The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-09-17
In MEMORY
Of William Mckinley
our PEOPLE
Express Their Love fOr Their
Lamented President,
And Put the Stamp of lnfsmy on
Anarchism and the Brutal
Anarchist.

Saturday morning the comrades OF
William Mckinley thought proper for
them 10 hold services to express their
feelings over the assassination of the q
President. They at once took steps toE
drape Memorial Hall, and sent a CON-
mittee to see the ministers of the city
and ask them to hold a union service
on Sabbath.
This Committee found the Minister
ial Association already in session, and
learned that it had decided upon
Union services, and had prepared
program
As an Ohio soldier, as member Off
the Grand Army organization, as the /
Oommander-in-Chie of the Army,
the President was peculiarly
dear to all soldiers, and as he had de- /
,livered the address at the dedication of
our Memorial Hall, it was peculiarly
appropriate that Eugene Reynolds;
Post take action in relation to memor.|
,ial services, and the Commander of theI
Post called special meeting for Sat-
Iurday evening at Memorial Hall, re-
lquesting all old soldiers, the Women's]
Relief Corps, the soldiers of the Span
sish-American war, the Sons of Veter-
] ans and the Ladies' Aid Society to join
in this meeting.
This meeting was well attended, and
sall necessary steps were taken in prep
aration for the part the soldiers and
heir au xiliaries should take in the
the Union services.
AT seven o'clock a large representa-
stion of the veterans, and a good num-
ber of each of the other societies as
Esembled at Memorial Hall, and marched
to the Methodist church, with muffied
zdrums. The middle section of seats
! had been reserved for them, and was
1 largely filed by them. Soon the church
twas filled, in all its parts-auditorium,
Sgalieries, Sabbath school room and
kclass rooms, while the platform was
filled by the. clergy, the chorls, and the
invited speakers.
a The exercises of the evening were
conducted by the,pastor of the church,
kRev. T. II. Campbell.
3 DIR. E. c. Simpson read portion Of
Escriptures, choosing the psalm, quoted
sby Garfield, when he stood upon box
Z in New York city, in the midst of the
stumult that had been raised by the
snews of the ASSASSINATION of Abraham
sLincoln, and said, ''God rules, and the
sGovernment at Washington still lives,
B DR.. Kalb followed with a ferven
z Eprayer, that met with many audible re
ssponses, and carried the burden of man,
z hearts.
3 The united choirs of the churche
xsang several appropriate pieces, an,
Z Mrs. Jennie Custman, Miss Florenc
Z sButler and Miss Jennie Richie, of OK
8 ford, sang favorite hymns of the Presi
Edent, while the Presbyterian quartz
sang beautiful anthem, ''1'hy Will B.
sDone."
d According to the program arrange,
Z by the ministers, the speakers for th'
sevening were J. Q. A. Campbell, Judg,
Duncan Dow and Judge West.
& Mr.. Campbell's theme, "Wm. McKin
3 kley's militsry career, twas treated brief
EMPOWERING his enlistment as volun
teerat Is years of age, as soldier in th'
ranks, his services as Commander-in
EChief of the Army, his devotion to dut,
in all his relations to the Government
and his last words to his Great Captain
sit is Thy way; Thy will be done."
Judge Dow spoke of Mckinley as ;
Estatesman, and traced his career from
the time he ran for Prosecuting Attor
ney, till he had reached the acme o
fame, and was, when stricken by tn,
scruel assassin, the beloved ruler of 90,
k0O0, 900 of people, whose best interests i
was his highest aim to serve. The Judge
Espeech was written, and briefly but sue
Ecinctly traced the Presidents career
Hand closed with an eloquent tribute t
ahis life.
Judge West, with his white locks an
pale face-more pale than ever, by res
son of his deep feeling and indignation
Cover the Presidents assassination
spoke of William Mckinley as he ha
personaiiy known him. He spoke G
the Presidents career, of his amiabi
ity and courtesy, of his imperturbabil
ity in the midst of heated Discussions, c
the utter lack of personal antagonist
in his life and character and of bi
= patriotism ana other traits of char
acter. He also spoke Of his great poi
ularity with the people, and of the dee
conviction of the people that his mul
derers, the anarchists, must be drive
from our land. His arraignment {
his foul brood of murderers was in tn
most scathing language, and arouse
the deepest feelings of the audience
who were in complete sympathy wit
mis- severe arraignment of the anarct
SIN that robbed US of our beloved Pre-:
dent.
The following resolutions, offered b
7. Q. A. Campbell, were adopted b
he show of wilderness of uplifte
hands, and the meeting adjourned, wit
4 touching benedictiOn by Rev W. 7
: Groom.
E The attendance was exceedingl
, large, the close attention for two hour
most remarkable, and there was a ger