Evening star., 1901-09-19
trusts. May his life be secure and all his
work well done. God save the republfc
ANCIENT. AND HONORABLE.

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work well done. God save the republic
| ANCIENT. AND HONORABLE.
The CusS>A Of HonofinE Leaders Ap-
proved Of God.
An immense concourse OF people attend
ed the memorial services at st. Patrick's
Church at IL o'clock this morning. Father
Thomas s. Dolan, the assistant pastor, Of
hciated. Father Stafford offered the
Prayer for the Authorities. beautiful
service a. century old. In his sermon Faith
| er Dolan said:..
| The custom of honoring those charac-
terized BY greatness In sanctity. genius.
military prowess or patriotism Is one Of
the most ancient and honorable features OF
human history. It has found expression in
| every cline and in every age. 1t is ap-
| proved by the spirit Of God himself, who
| speaks thus in Holy Writ: Let us praise
! men OF renown whose goodly deeds have
seed
We are gathered together today for a
tWorold purpose. First, to offer final trib-
good man, whose death has for us such
| an especial meaning, since he was the re-
| pository OF the nations confidence and su-
| pfeme authority, and, secondly, to learn
fundamental motive OF this service Is re-
| spect for that authority which is the for
| mai principle of society and which makes
| organized national life a possibility. So
| deeply imbedded in the human heart Is the
| notion of the necessity Of this authority
that an attack upon it convulses the world
and shakes to its foundations the social
| fabric.
AN outrage has been committed against
| 1t, as it was vested in the person of Will
| lian Mckinley, and the consequences are
baapapte baapa1h ;, throughout .hf the the length and
| monWealth Is plunged into profound grief.
The second motive that underlies our
gathering here today is to testify to our
and to speak his merits both as a public
| servant and as a great citizen Numbers
| or US may entertain political views diagno-
| nally opposed to those held by the dead
| President and may be critically disposed
| toward his administration as a conse-
| quence. Viewing his term Of official life,
however, we are forced to two conclusions
first, that his was the extremely delicate
and troublous task of guiding the ship of
state at one Of the most critical periods of
| her history. and, secondly. we are forced
| to face the question:
The Eloquent Public Voice.
who among our great men could have
! done 1t better, or even as well? His re-
| election is the testimony Of the national
voice, and that voice is too eloquent to
| need commentary. We are apt in idle
| and thoughtless moments to launch into
criticism of public men and public acts,
| without rejecting for moment upon the
tremendous difficulties with which public
official life is replete, and without consid-
Grafton of the tact, delicate appreciation
and extreme prudence required and The
| anxiety that accompanies administrative
| proceedings. This critical tendency is pro-
ductive Of injustice to individuals and ir-
| reverence toward properly constituted au-
thority.
I'VE cannot study President Mckinley in
the light of history-he is yet too near-but
we are profoundly convinced that the Inn
partial historian will accord him his proper
| niche among the illustriouS men of this
most illustrious, republic. He is as much
his country's martyr as the soldier who
fails victim 70 an aliens sword. 1t was
| after delivering himself of most patriotic
sentiments, and in the very act of perform
| fng.a public duty in the midst of his fellow
| citizens, that he fell by the hand of ruih-
less adhefent of'the maddest doctrines that
poison the social organism. Many there
are who stand in the light Of public no.
toriety, and who would force themselves
into the temple Of glory, with no title save
William mckinley has nought in common.
Wise In, his administration, thoroughly
| faithful ia detail to his great public trust
| a martyr for his country-his title to the
| fame of glory is beyond dispute.
The President OF these United States
| lives in The public eye. Hence 1t is that our
knowledge of our chief executive is not cir
| cumscribed by the limits Of his public life.
| household. Whether this is~as fortunate
! as it is true might be question for debate,
| but surely in the case of PRESIDENT Nc
| Kinley it was beyond controversy a matter
| of national edfffcation. His devotion % his
| wife, most, beautiful and most touching.
| and that under all circumstances has
made him the idol of generous people
| that both loves and appreciates domestic
virtue.
HonOred an n Christian.
.Mr Mckinley was Christian and for
! that we honor him in all the sincerity of
| our hearts His life was Influenced and
even dominated by Christianity, and his
| death was sublime in its quality of Chris
| tian resignation. That unreserved submis-
| sion to the will of God is already historic,
| and 1t teaches profound lesson.
| THE death of President Mckinley by the
| hand of an anarchist Is full Of meaning for
| the nation. and 1t sounds a note of warn
| ing. Rebellion against authority is a char
| acterstic of the age in which we live. 1t
is perfectly true that we have been COM
! paratively free from this dreadful pesti-
| lence. 1t has been confined for the most
part to other countries; yet it Is showing
| its monstrous hand in our midst and
| threatens the national security
"Our ideas of liberty are, alas, too fire.
quently at variance with the true con-
| cept of that word. Our notions are ex-
| aggerated in the matter of freedom, and by
way of consequence our appreciations Of
| tuted power. are contracted and distorted.
| Lawiessness in the press and extravagant
| public speech on the part of those utterly
| unqualified for public expression of views
| together with Indifference to religion, are
| the efficient causes of the spirit which re-
veals itself in such acts as the murder of
| President Mckinley.
Let us realize our duties as citizens from
| the view point of our faith, which tells
| US that those powers that are ordained are
| ordained Of God. Hence, my duties as
| law-abidng citizen and patriot have the
same sanction as the law which says:
| Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal
| II am a, good citizen it is primarily be-
cause I am a good Christian. If am in
| different to- the Christian faith and morals
| upon which the state as an organized So
| ciety is built, as upon solid Foundation,
how shall be convinced Of the necessity
OF being iaw-abiding citizen, obedient to
| authority, except through servile fear?
christianity alone Is the safeguard of
| society, for 1t alone can penetrate to the
hearts and souls of men. and furnish for
| the duties Of citizenship the sublimest and
securest of motives.
CONGREGATIONS UNITE.
Joint Services Held at Wesley NJ. f..
Chapel. .b;i
The congregations of the Central Presby-