The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16

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The Adams avenue chapel, on New
York street, was draped with emblems
of mourning and the national nag yes
terday. At the evening service the con-
sregation sang Lead, Kindly Light"
and Nearer My God to Thee" two of
the late President McIiinley's favorite
hymns. Special prayer was offered for
the nation, the government and Mrs.
! Mckinley.
The Rev. James Hughes pastor. con-
| Quoted the service, and referred to the
sad calamity that has befallen the
country in the assassination of the late
| president, who has been such an hon
| orable and conspicuous figure in the
| history and work of nations for num-
! Der of years. Mckinley will always
! appear n bright star in the galaxy OF
! American presidents and indeed con-
! spicuous among the great rulers of ma
| tions May this very painful event
sober the mind of the general public,
lead to a searching inquiry as to the
| cause of such diabolical acts, and to
| profound humility before God. Let us
open the windows of the cellars of ma
tional life, where there is so much
deadly darkness, and let the light OF
the gospel stream in. 1t is the only
! ,o,nod,, ro, n,tinr,, dis,rdors
|
| AT The CATHEDRAL
| At each of the masses in the Cathe-
| dral yesterday, sermons were preached
dealing with the national calamity and
the lessons to be drawn from it,
Rev. j. A. O'Rcilly, rector Of the
| cathedral. at the high mass yesterday,
| preached a sermon based on the day,
| the feast of the Holy Name of Mary.
In the course of his sermon he dealt
| with anarchy, charaCterizing il as an
| outgrowth of irreligion, and Offering
as an absolute panaCea the correct edu-
| cation of children. Rev. Father O'Reil-
| ly also spoke in highly eulogistiC terms
of President Mckinley as a man and
a ruler
At the : O'Clock mass, Rev. J. j. Grif-
| fin chancellor of the diocese, prefaCed
| his sermon with a eulogy of President
| Mckinley, speaking of him in the high
est terms of praise as "A pure states
| man, and an exemplary man. His do
mestic life. Father Griffin said, was
| particularly admira Bile
At the o O'Clock mass, Rev. Father
O'Byrno paid a gracious euIogy to the
dead president, and denounced an
archy as the one particular doctrine
above all others that was the antithe-
sis of religion. American Catholics, he
said, hold the constitution as second
only TO their faith. The catholic child
is tutored at its mothers knee 70 revere
its government next to it's God. Father
OByrne also made the statement that
anarchy could not be born In America
1t was exotic, he said, and no think
ing man could hold otherwise
Rev. ID. j. Dustin celebrated the mass
for boys in the chapel of st. Thomas
college, and, in his sermon, paid q
glowing tribute to President Mckinley
characterizing him as high type OF
American citizenship, blameless in his
private and public life.
Touching upon anarchy. Father Bus
tin said, in the words of ST. Augustine
Whatever crime is committed by one
man is capable OF being committed by
all men, unless the grace OF God inter
feres.' This being true. the grace o
God is the safeguard against repeti
ton OF the horrible crime which today
bows the nations mead IN deepes
mourning.
Anarchy, Father Dustin said, is par
tlcularly opposed to the Catholic
chuf'h' because OF the tact that I'M
"hurch insists hrSt' last ana away
upon It's members haNlnS every due re
gard Tor regularly constituted author
lty.
81 JoHN 'HlkCH.
At st. Johns Catholic church, FIJI
street, the pastor, Rev. +. j. Melley
dealt extensively in his sermon witt
tle s"rioiosltal aspect VI '"e pfeS'
That the presidert of the Unite,
States sbould no struck down bv y,
assassin is an astounding crime sal,
Father Nelley. hut in addition TO mi
II is to the mind of the contemnlativ
man a burning shame and disgrace
that in = country with 50 benipn
government where there is such a
= uttnr absence of ANYTHING annroachin
t,ranpv tho ruIar-apd so good a ,,,Io
should ho tho ,ictim of anarcbIco
| fanaticism
Ana,,b,, E,tbor ,o,,a,, boId u,as y,
offehoot of tho secret societies yvbic
oruori,oa 70 onnosa tho ou,bo,i,y =
t tho catholic church and which wer
: | given such general eOpOura cement |