The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-17
HOW SALT LAKE
WILL HONOR DEAD
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Bells VIII Be ToIIed and Special
Services Held. 8
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR
MEETINGS AT TABERNACLE
AND OTHER CHURCHES.
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR

The day which has been set apart by
President Roosevelt as a day of mourn
ms for President Mckinley, next
1 thursday. win be universally observed
in Salt Lake City People of all de-
nominations VIII gather to hear ellIO-
gies Of the dead, to join in singing his
favorite hymns and to give outward
demise.
In line with the proclamations of
President Roosevelt and Governor
Wells. Mayor Thompson win today IS
sue proclamation. In it he will direcI
that all the church and school bells
ana the big bell in the Joint building
memorial services. The city executive
Will direct also that the offices in the
city's half OF the joint building be
clCsed all day and that citizens gen
orally refrain from all employment.
President Snow yesterday sent ouS
notices by mail and telegraph to stake
presidents OF the Mormon church. In
them he instructed the stake leaders 20
assemble the people in their main house
OF worship at IL o'clock Thursday
morning for the purpose of having
memorial services.
Services at Tabernacle.
President Angus NJ Cannon yester-
day afternoon began taking steps to
obey the mandate of the church leader
he announced that services, open to
pices. would be conducted in the tab
ernacle at IL o'clock on the morning of
the date named. The principal address
VIII be delivered by Bishop o. F. Whit
ney, but the remainder of the pro-
gramme is still in a nebulous state al
though Il is known there will be sing
ing by the choir and other music.
AT the residence of Rev. Clarence T.
Brown of the First Congregational
church yesterday afternoon "A commit
tee from the Salt Lake Ministerial as
ISOLATION held meeting to discuss the
question Of memorial services. 1t was
decided TO have union meeting in the
congregational church Thursday morn
ing at IL O'Clock. 1t will be partiei-
2ated in by all the denominations in
the city except the Episcopalians, Cath
oiics and Mormons
Rev. Mr.. Brown will act as chairman.
The speakers are to be Rev. Frank
Barnett of the Baptist church. E s.
Critchlow of the First Presbyterian ami
Rev. J. L. Albritton of the First Meth
odist. Rev. DR.. W. NJ. Paden of the
prayer and Rev w. H. Bagby Of the
Central Christian church is TO read
from the Scriptures.
The singing will be purely of the con-
gregatiOnal order. The hymns decided
on were Nearer, My God to Thee -
and Lead. Kindly Light" both favor
ties of the dead president. The services
Will close with the singing of Amer
lea ana a benedlcttOn, the latter to be
pronounced by Rev. DR.. Brown.
Other Services to Be Held.
To each priest in his diocese Bishop
l.. Seaman yesterday sent out a COM
munication directing that the usual
memorial services of the dead, for our
late highly esteemed and deeply Ia
mented president" be held The SER
vice viii begin at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing in st. Mary's cathedral. 1t will
consist of the regular Catholic requiem
mass, singing by the children's choir
and probably a short sermon by Bishop
Seaman.
The Episcopal service viii be held at
st. Marks cathedral, beginning at IL
o'clock The speakers will be Bishop
Leonard, Dean Eddie and Rev. Mr.
Walker of St. Paurs The late presi-
dents favorite hymns will be sung and
the bell will be tolled for half an hour
! before the services and half an hour
afteTward.
The Westminster Presbyterians ex-
pect to join in the union meeting on
Thursday at the CONGREGATIONAL
church. but they will have Services OF
their own, also, beginning at o'clock
tomorrow night The different phases
Of President McKinley's life will be
spoken Of by various members of the
church.
Ceremonies at Fort Douglas.
At Fort Douglas yesterday morning
the men were lined up in parade for
nation and the formal notification of
President McKinley's death was read
70 them. They were then notified that
all work would be suspended for the
day Every half hour, in accordance
with directions from department head
quarters at Washington. q gun was
fired. and at sunset a salute of forty
five guns.