The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-20


| noon, and all were shut tight at
o'clock For the first time in its Eistor1
the police department was closed Foi
thirty minutes. during the time the pa
rade was passing the corner of Main anc
Douglas, the Offices were locked and dur
! ing that time there was not a man in III,
City building The court house remained
| closed ali day. as did the banks and
| freight offices. None Of the railroads raj
( trains but passengers, and all these wer,
| stopped for five minutes at O'Clock. Tn.
street railway stopped ali its cars anc
machinery for twenty-minutes at
0 c!eck. Even the penny-ir-the-slot ma,
chimes. where a person can get a stick OF
chewing gum or a handful Of salted pea
nuts, were locked up.
The memorial services began at 1:so
when the old soldiers ard civic societ-
ties began their parade. The procession
was formed at the corner Of Main and
First streets and marched south on Main
to Douglas avenue, thence east TO St
Francis, thence north TO the Auditorium
Eleven policemen. each WITH crepe over
their star and on the hilt of their clubs
led the procession in its slow march
down the street. al the city officials
followed close behind, each with crepe
on the lapel Of their coats. Sanford s
band came next, playing a funeral dirge.
Eacn man had crepe on his Left arm.
Then came the long line OF old soldiers.
each with some badge Of mourning and
all walking with heads bowed. They
marched with measured tread TO the place
where the services were to be held for
faoF- re
soldiers were in the first division. Then
came the ladies Of the q. = R Follow
ing these came another division of old
soldiers. The next division was the clerks
in the postonice. After these came the
uniformed rank Of the Knights OF
Pythias. A long line Of carriages brought
Up the rear.
Hardly q word was said during the pa
rade. Neither the men and women IN
the parade or those on the sidewalk made
a noise OF any kind. The entire line was
in silence, except that of the music Of
the band. Probably at no other time
was Wichita as silent as it was yester-
day.
When the head Of the procession reach
ed the Auditorium the police formed two
lines to the door and stood at attention
while the ex-soldiers fled past them and
into the building. The lower floor Of the
immense han had been cleared for them
and every chair was occupied by an ex-
soldier or a woman connected with the
6. A. r. After the soldiers were seated
the crowd was allowed to I'll up the
space in the rear and around The sides
and every inch OF space was fued and
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The entire front Of the stage was
draped in crepe, and IN the center was
picture of the martyred president. sur
rounded by two American flags.
AS soon as the crowd was seated, Rev.
Rudolph Caughey. president Of the Min
isteriaI association, stepped to the front
Of the stage and Immediately hush came
over the vast audience. The reverend
gentleman announced the singing OF the
hymn, America" Prof. Marshall led,
and the song was rendered with fervor.
Rev. Bradt. of the First Presbyterian
church, then read a Scripture lesson from
the thirteenth chapter or Romans. Rev.
Dubber, of the Central Christian church.
then offered the following prayer:
Great God. our Lord, how excellent is
Thy name in all the earth before the
mountains were brought forth or ever
Thou hadst formed the earth and the
world even from everlasting 10 everlast-
ing Thou art God. Thou who art the
God of the nations, in whose hand are
the destinies Of men and nations, Thou
who does WELD the scepter over the
worlds in space into Thy Almighty pres
ence we come, thanking Thee for an Thy
tender care. Thou hast wonderfully
blest this. Thy nation. and hast guided
us in prosperity, in all times. Now,
Lord, Thy people are in great sorrow.
are hearts are swimming in tears, a
great wave of sadness has overtaken
Us. and we pray for Thy blessing upon
US now. Wilt Thou bless the nations
widow and those who were Of the house
hold of our late cheftain Wit Thou
give wisdom to the man who is to take
up the work so suddenly dropped 10y the
head of this great republic. Great God
our Father, our city is represented here
before Thee in prayer, with all The chill
dren of our great commonwealth. Wit
Thou be here with US and all Thy people
this day in trouble. AS we look into the
face of our dead. with a shaded glance to
the future may we lay our hand IN
Thine. great God, and find strength and
wisdom TO go forward. May the clouds
be lifted ard the light Of DAY break
forth again. We pray. Father. that all
the people may have high ideals OF ciu-
zenship. and may we be a great people
rot only in wealth and commerce. NOT
only IN thought and intellect but great
In being Gods people. Great God. we
pray that the places and occasions which
foster the spirit of treason and anarchy
may be removed from our fair land, and
that we ST may reverence the Almighty.
and respect authority which is over Us.
Sod bless this coming together. the ad-
dress which shall be given, may the
speaker have a message from Thee for
This waiting people. Help us into higher
life here and into the life which IS to
rome. in the name Of Christ Jesus. our
Lord. we pray. Amen"
The speaker Of the day. Rev II. z.
Thayer OF the Plymouth Congregational
,hurch. was then introduced. Rev.
Thayer took his text from the fourth
verse OF the eleventh chapter OF He
,rews. He said:
1T seems that God has called his serv-
ants at the time when they were most
needed Moses. Elijah. John the Baptist
Paul Christ. Lincoln. Garfield and Nc
Iinley. II seems 10 be His purpose 70
axe a nations most prominent men al
he time when apparently the nations
good needs him most
'Frauty is written on the exterior Of
III good things. The most noble inten-
ions, the most loved person may De taken
way By seemingly the most accidental
hirgs- We have but a momen2arv po-
atlon. one bad thought or vain dream
las caused The world o. mourn IL the
midst Of q most viE9rous life. 1t the im-