The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-20
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
THECHURCH CKED FOR YES1 ER-
 DAY,s MEMORIAL

The Pastor, Rev. Gardiner Eldridse, Was III and Unable to Attend Charles | A. Baldwin Master of Ceremonies
 Remarks by Rev. MT. Hand and Rev.
 MT. Burms-The Late Presidents Fn- vorite Hymn Sung.
 The First Methodist church was com- pletely filled when the memorial ser vices opened at o'clock yesterday af- | ternoon. Just before the service open ed Admiral Foote post under command of the commander, Fred s. Snow, marched into the church and took seats which had been especially reserv- ed for them.
 The interior of the church was ap- propriately decorated in mourning. A picture of President Mckinley hung at the front of the organ was draped in the dark symbol and around the gall lery was draped broad band Of mourning.
 Charles A. Baldwin announced that he had just received word that the pastor of the church, Rev. Gardner Eldridge, was i'll and unable to be pres ent at the service. MT. Baldwin, an old Grand Army man, was master. of ceremonies and he stated that so far as possible the programme would be car ried out in the absence of the pastor.
 The first number on the programme was the singing by the choir of hymn, No. 161, God Moves in a Mysterious Way" which was followed by prayer by Rev. William Schimmerhorn. The 46th Psalm was then read responsively after which was sung hymn. No, 1,062, "Ten Times Ten Thousand.'
 MT. Baldwin then introduced the first speaker, Rev MT. Hand, pastor of Summerheld church. Rev. MT. Hand spoke in part as follows: This is one of those times when we are dumb with silence and are inclined to hold our peace I never expected to live Ill hush like this when we can almost hear the breaking of nations heart. William Mckinley the people of thls country knew and loved. Oh, 1T he had only lived, to think of his joy In know ing how the people loved him Kings, emperors. princes and ministers unite in speaking of him as the ideal ruler or a modern people. One peculiarity or this sorrow is that it Is personal sor- row. It has come to us all, strong men have wept in their grief as though father or a brother had been stricken down. A personal burden of sorrow Is in the hearts of the people. He was president. not of a party, but of the people. He was man committed to a policy but broad minded man. HIS visit to Buffalo was the result of carry ing out his ideas. His reciprocity treaty failed in the senate and he would go to the people This man whose last words were for the people was stricken down foully. Many have considered that he was Q singularly fortunate man but I realize that he was not so much that as man who could control and mould circumstances, and with great managerial ability. Taken all in all we shall not soon see his equal. He has now reached immortal glory and is one of quartet of the Father of His Country and three mar tyred president.
 There have been some presidents for four years. some for eight years but MT. MChInlty, llhc w NoGiiiiiS b'iit ''''' always be president Character is great heritage which he has left us He gave his life for his policy and his prin- ciples
 Rev. Mir. Burnes, pastor of the How ard Avenue Methodist church. was the next speaker. He spoke of the per sonal attacks which had been made on MT Mckinley and said that he had not for years allowed in his house papers whose management had not the idea of increasing Americanism but of increasing their circulation. He then said that those who two weeks ago were laughing at Mir. McKinley now are bringing their sheaves as though they would undo terrible wrong. There was not sin gle thing in the man that he could think of as evil from what he had read, of the man. He broadened mankind wherever he went He has brought the neople together as they have never been brought together before. Presi- dent Mckinley he said, was one of the greatest men of history, stricken down by one of the most dastardly of men. That act took place as fully in divine comity as any other act of human his tory. Perhaps this was the grandest thing that God could do for him. MT. Burns said II have thought that if had been there I would have ground the assassin under my heel. l am not sure but God lifted the man on whom it was done higher than he could In any other way He's dead, but to-day one- half of the human race is bowed In tears. Dead! No, alive more alive to- day than three weeks ago. Lincoln stands higher to-day than in 1865. Me Kinley will stand higher, with Lincoln and Washington as the years come and go, and the nation will go on and on with enduring splendor and deepening glory"
 The service closed with the singing of the presidents favorite hymn, Nearer My God to Thee"
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