Evening star., 1901-11-09
Me EM0RIAL CHURCH
Proposed Tribute to the Late Presi-
dent Mckinley.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
Encouraging Responses to Request
for Co-Operation and Support.
STATEMENT BY MIR. BUCKLER

The plan to erect in Washington church
of notable dimensions and beauty as a
memorial to the late President Mckinley,
which was announced in the news columns
OF The Star of October %, has taken def
mite shape, those most interested in the
project having been organized into an exec
utive committee.
At the head of the new movement for
Mckinley Memorial Church Is Bishop John
F. Hurst, chancellor of the American Uni
versity. Associated with him as honorary
members of the executive committee are
the following Methodist clergymen: Rev.
H. R. Naylor, presiding elder Of Washing
ton district, Baltimore conference; Rev
Frank NJ. Bristol DID,, pastor Of the late
Presidents church; Rev. Lucien Clark, d.
D., pastor of Hamline NJ. E. Church. The
members of the active committee are: Rev.
George Buckler, pastor of the New YORK
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church; Rev.
George C. Hough of Hamline NJ. E. Church;
Rev. ]. A. G. Thomas and Messrs. Frank
Bourn, James A. Edgar, r. II. Ripley, r.
E Forbes Francis NJ. Schell and w. 5
Robbins The honorary members of the
committee have been designated to receive
the contributions for the memorial.
In the few days that have elapsed since
this committee was organized letters nave
been sent to prominent churchmen all over
The replies have been uniformly gratifying
to those in charge of the new memorial
movement. Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, for
example. while unable to assume any part
in the enterprise, has written Mr.. Buckler
as follows:
Gladly would join you, brother, in help
ing on the project of building memorial
church. Our dear friend, President NC
Kinley, loved the church of God, and MOTH
ing could be more appropriate than the
rearing of an edifice to be called the NC
Kinley Memorial Church. 1 thank you for
the honor and compliment of your lnVi-
something for the memory of William NC,
Kinley. who was warm personal 1rlend
for about thirty years"
Statement by Mr.. Bucl<ler.
Mr. Buckler, as chairman of the active
committee, made the following statement
of his plans this morning to a reporter for
The Star:
Mr. Mckinley was Methodist. For
this reason 1t would seem particularly ap-
propriate that the memorial to his services
should be q Methodist church. But Mr.
Mckinley was more than Methodist He
was the foremost and representative Chris
tian layman of the country. His heart was
full of love for honest men of all creeds.
He delighted in demonstrating his disciple
ship by honoring whenever opportunity of
fered all Professionalism, all Catholicism. all
Judaism. The building of the Mckinley
the sanction and hearty sympathy Of not
only all Methodists. but of all Gods peo-
pie of other denominations. 1t has for this
reason appeared proper to permit all patri-
otic Americans, irrespective Of creed, and
especially all churchmen and churchwo-
men, so disposed, to contribute to the fund
for the building of the Mckinley Memorial
Church in the capital city of the nation. 1
believe that, could the mute lips now cold
in the Canton cemetery speak, they would
say that of all methods of memorial none
would please him better than the erection
of this temple to his God.
'In raising the Mckinley Memorial
Church. however, we do not propose to de-
tract from nor to antagonize in the slight
est degree the erection of the Canton me-
mortal nor of the national memorial arch.
On the contrary, We shall aid to the utmost
both movements, ours being third far
more modest than either of the others
more easy of rapid accomplishment and
when completed, will be a powerful ally in
the work of erecting the other memorials.
Besides which the church will be ever en-
gagged in the doing of good to the living
and in the glorious work of spreading ad-
vancing and enlarging the kingdom of God
on earth. 1t will be living monument to
the memory of good Christian man.
The Sum Necessary.
eve shall ask but 100000 and propose to
popularize the subscriptions as much as
possible. We should like to have 100000
people donate dollar each. We shall fur
nish each subscriber with a neat certif-
cate of honorary membership. We shall
have beautiful church, worthy of the ma
ton, worthy Of the capital city of the ma
tion, worthy of the beloved name 1t is to
bear The movement is to be a national or
universal one, rather than merely local
along lines indicated above.
1t is not necessary for me to point out
the appropriateness of Washington as the
place for the erection of this memorial nor,
fnr hot mo CIV fh, C
erecting church over the rearing of a
mere marble monument or even a memorial
arch. But, as l have stated, we do
not propose to allow this project to inter-
fere with either of the others. There are
many good people, however, who would not
contribute to them and who would help
along the fund for the church.
The site proposed is on 1st street north
west, at or near the corner of Rhode Island
avenue, and not far from the National Sol
diers' Home. 1t is in the heart of a most
beautiful, rapidly growing section of the
city First street in this locality is the
great thoroughfare to the Soldiers Home
and visitors in driving to the home will
pass right by the Mckinley Memorial
Church.
Architect Preparing Plan.
''Mr. Glenn Brown, secretary of the Ma
tional Architects Association, is the archi-
tect and he is busily engaged in preparing
drawings to meet the requirements of those
having the matter in charge. 1t is proposed
to build so as to have the audience in the
main auditorium in a circle with open
chairs and all modern improvements in
Guiding an electric pipe organ. 1t has been
suggested that over the pulpit or in some
other appropriate place this legend appear,
Nearer, My God, to Thee An appropriate
and fitting scriptural quotation may also
appear. as follows, Thy Will Be Done
These things are mentioned merely as sug-
geStlonS, of course.
subscriptions should be sent the honor
ary members OF the executive committee.
We desire most earnestly the co-opera1Ion
OF all people of all creeds in this enterprise.
l have the kfndest letters from Rev Father
Stafford of the Catholic Church and Rabbi
Louis Stern of the Hebrew Congregation, in
which both commend the movement"
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