The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-20
SOLEMN SCENE
AT THE SERVICES
IN THE CHURCH

The scene at the cnUTCn Mneh the
caSket was carried in on the stalwart
shoulders Of soldiers and sailors was
Or afOundly impressive. a black border
twenty feet high. relieved at intervals
by narrow white BANDS falling. to the
floor swept completely around the in
terror only the gilt organ pipes, back
of the pulpit. rose above il. The YES
tibules on either side of the chancel
leading into the church were black tun-
nes, the stained glass windows on
either side were framed iH black, and
the balcony OF the Sunday school to
the rear. thrown open into the church
by large sliding doors. was shrOuded
I'm the same sonbrc colors.
Graceful black streamers. festooIed
along the groned arches of the nave.
formed black canopy above the chan
eel From this. directly above the low.
fi1E-cONered catafalque. on which the
casket was TO rest. hung beautiful
silk banner its blood red and snow
white folds tied midway with band
of crepe.
But it was the floral display at the
front of the church which filled the
whole edifice with glory The center
OF it all was a great wreath of Amer
lean beauty roses. framing black
bordered ,sSrtrait Of President McKin-
ley From. it. extending outward and
upward. was n perfect wealth of gOr-
geOus blossoms. The effect wes as If
a great rushing wave of color had
bier They extended UP even to the
organ pipes. against which lay four
wreaths. three broken as IL to repre-
sent the quarters of the moon.
n was exquisite. Purple and green
were the dominant nOtes-orchids. VIC
lets and eversreens. against the SOM
Jre background. there were many
handsome pieces. Against the walls
upon the pulpit rested an urn in white
carnations broken at the base to rep
resent the water flowing from it. At
either side Of this urn was the cross
Of the knights Templar and the crown
OF the Knights of Pythias. while TO the
east was the square and compass Of
Masonry
Almost directly above the support for
the coffin a sunburst of lights glittered
like stars in a black sky. The light
from without came dimly through the
stained glass windows.
MARCH INTO THE CHURCH.
Under the folds of the starry ban
ner, the fragrance of the flowers how
ering ali about and the strains of Bee
thOven's grand funeral march pulsing
from the organ, the bOdy-bearers gen
tly lowered the lag-draped and flower
adorned coffin into its support The
members of the Loyal Legion. Governor
Nash. Governor McMillin of Tennessee
and Governor LOngino OF Mississippi.
each with his full uniformed STAFF. had
Already entered the church from the
west entrance and filled UP the most
westerly Of the sections of pews.
TIE members of the senate and the
house Of representatives had preceded
the coffin through the door at the side
OF the chsucel through " .ich it en-
tered. TheJ were ushered in IS at all
state ceremonies tsy the sergeant-at-
arms of each body. Senators Allison
of Iowa and Bate of Tennessee headed
the senatorial representatives. of whom
there We're about forty, and Speaker
Henderson and Representatives Dalzell
the members of the house of whom
more than half must have been pres
ent.
The congressional party filed up the
entire east section of pews and the rear
half Of the two central sections. The
. local clergymen occupied the seats be-
low the organ usually occupied by the
choir. All had risen as the coffin was
borne in The generals and admirals
of the army and navy. who comprised
the guard Of honor. in their Respondent
uniforms followed the body and occu-
pied the first pew on either side of the
center aisle. President Roosevelt and
the cabinet came slowly after. All were
in black and wore black gloves. The
president alone wore an Overcoat. He
took his place Immediately behind
Lieutenant General Miles. next the CEN
ter aisle in the second pew to the east
So close was he TO the coffin that he
hN1tA eAAAhVEA nave ltbUHu over ana
touched H. Secretary CCrteIyou Jus
tice McKenna of the supreme court
John NJ. Milhurn and John N Seat
cherd OF Buffalo and several others
took seats Immediately in the rear of
MOURNING RELATIVES.
Then followed the mourning rela-
lives who occupied the tier OF pews on
( the left Of the center aisle. Mr. and
Mrs. Abner Mckinley led the way. fol-
( lowed by the other immediate reIa-
/ uNes. senator and Mrs. Fairbanks.
Controller and Mrs. Dawes. Colonel
and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick of CIeve-
land and few other close personal
( friends. The fourth pew from the
front. that Was always occupied by
President Mckinley. was draped in
black and remained vacant After
these had been seated. the door lead
ing into the Sunc9y school was opened
ana the seats arranged below. as well
as those in the balcony. were soon
1 fied with the representa- ives of vsri-
Gus organizations and the fellow towns
men Of the late president COnspicilous
among these were the survivors of the
/ Twenty third Ohio. President McKin-
I leys old regiment. who brought into
the church the tattered hattie flags tho
regiment had carried throughout the
civil war.
10 was after o'clock when the quar-
tette arose and lifted up Their voices
with the touching words of Beautiful
I Isle Of Somewhere" Wher the sound
of the last line had died away. the
Rev. o. 3. Miliigan. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. in whicr Presi.
dent and Mrs. Mckinley were married
thirty years ago. offered a ferveni
prayer. Every head within the church
bent il solemn reverence as the invo-
cation went UP. His prayer was =:
follows:
Prayer BY the Pastor.
o God. our God. our nations God
I Thou God and Father or our Lord Jesu.
Christ. The Father Of Mercies and Coo
OF all comfort. we have ertered chs
/ courts % thy house today with bowed
hefd and burdened heart. In thy IN
serutaole province thou hast permitted
TINS great calamity. to come upon US
truly. Thy ways are IN the deep and thy
paths 10 the mighty waters.
Z We bow in meeknesS before the cNhi-
/ 3ition or thy sovereignty and Owr thy
I right to do as thou wilt IN the armies
] - heaven and amongst the sins Of men
ifut blessed be tiny name. thy sovereignty
/ over us Is the sovereignty OF love Thou
/ ART cur Father. and like as a fathei
1 nileth his children. 50 the Lord r<tietf
mem that fear MIN. Thou hast 80 re-
Nealed thysef 20 us in thy word but
! especially IN Jesus Christ who was iht
brightness % thy glory and the expires.
Image Of thy person. therefore. Q Lord
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