The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-19
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tender story all the world knows and the
world knows that his whole life had run
u TINS one groove OF love 1t was strong
arm that she leansd upon and it never
tailed her Her smile was more to him
ells1l me plaudllS or the multitude, and
13r her greeting, his acknowledgement Of
mem nNSI Wait. After receiving the IA
teL WOUND MS HrSt thought was that the
terrible news might be broken gently to
her. May God in this deep hour of sor-
row comfort her May His grace be
greater than her anguish. May'the wild
oW's God be her God
president that was a cha iia Of grace ace
about his neck was, that he was a Chris
ton In the broadcast noblest sense of
the word, that was true. His confidence
in God was streng and unwavering. It
others were driven before the wind and
tossed He believed in the fatherhoOd OF
God and in his sovereignty His faith in
the gospel of Csssist was deep and abid-
ing. He had no patience with any other
theme of pulpit discourse
Christ and Him crucified," was to his
mind the only panacea for the world 5
preme duty of the Christian minister TO
preach the word He said. I'VE do not
look for great business men to pulpit
but for great preachers" 1t is well
known that his Cody mother had hoped
for him that he would become a minister
of the gospel and that she believed it to
be the highest vocation in life. 1t was
not, however, his mothers faith that
early life a personal knowledge of Jesus
which guided him in the performance Of
the lot of any other American president
He said at one time, while bearing heavy
daily duties of life but for the fact that
he had faith in God.
William Mckinley believed in prayer,
in the beauty of it, in the potency of it.
It's language was not unfamiliar to him.
az i ~ u ~ $500 ~ IN. ~ u1ltels
eNlnce ihe 1acL: II was perfectly CONSIST
ent with his life long convictions and his
personal experlences that ne should say,
as the first critical moment after the as
sasslnatlon approached, Ihy Kingdom
come; Thy viii be done" and that he
should declare at the last, 1t is Gods
way. His will be done" He lived grand
ly; it was. fitting that he should die
grandly. And now that the majesty of
death has touched and Gained him. we
find that in his moment he was stil
with what language shall L attempt to
give expression of the deep sorrow of our
death? When we consider the magnitude
of the crime that has plunged the country
and the world into unutteraDle grief we
are not surprised that one nationality af-
ter another has FASTENED to repudiate
the dreadful act This gentle spirit. who
hated no one 10 whom every man was a
brother, was suddenly Smitten by the
cruel hand of an assassin. and that too
while in the very act of extending a kind
preached him under the sacred giIise of
friendship. Could the assaflant have re-
allied how awful the act he was
about to perform how utterly heartless
the dead, methinks he would have stayed
his hand at the very threshold of it. In
all the coming years men Will seek in vain
to fathom the enormity of that crime.
Had this man who fell been despot.
a tyrant, an oppressor, an insane frenzy
excuse, but it was the peoples friend who
fell when William Mckinley received the
sympathies We're with the tofer. No one
who has seen the matchless grace and
can ever believe that his heart was in his
open hand Every heart throb was for
sacrificed at such time, just when there
was abundant. peace, when All the Amer
icas were rejoicing together, is one of the
mysteries Of Providence; Like
many Others it must be left for future
revelation to explain
In the midst of our sorrow we have
much to console us. He lived to see his
nation greater than ever before. All sec
uonal lines are dotted out. Ihere IS no
south, no north. no east. no west. Wash
ngtOn saw the beginning of our national
our history and saw the dawn Mckinley
0eheld his country in the splendOr of its |
loon. Truly he died in the fullness OF his |
anne. With Paul he could say, and with /
equal truthfulness: 4 am now ready to /
De offered The work assigned him had /
been well done The nation was at peace. |
We had fairly entered upon an era of UNI /
1araleled prosperity. Our revenues were |
Our standing amongst nations /
vas secure. Our president was safely en- !
;hrined in the affection of a united peo- /
,le. 1t was not at him that the fatal 1
IhOt was fired. but at the very life of the /
His offering was Vicarious |
t was blood poured upon the altar of /
ire not surprised to hear, from one who I
vas present when this great soul passed /
way. that he never before saw death !
10 peaceful or dying man so crowned
Let us turn now to brief consideration
f some Of the lessons that we are to
The first one that viii occur to US all
5 the old old lesson that-''in
he midst of life we are in death Man
-oeth forth to his. work and to his labor
ntil the evening. He heeth as it were
shadow and never continueth IN one
tay."
He has. indeed. returned to US. but how
sorne to the strains of Nearer Ny God,
o Thee" and placed where he first began
fe'S struggle, that the people might look !
nd weep over so sad a home coming But
was triumphal march. How vast the
recession. The nation rose stood with
ncoyered head. The people Of the land
re chlet mournerS The nations OF the
arth weep with them But oh. what q
lctory 90 not ask you IN the neat or
assion. but in the calm. mature reflection
mind what other man ever had such
ign honors9 bestowed upon MIN ny Sc
lany peopleE " nat pageant mas equalied
MS that we look upOn2 We gave him to
ne nation but little more than four
ears ago. He went out with the light Of
ne morning upon his brow. but with his
ask set and the purpose to complete it.
We take back mighty conqueror-
The churchyard where his children rest.
The quiet spot that suits him best;
There shall his grave be made,
And there his bones be laid.
With memory proud. with pity dumb
And strangers far and near
For many a year and many an age,
While history on her ample page
The virtues shah enroll
Of that paternal soul"
Our president went forth in the fulIness
his strength. in his manly beauty and
as suddenly srnitten by the hand that
-ought death with it.
None of US can tell what a dav viii
ing forth. Let us. therefore, remember
lat mo man Hveth to himself and none
us dieth to himself" May each days
ose see each days duty done
Another great lesson that we should
sed is the vanity of mere earthly great 7
sss In the presence of the dread mes
niger. how small are the trappings of 5
ealth and distinctions of rank and ]
]Weri I beseech You. seek Him who
i'd: Il am the resurrection and life; he I
lat believeth in Me though he were /
yeth and beiieveth in Ne shall never
e." There is but one Saviour for the Z
n sick and the weary. 1 entreat you, I
IA Him. as our brother found Him. {
But our last words must be spoken :
title more than four years ago we babe !