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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
7
Readers across churches and schools attend solemn rites for President McKinley. Clergy and speakers praise his public life while praying for President Roosevelt, with memorials at St Lukes Church and Montifiore Hebrew School noting national loss and unity.
Thousands gathered in West Scranton yesterday to honor the late president William McKinley. The event filled the Washburn Street Presbyterian Church and overflowed into nearby houses of worship as clergy and officials paid reverent tributes and read his proclamation, while choirs and congregations sang hymns.
In North Scranton churches from Providence Methodist to St Joseph Lithuanian and First Welsh Baptist hosted memorial services for the late President McKinley. Congregations sang hymns and heard sermons as Rev. A. C. ture and Rev. J. Moylan spoke. crowds filled churches and paid tribute to Mrs. McKinley.
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Readers recount multi church memorials for McKinley with sermons prayers and music. Clergy highlight his life and virtues while calling for peace and unity as congregations across St Patrick St Lucia St David St Mark and other parishes gather for prayers and benedictions.
Independent church services gather in St Pauls St Lukers and Sacred Heart in Scranton to mourn President McKinley. Father Melley delivers a solemn eulogy while Bishop Hoban’s memorial day proclamation shapes Catholic observances and calls for unity, lawfulness, and civic duty.
A large crowd gathered at Green Ridge to honor the late president with prayers and addresses. Dr. Jo Lansing Rev. Francis Bateman and others spoke of national unity, duty, and the presidency after the assassination, praising Roosevelt's leadership as the helm remains steady.
In Dunmore a union memorial service was held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Charles H. Newing in charge. A large mixed choir sang while Rev. W. F. Gibbons read the governor’s proclamation and ministers offered brief addresses honoring a national leader and mourning a personal friend.
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