Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-09-20
OF The Death Of President Mckinley
Generally Celebrated.
SERVICES Held IN MANY CITES.
The Life aud Character OF the States
nar-ChriStian Reviewed From a
.Sumber OF PuIpits.


IS paid tribute 20 TIA, memory OF the /
dead President and the congregation /
sang his favoritc hymns. Nearer. my
God. 60 Thee" and Lead. Kindly
Light"
In the afternoon a special meeting
was he'd in the city hall The audito-
rum was c-owGed and hundreds we're
turned away. Despite presence OF
the immense throng the services were
reve~Cntial throughout. Tho interior OF
the hall was decorated with the nation
al colors. 4 large oil painting OF the
dead President. festooned I'm flags.
faced the audience. over tho portal
was a banner Inscribed with the words
uttered by the President on his death
bed 1T is Gods way" Mayor Erastus
c. Knight presided. The services we're
opened with Chor MS funeral march by
tho orchestra. AZ. er the invocation the
choir % 100 voices and the audience
sarg. Lead Kindly Light" Addresses
wore made by the Rev. T. c. Locke.
Tracy C.. Becker and Anslem J. smith.
Nearer. Ny God. 20 Thee" and
America" were sung by the audience
and tho services ended with Mendeis-
soho-s frro~,1 march bv tho ORCHESTRA
No,dav roor,,-i.l ee-,icos v,aro Mold i'm
all the public schools
canton. O.. special mere was
general observance OF mckinley me
mortal day in The city which called
him its citizen From almost every
pulpit there was reference IN PRAYER
or in address 10 hfm and his work His
favorite Aymns were sung 4 mere was
no attempt al decoration ollcI IMAM
q have inc PORTRAITS OF McNlniet
cbo,r, fou-.rg --ro ,1groes trot IA.
tr,r.,s -,oe+ ,t+sDtfon ho~a was tha+
piver nv indie yufaru r nav
sorr,,,- coor..,,.. 10 c+a+a and n
frionl ar1 advisor 40 ,1cKinlev for
49, 49, -rl, ,Fsro-. v-ae aa.
1i,o~e5 ir tre f-i~et Methodist rpis-
,o,,1 .h,,~ob 20 ,-hfrh ,frs<f,fe,- z,os
n -,rr,bor ana r, which no nublic
f,,r.ra1 ,-a. ratl errfornno~ 10 1901.
Cincinnati. Spccial-Mchinley
memorial SERVED were held In all the
churches Of tni, vicinity There were
special prograrn..s in many churches.
including inc - .'.itn hymns or 'ue
martNied PRESIDENT IN tAe ail.r noon
san AnD-o,riofo ceremonies also
We. hold 3, ,r the benevolent ana
other puDlic institutions. in some
churches thn foral tributes were as
elaborate as ON Easter. In many places
The r,~trair az SIR Mckinley was fes-
foonri with crane or flowers The posts
or the Grand Army Of the Republic at
tended ia a body al different churches
No day was ever moro generally obser-
we'd in sacred or secular circles here.
Suitable memorial exercises Will be
held in the city schools.
v--,,-.. s.., ,..-
N'9.'.n -'ol. !, ~ .r az" ,.re, - p
10 ms 49, ~. go,
si3cere mention ~ him in every
church in Washington. Tn many OF
them were exhibited emblems of
alouth'ns ana also me natioha nag.
~ .t,,,.,' -, ,f.1-i,,,.,- ,,.,,l-,,t,,
nos tho nastor Rev Franlx Rrisfol
took for his text a selection from
Proverbs. reading the memory OF the
JuSl is olesscd. ~ Mount vernon
pro+t,--,c,, "a ho 49, ~. ~
dav when tho whole country would
raise n fitting nonnmert I'm Wasbino.
ton To President Mckinley
ha lu,note' Nd Speclal.-in near ~
an OF oai'iihoT@ churches some NJ
ting reference 70 the memory or Presi-
dent Mckinney was made during the
Na .. . sai5 IN an tSo CotSo Ciai SoI