had
been tcndcrly CARED to the hcarse
and the procession started on its way
to the cemetery. Along the streets
from the house to rnc cemetery ma
tional guardsmen, mounted and on
foot, policcd the way. AS President
Roosevelt passed through the gate
leading from the Wcstland grounds
the mlitiamcn presented arms, and
the President doffcd his hat in rccog-
milton.
The pail bearers, six on either side
Of the hcarsc. marched with the pro-
crsSion as it wcndcd It's way slowly
down Bayard Lane TO Nassau street
of the town. business had been sus-
pended during the afternoon and eur.
tains were drawn in many Of the
houses. The silent crowd stood with
barred heads as the procession passed
along into Vandcventcr avenue, and
the bells in the town Of Old Nassau
Hall tollcd mournfully.
The route led over Wicgins street
to the cemetery, which was reached
few minutes before 6 o'clock.
Committtal to the Grave.
The members of the family alight-
cd from their carriages and with the
four ministers in the lead, walked
slowly down the gravclcd path lead
ing to the open grave and the rose
strcwn grave of Ruth, both almost
hidden in the profusIon Of green
bouehs and flowers. Mrs. Cleveland
stood with Esther and Richard. and
DR.. Bryant, as the coffin was slowly
lowered into the grave. Rev. William
Richards, of the Brick Presbyterian
, church. of New York, had started to
read the committal service even be-
fore President Roosevelt and others
had reached the scene The President
stood just back Of Mrs. Cleveland as
the impressive final words were
spoken. The services lasted less than
five minutes.
The ceremonies over. President
Roosevelt was driven with Secretary
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