The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-15
PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHURCH.
Able Discourse by Rev. Henry N. Cameron.
Miss Mabel Mckinley sni Mr..
William Cameron Sing Solos.

President Mckinley attended services
Sunday morning in the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church. He was accompanied by
Attorney General McKenna, Mr.. Abner
Mckinley, Mr.. w. X. Endsley, of Johns
town, DIR. and Mrs. A. J. Endsley, Miss
Mabel Mckinley and Col. Alfred d.
Cushing, OF Washington. The gentlemen
walked 10 the church and the President
was kept active raising his hat to the
people who lined the street. The Presi
dental party were shown to seats well
TO the front. The congregation rose To
its feet when the Presidential party
entered. Mrs. Mckinley and the
other ladies of the party remained at
home on account of the intense heat.
There was no attempt at floral display,
only the usual Sunday morning bouquets
ornamented the pulpit. The regular
programme, with the exception of the
music, was carried out, and stranger
would not have known that the Chief
Executive of the United States was in
the congregation. After the congrega-
ton had united in singing a popular
hymn. the pastor Rev. Henry Nesbith
Cameron, asked an invocation, in which
he referred 70 the President Mr.. Will
lam Cameron, of Pittsburg, a younger
brother OF the minister rendered solo,
the hymn, any God, My Father, While
! Stray" The singer possesses a rich
baritone voice, the lower notes of which
are remarkably sweet and sympathetic.
Rev. J. II. Sutherland, formerly pastor
OF The Presbyterian Church, and who by
the way will be appointed Consul TO
Jerusalem between now and October
I0th, read the morning lesson, the l23d
Psalm. The lesson was followed 10y
solo, by Miss Mabel Mckinley. "Just As
| Am, Without One Plea" executed
with artistic ability for which she is well
known. Mrs. Frank Cunningham play
ed the accomplishments. After tn:
morning offering had been liftsd, the
pastor made the usual announcements,
and then entered upon highly interest
ing thirty minutes address. his text be-
ing ST. John vi:l5 A brief synopsis Of
the sermon follows:
During that stormy period in the his
tory of France known as the French
Revolution, no more striking phenomen-
on appeared than that which is evident
To every student of that time, the eX-
rene variableness Of the masses engaged
in that bloody upheaval. One day an
obscure lawyer makes an iInpassioned
speech TO the frenzied populace and all
Paris rings with enthusiastic huzzas for
Danton- Alas for DantonI To-day, the
shouts of the people; tomorrow. their
sxecrations. To-day, the sceptre; to-
morrow the guillotine. Meanwhile a
new name springs from lip to lip, and
Robespierre is idolized. Alas for
Robespierrei To-day, the mounting wave
knife OF ignominy. Alas for the varia-
bleness Of the masses, the fickleness of
the mob.
Tne same phenomenon appears in the
marvellous history of the Hebrew people.
In no period did this tendency to varia-
bleness become so pronounced as during
the active ministry Of Jesus. One mo-
ment the crowds, that ever followed 20
see and hear and receive, were crying
All hall Thou art a teacher sent from
Cod" the next, Away with him, he is
an iInpious blasphemer." One day the
crowds exultingly exclaim, He is the
coming one, let Us make Him king" the
next, I'VE have no king but Cesar"
One day with waving palms they shout
blessed is He that oometh in the name
OF the Lord the next, Cruelty Him,
cruelty HimI'
Where shall we turn to find the expla-
nation FOR this singular conduct. We
may ind It as we study the incident of
the multiplying Of the loaves aud fishes
Oh me grassy hillside Of Galilee's shore.