The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-16
NEW YORK IN BLACK
IN SOLEMN MOURNING FOR
DEAD PRESIDENT
SERVICES IN ALL CHURCHES
Eloquent Divines Find Inspira-
ton I'm the Purity of Will
liam McKinIey's
Life.

NEW YORK Sept 15.-The draping OF
public buildings In the city, banks and
business houses in the financial district,
business houses in Broadway, hotels and
theaters, has been going on all day. By
tomorrow morning commercial and imam
cial New York will present an appear
ance commensurate with the event which
is the sorrow of the nation. The city
hall is the most conspicuous building in
the downtown section. A special appro-
Priation was made for the purpose of
artistic work suitable for the occasion,
and this work was nearly completed at
sunset
The three landmark churches in Broad
way Trinity, st. PauFs and Grace, are
conspicuous by the grouping of flags en-
twined with Grape. By tomorrow morn
ing Wall street will be buried in black
and the national colors.
In the residence districts, especially on
the West side, from Seyenty-second
street to Harlem, flags bordered with
black hang at half-maSt In many of the
homes occupied by English and French
the displays consist of a blending of the
flags of the two nations with American
flags and black. In some instances Brit
ish colors alone are at half-mast with
black streamers.
Taken as whole, the effect through
out the city is effective.
MEMORIALS IN CHURCH.
Naturally the theme of all the sermons
preached in the city and its suburbs to-
day was the lamentable death of the
president. With practical unanimity
those in charge of the services had the
congregations sing Nearer My God to
Thee" as a still further tribute to Mr..
Mckinley.
of nhI1rnhnS 6raT no in
black, and in not few the American
flag mingled it's colors with the dark
folds Of Grape. The congregations were
large in every church, and there was
marked gravity about the worshipers.
The tragedy of Sept. 6, it was notable,
was treated as having profoundly hui
inflated the nation and had involved it
in grievous loss. But coupled with the
words of mourning there were express
sions of confidence in the stability of the
government ard in the administration of
President Roosevelt. There were few
vehement expressions against anarchy.
The tone of pulpit comment was rather
that the assassinations had brought the
country face to face with a problem that
must be dealt with safely and with ma
ture wisdom rather than upon blind i'm
pulse President Roosevelt's proclama-
ton was read in the churches and serv-
Thursday next.
Historic Trinity church was filled to
overlooking to hear the Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix. After denouncing the crime of Czol-
gosZ, DR.. Dix arraigned anarchy as
danger which would destroy modern civil
cation unless suppressed. His tribute to
Mr.. Mckinley was most eloquent Arch
bishop COrrigan occupied the throne dur
ing mass at st. Patrick's cathedral, but
did not take part in the service. He was
affected during the preaching of the SER
mon by the Rev J. NJ Lavalle. The
preacher referred to anarchism and to
the writings of Pope XIII. on the sub
ject, and also said:
These misguided creatures sometimes
pretend to find a root of their false doc
trines in the scriptures themselves. An
archy is as impossible as that five is
equal to two"
PRESIDENTS OWN WORDS.
The Rev William r. Huntington,
preaching at Grace church, took the late
presidents words: LET no man hurt
him. as a proverb against lawlessness.
The Rev. DR.. Howard Agnew Johnson,
at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
church, said among other things:
Though dead, President Mckinley has
his place secure. Not only is he loved
but in the history of the nation. No
student of the history who studies nation
al events will hesitate to say that his is
the third great name in the list of pres
idents.''