The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-11
AN ADDRESS BY DR.. YATES
Mckinley Glowingly Eulogized as
Pythian and Christian.
MEMORIAL SERVICE WELL ATTENDED
The Music Was Feature Of The Occasion, Rem
|. RI dered by a Male Quartette Of Excep-
tonalIy Fine and Well Train
ed Voices,
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Durham, N. c., Oct. 10.-Complying with
the requests sent out by Grand Chancellor
Mcleod of Asheville, the Durham Lodge
of knights of Pythias held memorial SER
vices in their castle tonight to comment
crate the death of the lamented william
Mckinley. A large crowd assembled in
the hall to attend this service. The mu-
sic was feature of the evening, it be-
ing a male Quartette composed of the
following gentlemen: Messrs. OvertOn,
Howerton, Ramsay and Patterson.
The speaker of the evening was the
Rev. DR.. E. A. Yates. The following is
a synopsis Of his eloquent address,:
1.-THE fundamental principles of Pythan-
ism are plain deductions from the word
of God. Pythias and Damon were friends,
and had confidence in each other. Friend
ship is an element of love, since, of
course, lover is friend to the object of
his love. And confidence, in some meas
ure, is always a resultant of human love,
so that If there is lack of confidence
there is necessarily a lack of love.
Mr.. Mckinley was a real Pythian, in
that he had the love of benevolence to-
wards all men. When were friendship.
love and confidence more largely dis
played than in the private and public
life Of our martyred President?
HE had unbounded confidence in the
power Of the gospel
HE was so modest that he seemed not
to know the language of boastfulness.
He was patient and even-tempered, calm
and self-possessed under all circun1-
stances. He was wise enough to desire
wise counsel. and while firm in his own
convictions of truth and duty, he did not
despise advice He was wise and strong
enough to change his opinions when,
quired him to do so. The opposite of shis
would not be jewel of consistency, but
mulishness.
Mr. Mckinley, as the chief ruler of the
chief nation on the globe, presents the
most perfect character of the age in
which we live, turned out by the divine
processes of the Christian religion.
"As some tall cliff that lifts it's awful
form,
Swells from the vale and midway leaves
the storm
Though round it's breast the rolling
clouds be spread.
Eternal sunshine settles on it's head
"Mr. McKinley's example did much to-
wards making the Christian religion re-
spectacle amongst public men. Men high
In public life have not often made their
faith in Christ prominent in their lives,
even if they have been members of some
church. Not having a large quantity of
faith, it was easy to hide, except ON
parade occasions; and their piety not
having a great deal of life it was easy
to keep still; and so the world did not
know them as good men,
sMr. McKinley's moral courage in this
respect was remarkable, in that he oe-
cupied the pinnacle Of earthly rulership
and yet walked with God, and has thus
strengthened the hearts of thousands.
And so his sun went down, not as sets
the natural sun, going down behind the
darkened West, but set as sets the morn
ing STAR rising higher and higher until
it melts away in the full light of heaven
HE has pitched higher his tent 'oa
fame's eternal camping ground, and ma
tion's heart keeps bivouac DER the
dead"