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Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
DR.. MANTHESTER'S SERMON
Delivered at the Mckinley Funeral
in Canton.
A SWEET AND TENDER STORY.
McKinley's Devotion to His Invalid Wife
How the Dead Statesman Became
q Christian-The Worlds Grief Over
Our Nations Loss.

The following is the full text of the
sermon of Dr.. c. E. Manchester at the
Mckinley funeral in Canton Thursday:
Our President is dead. THE silver cord
Is loosed the golden 5owl is broken, the
pitcher is broken at the fountain, the
wheel broken at the cistern, the mourn
ers go about the streets" 'One voice is
heard-a wall of sorrow from all the land,
for the beauty of Israel is slain upon the
high places. How are the mighty fallen!
1 am distressed for thee, my brother.
Very pleasant hast thou been unto me"
Our President is dead. We can hardly
believe it. We had hoped and prayed,
and 1T seemed that our hopes We're to be
realized and our prayers answered, when
the emotion of joy was changed to one
of grave apprehension. Still we waited,
for we said. 1T may be that God will be
gracious and merciful unto u.s." 1t
seemed to us that 1t must he his will to
spare the life of one so well beloved and
much needed. Thus, alternating be-
tween hope and fear, the weary hours
passed on. Then came the tidings of a
defeated science, of the failure of love
and prayer to hold its object to the
earth. We seemed to hear the family
muttered words: Goodbye all, goodbye
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
Imposing Funeral Ceremonies
Precede Intern sr1f of Me-
Ki11leY at Canton.

of the vault the flower carpet had dis
appeared, its blooms, however, to be
guarded for years as mementos of this
day of sorrow.
Just without the entrance to this
mausoleum stood the new president OF
the United States. The coffin rested
on supports only a hands reach from
him. Then the members of the cabi-
net formed an open line with him, and
members of the family-all save the
lone woman who was in the home
under the close watch of DR.. Rlxey-
gathered near. Earth to earth, ashes
to ashes. dust to dust" came the bene
diction from the lips of the venerable
Bishop Joyce.
The roar Of the cannon ecnoed from
the hilltop just above. 1t came as
mighty amen" Again the white
haired minister spoke. Again came the
crashing roar of the salute, its rever'
berations beating on and on over the
hills about the city.
"Taps" Sounded by Bugler.
TAPS" the saddest call the bugle
language of the army knows, came
from eight bugles. The last notes were
held until the breath of the wind
seemed to rob them of life. Away
down the broad street, two miles away,
the marching columns were still COM
ing. The music of the bands, muted,
it seemed by some giant haud. came
floating to the group about the vault
Nearer, My God, to Thee, Nearer to
Thee" Once again came the crash
from the guns above.
Door Is Closed Upon Martyr.
Then the casket was carried within
the vault. Five infantrymen marched
behind it. A moment passed ard the
outer doors were closed. The last GER
emony was over; the third martyred
president of the United States had
been committed to God and eternity.
Slowly the marching column treaded
about the crescent road to the left of
the temporary tomb. Then darkness
threw it's veil over all. the silent
guards took their stations, the cem-
etery gates were closed.
Never Mourning More Sincere.
That is the bare outline of one of
the most imposing and impressive fu-
nerals ever seen in the United States.
To fill in all it's details would take
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

hands to the memory of heroes testify
to the virtues OF the living as well as
to the services of the dead, so tho
sorrow that has overwhelmed our ma
tion. obllterating the distinctions of
party, race and religion. Is as compli-
mentary to the patriotism OF our peo-
pie as to our departed magistrate. II
would indeed be disgrace TO our ma
tlon IL the murder OF President con-
cerned only the members OF the domi-
nant party. While no recent campaigns
have aroused deeper feeling than those
through which Mr.. Mckinley passed,
yet In no contests did the minority
more cheerfully acquiesce In the will OF
the majority as expressed at tho polls.
He was the President of all the people.
and their dignity and sovereignty werc
attacked when ho was assaulted"
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

Those who had accompanied the fu>
neral train then were seated. Senator
and Mrs. Fairbanks came first, fol-
lowed by Controller Charles Gates
Dawes. Senator Hanna followed. He
looked worn and leaned on his cane.
Mrs. Hanna accompanied him. Then
the black-gloved ushers seated the
oLher members of the party.
The formation of the funeral process
sion was as follows:
First Division.
Gen; Eli Torrance. national commander
Grsnd Army band.
G.. A. r., OF. Ohio, and staff;
Buckley Post. No. 12. Akron. o.;
Bell Harmon Post. No. &c. Warren. Q.
Given Post, No. 1873, Wooster. Q.
Hart Post No. 1874. Massllon. o.
Other Grand Army posts.
Second Division.
Maj. Charles Dick. commanding.
Eighth Regiment Military Band.
Detachment Ohio National Guard.
Troop A of Ohio National Guard. guard
of honor
Officiating clergymen.
Funeral car and bearers.
Honorary bearers.
Special guard of honor, Gen. Nelson A.
John r. Brooke, Gen. Eiweil s. Otis.
Gen. George L. Gillespie.
Loyal Legion.
Family. President, and Cabinet.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
LITTLE CLASSICS.

Believe me, upon the margin OF ce-
lestial streams alone those simples
grow which cure the heartaohe.--Long-
fellow.
Those are really highest who are
nearest to heaven; ana those are low
est who are the ff .thest from it-Sir
John Lubbock.
Economy may be styled the daugh-
ter OF prudence, the sister of temper
ance. and the mother OF llberty.-Dr.
Samuel Smilsa
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

President of Senate and United States
Senators.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
Governors of states with staffs.
Gen. Leonard Wood. Governor of Cuba
Ohio state officials
Gov. McKinley's former STAFF officers.
Federal officers of Cleveland.
Federal officers of Chicago
Federal officers of Canton.
Board of directors of Pan-American Ex-
Board of Cook Goanty PSllfiSn; officials. Chicago.
Third Division.
Maj. A. Vignos. commanding.
Gate City Guards of Atlanta, Ga
Cleveland Grays..
Cleveland SCOTS Guards
William Mckinley Command Spanish
Sons of Veterans.
Union League Legion.
Canton Encampment. No. "a.
Fourth Division.
A. B. Foster, Grand Commander of Ohio,
commanding.
Knights Templar.
Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Eagle Lodge of Canton.
Canton Lodge of Canton and other Ma
sonic lodges.
The remaining three divisions were
MADE up of representatives from clubs,
societies, civic bodies and the Eighty
second regiment of National Guards,
together with other military organiza-
tions.
When the funeral at Canton began
all the tides of American life stood
still. The wheels of industry ceased to
revolve. The hammers of toll paused
in their beat. The ship stopped her
throb in its race against time. The
miner dropped his pick. The farmer
checked his team in midfurrow. The
crowds in the city streets halted All
activities save the ministrations to the
deadly sick and the dying were sus-
pended. The sun in heaven for a space
looked down upon a motionless nation,
where nearly every head was bent.
Special services were held in the
churches of the national capital and
hundreds of other cities.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

nominations said the simple services
Great Throng Joins in Hymn.
Troops banked the streets about, but
the thousands who had gathered near
and stood in places for five hours held
lneir ground, catching up the broken
strains of Nearer. My God, to Thee"
The silence OF calm had come; the ST.
lence Of supreme excitement had pass
ed. ut was not at him." said the min
lister of the church, all but hidden
from sight by the mountains of blooms
and floral pieces that bound in the pull
pit and choir loft, that the fatal shot
was fired. but at the heart of our gov
ernment." Then he added: 'In all
the coming years men will seek, but
will seek in vain, to fathom the enor-
nifty and the wickedness of that
crime"
Now President In Tears.
These words brought home with
crushing force the warning that the
last scenes were being enacted. Among
those who sat with bowed heads was
President Roosevelt. The tears welled
into his eyes as he heard the petit
tions that God might guide his hands
Alright. Then came the last stage of
this journey to the city of the dead
Members OF the United States senate.
those who sit in the house of repre-
sentatives, officials and citizens from
practically every state in the union,
soldiers. military organizations-a col
umn of more than G.Oo0 men followed
the funeral car on this last journey.
Path Is Carpcted In Flowers.
Tho skies were hidden by clouds
of gray, but not n drop of rain fell.
The path of tagging leading to the
iron-gated vault was buried beneath
n covering Of blooms. This carpet
of flowers came as an offering from
the school children OF Nashville, Tenn.
But the men of the war days of forty
years ago, with whom the martyred
president had marched I'm his youth.
passed up this road before the funeral
car approached. They caught up the
flowers as they passed, pressing them
TO their lips. Just ahead of the hearsc
marched the handful of survivors of
the late presidents own regiment.
They. too, gathered up tho blooms rs
they limped by.
blooms Taken ms NIemcntos.
So 1t happened that when the men
of the army and OF the navy carried
the black casket within the shadow
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

Out under the whispering oak trees
Of Westlawn cemetery, in vine-cov-
cred vault. almost buried in a sloping
hillside, all that Is earthly Of William
Mckinley now rests. About the flower
strewn slopes picket line of SOL
diers stands silent in the shadows.
Whole Day Given to Grief.
All day Thursday muf1ied drums
beat their requiems, brasses walled out
the strains of marches of the dead,
great men of the nation followed
funeral car in grief and tears. Through
solid banks of bareheaded men and
weeping women and children, fringed
by wall Of soldiers, marching mil
itary and civilians passed with the
mourners of the distinguished dead.
First among those who followed the
dead during the journey from the
home to the tomb was the man who is
now at the head of the government
Mrs. Mckinley Nears Collapse.
Mrs. Mckinley was unable to attend
the funeral. While the last rites were
being said she remained in a room Of
the family home, daZed, not realizing
ludI uedtN nau come 10 ner nuSDanu,
almost paralyzed mentally. During the
morning, at her urgent request, she
sat alone for a time beside the cof-
fin as j. lay in the south parlor of
the house. No one seeks to lift the
veil that is drawn over this scene
about the bier of the last earthly
sleep. The casket was not opened.
But she was near the one who ever
had cared for and protected her; near
the dead for whom grief has burned
into the soul of country the lessons
of manliness and beneficence taught by
his life.
Final Ceremonies Impressive.
The last ceremonies for the late
president were marked with a dignity
that struck dumbness to the tens of
thousands who watched the funeral
column make the journey from the
home to the cemetery. From the
south parlor of the frame house which
had SO long been the family home the
casket was borne to the First Metho-
dist church at Canton, with statesmen,
diplomats, great men of nation, rep
resentauves of the world, gathered
with the surrounding members of the
family. Ministers of five religious de-
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
HE SLEEPS IN PEACE

for the erection of monument. The
plans and details are as yet embryonic.
but will assume definite proportions in
a week or two.
Scenes at tho Church.
1t was 1:50 o'clock when the pro-
cession reached the stately stone edi-
flee where the funeral services were
to be held. At the church entrance
were drawn up deep files of soldiers,
with bayonets advanced, keeping
clear area for the advancing casket
and the long train of mourners. The
hearse halted while President Roose-
velt and members of the cabinet
ahghted. Again they grouped them
selves at either side of the entrance,
and with uncovered heads awaited the
passing of the casket. Then the flow-
er-covereo coffin was brought from the
hearse and as it passed within the
black-draped entrance the president
and his cabinet followed within the
edifice.
Members of Congress Enter.
At the rear of each of the four aisles
stood a soldier at attention, cap in
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
Members of Family seated.

Then came the members OF the fam
lily. all being seated to the left of the
central aisle. Abner Mckinley. broth
err of the dead president, and his wife
walked slowly nt the head OF tho
black-clad line. He was seated In the
pew directly behind the men Of the
navy and Just across the aisle from
President Roosevelt. After DR.. and
Mrs. Boer came the venerable Joseph
Saxton. uncle OF Mrs. Mckinley Tho
great organ had left the funeral march
strains Of Nearer, My God. to Thee."
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

pages, while to convey an adequate
idea of the feature of it all which was
most conspicuous-the depth and ST.
lence of the grief displayed-is beyond
words. In that respect it was the
scenes of Wednesday enacted over
again with increased intensity. All
along through the great black lane of
people that stretched from the Nc
kinley home to the cemetery-quite
two miles-were men and women
weeping as though their dearest friend
was being horne to the grave.
Every Eye Dim with Tears.
About the tomb itself the outburst
of grief was still more striking. As
the casket was borne into the rault
there was not Il member of the cabinet
who was not visibly affected, while
several were in tears, with their
handkerchiefs to their eyes. secre-
tary Root. although controlling him
self to some degree of outward calm,
was deeply moved while President
Roosevelt repeatedly pressed his hand
kerchief TO his eyes.
ereut l'lctHre OF DesOtuttDn.
Among the bystanders many scarce
ly made an effort to conceal their emo
tion. II was scene under the cheer
less gray skies and in the bleak wind,
as cold as n November day, that even
the radiant glory of all the great
mass of flowers could not relieye-the
picture of all of sorrow and desola-
ton that death leaves in its wake. AS
tho one on whom this terrible blow
falls hardest was not there this ag-
ony was spared her.
VIII Sleep In Bed OF Granite.
Here in this vine-covered vault the
remains Of President Mckinley will lie
until they are buried IN granite. There
remain now only the plans for mon
ument to his memory. Already these
are under way. Thursday morning
Speaker Henderson of the house of
representatives, accompanied by Con-
gressman s. Il. Payne of New York.
and Congressman Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania, were driven to Westlawn GEM
etery and viewed the location Of the
Mckinley plot.
Congress to Build u Monument.
The newer part of the cemetery was
also visited. and although the state
ment Is not definitely made, Il Is sug-
gested that the coming session of con-
gress will probably appropriate funds
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
TRIBUTE FROM w. j. BRYAN

Memorial exercises for the dead
President were held at the Auditorium
in Lincoln Neb.. and were largely at
tended. w. ]. Bryan was one OF the
principal speakers. He said in part:
LAS monuments reared by grateful
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
Some of tho Abuse. of Reading.

What are the abuses of reading?
These /. Hurried reading without
concentration. 2. Reading for mere
entertainment without reflection. ..
Reading when we ought to be doing
some other thing.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
FUNERAL CoRTEGE NEARING THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON

hand, musket held straight in front
The members of the senate entered. At
the head walked Senator Allison of
Iowa. Then came Peprose and Cock
rell. Scott, Burrows of Michigan, Til
man and Mason of Illinois. Next the
members of the house filed in. They
numbered almost $50. Speaker Hen
derson at the head. Louder came the
mourn of the band, and outside the
troops had formed a phalanx of sabers
and bayonets. Then, under the black
shrouded door, came the casket.
Under Arch of Sabers.
The black coffin had passed under an
arch of drawn sabers as it was carried
up the steps. Lieutenant General
Miles and the men of the army and
Rear Admiral Farquhar and the men
of the navy held their positions. Gov
cred with great American flag, bear
Ing only sprays of immortelles and
roses rendered by the Legation of
honor, the casket was slowly brought
to the front, supported on the shoul-
ders of the blue jackets and the SOL
diers. At the foot of the mountain of
flowers marking the altar anil the
choir loft lay the bier shrouded, too,
in the national colors and in black.
On this the casket was placed under
the quivering folds of the starry ban
ner. with the lights shedding their ef-
fulgence from above, the fragrance Of
the flowers lowering about anil the
music of Beethoven's grand funeral
march pulsing from the organ, the
bodybearers gently lowered the flag
draped and flower-adorned coffin to its
support.
All Rise As CONN Passes.
Then the generals took their places
in the first seat to the right of the
central aisle. The rear admirals
crossed and took the first pew to the
left. Every one within the church had
risen as the casket was brought in.
They remained standing. A moment
later and President Roosevelt entered
through the same doorway of black.
His lips quivered slightly as he was
escorted to the pew directly behind
General Miles. Behind him came Sec
retaries Hitchcock and Wilson and
Postmaster General Smith, who filed
into the next pew. and with them
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

The bloom on fruit is said to be ma
ture's waterproohng. Where 1t is
rubbed off damp accumulates an decay
soon follows.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
ooycrpor Loves Fin. Horses.

Governor Geer of Oregon is lover
OF fine horses. He has given great
deal OF time to this fad and is now
said to be the best Judge of horses In
thu afata
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26

went Secretary Cortelyou, the man
VINO had made every effort that loyal
heart could prompt to save the life
which had gone out under the bull
let
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-26
VIII Sleep In lied of Granite.


to"Ercss =" buiu "onument.
The newer part OF the cemetery was
also visited. and although the state
ment is not definitely made, It is sug-
gested that the coming session of con-
gress will probably appropriate funds
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-10-21
The Wolff Sachs Wedding.

One OF the prettiest and most attrac-
tive weddings of the season took place
Yesterday in Baltimore at Hazazar' S
Hall, the contracting parties being Miss
Rosa Wolff, OF this city and MIR. Louis
Sachs, of Baltimore. The maid OF hon.
or was Miss Lena Sachs, sister OF the
groom. The bride wore white liberty
satin gown, trimmed with point esprit
lace and carried roses and smilax. The
maid of honor wore a velvet crepe de
chine gown and carried roses. Mr.. A.
Sachs, brother OF the groom, was best
man. The ushers were Messrs. Max
Swarzg. Harry Weiner, William Wolff
and Benjamin Levine. After the cere-
mony there was a reception at the hall.
r, Birman delivered an address, and
Master Reuben Hecht did cakewalk.
A large number OF guests from Baltimore
and out of town were present. Among
those from Annapolis were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Gottlieb, Mr.. Charles Weiss
and daughter. Mr.. Harry Reese, Mr..
Louis Bear, Miss Fannie Bear and Sis
tiers. Miss Sadie Duffy, Miss Gladys Lee,
MIR. Louis Birman and Mr.. II. Newman.
Numerous kilograms Of congratulations
from all over the country were received.
besides several cablegrams from Europe.
After the ceremony the couple left for an
extended tour North and West with
short stays in New York, Buffalo, Mia
CARA Falls and Dayton Ohio. Upon their
return they will reside at ia North Pine
Street, Baltimore.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-10-21
Pennsylvania Railroads Special Excursions
To Pan-Amerioan Exposition.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will run special excursions to Buffalo on
account of the Pan American Exposition
from Washington, Baltimore and adjoin-
ing territory. on September 10th, October
I'd. 9Th, 18th, 23rd and zeth. Roundup
tickets, good going only on special train
leaving Washington at 800 a. M, Balti-
more al COS a. IN. and New York at
Io.43 a. m. and on local trains connect
ling herewith, and good to return on
regular trains within seven days, fnclud-
ing day OF excursion, will be sold at the
rate of $40 from Baltimore and Washing
ton, and proportionate rates from other
points. Tickets will be good for passage
in parlor cars and sleeping cars on pay
ment of usual Pullman rates. Stop OF 80
minutes will be made at Williamsport for
luncheon. For specific time and rates,
consult local ticket agents. TT
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-10-21
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