The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-16


grief at the sight q the thin. placid
couusenauce that their frames shock IN
convuIsfve safz Several chung to the
side Of the bier and with difficulty could
Be persuaded 70 leave Almost every
face was tearStalEed- The great love
for this man choked al in the house
Among these il the procession were
Senators Fairbanks and Burrows Gov
ern0r Yates Of Illn0lS- ConlpEr roller
Dawes General Henderson and 1ErS-
Nanders1E- Representative L n IIrr-
ausr OF NeW Tcrk ex-PostmaSter Cen
eral William Bisse1 and the consulting
PHYSICIANS. most OF whom had met
President Mckinley personally for the
drSt time after he was stricken and
had learned 70 adore him while ne SUI
fered 50 gently and patiently on his
De1 OF pain Senator Hanna. who had
fairly W0rshlped his dead friend for
years entered the room at this time
our did not approach the casket- HIS
face was set Ike an iron wflled man
MS grief The senator spoke to no one
his eyes were vacant He passed
through the throng and seated himself
behind Governor Odeu, sinking Tar
head upon his hand During al the
services that followed he did not stir
Just before IL O'Clock President
Roosevelt entered coming into the
room from the rear through the library
After passing Into the hall ne had
made his way around through the sit
ting room behind into the library.
mere was Al 1IStar raneouS u0Y eK1ezlE
in the room as the president ap-
preached The procession was still
passing from the south side around the
mead OF rne caSkeE and back between
It and the members OF the cabinet
seated at It's side
Livery one rose and an eyes were
turned toward the president He moved
forward again with the tide Of the pro-
cassiOn to his place at the head of the
lire OF cabinet officers. He held him
self erect. his left hand carrying his
silk hat Those who were coming
toward him fell back on either side to
let him pass He paused once OF twice
10 shake hands silently. but there was
no smile TO accompany his greetings
He, TOO, ike the man deep down IN his
seat against the wall who had for
gotten TO rise when the president Of
the United States entered seemed to
De restraining great grief Wien
Fsr@Sl dent Roosevelt reached the head
of the line OF cabinet officers he kept
his face away from the casket The
InfaurrE ulan guarding the dead stood
before him rigid as q statue
Although the uandsr-in-chief ap-
preached until he could have touched
him. the soldier did not salute The
president spoke to Secretary Root. or
perhaps il would be more precise 70
say that the latter spoke to him. The
president appeared to be steeling him
self for look n the face of him whose
death had made him the first ruler of
Il
room was great Everyone seemed 20
De waiting The minister OF the gospel
stood with the holy book in his hand
ready To begin Perhaps IL might have
been 50 seconds II seemed longer
Then the president turned and at the
same time advanced one step He
bowed his head and looked down upon
the man whose burdens and rsSt10nsl-
biiities he had taken upon himself
Long he gaZed. standing immoTabie
save for q rvTi+ching Of the muscles OF
- r~r
breath to Fepress his emotion At last
he stepped back Colonel Bingham. the
aide to the president. standing ten feet
below the foot Of the caSket at the side
of the loyal Cortelyou- glanced in the
direction OF the Rev Charles Edward
Locke. OF the Delaware avenue Meth
odist Episcopal church, who was to
conduct the service
The pastor was at the door leading
into the haILa station whence his words
could be heard at the head Of the stairs
The signal was given and there welIad
out from THE hall the beautiful words
of Lead Kindly Light" sung by =
Quartette- II was President Nc KinIey's
ravorite hymn Livery one within sound
Of the music knew It. and half OF those (
IN the room put their faces in their
Dawes leaned against a bookcase and ;
Wept- President Roosevelt seemed TO {
be sway1ng to and fro as If his footing
were insecure
When the singing ended the clergy
man real from the Word the fifteenth I
chapter Of the First Corinthians All
had risen as he began and remained /
standing there throughout the remain /
der Of the service Again the voices !
rose with the words Of Nearer NJ
Mckinley had repeated at intervals Of /
consciousness during the day Of agony /
before he died As the music died away
the pastor spoke again
head fell upon its breast He began his 4
invocation with sIanza from g hymn
sung in the Methodist church HIS 4
prayer was as follows.
20. God our help IN ages past,
Our hope for years to come.
-Our shelter from the storms blast. !
ard our eternal home
We Thy servants humbly beseech +
Thee for manifestations OF Thy favor f
We come into Thy presence We
Iaud and magnify Thy Holy name and +
praise Thee for all Thy goodness Be /
merciful unto Us and bless Us. as strick-
en- with overwhelming sorTow- we come 4
TO Thee Forgive US for our doubts and &
fears and faltering faith. pardon al 4
our sins and shortcomings. and help Us +
to say Thy viii be done IN this dark +
night OF grief abide with Us I'll the +
dawn Speak 70 our troubled souls 4
o God. and give to rs this hour Of +
unutrerabIs grief the peace and quiet +
which Thy presence only can AFFORD I
We thank Thee that Thou ans7zerest 4
the sobbing sigh Of the heart and dasz 4
assure rs that If a man de ne shall \
live again We praise Thee for Jesus H
Christ. Thy son. our Savior and elder 4
brother that He came to bring life 4
and Immortality TO light and because +
He lives We shah live also We thank f
Thee that death is victory. that 70 die {
is gain Have mercy upon Us IN this +
dlsDeusation Of Thy providence. we be
Iave in The-ve trust Thee=0ur God 4
OF love the same yesterday today and E
forever. We thank Thee for the IN
suIlfad life Or Thy servant. our martyr
"a president. whom Thou hast taken to II
his coreuat ton. and we pray for the I'm 4
al triumph Of al the divine principles F
Of pure character and free government I