The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-28
HIS LIFE WAS PURE AND
CHARACTER SPOTLESS
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heard and his vote was cast in the coun-
sells of his country for what has proven
to be its best interests. He seemed to
read mems hearts as others do books
He possessed a beautiful charm in his
mental equipment with which he always
soothed the disappointed and aching
hearts of those whose ambition he was
unable to crafty.
| He possessed a grace and refinement
of character all his own, which was sin
gularly full of light and sunshine, radiat-
ing from within the chamber of pure
heart and an animated soul.
He sprung from the people, and every
pulsation III the popular heart found an
immediate answer in his own; words of
approval and encouragement from the
people sank deep into his heart, and from
them he always gathered strength to
perform his public duties firmly, gently
but steadfastly, with the light which God
gave him to see and do the right
He had the faculty of expressing him
self strongly and beautifully, and appar-
emily unstuded, yet unhesitatingly, with
great clearness, with masterful grasp of
great national questions, and yet his
thoughts were clothed in linguistic habil-
aments, formed according to the sweet
! est graces of rhetorical beauty.
In public life, as in the sacred domain
of home, it is the thoughts thus express
ed that the mind most strongly grasps
and that linger longest in the memory.
Hence you can readily see why William
Mckinley as a distinguished private cit
izen, with a spotless personal character.
and as the Chief Executive of this great
nation, was almost idolzed by all good
| citizens, regardless of creed or partisan
affiliations. In the language of Bacon.
! William Mckinley firmly believed No
! pleasure is comparable to standing upon
| the vantage ground of TRUTH" and in
that lies the secret of his great success
! in public life.
His private life was as pure and spark
| ling as the dewdrop on the morning flow
! er; it was a visual demonstration of the
! principle that 1t is not the EYE that sees
| the beauties of Heaven, nor the ear that
hears the sweetness of music or the glad
! tidings, but the soul that receives all
the relish of physical and intellectual
| perception" which makes US happy; and
! the more noble and excellent the soul is,
the greater and more savory are its per
| ceptions. With these sentiments in his
mind, President Mckinley closed his great
| speech at Buffalo, his last public utter
ance on the day he was shot, as follows:
Gentlemen, let US ever remember that
| our interest is in concord, not in con-
! flict; and that our real eminence rests in
! the victories of peace not those of war
| We hope that all who are represented
! here may be moved to a higher and no
bier effort for their own and the worlds
! good And that out of this city may
! come not only greater commerce and
| trade for us ALL but more essential these
regulations Of mutual respect and conf
dence and friendship which will deepen
and endure. Our earnest prayer is that
| God will graciously vouchsafe prosper
| ity, happiness and peace to all our
neighbors and like blessing to all the
! peoples and powers of earth"
| With these sentiment upon his lips he
sank under the assassin's bullet and to
rest. LAS come to parched lips the bless
ed rain, as come cool breezes to the
fevered brow"
The God of nations. his God and our
God, received his pure soul. After life's
troubled dream, he giveth his beloved
sleep"
And as the boatman pale, with shad-
owy oar, neared the shore of the dark
wide river to announce to him the dread
summons he pulled aside the curtain
which divides the great unknown and
with his last breath he said, Good bye
ALL good bye. 1t is Gods way. His will
be done" And as the frail tendrils of
his gentle and generous heart gave way
he wrapt the drapery of his couch about
him and laid down to pleasant dreams.
BRIEF REMARKS.
Following the singing OF a second
hymn Lead, Kindly Light various
prominent citizens We're called upon for
remarks. The following gentlemen re
sponded: w. X. Castle, p. c. Jones, J.
b. Atherton, DR.. Emerson and A. f.
Judd. They extolled the late President
in we'll chosen words. describing him
a model citizen, a patriot. gentle, low
ing, honest, kind and good. To the
students he was pointed out as an eX-
ample, worthy Of emulation, his foot
steps to be followed wherever possible.
Following these brief remarks, the
school sang My Country, 'Tis of Thee,
and Rev. Erdman closed with solemn
benediction.
The postlude played by Mr. Ballaseyus
was Chopin's Funeral March"