The age-herald., 1901-09-08
VETERANS ADD THE|RSORROW ID THAT OF NATION Camp Hardee, Confederate Vet erans, Passes Resolutions
 on Mckinley CHAPLAIN PRAYS FOR HIM Heroes Who Wore Gray Mourn for Him Who Fought Against Them
 Because He Is Presi-
 dent.
CHAPLAIN PRAYS FOR HIM

A meeting of Camp Hardee, U. c. ", of Birmingham, was held yesterday morn- ing at Engineers Hall, in Nineteenth street. at which resolutions of sympathy for President Mckinley were adopted The meeting was called to order by Com mander ". J. Miner and opened with prayer by Dr. L. s. Handley, the chap lain.
 Col John w. Bush then offered the res- olution. Tn this connection it will be re- called that just before the reunion of the Confederate Veterans at Memphis last May, when 1t was known that Presi- dent Mckinley was invited to be present, objections to this invitation were raised by number of Confederate camps. Camp Hardee. however, unanimously adopted resolutions endorsing the kind and gener- ous invitation to MT. Mckinley and his party and expressing a great desire to have him present on that occasion.
 Adopt Resolutions.
 Following Is the text of the resolutions adopted:
 Whereas. The nation means and is soreiy greived over the great calamity that has befallen 1t; and
 'rWhereas The foul assassin's cruel act In attempting to take the life of our chief William Mckinley, President of the United States Is denounced and con- demned by every Christian organization throughout this broad land of ours; it is but right, fit and proper for Camp Hardee No. 30 of the United Confederate Vet erans, in meeting assembled, to join it's o% xxyfth fhiQ oTipf- stricken nation by adopting suitable res oiutions of respect and smypath there fore. be 1t resolved,
 ''First-That Camp Hardee of the United Confederate Veterans does at this moment call upon our beloved chaplain, Dr. l.. S. Handley, to lead us in prayer. earnestly invoking God, our Lord Jesus Christ, to spare and save the life of the noble statesman and Christian gentle man. President William Mckinley, whose every public act has endeared him to the American people and to the Christ faniZed world. "Second-.We earnestly sympathize with the people of this country. the friends. relations and family of MT. Mckinley in this hour of their great bereavement, and do earnestly pray that the great fortitude which he has always exhibited will sus- tain him in the hour of his great danger, 'Third-It matters not with us wheth- CT he wore the blue or wore the gray he Is the nations chief, the nation s friend"
 pr. Handiey's Prayer.
 The comrades then stood and Dr. Hand- ley offered prayer.
 "As citizens and Christian men," he said, I've come to Thee. o God, and lift up our hearts to Thee in his behalf. Though he has been wounded, we thank Thee that his life has been spared up to this moment"
 He prayed for skill to be given to the physicians, and said that in the inscrut- able wisdom of God this event had hap pened to open the eyes of the people to the danger of having such criminals in their midst He prayed that even Me- man would live to repent his deed and praise God, and concluded by praying for the Presidents wife and asking that the country be spared the shock of the death of the President, whom, he said had the sympathy of all the people of the Southland.
 The resolutions were then unanimous iy adopted by standing vote and were ordered spread on the minutes ana the secretary instructed to forward copy to Mrs. Mckinley.
 Other Business.
 The meeting then proceeded to other business The minutes of the last meet ing were read and approved. Colonel Bush reported that he had thanked c. H. Gillian of Pratt City for a present sent to James Barker, the oldest member of the camp.
 Prof s. L. Robertson then read resolu- tious of respect to the memory of Con rade Jos. Thomas Maynor. which were adopted by a standing vote.
 L. M. Cannon, chairman of the relief committee, made a report and the follow ing detailed as pall-bearers for the pres