Arizona republican., 1901-09-16

INtN INOWldDu, pdSIOr or the M. E. Church, South. He pointed to Christ as the great exampoe which all should follow, and then in his remarks paid tender tribute to the sincere man ner in which Mir. Mckinley had tried to shape his life in accordance with the bsst teachings of the scripture. Speaking personally, as one who was born a subject of the English crown. and later being surrounded by southern associations. he said there were two things which would ever remain most lenderly cherished thoughts in his es- innate of the dead president. First. was his efforts to harmonize all inter- ests of the Anglo-Saxon race. and sec onoly, President McKin,ey's kindly treatment of the south "Nowhers," said he, will mourning for the mar tyred president be more sincere than south of Mason's and Dixon's line. And nowhere beyond the boundaries of this country will there be deeper mourning than in the kingdom of Great Britain"
 Lead Kindly Light" President Me Kinley's favoIite hymn, was sung by quartette consisting of Mrs. Tharald- son. Mrs. Cooper, and Me.srs. Reedy and Andrews.
 Rev. Cowan then introduced Genera A. J. Sampson, United States minister to Ecuador General Sampson is not only one of the best known men in Ari- zona. and one of the most pleasing takers, but he was an intimate per sonal friend of President Mckinley. whom he loved and admired as frien1, brother, comrade in arms. statesman and chief. Their acquaintance was al- most lifelong and was ripened in their official relations. Having but recently visited Mir Mckinley at his home in Canton where fellowship. closer than the machinery of government at Wash ington allows might be enjoyed. he feels the loss of an intimate friend. as well as the foremost man in the nation. It was with almost tear-dimmed eyes that he Delivered the following address: GENERAL SIMPSONS ADDRESS. Little Ggd I dhink, five weeks since. as I sat on the porch of President Me Kin1ey's home in Canton, O.. and talked for an hour with my friend. comrade and brother, then the very picture of health. and so cheerful and optimistic of the great success and glory that was to crown our nation in the future, that litt,e more than a month would pass before the word would be in mourning because he had crossed the threshold that divides the mortal from the immortal and entered 1 into life everlasting; that his cheery NClce SnOull no more De ncaEu on l'earth; that no more should the Amer ! ican people have his counsel; that no nlcra shouIi he go in and out before this nation as it's grand leader; that no more should he stand at the head | of this people as their ruler and ad- ! mired by all the nations of the world. But. in the providence of God, so 1t is. We cannot question that Providence. We carnot comprehend it, We can but bow in sunbissi.n to it, though sight 7 b.. biintscS Ly burning tears We ought the more ,feadily thus to bow in sub mission to this Providence when we remember that among the last words uttered by him whom we tonight | mourn. were tn SC: Goodbye all. goob-bye. It is Gods will. Let His will be done.'
 LESSON OF SUBMISSION.
 While these words were spoken to those by his side in the parting hour | they were and are and always are to ba and finger with us as a direct mes sage to you-to you. to each of the in-
 habitants of this great nation. If he
 thought so in that parting hour from the wife he loved so devotedly, from
 the friends soi dear. from the people he
 served so Loyalty and ably, should not We? In our deep bereavement we can only turn to Gods word and read: | What I dc now thou knowest not. but
 shalt hereafter An. yes. Here We
 rest. Here we take comfort. The time
 will come when all wiI be made clear. Not now but hereafter
 "One great blessing we can now see
 to cone to our nation by his untimely
 death, is the fact that legislation will
 be speedily enacted, such as should
 have been years since to suppress. to
 kill off the anarchistic element that has
 been cursing our country for years
 past and to pass such restrictive laws as will prevent such a vicious and un-
 Desirable element from foreign lands
 finding asylum on cur shores.
 May God speed the day when the last advocate of anarchism will be
 but this is not the time or place to dis , | cUss this subject.
 Another blessing that has come t.
 us in this dark hour is a realization Of
 the fact that no misfortune. however great can come 10 us that will caus,
 the governmental pulse to cease tC
 beat: that will bring national collapst | and death.
 AN EARLIER BEREAVEMENT. Instead of bsing convulsed and torr
 into factions: instead Of dissension !. within and gibes without our natioI l Is. today, dearer to the heart of he . people, is more firmly supported b! them than ever before, stands higher il
 the estimation of the nations of tn
 world than in all her history past;
 place attained largely during Presiden McKfnley's administration. All thes are but proofs of the stability of ou ? government. When on that dark | gloomy day in April, 1865. our natiol
 seemed to be almost ready to fai = after the loss of the immortal Lincoln that great meeting of the business me
 of the country was he'd in New Tor Il city, when the financfal pulse beat hig
 and the temperature of the body politi v was near the death mark, that Genera