The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01
Mck|NLEY'S LAST
SABBATH Il At HOME
Attends Divine Service and
Listens to Prayer for
His Guidance.
All Preparations Made for tie
Departure Of the Presi.
Dental Train.
It Will Consist of Seven Pullman Cars
and Convey Alb ut Sixty.ffve
Persons.

CANTON, OHIO, Feb. 2S.-Major Nc
Kinley's last Sunday at his Canton home
before setting out for Washington to be
inaugurated President of the United
States was marked by no unusual hap
penings. He went to the Methodist
Church, of which he was a member since
he was Y years old. Major Mckinley
drove to the church, and was accompanied
by Captain Hoestan and George E. Morse
of San Francisco. Snow was falling rap
idly and almost obscured the Majors
figure as he walked from the carriage TO
the church.
Major Mckinley joined with apparent
relish in the singing of the opening hymn,
E"Jesus Reigns" DR.. C. E. Manchester,
the pastor, who was member of Major
McKiniey's regiment during the war, said
in his prayer:
o Lord, bless our Nation: grant that peace
and righteousness may prevail. We pray thee
that thy blessing may b, on the President or
min!stration and that nothing may be done
displeasing to thee. Let thy blessing rest
upon thy servant who has been chosen to be
the chief executive OF this Nation We pray
thee to go with him;i give him moref attn
in thee; may he be sustained by the prayers OF
thy people, that he may carry out thy Will;
TO all OF us.
DR.. Manchester found his text in the
third verse OF the twenty-frSt chapter of
ST. Matthew, "The Lord hath need His
theme was the higher life. In speaking OF
home training he paid in delicate, indi-
rect way beautiful tribute to Mother
Mckinley. II conclusion DR.. Manchester
said:
"How shall we preserve the peace OF
nations? What are we to do for this great
land of ours? There is one thought in all
our minds this morning, as our dear
brother and friend goes out to take up the
duties that lie before him: Our prayers
that he do Alright the great work set before
him."
B. F. Mckinley of San Francisco. an
uncle of the President-elect. arrived in
Canton to-day. He will accompany the
Presidential party 10 Washington.
All preparations for leaving Canton have
been made at the Mckinley home. Mr..
and Mrs. Lafayette Williams OF Chicago,
who are to share the private car occupied
by Major and Mrs. Mckinley, will arrive
here tomorrow.
The Presidential train will consist of
seven cars, a combination baggage and
smoking car, handsome new Pullman
for the newspaper correspondents, two
Pullmans, private car for Mother Nc
Kinley and her party and asecond private
car, which will be the last car on the train
and will be occupied by the President
elect. The train will be preceded by one
bearing the Cleveland Troop, which is GO
ing to do escort duty, There will be bout
sixty-fve persons on Major Mckinley's
special train, most OF them being relatives
or close friends of the Presiden,-elect
The train conveying the President-elect
will leave Canton at O'Clock Monday
night and it is scheduled 10 arrive in
Washin gton at IL O. clock Tuesday. 1t will
moi be run Mt high rate of speed on &C.
count of Major McKinley's venera ole
mother and other ladies who will be pas
sengers on it. Safety and comfort will be
the end sought rather than swiftness.
Major Mckinley will probably say few
words of farewell to his friends and
neighbors before the train leaves Canton.
He is to be escorted 10 the train by several
thousand Canton people and the streets
along the line of march will be brilliantly
Illuminated.
Major and Mrs. Mckinley took drive
this afternoon. They are both in posses
sion of their usual health. In the even
ing few friends came in to say good-5y.