The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-15

at one whom all had loved and admired.
The church was beautiful with the
wealth OF flowers, sent by the people
or the nation and with the rich drapery
OF mourning with which it had been ar
ranged by the officers OF the church.
The ehaneel rail and the pulpit were
buried In cluster OF flowers and the
pulpit proper was entirely hidden by
delicate blooms from many hot houses.
AS backing 10 all Of the flowers there
were drapings and festoons OF sombre
black, caught up here and there by
cords and bows OF white. The large loft,
ordinarily occupied by a chorus choir,
was occupied on one side by the officers
OF the church and the other by the
clergy Of the city,
Promptly at l o'clock the carriages
containing the family and friends OF the
family began arriving at the church,
and with difficulty passage was made
through the dense mass OF humanity
which surrounded the building, for the
pall-bearers with the casket and the
sorrowing friends who followed them.
At 1905, to the strains of theGreat or
gan, the body was carried to the front
OF the chancel rail II was literally COW
cred with flowers wreath Of lilies and
vlolets being given the most consplcu-
Gus place.
The remains rest In beautiful cas-
ket. The outer casket Is OF cedar shell.
with black broadcloth. The inner cas-
ket IL OF solid copper containing pillow
and mattress and Innings of pure white
surah silk. The entire casket Is enclosed
In solid polished oak burial case. The
handles are known as extension bar
handles, An oxidlzed plate Is engraV-
ed with the name Nancy Allison Nc
kinley," on the upper corner Is found:
April q, 1909" which was the date OF
her birth, and In the lower corner Is en-
grayed the date OF death, December l2,
1897.
Slowly the family were shown to the
seats reserved for them In the front
rows Of the center section as the peals
OF the organ slowly died away In a
sweet harmony. Then the Aeoliau quar-
tet chanted "Stlll, Still With Thee"
Rev. L. p Herbruck. pastor Of Trim
ity Reformed church, senior member OF
the local clergy by reason of the longest
pastorate, offered prayer, commencing
the sorrowlng family to the Ruler OF the
Universe for comfort In this, their hour
OF bereavement. bidding them not TO
look upon her us in the shroud and In
the coffin. but as In Heaven
In the prayer Rev, Herbruck paid
high tribute to Mother Mckinley In
describing how she should be remem-
bered
After the prayer, Rev. o. 3, Mllllgan,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church.
read one OF the hymns of which Mother
Mckinley was particularly fond, Jesus
Lover OF NV SOUL" and 1t was sung by
the quartet to special quartet ar
rangement.
Rev. DR.. John NJ. Hall. pastor of Trim
ity Lutheran church. read a scrlptural
lesson. selecting a portion OF the fif-
teenth chapter Of Corinthians, teach
ing OF the resurrection.
President Mckinley occupied the first
pew of the central section OF the church,
directly in front OF the pulpit The same
remarkable SELF possession characteris-
tic of his whole life was manifest on
this occasion. He showed no outward
evidence OF the sorrow he was experien-
cling. he, with the other male members
OF the family, and with uncovered heads
ignoring the old-time custom for church
funerals, under which the immediate
mourners sat during the whole cere-
mony with heads bowed down and COW
cred with crepe-bound hats.
Members OF the immediate family
were at either side Of the President and
back OF these were the members of the
cabinet and the more distant relatives.
on behalf OF the officers OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church, Hon. r. A.
Cassidy, former mayor of the city and
one of the directors OF the church, read
memorial adopted by the board OF Of
fclals, recitlng briefly the life Of Mrs,
Nancy Allison Mckinley and her con-
nection with the congregation.
The singing by the quartet OF Lead,
Kindly Light" was followed by the eu-
loglstlc remarks OF the pastor, Rev. DR..
C. Il. Manchester. The doctor spoke
briefly, but feelIngly OF the woman so
greatly beloved by the whole congre-
CATION and by the people OF the city at
large.
Almost overpowering emotion was
manifest in his voice. and as he recalled
the ioyable traits by which the beloved
woman was best known by her imme-
diate neighbors. the eyes Of all in the
vast congregation filled with tears. Rev.
Manchester spoke as follows:
Il think the first feeling that comes
to us all to-day is one of personal be-
reavemcnt. She who has gone out from
our midst was our friend. The nation
knows her as the distinguished mother:
we OF the home city knew her as one
whose kindly word and smile have been
q cheer to many heart and home.
For her the long, long night has
passed. The morning breaks at last.
But her place upon this earth viii beva-
cant forever. Hers Is an unspeakable
gain, but ours Is an unutterabe loss.
ut 10 given only now and then to
pilgrim to spendso many years upon the
earth. and she wrought for herself a
place In life that can never be filled by
another. To 20 out and In fornearlynlne
decades OF years, to sec generations
come and go. to see the kingdoms Of
earth rise and fail, to outlive the COM,
panlonB OF childhood and womanhood,
and stlll TO live on, 10 to become a part
OF many lives. But the great comforts
OF this hour are those spiritual ones
that we have n right to appropriate 10
ourselves when we remember that
above everything else Mother Mckinley
was Christian woman. Like Enoch.
she walked with God and Is ont, for God
hath taken her. IL was this that 80 on
rlched and beautliled her life upon the
enrth when Jesus said: He that abld-
9th In me and In him. the same bring
eth forth much fruit he uttered q
larger truth than We have been wont
to accept