The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-17


day morning. 1t was his own church.
and the announcement that the SER
vices would be in his memory, attract
ed an immense throng Of people. The
auditorium, Sunday school room and
gallery were filled and people were
standing in the side aisles.
Aside from the announcements, not
a word was uttered that was not oi
President Mckinley. In the pulpit
were Rev. Manchester, the presidents
pastor and comrade at arms during the
rebellion, Rev. John A. Hall, pastor OF
Trinity Lutheran church, and Robert
A. Cassidy, comrade and intimate
friend.
The choir sang, holy, Holy, Holy"
after which the Apostles creed was
repeated in unison. The choir sang
ASLEEP in Jesus" and Rev. Manchester
prayed. He invoked the divine blesa-
ing especially upon the new president
who was to take up the work laid down
by the stricken chief. The choir then
rendered When / Have Crost the
Bar" after which Rev. Hall read the
scripture lesson. The first selection
was part Of the 14th chapter of st. John,
using the words with which Jesus
COMFORTED HIS DISCIPLES
Just before his cruciixion-"Let not
your hearts be troubled; ye believe in
God, believe also in me- The second
selection was from the 21st chapter of
Revelations, "And saw new heaven
and new EARTH" etc.
Before announcing hymn, DR.. Man.
chester gave little history Of why
he thought it appropriate to sing hymn
number 6O2. He said that the last time
the president attended church in that
ediflce before going to Washington on
the occasion of his first inaugural, that
hymn had been sung. The next day he
called upon the president and Mr.. Nc
Kinley said to him, Il marked the
hymn you sang in the hymnal. wish
you would give me that book" The
WORDS OF THE HYMN
had evidently made great impression
upon the president, and in the light Of
recent events, the feeling must have
been prophetic or premonition. The
words in part are:
1t may not be our lot to WELD
The sickle in the ripened field;
Nor ours to hear on summer ewes
The reaper's song among the sheaves;
Yet where our duty's task Is wrought
In unison with Gods great thought,
The near and future blend in one,
And whatsoe er is willed, is done.
But life, though falling like our grain,
Like that revives and springs again;
And, early called, how blest are they.
Who wait in heaven their harvest day.
DR.. Manchester stated that the SER
vice had planned itself. He then in
troduced Rev. Hall who spoke briefly.
He said he was glad of the opportunity
that morning to worship in the presi-
dents church. 1T is in the darkness
and the hour Of trouble that we want
to touch shoulder to shoulder. l felt
that here we would be nearer to God;
nearer to the illustrious soul in the un-
seen.
II have seen strong men weep, and
women and children have given way
to tears when they contemplate the sad
death of the president. was not per-
sonally acquainted with him, but ! re.
member him as | saw him on the ros-
trum 12 years ago. 1t was In the heat
of the campaign, yet there was no word
of bitterness or criticism In his address.
He advocated principles and differen-
tiated between principles and men. !
then said that
GOD HAD RAISED HIM
up to be president He was our ideal
in every particular. We never had q
greater statesman. No one was his
enemy--not even the man who fired
the bullet that ended his life. 1t is ap-
propriate that we ask what Is the mean
ing of all this, that he be taken in the
sunshine and glory of his career. Gar
ield went in the same way. He being
dead, yet speaketh.' He has gone to
his reward"
r. A. Cassidy was next introduced.
He had personal friendship with the
president and was often in his home.
He spoke of his having been in the
church but two brief weeks ago and lis
tened to the preaching of the gospel;
and now the whole world is crushed
under weight of sorrow caused by the
death of that good and great man. NC
kinley was always the same" said Mr..
Cassidy. always kindly, benignant,
Rffable, amiable and loving. There was
nothing assumed about him. He spoke
to the little tot. the aged man or wo-
man, or the man cover with the smut
Of labor with the same geniality that
he did to all.
About "a years ago he came to Can
ton, having been to school after COM
ing out of the army. He was not brill
liant, but his growth was steady and
continuous. There was
NOTHING PYROTECHNICAL