The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1901-09-20
EXPRESSIONS or SYMPATHY.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted 90 the Memorial
Services Held Here Yesterday.

As a token of respect and esteem
for President Mckinley memorial
services were held at the Presby-
terian Church yesterday morning.
The school and almost all the bus
mess houses were closed and the
church was well filled at the hour
of service.
The services were simple butlm-
pressive. Rev. j. NJ. Piekens read
an appropriate passage Of scripture
and referred with much feeling to
the lamented President
Brother Pickens was made chnir-
man Of the meeting. Resolutions
which speak in kindly terms of the
President and offer coincidence to
Mrs Mckinley, were read by May
or Tom @. Rye and adopted as fol-
lows:
The finger of the Almighty God has
touched the President of these United
States and he sleeps. We, as his coun-
trymen and citizens, regardless of any
tinge of political sentiment, deeply mourn
and grieve his untimely demise and feel
ing the loss Of a martyr President, we in
memorial service assembled, offer the
following resolutions:
Whereas, Our President has been foul
| ly slain by the bullet from pistol in the
hands Of bloodthirsty assassin in the
prime of his manhood and while enjoy
ing the pride and happiness OF a success
ful administration, loved and reverenced
by his countrymen, recognized at home
and abroad as one Of natures noblemen,
and whose home life was as beautiful as
a picture, be it
Resolved, That we tender that noble
woman, Mrs, Mckinley, whose life has
been one of constant devotion to Him
above and to her home and her husband,
our heartfelt coincidence and keenly-felt
sympathy in this hour Of her great aA1ic-
ton, and may the same Providence COM
fort her which moved her husband to say
in bis last hours, "Its Gods way, his will
be done, and may she find consolation
in the fact that
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still
, viii lead me on
Ger moor and fen, DER crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
, Resolved, That as our griefis commingl-
: ed with that ola mourning nation we know
, his loss is immeasureable, whether we
consider him as the statesman, wise and
just; the citizen, honest and patriotic, or
the man, generous and kind. We mourn
him alike as statesman, citizen and man
and wish to add the expression of our
, sorrow and our tribute to the memory Of
great and good man.
Mayor Rye paid the martyred
President the most beautiful and
touching tribute one ever listed to
E and the silence following was i'm
. pressive. His reference in tender
, terms to the grief-stricken widow
brought tears to many eyes. Rev.
|, j. W. Wardlow, Rev. j. M. Youree,
j. G. Presson, DR.. e. M. McAuley,
a Prof W. D. Cooper, T. J. Lowry,
/ Eugene Travis, A. G. Mcdaniel, J.
I'll. Combs, .. A. Potts and others
paid tribute in a few words to the
deceased statesman.
! Nearer, My God, to Thee" the
a words of which were whispered by
!, Mr.. Mckinley in his last conscious
moments was sung by the choir,
the congregation joining in. The
I choir service was excellent, and
I other appropriate hymns were rem
dered. The services throughout
/ we're significant of the genuine sor-
, row ana grief teH by the people OF
i the entire community.
! Services were closed by prayer
J. by Rev. J. NJ. Pickens, in which
n he made touching reference to the
It late President, and asked God to
/. bless and guide President Roose-
d velt.