, 1901-09-20
ElkS
HOLD MEMORIAL Tt THEIR AC-
cEPTED BROTHER WILL
IAN MCKINLEY.
Services at St. Matthew's Cathedral
In Honor of the Late President
Attended by Laramie Lodge In a
Body-Splendid Address by Dean
and Beautiful Song Service by
Vested Choir.

The Elks' memorial service to their
accepted brother, William Mckinley,
late president OF the United States, at
St. Matthew'S cathedra. in this city
yesterday afternoon, was one of the
most solemn n impressive in the
history of Laramie Lodge No. 5S2, and
was participated in by a large num-
Der of the lodge and as many Of their
friends as could find seats in the beau
tiful and commodious editice.
The first seats in the right hand sec
ton of the seating had been reserved
for the members of the lodge and
promptly on time the body appeared
and marched down the broad aisle to
the section.
AT the same moment began the pro-
cessional of the vested choir, headed
by the holy cross and followed by Dean
Cope in the robes Of his priestly office.
At the time appointed for the be-
ginning Of the service the choir and
congregation sang hymn No. 679, after
which the dean read the burial SCI vice
for the dead from the prayer book. and
the sentences appropriate to the oc-
casion.
Miss NJ. Burke of Portland, Maine,
who has a m~arvelously sweet voice
and ~queenly presence before an audi
ence, sang Lead, Kindly Light" one
of the favorite hymns Of President Nc
Kinley. She sang it as it has seldom
been heard in these parts, and her
voice and manner greatly impressed
her hearers.
Dean Cope then read Paul's touch
ing letter concerning the resurrection
OF man, found in the first epistle to the
Corinthians, fifteenth chapter, But
etc.
After chanting Nunc Dimites and
singing Nearer, My God. To Thee
Dean Cope delivered a splendid ad-
dress, taking for his subject the relig,
ious side of the late president, whom
he %eulogized, end whose death he said
was IAN untimely injury which we feel
has been inflicted upon the nation"
Dean Cope spoke in part as follows:
Brother Elks and Dear Friends.
The nation is simply a great family
of families. Our sorrow is just as great
and real as those who are 10Y assem-
bled around the open grave at Can
ton, Ohio, because we mourn the I'M
timely end of the head of a national
family. With bowed heads and deep
currents of emotion coursing through
our hearts, We have met together here
to lay our humble tribute upon the
grave of a great personality. We hold
sacred his memory not SO much for
his unexcelled influence with men, not
for his glorious political achievements,
but for the true nobility of his man
hood. He stood out as a man among
men.
The keynote of his life history
shall record as revealed, when as a
boy he marched to battle not only
with the musket, a carnal weapon at
the best, on his right shoulder, but al
so the uplifting weapon of spiritual
warfare, the bible in his left pocket.
That divine book OF Gods love and the
true spirit of life, was the moulding
influence of his great manhood. He
lived as looking upon Him who is in
visible. The late President Mckinley
lived as one who bore as close rela-
tion to the conditions of an Eternal
Kingdom as to a temporal. We thank
God for such a life as an example to
posterity. We thank God for having
shown an example in him Of a strong,
r~esolute and rugged manhood linked
to the simplicity of a child, faith in a
Heavenly Father.
As you and / stand in spirit around
this grave, we realize that here is the
great meeting place of mankind. We
are all fastening to this one meeting
place. You who are on the mountain
top of earthly experience with the
golden light of the morning upon your
brow-you are fastening to this meet
ing place. You who are in the damp
valley, where the road is steep and the
way is iflcult-you are approaching
the meeting place. You who are walk
ing through garden land, beautiful and
fiowery and fragrant, in a life of lei
sure and ease and comfort, you are
nearing the great meeting place. We
shall CONF face to face at that n sol
emn meeting place.
Are we prepared for that death? We
cannot escape it. We may cheat the
world, we may cheat our friends. we
may cheat ourselves, but we cannot
cheat death.
Lower creation meets its conditions
OF life. Shall not man with a living
soul, with the instinct Of divine
within him, meet the conditions of Z
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