Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-09-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The Memory of President Mckinley
Honored by Impressive Exercises.


Special services in memory of the late
President William Mckinley were held
Yesterday forenoon at II o'clock In the
town hall. The interior of the auditor
ium had been draped for the occasion.
The stage was framed in white and
black, while large flag completely filled
the top and back thereof. A large pic
ture of the lamented President, draped in
black and with the stars and stripes
crossed above it, was placed at the CEN
tire of the stage in front of the speakers
desk. The hall was filed to its utmost
capacity, many coming long before the
hour fixed for the commencement of the
services.
President Ezra Brainerd of the local
college presided, and with him on the
stage were the following gentlemen:
Rev. w. Il. Forsythe, Rev. f. j. Guern-
sey, Rev. Thomas Simms, former Gov
ernor j. w. Stewart and Rey. f. o. Tay-
lor. Rev. Father Shannon was to have
taken part, but was called away. The
exercises were opened by the singing of
that familiar hymn, Lead, Kindly
Light" by the Methodist Episcopal
church quartette, consisting of Mrs. j.
+. Weeks, Mrs. w. NJ. jackson, A. G..
Woodward and r. A. Warner, with G..
w. Roberts at the piano. Rev. f. j.
Guernsey followed with fervent prayer
for divine assistance at this time, and the
suppression of anarchy. The prayer was
terminated by the beautiful chant of the
Lords prayer. The Scripture lesson was
then read by Rev. f. O. Taylor.
The proclamation issued by President
Theodore Roosevelt on Sept. II was read
by President Ezra Brainerd. He then in
brief but stirring address showed how
the assassination of President Mckinley
was not due to personal hostility, but was
aimed at the life of our great govern
ment. He also impressed upon his audi
ence the fact that our martyred president
had not received his great Office by in
heritance, but had shown himself fit
for selection by fidelity to principle
and love for his follow.men.
Rev. Mr.. Forsythe next delivered an
address on Respect for Law and Lead
ers." Mr.. Forsythe brought out the fol-
lowing lessons that we should learn :
slain by individuals and not by one of a
party and that we must suppress anar-
chy; that we can't undo anarchy by an
archy, and that the perpetrator of this
deed must be subject to and tried by the
law of the land; that the Christian
church has always taught obedience to
authority, and how this reverence to
superiors should be practiced by all in
order to suppress anarchy.
The quartette and audience then Joined
in singing, Nearer, My God, to Thee
Rev. Thomas Simms followed. He spoke
in glowing terms of the brilliant career
of our former president from the time he
entered upon his public life until the
present. He enumerated the great ques-
tions that confronted President McKiu-
ley and how he showed himself equal to
them. He finished with the following
peroraton: "He was the true and faith
nous man, the devoted hus band and Chris
tan gentleman, whose name already
ranks with and is destined to rank with
the greatest names in our national his
tory, the illustrious Washington, the
magnanimous Lincoln, the kindly, pa.
tient, broad-minded Mckinley"
The Religious Life of President Nc.
kinley" was the subject treated by Rev
f. j. Guernsey. Mr.. Guernsey told OF
Mckinley's conversion at an early age
how well he followed the principles then
imbibed; how plainly these Christian
principles were shown in his public
career, and what good Christian lesson
to all people was to be found in his char.
acter ard life.
Hon. j. w. Stewart then spoke of &C.
quaintance with President Mckinley dur
ing six years in the House of Represen-
tatives. He told of Mr.. McKinley's
powerful personal charm and dignified
yet unassuming character. He also
spoke on the love and affection which the
whole country bore our late president
He said the suppression of anarchy was
to be accomplished only by individual
effort to reverence authority.
The services were closed with the sing
ing of "Seryant of God, Well Done,
and benediction by Rev. E. O. Taylor.
A memorial service was held in the af
ternoon at st. Stephens church at 2 :3(
o'clock. The w. p. Russell post, GAR.
attended in a body.
In accordance with the order sent ou
by the Right Rev. Bishop Michaud o.
Burlington, silent prayers were Offered
up at st. Mary's Catholic church at 7 81
O'Clock last evening.