| Show rational funeral at washington Impress ne in its solemnity people of nation and walk of lite pay trio to ma i nd ilean ticul duloy lu loy by illel op andrew in the presence of one of the great est assemblages both in numbers and in prominence of individuals corn posing it ever assembled for a like sorro voul occasion the national funeral of pres dent mckinley was held at washington and ai the shades of n were falling al that is mortal of him in whose hono the services were 1 eld was started 01 its last journey to the old home at can ton ohio where unspeakable hadnet has reigned since death ended the ca reer of the idol of the community As befitted the occasion and the charac er of the man the services were simple they were conducted in ac corrance cor dance with the rites of the M E church of which president mckinley was a life long member consisting only of two hymns a song a prayer an address and they were beautiful and solemnly impress ire gathered around the bier were rep every pi ase of american life including the president and the only surviving exire silent of the united states togeal er at th a capital of almost every nation of the earth great britain france germany italy and bhain and all the cs to tl e south ward of the united states mingled their tears with those of the american people As the sweet notes of mr mckin leys favorite lymn lead kindly light floated through the great ro aunda the assemblage rose to its feet bared heads were bowed and eyes streamed with tears at he sion of the bynm bev dr naylor pres d engelder ng elder of the washington cir auit rose to offer prayer the hush that fell upon the people was profound when in conclusion he repeated the lord s prayer the great a id boce j on ed with him scarcely had the word amen been breathed when the liquid tone of that 8 pleading song borne 1 we 11 understand went ht to the heart of every auditor ache solo was sung by mrs thomas noyes of Wast ington and tl e beautiful refrain was echoed and re echoed by tl e double quartette quart etee cho r the venerable li shop edwin G andrews the oldest bishop of the M E church then took hie position at the head of the b er A gentle breeze through the roti ada stirred the dell cate blooms which lay upon the aud the peace that basseth all asder standing seemed to rest upon the ven erable man s countenance as be began his eulogy of the life and works of william mckinley his words were simple but his wable heart was in his tribute to tie christian fortitude of the dead pres dent was impressive in part his address was as follows it was a humble home in which he was bora it la beaudit tl thing that to the end 0 his i lle he bent reverently before the ino her example and teaching and prayer had so fashioned his mind and all his alms he came ant briefly and e i to him the church with administration of power he accepted the truth which it caught lie be 1 eved in god and in jesin christ through whom god waa revealed lie gladly k with his brethren ot the symbols of ous passion and redeeming love 0 the lord jesus chr st he ads helpful in all the tene fl clarles and activities and irom the church to the do e of his life he reed ed la eipl all n that lifted him above much ot the e and heakne s incident to our human nature and b be to god may we KB in the la t and final hour they enabled him tenderly to say it Is his will not ours that wll be done such influences gave to s william ley and what was he A man of personal and political integrity I 1 lff one ever attempted to approach him I ka way ot a bribe and we remember with g at at this time or such an example to ourselves that when great financial dim ul ties and perils en compas to deliver all he possessed to cred tors stat there should be no challenge cha lenge 0 his prefect honesty in the matter A man of ate purity shall we say lo 10 stain wai upon bis escutcheon no syllable of suspicion that I 1 ever heard was whispered aga ast his charac ter he walked in perfect and coble telf control beyond that this man had somehow wrought in him a great and generous love for his fellow men he had himself been brought up among the common people he knew their labors struggles necessities he loved them shall I 1 speak a word next of the ten derne a of that domebo love which has w often been corn dented upon I 1 pass it wl h only that word I 1 think no words can set forth fully the un fa terin kindness and carefulness and cupl ear ing love which belonged lo 10 him his qualities gave him reputation not in this land alone but throughout the world and made it possible tor him to minister in the which he ha with n the last two or three to the and peace of humankind and will such a man die Is it possible that he ho created redeemed transformed 11 su b a man will permit him to tall into on ahe instincts of morality are 1 all good men the divine word of the scripture leaves us no room tor doubt I 1 am the and the life he that bellev nh in n e though he were dead yet ahal he live and who eveth and bell eveth in me shall r eer die lost tous but his god lost from arth but entered heaven lost from thebe labora and perils but entered into everlasting peace and ever advancing progress bleibe I 1 be god who g vea us this hope in the hour 0 our calamity and enables us to triumph tb rough him hath redeemed us upon the conclusion of tl e sermon theau dence as arrangement joined the choir in singing nearer my god to thee all present seemed to be wib a senti hal lowed res ignat on as the divine bless ing was asked by rev W chap man upon 1 oth the an 1 the dead at the close of the ices the cas eti d was raised an I 1 in leouie following 55 people viewed the re mains |
