The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-09-27
MITcHELL's FINE TRIBUTE.

MlTCHELL'S FINE TRIBUTE.
Grand COncourse of People Attended
the Mckinley Memorial Exer-
cises Thursday Afternoon.
Probably one of the greatest crowds
OF distinctively Mitchell people that
mas ever assembled in the city was
present at the memorial services in
nonor OF the memory of President
William Mckinley, which were held in
the corn palace. Long before the exer-
clses were to begin vast numbers of
people wended their way to the palace
and the lower part of tho building was
soon filed and hundreds were standing
up. 1t was then decided to open the
gallery and two rows of people stood
around the railing on three sides of the
building. This did not relieve the con-
gested condition of the building much,
and all the standing room was again
| taken.
The interior OF the room, which has
remained decorated with corn and
grasses from the palace OF last year,
looked resplendent with the drapings of
the national colors and the mourning.
On the rear wall of the stage hung the
pictures of the three presidents who
we're martyrs to the assassin's bullet,
Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley, the
frames being draped in black and
white. Flags were utilized in the dec
orations to large extent and the work
OF the committee was we'll done.
In the front Of theIroom seats had
been reserved for the various lodges
that attended in a body and the follow
Ing were represenJed: G. A. r., w. r.
c., Co. D., Masonic Lodge, knights
Templar, Workmen, and the W. G. T.
u, each assembling at their hall and
marching to the corn palace.
The stage was occupied by the
speakers, the choir and the State Band.
At 2 o'clock Mayor E.. B. VanAlstine
called the vast assembly to order and
made brief opening address, referring
to the solemnity of the occasion which
called the people together and the fact
that it was the twentieth anniversary
of the death of Garfield He spoke of
some who had witnessed similar scene
as this when Lincoln was ,shot, and
many who had attended the services
held in memory of Garfield, and OF
those who were present at ceremony
Of this character for the first time.
TIE services were begun with q selec.
tion by the.S State Band, and an appro.
pirate selection by the choir, which was
composed OF Misses Goodykoontz
Gregory, Mrs. II. E. Hitchcock, Misses
Nobis and Koch, sand Messrs. Brown,
Downey, Kratz.and Nichols.
The Prayer.
Rev. T. 81. Youngman, of the Meth
odist church invoked the divine
blessing on the vast asse emblage. It
was profound and devout prayer, in
the course of which he said:
Justice and Judgment are the habita-
| tion of Thy throne, Lord God Almight
clouds and darkness are round abou t
Thee; Thy way is past finding out full
of mystery as the deep sea. No man
or nation can stay Thy hand or say,
what dost Thou. AS Is Thy wrath,
SO is Thy fear; 80 teach us to mum ber
our days that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom. When Thou hidest Thy
face we are troubled; if Thou Withhold
est Thy Spirit we die. Thou only hast
immortality, livest and rulest forever.
Reverend and holy is Thy Name.
When Thou with rebukes dost chasten
man for iniquity, Thou makest his
beauty to Consume away as a moth:
Surely every mRu at his best estate is
altogether vanity. How shall we that
are dust, of the earth earthly, who are
born in sin and shapsn In iniquity,
come, dare to come, into thy presence?
We can not come, We dare not come if
Thou dost not encourage and help US.
| God be merciful to us and bless us.
Make the light of Thy countenance to
shine upon US. We do not presume to
come to Thee in our own sight of merit
or name, but in and by Him Whom
Thou hast appointed our mediator and
advocate.
o, Lord, Righteousness belongesh unto
Thee, but unto US, confusion of face,
as at this day, for we have sinned and
have committed iniquity. We have
done wickedly, rebelled against Thee,
by departing from Thy precepts and
from Thy judgments; neither have we
hardened unto Thy servants, the
prophets who have spoken unto us in
Thy Name. We humbly and penitently
confess our manifold transgressions