Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-23
SUNDAY WITH MCKINLEY.
How the Major Spent the 0ay-Had Very Few
Callers.

Canton. Ohio, June 2s.-Major Mckinley
passed his first Sunday as the Republi-
can Presidential candidate in much the
same manner as previous Sundays had
been spent by him. The principal change
WAS in his surroundings not in his ac-
tons. His hospitable home sheltered be-
meath It's roof an unusual number of oc-
eupants. There were Mr.. and Mrs. Abb
ner Mckinley, of New York. General
Russell II. Hastings. wife and son, of the
Rormudas. formerly United States Mar
shal for the northern district of Ohio and
earlier second lieutenant of Mckinley, 5
company, in the celebrated 2sd Ohio Regi
ment Then there were several members
of the family who came in to spend part
of the day. The people respected the
sanctity of the day and the quiet of the
family and aside from DR.. Phillips. the
family physician. who merely dropped in
10 make sure that all was well. there
were on callers. save the visiting news
paper correspondents.
In the morning Major Mckinley at
tended services. as was his custom, in the
First Methodist church. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Hastings and by Captain
Hiestand. United States army. who for
several years served as inSpector-yeu-
er;l of the Ohio militia on the Governor =
staff. He is now on leave and spending
it in Canton. They came in just "A mo-
mont before the services began. and Mrs.
Hastings found a seat with Mrs. Nc
family Pew. and the two gentlemen OBJ
tanned seats just across the aisle. Tn:
Mckinley. pew is located well to the trent
being the sixth from the pulpit in the
center block.
The church was NOT crowded. but well
filled with the usual congregation. Ma
jor Mckinley ut church was so maclt The
accustomed thing that not even as a
Presidential candidate did he attract AZ
tontion beyond probably score OF
strangers and most OF these We're visit
ing newspaper men. The First Methodist
church stands 1t Tuscarawa5 and CleEe-
land streets right in the center of the
business part of the town. 1t IL an 81
tractivc. substantial stone structure, with
Il modest tower at the corner. Its interior
shows the cathedral style. modified by
modern demands for comfort and conyen-
fence. The maine entrances are at the
sides of the pulpit and organ loft on the
north, so that persons face the congrega-
ton on entering. me me s auaiaoriu lnhon ii
room opens out of it in the rear. so that
when occasion demands the capacity may
be nearly doubled. There is Il great or
gan. filling the space back of the pulpit.
and a gallery between, affording room for
the large chorus choir. which is feature
of the church. On the east and west sides
are handsome memorial windows OF
cathedral glass. and the whole effect of
the room is stately and pleasing. At
taclled to the readng-desk Is q telephone
transmittcr. by means of which through
the central office several elderly and IN
firm members of the church, prevented
bv their physical condition from attend
ing the services, hear the sermon ana
songs. This was one of the lrst pulplts.
if not the first. to be thus equipped,
The Rev DR.. Eugene =. Edmunds is
pastor. lie has flied the pulpit for nearly
ike wears. and, under the laws of the
Methodist church. must be transferred 10
another charge at the annual conference
which meets in September; so that in the
event of Major McKnley's election. DR.:
Edmunds will not be the Presldentiai
pastor.