The morning times., 1897-03-08
MR.. MCKINLEY HEARD NEWMAN
Sat in the presidents Pew" at
the Metropolitan.

matter or doubt where the new President
would attend church on his first Sunday.
Many thought that he would choose Foun-
dry, his old church, and the one at which
he will probably be regular attendant
for the next four years. As announced
in The Sunday Times, however, the pres
ence of Bishop Newman in Washington, and
the fact that he was to preach at his old
pastorate, the Metropolitan, decided the
President for thatchurch. Bishop Newman
and President Mckinley have been friends
for n long time.
In the Presidents party were his mother,
his brother, \ bneT Mckinley; Mr. and Mrs.
McWilliams, and Private Secretary and
Mrs. Porter. They started for church at
a few minutes before / and were minute
or two late, although the services had not
commenced. President Mckinley, his
mother, and Mr. and Mrs McWnIiams drove
to and from church in the new landau. The
coachman, who drove the two fine bay
horses, is the wellknown tall Depewesque
colored man employed by President Cleye-
land, during his last term
All down the Avenue ahead Of the Presi-
dents carriage Were others, also carrying
people to Metropolitan Church, to make
his welcome a CORDIAL one, and the party
met a great many empty carriages coming
back. There Were thirty or more gath
cred al ound the church doors besides.
The thIong OF people on FOur-and-a-
half and c streets, near the church, was
immense. A way through it had TO be
made to the street entrance for the party.
Inside the church was crowded to the
doors, downstairs and in the galleries, be
fore the arrival of the President As
soon as his party was seated his aisle,
which had been kept fairly clear, was
also packed. Great numbers We're unable
to obtain entrance, and stood outside
during the service.
President Mckinley sat in the historic
PRESIDENTS Pew - which Grant occupied
during his two terms, and i'll which several
osher Presidents have worshiped. 1t is
the third flom the front, III one of the
center lows.
The clergymen on the platform during
the services were Bishop John p. New
| man, the pastor of the church, Rev. DR..
Johnston; DR.. Clayton, DIR. COTrilston, for
merry chaplain of President McKinley's
regiment; Dr. Mccarthy, DR.. Townsend,
Dr.. Baker, and DR.. Manchester. who was
| in Mr.. hcKinley's regiment, and who is
/ now pastor of the First Methodist Church,
| of Canton, OF which the President is u
| trustee.
| Dr. Johnston offered up the opening
| prayer. The hymn chosen for the opening
was, 'WatchInan, Tell Us of the Night
| Bishop Newman 5 sermon was saId by
| many OF the congregation who had hea rd
| him so often To be one of the greatest
lie ever delivered in Washington. He was
listened to with undated attention during
! three-quarters of an hour.
| His discourse was from the text, Il
| have not come to call the righteous, but
| sinners, to repentance; The line Of lis
| thought was that not wise government,
| not scholarship, not philanthropy, can
make men happy and the world a good
! place to live in, but only one thing, the
| belief in Christ
There have been good and powerful gov
crnments in the worlds history This is
not the first republic. Other great repub-
| lies have risen and have deca yed. Other
! governments have been emil shtened and
| have decreased suffering and poverty
| other governments viii be remembered
| throughout the ages. But they have dis
appeared now. InteIli gent laws cannot
| make lasting happiness. Some OF the
| greatest statesmen in the worlds history
have been profit gates and a ,iiSgr1ce tc
the human race. Under some OF the worst
| governments the best OF men have lived.
Scholarship 5 great thing The scholar
will tell you that the banishnent OF
| ignorance. universal enlightenment, will
make the world beautiful Bat some OF
| fpL IN
| lived make Us shudder at the memory OF
| their hideous sinfulneSS- Let us multiply
our schools Til there is 10 darkness OF
| ignorance But the scholar must step
aside before the great prohlem IF what
makes happiness.
We must look reyerently at the noble
! deeds or the philanthrOpist He has done
much for the world Charity is a fine
thing. But the phiIanthropist fails We
are proud, and rightly SO, OF our magnifi-
cent hospitals and asylums- We are proud
because they are capable Of accommodating
SO many But should we not also be
terribly ashamed that even holding so
many they are always full, and yet al
ways woefully inadequate TO the great
sinfulness Of the world. There is a found
ling hospital, holding l 400 children, its
officers tell you proudly, but they are 400
born out OF the sanctity of wedlock. Our
great inebriate asylums try 10 help men
but they are never adequate Drunkenness
goes on and men are ruined by it.
Seek first the kingdom OF heaven.
That is the great truth Those words EN-
body the profoundest principle of political
economy. All these things will come aftei
health, wealth, happiness, good laws
scholarship, the Punishment OF ignorance
and vice. Jesus did not do anything il
his mission that man can do.
Slavery was in the world then, all
around him. He did not Danish it, Mar
has accomplished this great good Chris
looked forward to Wilberforce and Lin
coin. The social evil was terrible in the
world when Christ was here. He did no
try to legislate against it. He said t,
the MGgdalen, 60, sin no more Tha
was the remedy.
| Christ sometimes cured sickness and
ended suffering, but ii was by miracles
showing the infinite power Of God. II,
came to save the world from all suffer
ing, but through man-thTough ChTistianit,
in man. 1t is only when the sinners ar
called to repentance, when the whole
world is Christianized. maybe when tn,
United States is the great Christian re
public of the world, that happiness vii
come
During the sermon Bishop Newman
alluded to the arbitration treaty with a
glowing tribute, quoting, Blessed are the
peacema kers.'
If the United States wishes TO live ii
must endure through Christianity