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

speech made at the exposition on the
day before thc attempt upon his life,
said:
president Mckinley is a worthy
embodiment the best thought of the
American people, and 1t ie terrible To
thing that he should be shot down by
fhc hand of an anarchist. | earnestly
request that you all Unite with me In
PRAYING that the life of this noble and
representative christian American citi-
zen may he spared.
Il cannot express too furriblv my
feelings for anarchists a. class. !
believe that the constitution should he
50 amended as {" permit Of the clos
ing up of their meetings and the ar
rest Of any persons found delivering an
anarcnistic haranguc.'
DIR. GUILDS REMARKS.
Rev Dr. Geoyg" T.. Guild. pastor rf
the Provldenc" Presbyterian church.
said that the sevor"st punishment
should be meted ont 10 the assassin OF
the president
II almost wish" said he, "ihat De-
tecjivc Foster and the bray" Culored
man who grapplcd with him after tI"
shooting had Killed him on tn" spot.
President Mckinley. in my judgment,
rises almost supreme above al! the
past occupants of m" presidential
chair II" has all the good qualities
that made Lincoln such a great ma
tional figure. and what is more. n is a
polished gentleman and scholar. His
tory reveals thai AT critical times IN
the If" of nations God has raised up
men 10 guide tn" country out of its
t""uhlyo. Mckinley has been such a
man. When called upon to solve an.
known problems i'm oar national life
he displayed stnjoSmanShip 50 wise
AZ To win the plauditS Of the world.
1T is my firm belief that anarrhism
should he placed in the same category
a. treason and | sincerely hope that
congress viii pass law at it's next
session which viii have the effect 80
breaking mp these groups ui anarchists
ana of sending them back to the for
eign lands whenr" theN have come
IN UDi.T TRINITY CHURCH,
R"v. .. q. Spiokrr offered prayer for
NJ" aod Mrs. Mckinley at both tho
morning ana evening service of the
Holy Trinity Lutheran church, and
HpV. Luther Hess Waring did the same
a. tho Grace Lutheran church Mr.
Wariuy also spoke during the latter
service of the shooting of President
Mckinley, aud anarchy in general.
National Citizenship and What
Makes an Anarchist" was the subject
of his sermon, and in opening it he
spoke Of the terrible calamity which
occurred Friday at Buffalo. He de-
clarcd that the conditions which led up
to the murdcrouS attack and the fact
that the would-ho assassin WAS ii self
aNoWcd anarchist and follower of
Emma Goldman, brings the people of
this country face to face with the inn
minent need of determining To what
lengths they would allow anarchy To
run rampant, and how long they would
stand for anarchists sedtous doc
trines and actions.
lie traced the history of anarchy
back to the original roots. and declared
that the anarchistiCal societies of Pat
crSOn, Chicago, and other cities should
he abolished. we have been tolcr-
ant" h" said. too tolerant, hut the
time has now come, tn" time is now
ripe to free uS from every anarchist
and aNoWcd enemy to government who
can be found in this country"
\ MAN AND CIITRCHMAN.
Rev. shepherd Knapp, ir., of Litch-
field. Conn. filled the pulpit Of the
Second Presbyterian church yesterday
morning, and preceding his sermon
spoke fcolingly of the terrible crime
of Friday afternoon. lie spoke in
most "ulogistic terms of the worth of
President Mckinley as man and
christian, and referred to the glorious
home life which has always char
aCtorlZcd the nations chief executive
The entire country. he said, was
shocked ana grieved by the startling
news of the attempt upon Mr., McKin-
l"y's life, all political feeling had been
laid aSid" and the deed regarded as II
national calamity. lie then delivered
| prayer for the recovery of the presi-
dent and also prayed that strength be
! given Mrs Mckinley to bear up under
| her sorrow,
| Rev. Dr, stokes. of West Hampton,
J l." l., otfiCiated at the FIRST Pres
! byterian church yesterday in the ah-
senCe of Rev Dr, James Mcleod and
/ prayed deroutly and earnestly for
, the recovery of President Nick Ninley.
! lie also asked that divine aid would
! b. given Mrs, Mckinley TO bear up
/ under this trying ordeal!
! RcN. w. J. Ford, of the Green Ridge
/ Baptist church, offered up prayers for
! the recovery Of President Mckinley
! before giving his morning sermon.
/ After mploring the Lord 10 safely
I bring the president and his wife
, through this trying crisis. he prayed
/ that all citizens of this country would
come To speedy realization OF the
! dangers into which the nation is cast
| by tclonious actions like that of Pres-
! dent Mckinley'S would-bc assassin.
and coming to the realization, in a
spirit not of revenge but rather of
true justice, would make repetition of
the crime impossible,
OFFERED PRAYER.
Rev, T., Il, Singer assistant pastor
of the Elm Park NJ. T.. church ofiici-
ated there yesterday in the absence OF
! Rev. DR. G. M. Griffin, who is in Eu-
rope, He offered up prayer for the re-
coNerN of the president. and spoke OF
the attack as being one Of the great.
est alfiictions ever come upon the ma
ton.
Rev. \. : AuSparher offered prayo,
for President Mckinley Friday night
at the Linden street temple. AT the
clos" Of his sermon he blde the con,
glegation rise ana then implorpl lhf
Lord 10 grant speedy recovery tC
IN" great man so NautOuly strurk
down. lie also spoke hricny Of in,
utter lack of religion ana absence q,
fear of God which necessarily actuatc
the perpetrators OF crimes OF such
atroCity.
| Rev. II. g. MCDcrnlott, pastor ol