Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-20

johnson made lasting impression on
his audience by his brief address. not
lonly on account OF his fine delivery but
on account OF the strength and hope
land noble sentiment ne expressed.
The Invocation Was then made by
|Rev. 4. q. Ppttingii Of the 7'ritariln
|church. This was followed Ivy the Sing :
ling by the chorus of the anthem tie
Shall Give, Hia' Angels Charge over
Thee The chorus VAS conducted ny
Director cain and the rendering OF the
selections thraugh III" proStam va.
Very fine
After the anthem : passage was
'ead from the Scripture by Key. w. NJ.
otrout of the advent church. Pra2 81.
Twas then offcred by l,py. a. \. Lewis
| IF the Methodist church. Tie chorus
hen sang the hymn. Lead, Kindly
Light"
PRES. 4. l.. WHITE.
The first address of the Afternoon
vas by President G. l.. White Of Colby.
After briefly sketching the causes Of
he crime he declared that the Only
.ure was in education and Christian
". Every citizen should rcposc I'M
ler the protecting wing Of the church
ma the school and should make The
nation do this"
The speaker then outlined the life
If the martyred President. lie cam,
rom the common people. was edu-
,atcd in the public schools. passing
rom them to the highe.' institutions.
'ulture did for him ali that il could
end ii gave him that wonderful cqui-
ibrium in great crisis The Ameri-
an people gave him more power than
hat possessed by the Car of Russia
md every man went to his bed nj
light feeling perfectly safe and Sc
ure.
Not only was he an educated but
e was Christian man. He had not
lnly the grace Of an American citizen
)ut of Christian citizen" The speak
r then described the incidents of the
assassination. when first shot the
-reat Chiefs first thought was for his
'elicate. loving wife. to protect her
rom needless anxiety. Then he
bought of the assassin who had
truck him down. and then of tho
rouble and inconvenience the affair
would cause at the Exposition. He
vas not living for selfishness. He
vent far toward realizing, if rot com
dieting. the elements and character
which made Washington. Lincoln an(
fairfield great and which make the
american citizen great"
The.lpeaker then quoted the last words
{ the President very effectively "This
vas the benediction Of his life. Let VI
II take this as our own feeling. In ed
ca ton. in all. Gods will is best
when i look at the American flag tho
ed reminds me of his blood shed bv tn.
'ssassin. When I look at the white J
mink of the pure life unsu'lied bv an,
candal. When I look at the blue l.
Nakes me confident that every either
viii have the hope and the nobility Of
=" martyred President
president Harrison was ut one tims
board of steamer going out of tn
'arbOr at Newport II was very dark
nd all the lights were out. Not raw
leaned from Newport on the shore and
ven the steamer was in darkness Then
.'ddenly the rays of n searcn light from
he torpedo station flashed across the
vater and fell upon an American flag
'e midst of the pitchy darkness. Then
aid President Harrison 4 was never
'rouder Of being an American citizen
nd. Incidentally. Of being President Sc
Tow the rays of Eight from out the dark
'ess of sorrow fail upon the old flag
Old Glory the dear old flag.
Mckinley's was a life of sacrifice. OF
utility and OF hope. We have another
man to carry out the policy Of President