Show MKINLBY AT CHURCH Joins With Fervor in the Singing Sing-ing ot a Hymn PASTOR PRAYS FOR HIM CLEVELAND IS ALSO VERY KINDLY HEMEUBEKED Dr Manchester During His Sermon The Higher Ego Pays in a n Delicate Indirect Way a Beauti P ful Tribute to the Mother of the President Elect McKinleys Relatives from Far and Near Are Daily Flocking to Canton or its Immediate Vicinity Canton O Feb 2S Major McKln leys last Sunday at his Canton home before setting out for Washington to be Inaugurated president of the United States was marked by no unusual happenings hap-penings He went to the Methodist church of which he has been a member mem-ber since he was 17 years of age Major McKinley drove to the church and was accompanied by Captain Hoheistand and George E Morse of San Francisco who married one of the presidentelects nieces Snow was falling rapidly and he presented a striking figure as he walked from the carriage to the church Major McKInley McKIn-ley joined with apparent relish In the singing of the opening hymn Jesus Reigns Dr C E Manchester the pastor who was a member of Major McKInleys regiment during the war said in his prayer IS PRAYED FOR O Lord bless our nation Grant that peace and righteousness may prevail pre-vail We pray thee that thy blessings may be on the president of the United States in the closing days of his administration ad-ministration and that nothing maybe may-be done displeasing to thee Let thy blessing rest upon thy servant who has been chosen to be the chief executive execu-tive of this nation We pray thee togo to-go with him and give him great faith that he may be sustained by the prayers of thy people that he may carry out thy will We pray thee to manifest thyself to him and to all of us usDR DR MANCHESTERS TEXT Dr Manchester found his text In the third verse of the twentyfirst chapter of Matthew The Lord hath need His theme was The Higher Life In speaking of home training he paid In a delicate indirect way a beautiful tribute to Mother McKinley In conclusion Dr Manchester said How shall we preserve the peace of nations What are we to do for this great land of ours There is one thought in all our minds this morning as our dear brother and friend goes out to take up the duties that lie before be-fore him Our prayers that he do aright the great work set before him ANOTHER RELATIVE B F McKinley of San Francisco an uncle of the presidentelect arrived in Canton today He will accompany the presidential party to Washington All preparations for leaving Canton have been made at the McKinley home Mr and Mrs Lafayette MacWilliams of Chicago who are to share the private pri-vate car occupied by Major and Mrs McKinley will arrive here tomorrow The presidential train will consist of seven cars a combinatIon baggage and smoking car a handsome new Pullman for the newspaper correspondents dining car two Pullmans a private car for Mother McKinley and her party and a second private car which will be the last car on the train and will be occupied by the president elect The train will be preceded by one bearing the Cleveland troop which is going to do escort duty There will be about 65 persons on Major McKin leys special train WILL LEAVE TONIGHT The train conveying the president elect will leave Canton at 7 oclock Monday night and is scheduled to arrive ar-rive in Washington at 11 oclock on Tuesday It will not be run at a high rate of speed on account of Major Mc Kinleys venerable mother and other ladies who will be passengers on it Safety and comfort will be the end sought rather than swiftness Major v McKinley will probably say a few words of farewell to his friends and neighbors before the train leaves Canton Can-ton He is to be escorted to the train by several thousand Canton people and the streets along the line of march will be brilliantly illuminated Major and Mrs McKinley took a drive this afternoon They are both in possession of their usual health In the evening a few old friends came into in-to say goodbye |