. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City; a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . ution of the lawand condign punishment of the traitors. When he solemnly ejaculated,God bless Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, therewas an Amen from every part of the house—and,incidentally, theinvocation was a finer thing than the disgusting comment of the Standardabout Andy Johnsons inauguration and his daily conduct ever since. Mr. Holmes conducted a memorial service in the evening, preac
. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City; a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . ution of the lawand condign punishment of the traitors. When he solemnly ejaculated,God bless Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, therewas an Amen from every part of the house—and,incidentally, theinvocation was a finer thing than the disgusting comment of the Standardabout Andy Johnsons inauguration and his daily conduct ever since. Mr. Holmes conducted a memorial service in the evening, preachingfrom the text, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go overthis Jordan, and from the people who heard that address, and from anintimate study of the life and services of that great preacher and hisdevotion to the loftiest public ideals, I can well believe that his discoursewas of the finest and deepest inspiration. The Times published a verycomplete account of this great meeting in the Tabernacle. The Standard,pleading other demands upon its space—without mentioning the circusadvertisement—disposes of it in an inch and a half, twelve lines, as amatter-of-fact. .32. Isaac IKiiiston. The body of the martyred President, on the way to its last restingplace, arrived in Jersey City at 1 0 oclock on Monday morning, April24, 1865. The funeral train was made up of nine cars, and whenit rolled into the station a great concourse of citizens were delegations from Jersey City, Hudson City, Hoboken, and Greenville were present. One witness of the scene tellsus of the elaborate decorations of the station, in diagonal patterns ofblack and white, and the inscriptions Be still, and know that I amGod. and A Nations Heart was Struck, April 15. 1865 at theeast and west ends of the building, respectively. The ferryhouse borethe motto George Washington, the Father; Abraham Lincoln, theSaviour, of his Country. Minute guns were fired by the HudsonC
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