The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-09-15
TO M'KINLEY
Memorial Exercises Held in
Churches in Jersey City
Presidents Fav-
orite Hymns
Sung.
FAVORITE HY MNS SUN G
Eulogies, Prayers a nd Lessons
Drawn From the Life
of the President.


In many of the Jersey City churches
Mckinley memorial services were held
yesterday. Some ministers preached
about him, some mentioned him in their
prayers and at all the churches Mckin-
ley's favorite hymns, Lead, Kindly
Light" and Nearer, My God, to Thee"
were sung.
In the West Side NJ. g. Church, the
whole evening service was devoted to
il4n. Iiie service opened with the favor
ite hymns and were sung by the large
audience with feeling and expression.
The Rev. w. G. O'Donnell spoke Of
Mckinley in his sermon.
Mckinley Memorial services were held
in the Zion Lutheran Church. at McAdoo
avenue and the Boulevard. yesterday
morning. The Rev. William Sanft
preached a special sermon.
The musical programme was very
good. Organist Arnold II. Beatus gave
several numbers, and Miss Mimi L.
Smith and Miss Coraline Il Smith sang
Lead, Kindly Light" Miss Minnie L.
Smith gave Nearer, My God, to Thee"
In 81. MAhA ..
In st. Marks Episcopal Church, Jer-
sey avenue, the service was held at four
o'clock in the afternoon, at which the
Dead march from Saul was played The
regular memorial service was held this
morning at seven o'clock.
The Rev. Mr. Morgan, who preached
in the Wayne Street Reformed Church,
in Mr.. Browns absence, held memorial
service there in the morning at 1920.
He preached about Mckinley, praising
him in every way.
The Rev. r. *. Boyd, of Trinity NJ.
q. Church, York street, held the mem
orial service in the evening. The TWO.
hymns were sung there also.
The Rev. Arney s. Biddle, pastor of
the Summit Avenue United Presbyterian
Church, preached on "God Comforting
the Afflicted
IN OTHER CHURCHES.
The auditorium of the Wayne Street
Reformed Church was crowded yester-
day morning when the service was held
IN honor of the late President Mckinley.
The chori sang special music and also
gave Lead, Kindly Light and Nearer
My God to Thee The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr.. Morgan, who
occupied the pulpit in the absence of the
pastor, the Rev. John w. Brown, who
is ill at his home. The services were
very Impressive. Mr.. Morgan spoke
briefly on the life of the deceased Presi-
dent
At Trinity M. e. Church, York street,
last evening, the church was crowded to
its capacity when the pastor, Rev. r. *.
Boyd, preached an eloquent sermon ON
the life of President Mckinley and his
tragic death. In the afternoon the Sun
day school opened and the attendance
for the first Sunday after the vacation
season was very large.
Mckinley services were held yester-
day in the Greenville Reform Church,
Ocean and Danforth avenues, and the
English Lutheran Church OF the Redeem
er, Warner avenue.
In the former church, the pastor, Rev.
Otto L. Mohn, conducted an entire Nc
Knley service and the choir sang the
late Presidents favorite hymn.
The Rev. John e. Hemdel, pastor OF
the Redeemer Church, selected for his
sermon "Mchinley as a Man, in which
he touched on the presidents public life
and said he was one of the noblest
characters ever stamped as statesman
in the United States. The Junior choir
gave the late Presidents favorite hymns,
Lead, Kindly Light" and Nearer My
God to Theee."
The pastors Of many of the other
churches in Greenville made appropriate
mention of the death Of President Will
lam Mckinley.