The Washington times., 1901-09-19

high esteem I'm which he was held among
us during his residence IN TINS CITY,
..As member of the House of Represen-
tatiycs for six successive terms, ana as
President of the United states, ne main-
tanned steadily the same Christian prlh-
ciples which he professed in private ne,
thus honoring our holy gospel In public
places and giving to the country and the
world noble example. the influence OF
which will he felt throughout all nations
for many generations
Resolved That We rejoice especlalIy
in the heroic Christian courage anu faltn
which our beloved President manifested
in every stage of the terrible ordeal
through which he passed during the last
seven days of his life His tender solici-
tude for his afflicted wife, his faith and
hope and peace on the verge of a crtl-
cal surgical operation, his beautifui res
is nation to the will of God as the shad-
ows of death gathered about him. ms
pity and compassion for the wretched
man who slew him, will never be forgot
ten by the church to which NJ. belonged
and the country which he served so long
and we'll
Language is not adequate to express
our grief on account of his untimely
death. Bowling in submission to the will
OF Almighty God in this awful calamity
we devoutly pray that the blessing of
our Heavenly Father may be given to
Mrs Mckinley in her great. sorrow, to
the Methodist Episcopal Church in its
great bereavement, and to our stricken
country in its unutterable grief.
Resolved. That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to Mrs. Mckinley and also
given to the press"
At a meeting of the Columbia Lodge
No. ia, International Association OF Ma
chinists, held last night at 2O9 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue southeast, resolutions In re-
gard to the death of President Mckinley
were adopted. This was the sole business
transacted. Immediately after the aoop-
tion of the resolutions the lodge ad-
journed as a further mark of respect.
The resolutions are fOllOWS.
whereas It is with saddened hearts
that we deplore the unhallowed and ter
rible deed which has SO grievously strick-
en- our nation, which has smitten our cit
liens with such bitter sorrow, and which
has dealt a blow to our fraternal body
which time alone can heal; and
~ heceas the late lamented William
Mckinley, President of the United States,
through his kindly interest in the wei be-
ing of the members of this lodge did much
to ameliorate the conditions under which
they labored, and
Whereas Columbia Lodge No. ia. of
the International Association of Machin-
lists, in solemn session assembled, takes
this opportunity of adding Its tribute of
sorrow, and in grief mingle its need of
tears with the brimming measure of the
nation s agony, and
Whereas the members of Columbia
Lodge, No. 174, would be remiss in their
duty as loyal citizens of the Republic
were they to neglect this opportunity of
denouncing the fanaticism that has shed
the blood of the innocent and seeks no
torioty through treachery, treason, and
murder, therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That the members of No.
ia in sorrow and in horror deplore the
murderous deed that has robbed US of one
upon whom the nation saw fit to twice
bestow its highest honor. and denounce
with the whole strength of our adherence
its perpetrator: that we brand all such
acts as base. criminal. not in accord with
the teachings of trades unionism; hostile
to the interest of organized workers, and
destructive and detrimental to the efforts
for the ultimate elevation of labor"