New-York tribune., 1901-09-20
THE FUNERAL SER VICES.
SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. MANCHESTER,
PRAYERS AND MUSIC.

PRAYERS AND MUSIC.
Canton, Ohio. Sept. 19.-The scene within the
church when the coffin carried in was pro-
foundly impressive. black border twenty
feet high, relieved at intervals by narrow white
bands falling to the floor. swept completely
around the interior. Only the gilt organ pipes
back Of the pulpit rose above it. The vesti-
bules on either side of the chancel leading into
the church were black tunnels, the stained
glass windows on either side framed in
black, and the balcony of the Sunday school to
the rear opening into the church by large sliding
doors. shrouded in the same sombre color.
Graceful black streamers festooned along the
arches of the nave formed a canopy above the
chancel. From this directly above the low,
flag covered catafalque on which the coffin
rested hung a beautiful silk banner, its red
and white folds tied midway with a band of
Grape.
BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF FLOWERS.
But it was the floral display at the front of
the church which filled the whole edifce with
glory. The centre great wreath of Amer
ican Beauty roses. framing a black bordered
portrait of President Mckinley. From it,
tending outward and upward, a wealth of
gorgeous blossoms. They extended up to the
organ pipes against which lay four wreaths.
Purple and green the dominant colors-
the sombre background. Against the walls
either side floral flags. and the pulpit
rested of white carnations, broken at
the base and showing the water flowing from
IT. At either side of this urn were the cross of
the Knights Templar and the crown of the
knights of Pythias. while to the east the
square and compass of Masonry Almost directly
above the support for the coffin sunburst of
lights glittered.
To the music Of Beethoven's Funeral March
from the organ the body bearers lowered the
coffin to it's support.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
| The members of the Loyal Legion, Governor
| Nash, Governor McMiin of Tennessee and
| Governor Longiro of Mississippi with the full
uniformed staffs. had already entered the
church from the west entrance and filled up the
! westerly section Of pews- The members of the
| Senate and the House of Representatives had
preceded the coffin through the door at the side
of the chancel. They ushered in as at all
state ceremonies, by the sergeant alarms Of
each body. Senator Allison Of Iowa, and Sena-
tor Bate, of Tennessee. headed the Senatorial
representation. of which there were about forty,
and Speaker Henderson and Representative
Dalzell that of the House. of which more than
half of the membership must have been present
The Congress party filled up the entire east
central sections. The local clergymen occupied
the seats below the organ usually occupied by
the choir All rose the coffin was borne in
The generals and admrals who comprised the
guard Of honor followed the body and oc-
cupied the first pew on either side of the centre
aisle President Roosevelt and the Cabinet
came slowly after. All were in black and wore
black gloves The President alone had on an
overcoat. He took his place Immediately be-
hind Leutenant-General Miles. next the centre
aisle in the second pew to the eastward. So
close was he to the coffin he could almost have
leaned over and touched it. Secretary Cortel-
You, Justice McKenna. of the Supreme Court;
John G. Miburn and John n. Scatcherd, of
Buffalo. and several others took seats immed-
ately in the rear of the Cabinet
Then followed the mourning relatives who
occupied the tier of pews at the left of the
ire aisle. MI and Mrs. Abner Mckinley led
the way, followed by the other immediate reIa-
! tives, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Controller
and Mrs Dawes, Colonel and Mrs Myron r.
Herrick. of Cleveland, and a few other close
personal friends. The fourth pew from the
| front, that always occupied by President
Mckinley. draped in black and remained
vacant. After these had been seated, the doors
| leading into the Sunday school room were
| opened, and the seats arranged below as well
as those in the balcony, were soon filled with
| the representatives Of various organizations
and the fellow townsmen OF the President Con-
| spicuous among these the survivors of the
| I'D Ohio President McKinley's old regiment,
who brought into the church the tattered battle
| flags the regiment carried throughout the Civil
| War
THE REV. DR. MILLIGAN's PRAYER.
| 1t was after o'clock when the quartet be-
/ gan to sing Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere ''
/ When the last words had died away the Rev.
| DIR. o. B. Millisan. pastor of the First Pres
| byterian Church, in which President and Mrs
\ Mckinley were married thirty years ago Of
/ fered prayer His prayer was as follows
o God our God. nations God: Thou God and
J Father or our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father OF
| Inercies and God of all comfort, have entered
the courts Of Thy house to-day with bowed heads
and burdened hearts. In Thy inscrutable provi.
| dence Thou hast permitted this great calamity tc
come upon US. Truly thy ways in the deer
and thy paths In the mighty waters We bow In
meekness before this exhibition of Thy sovereignty
and own Thy right to do as Thou wilt in the armies
| of heaven and amongst the of men. But
J blessed be Thy Thy sovereignty over us is
the sovereignty of love Thou art our Father and
| like father pitieth his children so the
Lord pitieth them that fear him. Thou hast Sc
revealed Thysef TO us In Thy word, but especially