The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-18
IN N NOR Il.
Churches Of Redwood Falls Unite
ii Memorial Services TO
President Mckinley.
Pastors Barockman, Orr, Lutz and
Mitchell Deliver Pathetic
and Eloquent Addresses.

Union memorial services, on part.
of all the congregations Of the city
were held at the Methodist church
last Sunday evening, il honor Of.
the late President Mckinley. The.
attendance was large, many people
standing in the rear portion of the
large auditorium, including the lee.
sture. room. John S. Marsh Post.
came into the church, led by Com
#mander J NJ Huntington, IN a
body, and were given seats on the
front rows of seats.
The church was decorated for the.
occasion. The John S. Marsh Post
flag formed a background to the or
gan stand In front of the organ
drapery was conspicuous. Form
ing four corners to the pulpit were
the flags Of the w. R. G.. heavily
|draped a picture of the lamented
President occupied an easel. The
picture was draped with the United
States flag, and with heaviest crepe
The pulpit railing was draped In
the National coIors. Flowers stood
about the pulpit, and at either side,
in profusion.
A special choir furnished the.
music. Mrs. w. B. King was at
the organ. The choir consisted of
Messrs. A. ]. Jones, IS. 6. Peterson
Mesdames A. j. Jones and @. w.
Mcmillan, and the Misses Ethel
King, Pearl Mckay and Myra Es-I
Esery. The first hymn was 'sThy.
Will Be Done. s Rev. VIM. Mitch
ell led the Lord S Pray yer Then
came a prayer by Rev E. Orr
who read the scripture lesson, a
portion Of the last chapter of the
Book of Deuteronomy, recording
the death of Moses, a chapter e1-
.ceptionally appropriate.
Mr.. Barackman was the first to
speak He remarked that God had
crowned US with many virtues, but
his greatest gift was in the great.
lives that history records. They
were the great streams of influence.
that made Nations what they are.
Take them out and that Nation be-
comes poverty stricken take out
Moses, Joshua, David, Ezra, Isaiah,
and the history of the Jewish people
is reduced to the tale of a simple
people. Take from the history Of
our people the lives of Washington,
one OF the greatest pulsing forces Of
libertyef Chief Justice Marshall.
the spirit OF American laws of
Lincoln. the first martyred Presi-
dent; blot that life out and we have
lost immeasurabl of G rant, and
we have lost terribly y and tonight,
by the hand Of an assassin we have.
lost Mckinley, and God only knows
how much with him. He will stand
beside Washington, Marshall, Lin
coin and Grant, and in them We see.
that God S greatest gift lies in the.
great lives.
Mr.. Barackman traced the Nc
kinley ancestry, paid a tribute to.
the Puritan blood and teachings,
the Scotch Irish blood that was the
middle belt in our domain, the two
meeting IN the person of our lament.
ed President. He gave an account.
Iof Mckinley " g, S early struggles. his.
education, his religious and other
experiences prior to the war, his
struggles as a soldier commencing
in bis 17th year, his home influence
which led him to unite with the
Methodist church The fact that he.
later became the apostle of. protec-s
ton, succeeding Representative.
Kelly Of Pennsy ylyania, was due to
the fact that he saw many Of his
Ohio towns grow enormously ID
population, all through the steel
and other Industries thatNhad been.
fostered by the protective tariff
system.
lead, Kindly Light was sung
BY the audience and then Rev. B.