Newport weekly independent., 1901-09-27
DO HONOR TO THE DEAD.
Memorial Services at the Methodist Church. Program Rem dered.-Many Tributes to the Illustrious Dead, Friend of
 the Southland

Thursday was day of mourning throughout the country. From every town and city of the land, services were offered as a memorial to the de- parted president. Political and relig ious differences were lost sight of in t'-e admiration of the people for the statesman and their love for the man, William Mckinley.
 The North and South are one in their grief over the loss of the most popt' lar of presidents since Washington. "Dixie Land," opposing the policies of the party responsible for McKir- ley's election, as she has since the Civil War, is as sincere in her grief and as fervent in her eulogies of the martyr ed president as the people of his Ohio home.
 In testimonial of this high regard for the distinguished deceased and loyalty to the national govern ment at which Anarchy aimed with the assassin's bullet, the people of Newport assembled in union services Thursday morning at the Methodist church.
 The church was tastily decorated with bunting of the national colors in terspersed with crepe. In front of the pulpit was hung picture of the dead president, draped in black with faTs from the corners. With potted plarts and cut flowers the rostrum was pret- ty indeed. The program of exerci es in red, white and blue was printed up- on the black board, making a flag 6e- sign.
 The memorial services were opereG with voluntary, "One Sweetly Solen Thought " by Misses Hester Phillips and Lucille Randy, c. E. Crook and Rev. J. w. Smith. The quartette were e n good voice and the rendition Of the piece was beautiful.
 Rev. H. E. Gabby invoked the bless ing of God upon the meeting, the ra ton in it's loss of the chief executive and asked that we be reconciled to tke death of this beloved one, in that it was the working out of the destiny of the world by the Almighty.
 "Nearer My God to Thee," solo by Mrs. Maude Marshall followed. Sweet as is the song and beautifully as it was sung, the remembrance that these were among the last words at one of the most pathetic death bed scenes ever recorded in history, hummed by a martyr, who found comfort in this hope, made the song deeply affecting.
 The scriptuEe reading was by Rev. l.. H. Richardson and told of the suf- ferings of the Son of Man, that we through him might live.
 America" was next sung by the choir, followed by the first speaker, Judge o. w. Scarborough, whose tri- bute to the dead president was grand. Rich in historical references, beautiful in it's English and figures of speech, the eloquence and pathos of it's thought brought tears to the eyes. The speaker found comfort in the verse of the poet, in the req soning of the philosopher and in the teaching of the bible that no such thing as death existed. He classed Mckinley as one of "the mo- blest types of eloquent manhood" the world had ever produced. He had done more than any other president to make us united people and died alike for the rich and poor, for North and South. His words at Atlanta, had made the South feel close to him and her people loved him. As president in crucial period of our national his tory, his statemanship had met the responsibility of the hour and no one could tell the ultimate prosperity and glory of our country under the guid- ance of such patriot. A christian gentlemen, his character would bear comparison with that of other great men and stand head and shoulders above them all. Should this country ever be numbered among other na- tions of the past, the departed presi- dent will have erected a monument more enduring than the pyramids. t1he.speaker closed in a touching verse, bidding the object of this memorial to sleep upon the attainments of life so we'll spent.