Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-23

DR., Sedwick, Mrs. Black. Miss Mary
Sites. Miss Margaret Ramsay. Miss
Il. Ralli. Miss Eva Biggs. Miss Mel
vina Harris. Miss Mamie Graham,
Messrs. Gus Roberts, DR.. McCanna.
Arthur Hampton. f. w. Strater w
II Henderson, Arthur Ayres. Rowe
Pingrey. Mr.. Baker and Prof York
accompanies. The first selection
was Nearer. My God. to Thee" In
which the vast audience joined. The
next an anthem. America" closing
with Lead. Kindly Light"
Mayor Wall presided over the sol
emn occasion, introducing the speak.
ers
AT O'Clock the fire bell began toll
ing and continued to remind people of
the solemn event.
The band opened the service by a
dirge, "The Heroes of the Maine"
Presidents Proclamation.
l.. II. Smith then read in clear. but
pathetic voice the proclamation Is
sued by President Theodore Roose-
welt. being his first official document.
Anthem.
scriptural Reading.
Rev w. II. Howard read the follow
ing passages of scripture:
Second Chrinicles. 35th chapter, 20
to 27
And the archers shot at king JOSH
ah; and the king said to his servants
have me away for | am sore wounded.
His servants therefore took him out
of that chariot, and put him in the
second chariot that he had: and they
brought him to Jerusalem. and he
died. and was buried in one of the
sepulchres of his fathers. And all
Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Jo-
sidh
And jeremiah lamented for Josiah:
and all the singing men and the sing
irg women spake of Josiah I'm their
lamo nations 10 this day, and made
them an ordinan e in israel and. be
holu, they are written in tks lamenta
tons.
Now the rest )i The acts Of Josiah
and his goodness. according % that
Which was written IN the law Of the
Lord,
knd his deeds, j. st and last, behold.
thy are written II. the book Of he
kings of Israel and Judah
Isaiah, Sd chapter. to 4
For behold the Lord. the Lord of
hosts. doth take away from Jerusalem
and from Judah the stay and the stan,
the whole stay of bread, and the whole
stay of water
The mighty man and the man of
war the Judge. and the prophet. and
the prudent and the ancient.
The captain of fifty, and the honour
able man. and the counsellor. and the
cunning artilcer, and the eloquent or
ator.
And / will give children to be their
princes, and babes shall rule over
them.
Isaiah, 40th chapter, 6 to 8:
The voice said, cry. And he said,
what shall cry? All flesh Is grass,
and all the goodness thereof Is as
the flower Of the field:
The grass withereth, the flower fad
eth: because the spirit of the Lord
bloweth upon it; surely the people IL
grass.
| The grass withereth. the flower fad
eth: but the word OF our God shall
stand forever.
Rev +. A. Hawke pastor OF the NJ.
II. chucrh. then led in prayer which
eminated from the heart. 1t was q
petition to the Divine Father for bless
ings on the dead. blessings ON the liv-
ings on the dead. blessings on the liv
ton of our free institutions and gov
ernment.
Hymn-"Lead, Kindly Light"
Rev. Fersuson's Address.
Rev. w. II. Ferguson paid a splen
did tribute to the deceased presideni
as follows
Fellow citizens: Great nationa
changes have taken place within th'
last week. William Mckinley hai
fallen before the bullet OF an assas
sin to make way for Theodore Roose
welt. Perhaps none should attemp
to explain the event or predict tn
future. People are too muc
: wrought up to exercise sober judt
ment But the patent fact is the ni
tons capital bids farewell to the oil