The times., 1899-11-26

either hand When all were in place the
arrangement was this
On the west side Of the middle ais,e were
President Mckinley and the Seer. tary of
State, in the front pew; in the second at
were the Secretary of War, the Secretary
of the Navy, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, the Secretary Of the Interior. and the
Postmaster General. Chief Justice Fuller
and the Secretary of Agriculture sat in the
next pew. Behind them were the justices
of the Supreme Court filling double pew
that extended through to the side aisle
DT. RiXey President Mckinlcy's physician;
Mr.. Porter, Secretary TO the President and
Mr.. C0rtelyCu, the Assistant Secretary,
had the next seat, and from this TO the rear
of the sahrch along the west side OF the
middle aisle the United States Senators
were massed.
The east side of the middle aisle was
given to the family and personal friends
of the dead Vice President In The frs5
pew were Mrs Hobart GaTret A. Hobart
iT.. and Hobart Tuttle. Then came David
Il. Hobart the Vice Presidents brother.
and his family, IN The second pew. and be
hind them DR.. and Mrs. William X. New
+ ton, Judge and Mrs, BarkaloW and Fred
+ Crick Evans The six pews hind tn $
one were occupied by the body
bearers. the bearers from the Senate and
those from the House. Across from the
Senators in the nineteen remaining paws
on the remaining side Of the ais sat
members of the House OF Representatives
At the head of the west side aisle sat
Governor Voorhees, Of New Jersey, with
Mr.. Merits, Secretary Of State. and Colonel
( Treadweu. representing Governor RCose-
velt Behind them We're the Supreme CourJ
OF New Jersey, the Chancellor and Vice
ChancelloTs OF New Jersey. and state Off
Fl.F. r5F M
gers College. of which Mr. Hobart was an
alumnus, the Bar Association OF New JeT-
sey: the Society OF Useful Manufacturers.
the Park Com issiouers. and the Union
League Club. OF New York. Behind ard
to the rear aisle. pews were reEerved fer
: the overflow Of members OF the Senate and
House who could not find place in the
middle aisle seats.
The Church Services.
The Rev Dr. Charles D. shaw pastor
/ Of The Second Presbyterian Church, read
the psalm, Lord. thou hast been our dwell
ing place in all generations" and the
( passage from Job beginning Man that
Is born Of woman is of few days" This
was followed by a prayer. AS the last
words were spoken the strains OF Nearer.
My God, to Thee Mr. Hobarts favorte
notes had hardly died away when the
harmonies were taken up by the OTpheus
Club q splendid chorus OF mems voices,
the singers being almost concealed behind
The palms and flowers at the front of the
church President Mckinley who had sat
up right after the prayer bent his head
again, and there were many other heads
bowed all over the church as the music Of
the Old hymn swelled and swelled again TO
the end Or. Magic rose at the close Of
the hymn and made this address
God alone is great. From everlast-
ing to everlasting he is God. or old he
laid the foundation Of the earth and skies
the heavens are the work of his hands
They shall perish, but ha shall endure yea
al of them shall wax old as a garment.
and as a vesture shall they be changed
OF his years there is no end
In this day Of national calamity and
grief ID is fitting We should come unto the
house OF God and bow in submission be-
fore the Most High God. GaTret a. Hobart
the man whom this nation h0nors, the
man whom it learned to trust has fallen
dead The Lord gave and the Lord hath
taken away, blessed be the name OF the
Lord.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
n0wued lam war For these victories
! peace as well as war must pay the same
/ costly price of toll and sacrifice, OF suffer
ing. and, if need be, of life. The states
man as well as the warrior has suffered
and died for truth and liberty, humanity,
( end God. And if today 10 warhke sound
! is heard, none the less DO we know this