The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-09-21
REMEMBERED H)NORED DEAD
TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT
Basiness Houses Closed on the nay of
the Funeral and Memorial services
Are Held In the Presbyterian Church.
Address by the Pastor.

In accordance with the proclamation
OF President Roosevelt and desire on
the part OF our citizens TO do honor to
the memory Of our third martyred pres
ident, the business houses remained
closed during Thursday and memorial
services were held in the Presbyterian
church, at II o'clock, Rev. DefKenbaugh
being the principal speaker and pro-
nouncing lifting enlogy on the mem
DRY Of the honored dead. drawing les
son from his life worthy OF emulation.
The school children formed In double
die at the school house and marched to
the church headed by their teachers.
The members OF the W. II. C. and g. A !.
r., bearing American flags apprOpri-
ately draped. also attending the SER
vices In a body. The attendance OF
citizens was large and the services. in
GLIDING music, were appropriate to the
occasion. The exercises opened with
singing Nearer. My God, TO Thee." the
hymn being one Of President MeKin.
ley's fayorites, TO which he referred
when he realized that death WAS near.
Rev. G. l.. Delfenbangh then read a
few verses from the second chapter of
job, beginning at the 18th verse. The
school children followed by singing
Columbia" aud Mrs. +. j. Scallon and
Byron Renshaw rendered duet entitl-
ed Lead, Kindly Light" Rev. Def
fenbangh followed with an appropriate
address from which we take The follow
ing extracts:
You will agree with me that this is
no ordinary day. Because the mortal
remains of man are today committed
to their kindred elements; widows
heart is bursting with unnlterable grief;
a brother and a sister are bowed down
with profound sorrow But that is not
ali; there are thousands similarly be-
reayed every day in the year. Today,
however, along with relatives Of VIII
liam Mckinley. nation mOurns. a
world weeps. Hence, say that this is
no common funeral, this is no ordinary
day.
Last Sunday morning opened my
sermon with these words: Manifestly.
we have fallen ON degenerate times But
j feel different today, and ] am ready
To recall that statement. Not that /
any less deplore and detest the bastard,
/ ly deed Of base man that brought our
beloved president TO the grave-no, no.
I / have seen and heard what cOnyinces
me that there is still plenty of true
4 manhood in the world: such manhood
as has for its origin and inspiration the
teachings OF The Man Of Calvary. When
( The door is mathematical and the deed
Is exeerated from worlds eud to worlds
end, find that the slayer OF Mr.. Nc
klnley. and his like, constitute a very
Insignificant minority Of our people,
I For this thank Gcd, and take conr-
age.
Il. hold up for emulation Mr.. Nc.
Kinley's moral purity. Aud that no
where more perfectly manifests itself
than in his domestic life. That is too
sacred TO dwell upon; bat it is every
where known that neither duty, nor
ambition, nor success, nor passion ever
alienated him from the wife of bis
youth. Whatever the faults Of the age
In this respect they did not come near
him. The love which he early plight.
ed his young bride never knew change,
or doubt. or decay; and Characteristic
ally. his first thought after he was shot
was for his invalid companion in the
expressed hope that no exaggerated ac-
count of the tragedy should reach her.
That is exceedingly pathetic. and is the
mark OF pure minded man.
- l hold up for emulation Mr.. Nc
KinleyS courage. We may safely look
/ TO his record rs a soldier TO find evil
dences OF courage. The civil war open
ed natural avenue of promotion be-
fore the eyes Of the West Pointer; but
TO the thousands OF priyates who stood
up to their musxets like William McKin
ley in May 1861, it meant, as it meant
with him, only devotion TO oue's coun.
try and probable ruin OF ones hfe-
work.
"IIe was eighteen years old, and teach
I ing a district school to aid Ia paying
his way through college, when Fort
Sumpter was tired upon. lie was
among the first 10 answer the call of
President Lincoln for volunteers, and
never felt prOuder in his life, probably,
than when General Fremont, after
humping his chest and looking into
his bright eyes. said: You'll do An
tietam ranks as the bloodiest battle of
the war, and there lac exhibited sample
of his courage, when as boy sergeant
he planned aud executed the relief Of
his comrades. who on the outmost line
of the doubtful battle were lighting
without food aud without water until
the brave lad drove his little relief train
across the bullet.swept field and saved
the day. After more than four years
, OF continuous service, he was mustered
: out July 20, 1895, returning to his home
with the leaves of major on his shout
der.straps. Even then, he was but
twenty two years of age, yet veteran
5 of thirty engagements, distinguished as
! being among the bravest of the
/. brave in the greatest war the world has
. ever seen--as a private soldier know
ing how to follow aud obey; as an Of