The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-29
MEMORIAL SERVICE aElD
1T CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
Jesuit Father Delivers Address Pay
ing Tribute to the Late President
"A Reception in the Evening.

Several services were held in the
Catholic Cathedral yesterday morning
In honor OF the late President McKin-
ley. the Bishop OF Panopolis. assisted
by Father Thomas. officiating. The
music was all by the congregation.
Nearer. Ny God, to Thee and other
selections being sung by all
The Rev. Father NJ ]. Boarman. one
OF the Jesuit priests who came from
St. Louis in the Mariposa yesterday.
with another Father for the purpose
Of carrying on q series of revival ser
vices in the Islands. delivered an ad-
dress. in part. as follows:
Yen are gathered here today. my
friends. TO celebrate the very sad death
of the President of the United States.
There are innunaerable reasons why an
occasion of this kind should be one OF
deep sorrow 10 US all
Under any circumstances, even in the
ordinary course of nature. the taking Of
OF a President of the United States and
the taking of of such a man as was
President Mckinley. would be sufficient
to cause the deepest sorrow throughout
the length and breadth of the land but
what shall we say when he IS killed By
The hand of an assassin?
The late President of the United
States endeared himself TO all the people
/ Even by his most bitter enemies he was
admired and respected. He was affable
in temperament. just in the CARRYING out
of the law. and moderate in all his views
! He brought the country into a state OF
prosperitr-pros that made itself
felt throuhout the length and breadth OF
the land. and vet even while he held out
his hand in friendship to man. he was
shot down by the hand of an assassin
Sorrow and gloom hover over all peo-
pie of the United States today. irrespec-
! tive of party or creed
1T was only two months since that the
President of the United States drove
through the city of San Francisco. He
was hailed by all the people. He was
hailed by the Catholics. You all remem-
Der those beautiful words he addressed
TO the young Catholics of the city.
THE man who slew the President OF
the United States did not stand alone in
his iniquity. There were others behind
him who published vile. iniquitious liter
allure. in which were caricatureS fallaci-
Gus editorials. falsehoods and SANDER.
The Catholic church has ever been
guided by the Holy Spirit of God and
has ever bowed to authority. Authority
is from God. Authority was ordained
by Almighty God that those who live in
human soeietv might be submissive to
lawful authority
1T matters little to Catholics in whom
authority rests. whether it be king the
aristocraey or the president of a republic.
The Scriptures tell us that all authority
is from God. and whoever resists author
itv resists God We must respect those
who rule. and if we do not we shall never
enjoy the authority of God in heaven.
Nothing can be accomplished by as
sassination. Those who write against
! authority should he hanished forever from
the confines of civilized society"
Last evening the Jesuit Fathers
held a private reception It had been
originally arranged to have music but,
on account of the day being observed
in honor OF the late President the
musical program was dropped. Many
representative Honolulans had the
pleasure of meeting the Fathers.