The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-27

az II saw with what tender conjugal de-
votion he sat at the bedside OF his be-
loved wife. when all feared that a fatal
Illness was upon her. No public ella NOR
that he might show himself to the popu-
lace, no demand OF a social function was
sufficient to draw the lover from the bed
side of his wife. lie watched and waited
while we all p~rayed-and she lived.
Tender story Of Ills Love.
This sweet and tender story all the
world knows. and the world knows that
his whole life had run In this one groove
or love. IL was q strong. arm that she
leaned upon and 1t never failed her. Her
smile was more to him than the plaudits
OF the multitude and for her greeting his
acknowledgements OF them must walt.
After receiving the fatal wound his first
thought was that the terrible news might
he broken gently to her. May God In this
deep hour Of sorrow comfort her. May
hts grace he greater than her anguish.
May the Widows God be her God. Anoth-
or beauty In the character OF our Prcsi-
dent. that was u chapel or grace about
his neck, was that he was a Christian.
In the broadcast. noblest sense of the word
that was true. His confidence In God was
strong and unwaverfig~ II held him
steady In many n storm where others
were driven before the wind and tossed.
IV Dt1eNeu III inc futneTnOou oi oou "ho
In his sovereignty, HIS faith IN the COS
pei OF Christ was deep and abiding. Ho
had no patience with any other theme
OF pulpit discourse. Christ and him cru
cihed' was to his mind tho only panacea
for tho worlds disorders. lie believed IL
to be the supreme duty OF the Christian
minister to preach the word. He said:
we do not look for great business-mer
In the pulpit, but for great preachers
Ever q Trac Christian.
II is we'll known that his godly mother
had hoped for him that no would become
n minister of the gospel. and that she
believed d, to be tho highest vocation In
life. II was not. however. his mothers
faith that made him n Christian. He had
gained In early life a personal knowledge
OF Jesus which guided him In the per-
Torrance OF greater duties and vaster
than have been the lot OF my other Am
erican President. lie said Mt one time.
while bearing heavy burdens. that he
could not discharge the daily duties or
his life but for the fact TINT he had
faith In God. william Mckinley believed
In prayer. In the beauty OF II. In the
potency OF II. Its language was not un-
familiar to him, and his public addresses
not infrequently evince the fact. II was
| perfectly consistent with his life-long
| convictions and his personal experiences
that he should say az the hrst critical
moment after the assassination APP
preached, Thy Kingdom come: thy Will
be DONE and that he should declare at
the last. 1T is Gods way; his Will be
done" He lived grandly; II was fitting
that he should die grandly. And now
tina the majesty Of death has touched
and Gained him We find that In his SUI
preme moment he was still a ~conqueror
Lessons from the sad Evsnt.
Let us turn now to n brief considera.
ton OF some OF the lessons that we are
to learn from this sad event. The hrst
one that will occur to us all Ii the old.
old lesson that in the midst OF life We
are in death" Man goeth forth to HI.
work and to his labor until the evening.
II heeth as II were a shadow and never
c%ontinueth In one stay" Our President
went forth In the fullness Of his strength.
In his manly beauty, and was suddenly
smitten by the hand that brought death
with II. None Of US can tell what q day
may bring forth. Let US. therefore,. re-
member that mo man liveth to himself
and none OF us dieth to himself" May
each days close see each days duty done.
Another great lesson that we should heed
is the vanity OF mere earthly sreatness'
In the presence of the dread messenger,
how small are all the trappings of wealth
and distinction OF rank and power. 1 be-
seech you, seek him who said: II am the
resurrection and the life; he that believ.
eth In me. though he were dead. yet shall
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lieveth In me shall never die" There ID
but one Savior for the sick and the weary,
entreat you, find him. rs our brother
found him. But our last words must bt
spoken. Little more than four years age
we babe him goodbye as he went to as.
sumo the great responsibilities to which
the nation had called him. His last words
az he left us were, Nothing could give
me greater pleasure than this farewell
g~rec''ng-this evidence OF your friend
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l am sure, the prayers OF all the people
with whom I ave lived 10 long and
whose confidence and esteem are dearei
to me than any other earthly honors. Te
all OF ue the future Ii as a sealed book
but II l can. by official act or adminis'
tration or utterance. In any degree add
to the prosperity and unity of our be-
loved country and the advancement and
well-being Of our splendid c:tizenship, ]
will devote the best and most unselhsf
efforts of my life to that end. With thii
thought uppermost In my mind, ] reluc'
family take leave Of my friends and neigh
bors, cherishing In my heart the sweetest
memories and thoughts of my old home
my home now-and. ! trust. ms home
hereafter, 30 long as I live" We hoped
with him that WHOM his work was done
freed from the burdens OF his great Of
flee, crowned with the affections Of a hap.
py people. he might be permitted to close
his earthly life In the home he had loved
Sadness Of the Homs-Comins.
He has. indeed. returned to W. bu'
how? Borne to the strains OF Nearer
My God. to Thee and placed where he
first began life's struggle. that the people
might look and weep over SO sad a home.
coming But II was a triumphal march,
How vast the procession. The nation rose
and stood with uncovered head. The peo-
pie OF the land are chief mourncrs. The
nations of the earth weep with them,
But. o, what a victory. / do not ask you
In the heat of public address. but In the
calm moments OF mature reflection. b
other man ever had such high honors be-
slowed upon him, and by so many eoplei
What pageant has eQualed this that We
look upon tonight? Wc gave him to thu
nation only a little more than four years
ago. He went out with the light OF thu