Smyrna times., 1901-09-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
FOR MARTYRED PRESIDENT
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE HELD AT AsRuDv
CHURCH THURSDAY MORNING
PreSbyterians Held a Service ia the After.
nOOn-Business is Suspended and Bells
Were TOiIed During Intermeut


Were TOiled During Interment.
Unusual solemnity was given to the
obsequles IN Canton on Thursday over
the funeral of President MCKINLEY
Our citizens, "a list of whom was given
IN our last issue, closed up their places
OF business between the hours of ten
and twelve O'Clock, and most of them
repaired to Asbury NJ. E. Church TO
commemorate with the stricken ones
IN Canton, the last sad rites over the
Nations Chieftain. The tolling of the
bell at ten o'clock was the notice that
the services would begin at 1890
o'clock. The church was well filled.
quite a number taking their seats in
the galleries, seats having been re-
served for the Hancock Grand ARMY
Post, the Workmen, and the Junior
Order United American Mechanics
The house was appropriately decorated
for the occasion-a picture of the mar
tyred President enclosed in the stars
and stripes supported by two flag staffs.
flags In tie front of the organ
and large black crepe festooning the
gallery front, all round, neatly united
in the national emblem when it came
together at the organ.
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins conducted
the exercises. The choir sang with good
effect LEAD Kindly Light" Nearer
My God to Thee" and other hymns.an
Mr.. L. NJ. Price sang a solo. The
organist, Mr.. Marion Coverdale, ac-
companied with the instrumental
music. The scriptural lesson was read
by Prof. J. P. Burdette and prayer Of
tered by Rev. J. L. Estlin. The first
speaker announced on the program was
Rev. L. H. Haynes but his voice was
SO affected that he could not use it, and
those who knew his vigorous but con-
else way of putting subjects, had to
forego the pleasure of hearing his ut
terance on the lamented President.
Splendid EulOgistie Addresses Delivered.
This made the Rev. Geo. l.. Hard
esty, pastor of Smyrna Circuit, the
first speaker and gave him a longer
time than that allotted 40 minutes to
each) in speech that was not only
gratifying but that surprised the peo-
pie In its aptness, well rounded SEN
tences and displays of oratory.
Rev. j. L. Estlin who had not ex-
pected to take any part other than
listener until he was invited from the
congregation to the platform by Pastor
Collins, made one of his best address
ses that greatly pleased the audience.
he heard the news of the Presidents
assassination when he reached New
York on his way home from England |
and emphasized as only one could who
was returning from the governments of |
the Old World to the new to hear that |
such a humane ruler as Mr.. Mckinley |
should be stricken down by the hand |
of an anarchist.
Ex-Congressman Walter o. Hof- |
tecker was introduced as one who |
knew Mr.. Mckinley intimately in his
official relations to Congress. From
the first he grew on him, increasing
with each successive interview. lie
was impressed that Mr.. Mckinley was
great man and a statesman in the !
fullest sense of the term. Mr.. Hof-
iecker manifested much emotion as he
told of his official relations at Wash
lngton with the late beloved President.
Services at the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. j. L. Estlin held a commemo-
ratlve funeral service at g. 30 o'clock at
the Presbyterian Church participated
In by Rev. Richard Walsh, Prof. J. P.
Burdette and Rev. Vaughan S. Col
Inns. The services aside from the sing
ing consisted of only the ritual of the
funeral as was going on at the time in
Canton, Ohio.
Service at Bethel Church.
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church was we'll
hlled ON Thursday morning, at which
place memorial services were held by
the colored people in honor of the late
PRESIDENT Mckinley. The Gen. B. f.
hutler Post, q. A. r., were present in
d body. Rev. A. B. Cooper,
pastor of Bethel, was the chief speaker.
he n! dwelt forcefully on the great quail
iues OF William Mckinley under seven
tOplcs. and danlornd hin donfh 90 the |