horses. Hats were removed and heads bowed, as by common impulse of deep and unfeigned grief, as the procession moved on toward the Capitol. Here, at the east front, the vast assemblage had congregated to view the funeral cortege. At the foot of the steps there was a double file of Senators and Representatives, headed by their respective officers, waiting in respectful silence to escort the remains into the Rotunda. At precisely 5:10 the head of the procession, moving around the south side, arrived at the east front of the Capitol, the arms of the military being reversed, and the bands playing the Dead March. The order was then given to carry arms, and the troops came to a front face, while to the muffled beat of drums, the hearse and its attendant train of carriages drew slowly up in front of the escort. A hush came over the multitude, and heads were reverently uncovered as the coffin was carefully lifted from the hearse. Officers of the army and navy deployed in parallel lines on either side of the hearse, and the Marine Band played again, with much sentiment, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," as, with solemn tread, the remains of President Garfield were borne into the Rotunda and placed upon the catafalque, Senators and Representatives preceding, and ranging themselves on each side of the dais.

The remains of the President lay in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol until Friday, September 23d, when the funeral services were held. The accommodations for seating the audience, under the direction of Architect Clark, were skillfully made. The Rotunda was divided into four sections, corresponding with the four entrances. The arrangement was as follows: Sofas for the chief mourners on the south side; sofas on the opposite side for the President, the ex-Presidents, and members of the Cabinet. Behind the Cabinet were seats for the members of the Supreme Court, the Diplomatic Corps, Senators and officers.

of the navy. On the opposite side of the hall were seats for members of the House, officers of the army and representatives of the press (in the fifth row). The fifth row on the other side was reserved for the members of the Army of the Cumberland. Seats behind the fifth row were reserved for the public-that is, after all other officials entitled to admission had seated themselves. There were, in all, 1,300 chairs.

We cannot take space to describe the entrance of the different classes of distinguished personages present at the funeral ceremonies-the members of the Diplomatic Corps, representatives of England, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, China, Japan, etc.thirty in all-many of them in the court dress of their respective countries; the army and navy officers; the Justices of the Supreme Court; Representatives and Senators; President Arthur, and the members of the Cabinet and their wives; Ex-Presidents Grant and Hayes; to say nothing of the large number of less prominent, yet distinguished gentlemen in attendance. The presence of two ex-Presidents, a living President, and a dead President, was a feature of this assembly so peculiar, that this alone would forever make it memorable. Mrs. Garfield and her children were represented by the President's private secretaries and their wives, and some of the relations of the family. The ministers present were F. D. Power, pastor of the Christian Church in Washington; Isaac Errett, editor of the Christian Standard, Cincinnati; J. G. Butler, pastor of the Lutheran Church, in Washington, and James J. Rankin, pastor of the Congregational Church.

At three o'clock the public services were begun, the Philharmonic Society singing the hymn beginning

"Asleep in Jesus-blessed sleep."

Mr. Rankin then read appropriate selections from the Scriptures, and prayer was offered by Isaac Errett.

The funeral oration was pronounced by Frederick D. Power, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Washington, from which we select a passage:

"The chief glory of this man, as we think of him now, was his discipleship in the school of Christ. His attainments as scholar and statesman will be the theme of our orators and historians, and they must be worthy men to speak his praise worthily. But it is as a Christian that we/ love to think of him now. J Speaking of his attendance upon the little church on Vermont Avenue, he said to me: am not there as President of the United States; I am there simply as a disciple of Christ;' and it is in this attitude that he stands to-day before the God whom he so sincerely worshiped. He was a wonderfully symmetrical man; rarely have men seen so much physical beauty; it took a deadly bullet to waste it. Seldom have men known such vigor of intellect. No task seemed beyond him. Equally complete was his spiritual life. He approached the unrevealed mysteries of God with deepest reverence; the revealed duties of man he accepted without question. Humility is the basis of every virtue, and in religion, as in the world, it is the avenue to all true glory. There was a genuineness and simplicity about his religious life that was exceedingly beautiful. When yet a youth he made public confession of Christ in a school-house.

"When at Williams he would walk twelve miles to a little church of the Disciples to break bread on the Lordsday. When he entered public life in this city, he met weekly with his brethren in the City Hall, and after their occupancy of the little frame house of public worship, his place was regularly filled. He would sing with heartiness the songs of praise, partake devoutly of the emblems of the body and blood of Christ, and grasp with heartiness the hands of his brethren as he passed with his aged mother on his arm. The church was ever a restful home for him. In his last illness, knowing of our daily prayer for him, he was heard to say: 'The dear little church on Ver

mont Avenue! They have been carrying me as a great burden. When I get up they shall have no cause to regret it.' And when God saw fit to afflict him sorely in the death of his little son, five years ago, he said to me: 'Come and hold a brief service of reading and prayer, and ask a few of our brethren and sisters to come with you. The hope of the gospel is very precious to me in this affliction.' This may seem personal, but it illustrates the simplicity of his Christian faith. It was this that consoled him in the long heroic struggle with death. It was this which was the crown of his character as well as the assurance of his safety. It was this which made his life to man an invaluable boon, his death to us an unspeakable loss, his eternity to himself an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away.

"He was no sectarian. His religion was as broad as the religion of Christ. He was a simple Christian, bound by no sectarian ties, and wholly in fellowship with all pure spirits. He was a Christologist rather than a theologist. He greatly loved the character of Paul, the Apostle of Jesus. I have heard him repeat from memory nearly the whole of the matchless oration before Agrippa, comparing the translation and the original with great skill. I have thought that some of the Pauline spirit of boldness and gentleness, blended, rested upon him. He had great reverence for the family relations. His example as son, husband and father is a glory to this Nation. He had a most kindly nature. His power over human hearts was deep and strong. He won men to him.

"He had no enemies. The hand that struck him was not the hand of his enemy, but the enemy of the position, the enemy of the country, the enemy of God. He sought to do right, manward and Godward. The call of duty was absolute with him. He entered upon his high office at its mandate. He said to me: You are gladder than I am.' He found, however, supreme satisfaction from the ready and obedient service which he rendered to this ruling principle. Because of it his actions needed no explanation and no apology. Of the nomination he wrote me: I shall feel the heavy burden which it brings; but when I meet the duties of each day as best I can, I cheerfully await what