Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-04
LAST SUNDAY
At His Church in Canton Before Co.
ing TO Washington.
The Pastor Asks the Divine blessing an
the Outgoing aud tncom,ug President
An Preparations for Leaving Can
ton Made at Mcktnley's Home.

CANTON, q, March Mai Mckin-
ley's last Sunday AT his home in Cam
ton before starting out for Washing
ton Ia Ice inaugurated president Of the
United States, WAS marked by no uuus-
ual happenings. lie went to the
Methodist church of which he has been
members since he was Il years old.
The church has seating capacity
exceeding 1000 and it was crowded.
Mai Mckinley drove TO the church
and was accompanied 10y Capt. H. q.
HciStaud and George T.. Morse, of san
Francisco. who married one of the
prrsident-c!cct's nicccs Snow was fall
ing rapidly aai almost obScurrl Maj.
Mckinlcy's figure a. he walked from
the carriage 10 the church. Ma !.
in the singing of the opening
hymn: Jesus rrignS' DIR. {. l. Man
chester. the paStn-, who was a member
of Maj Mckinlry's regiment during
the war said in HIS prayer: 20 Lord.
bless our nation, grant that peace and
Righteousness may prevail We pray
Thee that Thy blessing may he on the
president az the Unitci States in the
closing days q. his admin
iStratinn and nothing may
Ice done dispensing 10 1h,r.
Let Thy blessing rest upon Thy SER
want who has been chosen To he the
chief executive OF this nation. We
pray I hcc to go with him. give him
great filth in Thee; may he he sus-
tanned by the prayers nj Thy people.
that he may carry out Thy will. We
pray Thee To manifest Thyself To him
and to all OF u>.
DIR. Manchester found his text in the
third verse of the 2lst chapter az
Matthew: The Lord hath need =
His theme was the higher life. In speak.
ing OF his home training he paid. in n
delicate indirect way. beautiful
tribute Ia Mother Mckinley. In con-
clusion. DIR. Manchester said: How
shall we preserve the peace of nations
What are we Ia do for this great land
of ours? There is one Thought in all
of our minds this morning as our dear
brother and friend goes out 10 take mp
the duties that lie before him. Our
prayers that lac do Alright the great
work set before him.
a. +. Mckinley, of San Francisco,
an uncle Of the president-elect. ar
rived in Canton sunday. lie will ac-
company the presidential party to
Washington
All preparations for leaving Canton
have been made at the Mckinley
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette VIII
liams, who are TO share the private car
occupied by Mai. and Mrs. Mckinley.
will arrive here Monday. The prcsi-
dental train will consist ot seven cars,
a combinati n baggage and smoking
car. = handsome new Pullman for the
newspaper correspondents, a dining
lar, two Pullmans, a private car for
Mother Mckinley and her party, and
~ second Trivate ear, which will
be the last ear on the train.
aud will be occupied by the
n" dent-elect. The train will be pre-
".'del by one bearing the Cleveland
troop which is going TO do escort duty.
There will be- about Is persons on Maj
Mckinley's special train, most of them
being relatives or close personal
friends OF the president-elect.
Inc tram conveying the preSldent-
elect will leave here at : o'clock Mon
day night and is scheduled to arrive in
Washington at II o'clock on Tuesday.
II viii not he run at high rate of
speed on account of Maj Mckinley $
venerable mother and other la
dies who will be passengers
on it, Safety ana comfort will
be the end sought rather than swift
ness Maj Mckinley will probably
say a few words o: farewell to his
friends and neighbors before the train
leaves Canton. lie is to be escorted to
the train by several thousand Canton
people and the streets along the line
of march will be brilliantly illumin-
ated.
Maj and Mrs. Mckinley took a drive
Sunday afternoon. They are both in
possession of their usual health.