Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-25
BISHOPS cRANsToN AND SMITH,
SECRETARY WILSON AND AS
sIsTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
KENYON GIVE EULoolEs.
FOUNDRY M. E. CHURCH
PALKED TO7HE DOORS
THE DoLLlvER FAMILY PEW IN
CHURCH IN WHICH FAMILY
REGULARLY YATTENDED.pRAPED
! IN MOURNING DURING SERVICES.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
IN NMouRNlNG DURING SERVICES.
Washington. D. c., Oct. a. Especial
Correspo - The seating capacity
! of Foundry Methodist Episcopal
church, one of the largest OF Wash
Eington churches, was tested to its ut
most Sunday afternoon when the doors
were thrown open to conduct memorial
service on the death of Jonathan p.
Dolliver, Senator Dolliver was COM
Imunicant Of Foundry Methodist Episco-
| pal church, and besides majority Of
| it's regular congregation, there were
present large numbers of personal
friends of the deceased Iowan. The
services, consisting OF prayers and
memorial addresses, were conducted
| by the Rev. William r. Wedderspoon.
pastor OF the church. The Dolliver
| family pew, located well to the front.
close to the pulpit, was appropriately
|draped, and a large floral piece Of lilies
adorned the reading desk near the
pulpit.
The services opened with the singing
of that beautiful hymn, Nearer Ny
God to Thee" by the entire congrega-
tion and closed with the hymn, Abide
with Me- also sung by the congrega-
] ton Memorial addresses were de-
Ilivered by Bishop Earl granston and
Bishop Charles w. Smith; James Will
Ison, secretary of agriculture, and Will
lam S. Kenyon. assistant attorney gem
Eeral & vs. ss Z.
Bishop cranston's Eulosy.
Bishop Cranston dealt almost entire
ly with the well known piety OF the
senator and spoke of his sterling quail
tiles of rugged honesty and his general
warm-heartedness He said Senator
Dolliver thoroughly believed In all por-
I tions Of the bible and had implicit faith
in the miracles as described in the
good book God was real to him and
not to be argued with or set aside.
He dwelt briefly on Mr. Delivers
political belief and stated that he was
pleased to record that the senator did
not leave his God and HIS religion at
home in Iowa as SO many OF the men
in the political life OF Washington do.
"He was constant attendant at
practically all OF the services and"
said Bishop Cranston, together with
his good wife, took most active in
terest in church and religious affairs
generally. His spirit Of reverence for
all matters pertaining to religion, his ,
moral cleanliness, generosity and
kindliness to his fellow man, easily
entitled him to- be enrolled among the
long list of immortal honorables OF the
nation" He closed with feeling
reference to the grief stricken wife,
children and sisters OF the deceased
senator. The soprano Of the choir at
the close of Bishop Cranston's address
sang the hymn. ! Know that My Re
deemer Liveth, at conclusion Of which
Bishop Smith addressed the congrega-
tion
Bishop. Smith and Secretary Wilson.
Bishop Smith said his acquaintance
with the late senator could hardly be
classed as personal one, but that his
father and the father Of the senator
had been co-laborers in the ministerial
field in West Virginia, members Of the
same conference and that he ren1em-
bered once when small boy was be-
Ing taken to the Dolliver home about
the time of the birth of the senator.
He spoke at some length Of the rug
ged and hard surroundings of the youth
VI IHc bCAdtOI do Iu0 SUI VI q pOOI
circuit rider preacher In the then
sparsely settled section Of Virginia In
which he was born.
Secretary Wilson was next intro
duced to the congregation, and his re-
marks were devoted naturally more
particularly to the political career of
the deceased. He said Senator DoIn-
yer had been a prodigious worker and
had accomplished half century's
work In twenty years. iowa mourns
her distinguished statesman deeply"
said he, and wonders which way she
may turn to find his equal. doubt
II she really will find him. The church
mourns because it has lost one OF its
staunchest supporters, and Washing
ton mourns the loss of good citizen,
who held always at heart the interests
OF the District of Columbia. The world
Is very much poorer because of the
death Of this great statesman.
Judge kenyon's Tribute.
Secretary Wilson having concluded,
William S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, the
new assistant attorney general, and a
life long friend and townsman of Sen
ator Dolliver was introduced Mr.. Ken
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