The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-09-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES

At Christ Church Sunday Largely At.
tended and Impressive in Character.
A large congregation attended Christ
Episcopal church iSunday, including
the G. A. R. Post and Company Fl, to
take part in the memoriall service in
honor Of our late president. The
church was decorated in purple, black
and the national colors. The large
vested choir was at its best, both the
individual and chorus work being of
excellent quality.
The rector, Rev. r. 0. Cooper,
preached from Exodus, 33d chapter,
4th verse: "When the people heard
these evil tidings, they mourned." He
spoke in part as follows:
"TheSe words tittingly apply to the
condition of this nation when on that
tragic Sept. 9th there flashed over the
wires the announcement that the red
hand of anarchy had again shown itself
and our noble president had been smit-
ten. America is indeed mourning, but
not alone, for the world is shocked and
weepS with her. Across continents
and under oceans have come messages
or tenderness and sympathy from ev-
cry government on the earth, irrespec-
tive OF name or form, for the mighty
strain OF the hour has been felt by all.
1--WE have assembled today not to
speak Of the dead in words Of fulsome
extravaganza, but rather to gain fresh
inspiration for living, and thus to do
the highest honor TO the memory Of
our martyred leader. 1t has been said
and not without cause that the evil
that men do lives after them, the good
is oft inferred with their bones. Let
not this be so today, but may we render
thanks for the good examples of all
those who have lived nobly and died
in thel struggle for truth and right
eouSness.
The speaker here gave brief synop-
sis of the late presidents career from
the days of childhood up through the
years of civil strife, followed by dec
AIDES of political honor and responsible
tiles until the day 'when the hand
which he was about to grasp in. friend
ly salutation sspierced him twice
through with the weapon of death.
The assassin, poor wretch, seems to
have been an ignorant, plant tool of
that accursed anarchy of which he was
the natural and easy PRODUCT and
though we may join with his dying
victim and pray that God may have
mercy on his soul, what shall be said
Of and done with that diabolical iniq-
uity which SO dareS to assert itself in
our land Let all the forces OF gov
eminent be united for its destruction.
Let the halls Of national legislature
ring with the determined efforts OF
our greatest statesmen and nobleSt or
atorS to enact such laws as shall hence
forth and forever make it a thing i'm
possible for anarchy to exist. Yea,
let us even throw back for moment
the mantle Of the dead and show
afresh to the world the silent wounds
of Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley,
bidding them in their mute eloquence
to appeal for the suppression OF this
curse.
1t is time-the hour has surely come
when the nations Of the earth should
arise in their might and, throttling
this monStrouS form Of corruption,
hurl it back-to hell, from whence it
came.
The day is dark indeed and the peo-
pie mourn, but not without hope. We
are suffering, but not without faith.
We believe that after the darkness
will come carer light than in the
past, that evil will be overruled for
good, for in the midst of the fiery fur
mace of affection we can discern ore
moving whose form sis like unto the
Son of God. :"
SO out of the mist and fire and cloud
Comes up the peoples cry,
"The Man of Nazareth! See! Keep silence!
Lo! Jesus is passing by"