The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-19
THE LAST TRIBUTE.
Cant0n'S Services in Honor Of
William Mckinley.
REV. DR.. MANCHESTER'S ADDRESS,
The Late President EuIOgized by
His Pastor.
REV. DR.. MANCHESTER'S ADDRESS,
LESSONS OF THE TRAGEDY.

An Imposing Military Escort Ready
to Move to We~tIavn Cemetery.
Touching scenes at the Court
House When His Tovynsmen Bid
FureveII to the Mnrtyred Chief
MnEistrate-The CITY In BIRck.
CANTON. Sept Ig-The home of the
martyred President. VII lam Mckinley. is
paying the last earthly tribute to its be-
loved son. The funeral services began
this afternoon at I:30 o'clock. central
time Just before that hour, the body
was removed 60 the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church. OF which the late President
was a communicate and trustee.
At the request Of the relatives. the
church services were brief Rev. O. b.
MilHgan, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church, in which President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley were married thirty years ago. Of
fered the opening prayer. The first selec-
tion from Scripture was read by the Rev.
DIT. John Han. Of Trinity Lutheran
Church. and the second 10y the Rev. DIT
Z. P Herbruck. Of Trinity Reformed
Church.
After these renditions Of appropriate
Biblical passages. Rev. c. L. Manchester
delivered the funeral address.
The Funeral sermon.
DR.. Manchesters funeral sermon fol-
lows:
Our President is dead. The silver cord
is loOseDed, the golden bowl is broken,
the pitcher is broken at the fountain. the
wheel at the Cistern- The mOurncrs 90
about the streets
''One voice is dead-a wall Of sorrow
from an the land; for the beauty Of Israel
Is slain upon thy high places. How are
the mighty fallen. / am distressed for
thee, my brother Very pleasant hast
"Our President is dead We can hardly
believe IT, We had hoped and prayed,
and ii seemed that our hopes were 10 DE
REALIZED and our prayers answered when
the emotion OF JOY was ch lgel to one Of
gave appTt henSi0n. Still We waited. for
We said it may be that GJG viii be
gracious ana mo rCiful uE-O -s- II So en-
ed TO us that il must be His viii 20 spare
the life OF one SO wei %, lsd and SO
much needed. Thus. alternating between
hope and fear. the weary hours passed
on Then came tidings Of -eftaJed science,
and Of the failure Of love and prayer to
hold its object TO the earth. We seemed
20 hear the family murmured words
'GOOd-by all. gOOd-by. IL is Gods way
His viii be done and then Nearer. Ny
God. 10 Thee So nesting nearer TO his
God he passed out into UncOnsciousucss
skirted the dark shores OF the sea OF
death for q time and then passed on 10 be
ct rest His great heart had ceased TO
our hearts are heavy with sorrow
voice is heard on earth Of kiusfoIk weeping
The loss of one thcy love.
But he has gone where the redeemed are keep
festival above.
The mourpers throus the ways and from the
The funeral bells toll slow.
Bot on the golden streets the holy people
Are passing 90 and fro
And saying as they meet: Rejoice another,
Long waited for, is come
The Saviour heart is glad younger brother
Hath reached the Fathers .--ae.
The cause Of this universal mourning
Is 20 be found in the man himself The
inspired ueumau's description Of JUua-
than. Hkcung him unto the beauty Of
Israel could not be more appropriately
employed than In chanting lament over
our fallen Cni'ftaiu- II does no violence
20 human sUes en-, nor is it fUisOme eulD-
q 10 speak thus Cf him for who that has
seen his stately bearing. his grace. and
n1auun-ss of dsm-auor. his iziuoiUsss OF
aspect, but gives assent 10 this desc-iD-
tion Of him
Won the Love of Men.
1T was characteristic Of our beloved
President that men met him only 90 love
him They might iuG,td differ with him
but IN the presence Of such dignity of
character and grace of maEHer none could
fail 10 love the man The people coufIsd
in him. believed in him II was said Of
Lincoln that probably no man since the
days Of Washington was ever SO deeply
imbgddCd and euShTIugd IN IN, hearts #
the people bat BE- IS true uI MCNuI,g iu
B. FL {.
oitions are such that he was. even more
than his pr' cecessors, the friend OF The
whole people
"A touching scene was enacted fin this
church last Sunday night The services
had closed The WorshIpsrs W,r, gone
10 their homes only few fingered Co
discuss the sad event that brings us to-
gether today. Three men in working
garb, Of "a foreign race, and unfamiliar
tongue. entered Tho IsC-4 They ap-
preached Oh. altar kuuCliDg before IL and
before his picture. Their lips moved as if
in prayer while tears tIrIJw-d their
checks. They may have been thinking Of
their own King HumbeTt. and Of his UNI
timely death Their emotion was eIo-
QuCnt. eloquent beyond speech. and IL
bore testimony 10 their appreciation Of
manly friendship and OF honest worth
1t Is a glorious thing 20 be- able To- say
in this presence with our ulustrious
dead before us, that he never betrayed
the confidence Of his couutrymeu Not for
personal gain OF pre-emIucuCe would be
mar the beauty Of his soul lie kept it
his hands were uuSulliel by brIbes
Ills eyes looked right on and his eve
lids looked straight before him. He was
sincere. plain and honest, just. beuevo-
lent. and kind lie never disappointed
those who believed in him. but measured
up TO every duty and met every reSp0u-
sibility in life grandIy and uugiuchingly
Not only was our President brave he
rOic. end honest be was as gallant
knight - ever rode the lists for his IaGv
love I'm the days when kuiEuthDOG was iu
flower tt is but few weeks since trr
nation looked on with tear. diWWed ewes
Rs 10 saw with what tender COulugal DO
vOtiap he sat al the bedside of bis be-
loved wife. when all feared tE~t "a fatal
fitness was upon hDr No public cIamar
that n might show himself 10 the p0uu-
lnCC. uO demand of su.i-f functions was
sufficient 10 draw the tysr from the hfd-
side of Ei- wife Re watched and waited
while We an Iuycd-aUi eh. lived. THIS
sweet and tender story alI th. world
knows. and The world Knows that his
whole Ifs had run iu tI'r .l. groove Of
love. II was strong arm that sh. leaned
upon and 81 never faii.l l.I. Her smile
SI.OO HnTDer's Ferry, Wurtinsburp.
aud Return, Via =. q o. H. Il.