Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-10
ASSASSINATION OF cARNoT.
Rev. DIR. Hatcher Makes the Tragedy the
Theme of n Sermon.


Sunday was day OF unusual interest
at the Grace-Street Baptist church. At
the morning service DR.. Hatcher pre-
scented Rev. Mr.. Maynard. OF Covington,
Tenn. who preached an exceedingly
thoughtful sermon on "The Power OF
Sanotified Thought" He was heard by n
large congregation and with the most
earnest attention. At the evening SER
vice DR.. Hatcher delivered discourse
on the Assassination and Burial OF
carnot. the President OF the French Re-
public" In spite OF the fact that 1t was
a midsummer night. and many Of the
congregation were out OF the city. there
was a magnificent audience present,
among them many strangers. and also
quite a number Of the French people
living In Richmond.
TIE Doctor began by referring to the
shock which the death OF Carnot gave
10 the entire civilized world. IT was an
event which was not foreseen. and which
was unpreceded by single harbinger.
This illustrious statesman was In the
prime OF life he said. near to the end OF
a term which had marked him az man
OF high qualities. He had about him all
that law. force. and public esteem could
combine to protect him from violent
death. But death can break through
every environment. leap over every bar
rier. and invade every hiding-place 10
secure its victim. IL was while sur
rounded by a countless multitude Of his
enthusiastic countrymen, while their
shouts were ringing upon his ears, Just
after a splendid display, in which he had
beer the leading figure, and while full
of unwonted ecstacy and exultation. that
the assassin's dagger was plunged into
his body. bringing such instant death
that he hardly had time TO say, II am
passing away" before his soul had
crossed the border, and he was in the
presence of his Maker and Judge.
DELIGHT OF DESPERATE MEN.
Or Hatcher spoke OF the fact that it
had always been the delight of desperate
men to destroy rulers. AS soon as they
fa, out with order and authority, they
turn with deadly malice toward those
into whose hands has been committed the
execution of the law. History is black
ened with the scandalous record OF the
tragic ends Of kings and rulers who
have fallen at the hands Of INSCRIPTIONS
and destructive men. Not a few of the
heads Of the great nations within the
last century have been cut down in this
way. our own country has had 10 mourn
the violent deaths of two of her chief
magistrates. and even the good and
motherly Queen Of Britain has been the
victim Of several murderous schemes. 1T
may do something to mitigate our rest
less ambition TO reflect upon the perils OF
those who are lifted TO lofty positions.
Dr Hatcher said that the noble Carnot
was a victim OF the assassin's knife, and
that the assassin in the case was an
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who sought by open means to secure a
change of government for the country's
good. but a man who had no country and
who hated all law and all rulers. Not
Socialist who. recognizing the existence OF
sores on the body-politic. sought by law
full processes to secure their healing, but
one whose purpose was to upheave the
existing order and fatten on the general
wreck.
GENESIS OF THE ANARCHIST.
The Doctor thus spoke Of the genesis of
the Anarchist: He is conceived in dis
obedience to the law OF God requiring that
we shall work. He Is brought forth In
a disregard for the rights Of others. and
a hatred of that law which forbids his
living on what belongs TO others. His
creed Is hatred Of law and order. his
weapons are conspiracy and dynamite; his
purpose is the general ruin OF society.
and the fruits Of his doing are the over
throw Of authority, the RENTING OF all
legal penalties the license of all crime,
the closing Of courts of justice, the abro-
cation of all law. the blotting out Of mar
rage and home, and the end of all
charity. benevolence. and brotherhood.
"Happily," he continued, "the Anarchist
does not flourish in our community lie
does not hatch his plots In our garrets'
he does not throw his bombs into our
courts and legislative halls, and he does
not pursue our rulers. But let us not be
blind to the fact that there is growing
tendency to despise law and to hate
rulers our country is now convulsed
with great strikes among our raiiroad-Inen
I'm certain sections. Let ii be so. Men
have the inalienable right to strike, but
when il Is a strike against the employer
and a movement to injure his property
then II becomes an outrage upon law,
and is departure in the direction or
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