The sun., 1901-09-20
SERVICES At
GRACE CHURCH
In Memory Of the Martyred
President.
BIG AUDITORIUM CROWDED
Impressive Program Rendered. Ad-
dresses Were Made by Chief JUS
tice Charles B. Lore and
Jonathan S. Willis.
BIG AUDITORIUM CROWDED

Joint memorial services Of the MetEo-
dist Episcopal Churches in memory of
President Mckinley, simple but impress
siye, were held in Grace NJ. Il. Church at
230 o'clock yesterday afternoon. That
the people feel the Presidents death as
their personal loss was evident by the
visible manifestation of intense grief on
all sides. 1t was probably the largest
audience that ever assembled in Grace
Church. An hour before the time set
for starting the services every seat lh
the large auditorium was occupied. by
2 o'clock it was hiled to its utmost capa-
city and after that hundreds who We're
unable to get inside the doors went away
disappointed.
In the pulpit were Chief Justice Char
les Il. Lore and Jonathan ). Willis. who
made the principal addresses. the Rey.
William Writ King. pastor of the church
who presided, the Reys. j. w. Easley,
Robert Watt. III. S. Dulaney and w.
Avery and Charles w. Pusey. The SER
vice was opened with an organ prelude
by George n. Maris, the church organ
st. after which the congregation sang
Nearer. My God, to Thee" The Rev.
Robert Watt lead in prayer and the
Scripture lesson from the 46th Psalm
was read by the Rev. j. w. Easley. The
dead Presidents favorite hymn lead
Kindly Light" was also sung by tho
congregation.
The Rev. William Writ King after a
few appropriate remarks introduced
Chief Justice Charles B. Lore. Judge
Lore was personally acquainted with Mr.
Mckinley. having served four years III
Congress when the dead President was Il
member of that body. His address was
based principally ON the martyred Presi-
dents beautiful character, his public
life and his great love for his home ard
country. Judge Lore said in part:
"On the fifty day of this month Viii.
liam Mckinley stood in Buffalo before n
vast congregation Of this country and
| there he made an address which was (
the hroadest craftsmanship Chief jus
tice Lore read part Of the speech made
| by President Mckinley on that day. He
then spoke of him being shot at the hands
OF an assassin and the sorrow that fol
lowed. Continuing he said: THE powers
of the earth united in universal prayer
for his life to be saved but the assassin
had done his dastardly work to well.
Is it not true that all the population ~
the earth stands with us in our sorrow
In every American home there comel
the cloud of grief and shadow of sor-
row. Somehow this life touched ms more
THAN other lives, it seems Il personal loss.
Other presidents have been assassinated
hut it did not seem to touch every 4imeri-
can heart as they now throb in SYM
pa;hy. Not that those men were not
worthy of it: it was not the time OF
peace.
! when that bullet struck Mr.. McKin.
Icy that death blow it struck every
American citizen. When he was stritsi-
rn each and every one of MS We're strick-
on. William Mckinley had won tho
love Of every right thinking man and wo.
man throughout the land. He Atood be.
fore the world, in my opinion, as one OF
the best and trueSt of American citizens
| do not say he was the greatest man in
the world hut he was one of the most
llevel headed men ever met. His thought
and tenderness for other peoples harri.
ness was part of his character. Wherever
he came IN contact with fellowmen he
made other men happy. You all remem-
her the loving watching of that man al
the bedside of his mother. No more
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