Evening star., 1902-09-15
MEMORY OF .M'K|NLEY
Henored Throughout the
Country Yesterday.
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
HIS FAVoRITE HYMNS SUNG BY
CONGREGATIONS.
Intimate Friends at Canton Eulcgize
His Virtues-Mrs. Mckinley
Visits His Tomb.
IN CHURCHES


A dispatch from Canton. Ohio. vestc.-
| dag says: There was a general observance
Oh Mck n ey memorial day in the ci y which
claimed him as its citizen From almost
every pulpit there was reference IN PRAYER
! or IN address II him and ms wo-l. H,s
| laNurIte hymns were used There WAS n,
! attempt 2t de Coration. other than Il hay.
| the portraits Of Mckinley dgaTci with
| flags and surrounded with choice flowers
The address that attracted most attention
| here was that given by Judge William r
| Bay former Secretary Of state. and A
friend and adviser Of Mckinley for many
years. The address was delivered in the
First NJ. L. Church. Of which AlcKIul. Y
| was a member, and in which the public
| funeral was held September Ia. I.pi Tap
only decorations were flowers and a par-
| trait of the late President around which
We're the folds of the stars and stripes on-
oiematic of the patriotic spirit Of Mckinley.
In the Catholic churcaes of the civ Sp,-
| cal mass was said. Tribgi" was also pa d
| by some Of the priests u the mem, ~ II
| Mckinl- Y because. having known him per
] sonally, they could not furb"ar.
Although deeply conscious of tho fac.
| that it was just one year ago that hcr be-
! loved husband died. Mrs. Mckinley did not
vary the program followed by her for sev-
! eral months. An days 60 h.r haV, bccn
memorial days. Her usual trip 10 Wcstlawn
cemetery was taken this fore noon. and she
LAID loves offering of flowers on the cas-
| ket that contains the remains of the na-
tiOn 5 martyred chief.
Accompanied by Mrs Hobart.
Mrs. Garret a. Hobart. who is h,r guest
Went with her into tha Mckinley tomb and
also laid a bouquet of flowers on the coffin
! Their subsequent drive took them to the
| Mckinley family burial ground. where the
| bouquets were lai1 by Mrs. Nick tnleys
direction. The afternoon and evening were
spent at the Mckinley home. During the
day there werC many visitors at the Nc
kinley vault.
Judge Days tribute to his martyred chief
! was, In part, as follows:
This ira aGedy, which fills our hearts with
grief, has a lessen for the living, and calls
| upon law makers and law onforccrs for all
| that legislation and courts can do-suppres-
sion and punishment Of those who teach or
| practice the dreadful tcnets OF this code OF
lawlessness and ruin"
] Referring to the early life Of Mckinley he
said:
From the school he heard the call OF
his country to her sons. and at once step
ped into the ranks as the defender OF the
Union.
His associates i'm arms. officers of his
| regiment. included such lawyers as Hayes
and Matthews. and I'm their companionShip.
while valiant soldier. he determined TO
adopt the legal profession as his calling
should he survive the pCriis of war
Referring to the Spanish-American war
Judge Day said: He determined to DO al
within the range of his official duties 20
better the condition of the Cuban people.
| to relieve the strain upon our country. and,
| if possible, to accomplish these ends wit n
out appeal to arms. Those purposes are
| the key to his Cuban policy. steadily pur-
sued. with much accomplished. when the
unlOCked-for happened in the treachsrous
anchoring of the Maine whore she became
the easy prey of malicious persons bent
upon her destruction
After Loss Of the Maine.
THE President realized that he could no
longer hope for peacesble settlement
which did not include the withdrawal II
Spain from the American continent. and he
promptly advised our minister at Madrid
that only such a settlement would hc salts
factory and that no assistance could De al
forded to further plans OF sO-called autona-
my under Spanish rule.
William Mckinley never consciously
wronged a fellow being" said Judge Day.
1T his rule not only to refrain from
inIiicting pain. but to scatter joy wherever
he could He would step aside from a
march of retreat to assure weeping
mother vino loved the Union that defeat
was but for the day and would be turned
into victory. Enduring the burdens which
came before. during and after the war no
word Of impatience ever escaped him. and
and word of ercOuraSem He woUId
turn from the most important affairs Of
state TO give flower to "A little child or to
say a kindly word to some visitor for whom
he could do no more. Resentment he had
none He believed life was too short TO
give any of his time to cherishing animosi-
ty. Sensitive to criticism. no one ever
heard him utter any unkind word Of an
other He met calHmny with silence ard
unfair criticism with charity. His was The
gospel of cheerfulness. His presence WAS
sunshine. never gloom; his encouraging
word dispelled doubt, and nerved others TO
their duty
In conclusion the speaker said: IF The
youth of the country learn from his life
that the sureSt foundation of success is Uy-
right character and that the path OF duty
is indeed the way TO glory then may this
great life live beyond its too short .I,Pug
with praises and thanksgiving that su u "A
character was given 10 the world
Grafton of Gov. Nash.
At Columbus, Ohio. services in memory
of the late President Mckinley were heId
in nearly all the churches. Portraits of
the martyred President and flowers were
generally displayed. Memorial addresses
were delivered by Gov. Nash al the 3d
Avenue NJ Z. Church; h. TepresentaiNe
Grosvenor AT Broad Street NJ T. Church.
and by Senator Warner of Cleveland al
Eastwood Congregational Church Ad-
dresses also were delivered by public men
of locGl prominence at other churches in
addition to eulogies by the pastors
At Cleveland Mckinley memorisi serv-
ices were generally held in the churches Of
the several denominations The life and
work of the late President formed the sub
ject matter of the discourse of the preach
ers, or. if not that, chors sang .aa "a
hymns which Mr.. Mckinley liked so 80.
In the Roman Catholic churches prayer
composed by Archbishop Carroll for tie
guidance and protection OF rulers was read.
A very impressivf observance was that
in Edgewater PARK, where 25.opo peoyIe
present at a band concert Joined in The
singing of the hymn. Nearer MY God 10