The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-19

The members of the congregation of
the Providence Presbyterian church
honored the memory of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley last night at special
memorial service conducted IN the
Sunday school rooms of the church and
attended by large sized throng of
people.
The rooms were tastefully deCora ted
with American flags. while directly be-
hind the reading desk was a splendid
portrait of the nations stricken chief
executive draped in sombre folds of
black.
The pastor. Rev. George T.. Guild,
opened the exercises with feryent
prayer, calling upon God TO guide the
course of the new president along His
ways and pleading that strength be
given the widow of the dead president,
that she may bear her heavy burden
the easier. A brief summary of the life
Of President Mckinley was read by
Attorney George w. Benedict. after
which Nearer, My God, to Thee" was
sung by the audience.
Thomas s. Morgan, who has been for
years one of the greatest admirers OF
the dead president in the city, made a
brief address, in which he told Of Presi-
dent McKinley's long political career.
six terms in congress, two terms as
governor OF Ohio and two terms as
president OF the United States. There
We're no greater political honors which
| could be conferred upon any man, he
| said than those conferred upon the
dead president. The fact that through
out his entire public life he lived a
clean Christian life proved, Mr.. Nor
gan thought, that politics can be kept
clean If politicians want to keep them
so.
SORROW THE WORLD OVER.
Secretary y, Il. Atherton, OF the
| Scranton board of trade, in the course
| of a brief speech, dwelt especially upor
the great sorrow which the presidents
death has caused in every part of tn,
civilized world. He said that thi.
proves that he was one of the creates
| and best men that this Counry evel
| produced.
DR.. Guild followed Secretary Ather,
ton, and though he spoke less than ter
minutes, he managed to give expires
sion to a great many pungent truths
in that space of time. He spoke, II
part, as follows:
We continue to be inquisitive regarding IN
strangeness OF this pIov,dcntisl event, which Ia
plunged the nation into deepest sorrow. We mus
regard it as a providential event. for the Lor
God is omnipotent, but His ways are oftlmes in
scrutablc.
| believe we are beginning to sec for ourselvc
some Of the divine wisdom behind this deed an
I believe that we will see more as the years G
by We look at it from the human standpoint
| Of course, hut | believe that We are seeing som,
thing Of the wisdom Of Almighty God.
The nation is now bowed in sorrow bcCsuS
President Mckinley was stricken down in In
very prime OF llfc which had been useful {
his country and which promised to be OF >tl
greater usefulness, but, Notwithstanding this,
feel that IL this sorrow will crystallize into som
definite action towards framing law which wi
drive from ont our borders all socialists and a
| anarchists and purge the Tinted States Of 4
socialism and snarchsm, that a greater rssu
will have been accomplished by President VI,
Kinley's death that he could have accomplish
had he lived.
THE YELLOW JOURNALS
Let ia hope that his death will result in Il
elimination Of that class NJ newspapers know
as yellow journals, which pandcr to class pref,
dice, and which thus stir up the passions Of q
; ignorant against our institutions. have
hesitancy in counseling every member of my col
grcgation TO refuse to allow such papers in the
houses as the New York journal, the New Nol
World and Others Of that ilk. They are as da
gorous as dynamite in our homes; they are di
| gcrous to whole social life.
, II by President McKmleys death there will
: aroused a sentiment that shall result in the d
structon Of the unworthy and indecent newsp
> pcrs of the land, then, say, from a hum;
standpoint We can see the divine wisdom. ye
the loving and tender wisdom OF the dispensatiC il
I that removed from earth him who was the frer
OF rich and poor of tho high and OF the lawly.
DR.. Guild concluded by referring I
the fact that President Mckinley Wa
an habitual church-goer and that
had family prayer every morning aftC
arising, The beauty of his Christia
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