The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-15

 of the late president formed the sub ject matter of the discourse Of the preachers, or if not that choirs sang the two hymns which MT. Mckinley liked so well.
 In the Roman Catholic churches a prayer composed by Archbishop Carroll for the guidance and protection Of rul- CTS was read.
 A very impressive observance was that in Edgewater park, where 25'O0O people present at band concert joined in the singing Of the hymn Nearer, My God, to Thee" with heads uncovered, to the music of band.
 Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 14.-Services in memory of the late President Mckinley were held in nearly all the Columbus churches to-day. Portraits of the mar tyred president and flowers were gener- ally displayed.
 Memorial addresses were delVered by Governor Nash at the Third M. D. church, by Congressman GrosVenor at Broad street Congregational church and by Senator Warner, of Cleveland. Ad- dresses were also delivered by public men of local prominence at other churches, in addition to eulogies by the pastors.
 St. Paul, Sept. 14-At all the church. es special memorial services for Presi- dent Mckinley were held to-day At the Clinton avenue Methodist church tonight United States Senator Moses F. Clapp delivered an oration, eulogiz- | ing the late chief magistrate. Special musical programmes were feature of many of the services and these gener- ally included the presidents favorite hymns. A feature adopted by many citizens was the wearing of pink car nation in memory of the martyred pres ident.
 Louisville, Sept. 14.-Special memorial services were held in Louisville to-day in observance of the first anniversary of the death of President Mckinley and the pastors of the various churches made reference in their sermons to the occasion.
 At the Second English Lutheran church a union meeting was held this afternoon and addresses were made by all the preachers of that denomination in the city, extolling the late president.
 St. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 14.-McKinley memorial services were held in all the churches of this city to-day, Decora- tions of carnations, the favorite flower of the late president. were elaborate Most of the male worshippers wore boutonnieres of the flower The ser vices at the synagogue were particular ly impressive.
 Schenectady, N. Y, Sept 14-The an- niversary of the late President McKin- ley was observed in most of the local churches. Several pastors preached appropriate sermons and all made some reference to the occasion.
 Troy, N Y, Sept H.-Special memo rial services in memory of William Mo- Kinley were held in many Troy church. es to-day. The ministers delivered ad- dresses on the life and character of the martyred president.
 Binghamton, N. Y, September 14.-~A special memorial service was held at Trinity Memorial Episcopal church% in this city this morning, the rector, Rev. Dr. J. H. Laroche, preaching an elo- l quent sermon extolling the virtues of the late president.
 While special services were not held in the other churches, most of the pas tors called attention to the day and in cluded in their regular morning sermons short euIogies of Mckinley.
 New York, Sept. 14T-The first anni- versary of the death of President Will liam Mckinley was specially observed to-day, in a large number of the churches of this city, while it was re- ferred to by the pastors and priests of almost all the others. The Rev Charles B. Thompson preached at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church on "Relig- ious Elements of National Strength" " This is the church which President Me Kinley attended when his visits to this city included Sundays. Tn this church as In all the others the hymns Lead Kindly Light" and Nearer My God, to Thee" were included in the programme of congregational singing. The ser mons were laudatory and the public and private character of the dead ex- ecutive. Even in the Church of Christ Scientist, after the programme of read ing, a special service was held and Gov ernor Odell's proclamation calling for the observance of the day was read to the congregation.
 Dr. Francis Edward Marsten, one of I'M. McKinley's personal friends while pastor of a Columbus, O., Presbyterian church and now pastor-elect to the Bethany Presbyterian church of this city, indulged in many personal remin- iscences of the president and spoke of his home life and lovable character.
 Fifteen thousand people gathered around the bandstand at the Mall il1 Central Park in the afternoon to listen to a memorial concert by regimenta band. In Brooklyn and in all the sub- urbs of this city including the towns and villages of New Jeresey the day was observed in the churches.
 Waterbury, Sept. 1.-The anniversa' ry of McKinley's death was remember ed in most of the churches in this city to-day. Although memorial services were held only in St. Paurs EpiscOpa church. at the Second Congregations church Rev. Dr. Davenport preached or the influence of McKinleys life, and ir other churches references were made ir sermons to the anniversary.