The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-19
TRIBUTES OF THREE PASTORS.
SolenHly Impressive Services ut
wesley ChnpeI Church.


expression of sadness.
The congregations Of the f Street Bap-
fist Church. Assembly's Presbyterian
Church. and the Central Presbyt srian
church Joined the congregation OF the
Wesley Chapel Church. The pastors Of the
several churches. the Rev Drs. j. j. Muir.
George = Wilson, and A. ". Pltzer. with
the Rev. J. f. Heisse. conducted the ser
wees The lecture hail Of the church i'm
winch the services We're held. was not ex-
trusIVely decorated. American fags.
craped with black crepe, were hung on
The wall behind the pulpit
The services were opened by Dr. TTeisse.
who announced the hymn, My Jesus. as
Thou W.T. which was sung in unison by
the congregation The departed Presi-
dent. short period before his death. in
formed the pastor Of Foundry NJ +
Church. that this was one Of his fsvorite
hymns, and that the last verse had al
ways given him great comfort This verse
is as follows:
Ny jesus. as Thou wilt
All shall De We'll for me,
Zach changing future scene
/ gladly trust with Thee,
Straight 20 my home above
1 travel calmly on
And sing in life or death,
Ny Lord, Tiny VIII be done
Prayer was offered by DR.. Wilson.
Nearer. Ny God, to Thee" was sung by
the c0ngregad ton
Scripture lessons selected from 1 Cor
inthiaHs. chapter ., and I ThessaIonians,
chapter s were then read by Dr.. Muir.
Death, where IS thy string; o grave,
where is thy victory" was read out
resonantIy and with impressive effect
The Wesley Chapel quartette sang
Lead. Kindly Light" The quartette
consisted Of Mrs Charles 2. BayIy. So
prano: Mrs D. DIN Leech. contraito.
Roland RodricS, basso. and Harrington
Barker. tenor DIT. Muir was the first
speaker Goodness is greatness" said
Dr. Muir God is great But God is
great because he is good. GOdlike souls
share in that greatness. and we can there
fore say William Mckinley was great be-
cause he was good He digDified his high
Office by his goodness. and this particu-
larry enatared him 10 his cOunjryrlen.
Goodness is eternal IT is the only thing
that abices. and it is the late Presidents
goodness that viii ever Cnshrine him
among the immOrtals Of the aEas
Ills name and influence viii be DerDet-
uated through all time. and as a lesson OF
the hour, we can learn that. however
humble Of place OF work. We too. can par
tlclpate IN that greatness by being good.
" oulu That the people could learn the ne
CeSsity for personal and practical right
eousness. FOR then national Righteousness
viii De surely attained
There's a Wilderness in Gods mercy,
Like the Wilderness of the sea- was the
hymn announced by DR.. Eeisse. After
the singing Of this hymn Dr- Wilson de-
ivere" "A brief sermon
Il believe said he. that the greatness
Of President Mckinley grew out Of his
maDllDrss and the great simplicity of his
cndraSter- Il is a great loss for man 20
part with simplicity God has said 'Ye
cannot come unto Ne unless We be as lit
tie clildrcn' That ChiIdIfkeness Of char
ac-cr is the grandeur OF eternal great
What a benediction Of the great man
1t vas that his mother lived with him IN
til he was President And am sure when
all is known, IL VIII be found that he
never lost the reverence for his aged par
er s.. bis perfect devotion through thirty
years Of marital life. for the wife with
whom We all now so deeply sympa thize
IS Gut another proof of the Chilulikeness
of William Mcki1lcy's character"
DR. Wilson closed his sermon with the
statement that the greatest act Of Presi-
to- all time Of the sections Of the great
American nation.
Mrs. BavIy sang as a solo Some Time
Or. Pitzer delivered a discourse on the
character Of the President. He spoke as
SoCthcr1er and for the Southern
churches DR.. Pitzer is an Confederate
soldier and a Democrat
For the past five years" said he. AL
the great search'iEhts of the world have
been turned on William Mckinley. Tho
light has been searching and vivid. Yet
today. with all The people Of the land
and Of the world looking on the secrets Of
this mans heart, we all say. Wen done
L--lI -ao- ana - tI-El servant
"hfhGt ( have To- saw 7 say as one Of
different denomination. Of a different SEQ
tion. gt different views. Yet I give him
SEsat love, The love or an my heart"
Dr. PitZe- referred 90 Governor -'--a-fs
conversation with the President when --a
latter siEnted that it was mis- dearest
wish 90 ClESiU1te all sectional difference.
Thy win De- done what "A rr8c.arua-
uuI Dt the aIuigGtlucss of God has gone
over inc gltr- world. continued DIT.
-..-- .- THESE words have gone ouJ into
mo. -a1ls and tens 90 thousands in all
lands.
Just now another comes. The king is
dead. long live the king arG -.har Is
The first thing he SaysT TIr asks the ma
ton jr come together today ana urav
What "a spectacle 4 DYING President av-
ilE N the Lord. the new President in, ok
do You remember that as th5 assassin
was st-rtcheu on the ground the wounded
PRESIDENT said Let no one hurt him" II
ef's. VINO Sila- Father forgive them.
for they know not what they do L see a
great similarity IN the ChristIike char
act-r Of the President and in that u
Jesus OF N1-lretn- / have had the pro
t0lucest confidence in the Christianity Of
"LLain EcNluley. As the ages pass the
Ll-ilr OF -lchl-ley VIII EI0W, and during
one or me srdFest crises Of our country
We have had q wise, a good. an able man
2t the helm and the very best that could
be done at such q time has been done
Il have seen many impressive e.euts
IN the history Of our country. but ! have
never seen anything 60 equal the cents
Of the PAST few days. whole nation.
East. West South. and North have
united in mourning the Death OF this great
and good man
d." IT IS Gods way. His VIII be done %
The services were concluded with fer
vent prayer by DIP. Pitze-.