Evening star., 1901-09-19
GENERAL SORROW
Sentiments Of Respect to Memory Of
President Mckinley.
LARGE CONGREGATION ATTENDS
Justice Brewer and Dr.. Merrill E.
Gates the Speakers.

Gates the Speakers.
SPECIAL MUSIC BY CHOIR
Every seat and all available standing
room was occupied during the memorial
services In the First Congregational
Church. In the absence Of the pastor, DR..
Merrill E. Gates, former president of Am
| herst College, presided. The services be-
gan at II o'clock. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Justice David j. Brewer Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States and
by DR.. Gates. Music was made special
feature Of the exercises, which were opened
by an organ prelude by Professor Bischoff.
followed by "Hark, Hark, My Soul,' by
the choir. brief invocation was pro-
tion and choir sang Lead, Kindly Light
The Scripture reading by DR.. Gates was
followed by Tennysons Crossing the Bal"
Morse, sung by quartet
Rev. j. H. Bradford, chaplain OF the
Loyal Legion. offered prayer, in which he
touchingly referred to the dead and the
living in the family of the late President.
and concluded with supplication for the
new President.
Justice Brewer was introduced by DR..
Gates. His address was brief and while
he paid an eloquent tribute to the memory
of the distinguished dead. the burden of
his theme was the lessons which the people
should learn from the calamity which had
befallen the nation. Justice Brewer said
that anarchy must be driven from among
us, and to do this he impressed upon his
hearers the necessity for respect for the
law on the part of every citizen. even In the
smallest detail.
Justice Brewers Remarks.
In the course of his address Justice
Brewer said:
What shall we do? Many things are
suggested. On every side we hear strong
language. expressive OF the public horror
at the crime Anarchists must co. An
archism must be stamped out Some are
eager to take the law into their hands and
deal out summary justice upon all who bear
the odious name. They would rejoice to see
every anarchist put speedily to death
Others are demanding that new legislation
be enacted, while executives and legisla-
tors are declaring that in the coming win
ter they will see to it that laws are passed
to drive anarchism from our borders. l
may not discuss the terms OF proposed
legislation, as no one can foresee either
what 1T may be or what questions may arise
out Of It.
But there are lessons to be drawn from
the assassination of President Mckinley
by an anarchist which I wish to notice
One which should be borne home to every
Of Office, Is the necessity OF a personal re-
spect for the law. We denounce the as
sassination as a horrible crime. We de-
nounce anarchism as the spirit OF laW1ess-
ness and its followers as outlaws because
they look upon all forms Of government as
wrong and all men In office as their enc
mics. But while anarchsm may be the
extreme OF lawleSsneSs, and anarchists the
worst OF outlaws, every breaking OF the
law breathes, though perhaps In q slight
degree. the same spirit Of lawlessness. Ex-
ample Is better than precept. and every one
may well remember that he does something
toward checking the spirit of lawlessness
and preventing the spread Of anarchism
when in his own life he manifests con-
slant and willing obedience in letter and
spirit to all the mandates OF the law.
TeachinR Of Anarchy.
Again, the anarchist declares that all
government is wrong. He processes to be
the enemy of all rulers. Social institu-
tions, as they are. he denounces. pleading
that they are unjust and oppressive. Now.
II the workings of the social order are
made such as to insure justice and peace
and comfort to all, slowly the spirit OF
anarchism will disappear, for all Will feel
that society as 1t exists Is blessing
rather than a curse to them. And each
one Of us may in his place and life help
to make all these workings of society clean
er and better. gentler and purer-more help
full to those who need. less burdensome to
all men.
''If the American people shall not spend
all its energies in denunciatfOn OF this
awful crime or In efforts by force to re-
move anarchism and anarchists from our
midst but, moved and touched by the sad
lesson, shall strive to fill the social life
with more sweetness and blessing, then will
it be that William Mckinley, great in life.
will become. partly on account of the cir
cumstances of his death, greater and more
influential in the future; an enduring bless
ing to the nation Of which he was the
honored ruler"
DR.. Gates followed the justice in an elo-
quent tribute to Mckinley, both as a man
and as President, emphasizing the fact
that his great success in both capacities
was due to his sincerity and singleness of
heart In his belief as Christian. He was
beloved by more people of single nation
than any ruler had ever been before him.
The OvershadOwing Sorrow.
From the suffering Of these last days
there has come to all thoughtful souls a
fresh and strong conviction OF the unity Of
our people, of the unchanged and deepening
vigor and wholesomeness OF our national
life. And this conviction has come to us
through our sense of a great loss. through
the universal appreciation of the very noble
characteristics Of that deeply loved man.
the head Of our nation, whom this shocking
crime has taken from u.s.
mo ruler in the world was deeply and
intelligently loved by so many millions OF
people. No ruler could have met the sud-
den breaking Of all his plans. the quick and
supreme call for the surrender of authority
Of Office, and of life itself, with a more alb
solutely unfaltering trust and submission
to the holy will Of God. The love the peo-
pie bore to him and the loving surrender he
showed to the will Of God, must work to-
gether to sanctify and bless this loss to
the national life Of our beloved land.
'In the whole history Of the world we
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to be a ruler OF his fellow-men has ever
been SO intelligently and deeply loved while
stiI living by SO many millions of people.
There was no period In the ancient history
of the world when the sway of king or an
emperor extended over &c, 600 600 Of people
who were intelligent enough to estimate
his character. to appreciate his worth and
voluntarily to render to him admiration
and love. The empires which even nomi-
nally included 100000 have been few In
number. They have never comprised TO-
OOO, 900 Of intelligent and thoughtful sub
jects, fellow-citizens and compatriots Of
the ruler.