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he could tell of the labor. care, anxiety,
unrest and worry he had undergone since
the day he entered the White House.
Weary worn and at last murdered
Daniel Webster. after his wonderful polit-
ical career. said near it's close: IF had
TO live my life over again, with my pre-
sent experience, would not under any
consideration, allow myself TO enter
public life.
And McCaulay, after brilliant career
in the British Parliament and being
honored the world over, said Cat the
bread of dependence-support your
family by honest toll, do your duty as
private citizen to yOur country and your
God but let politics alone and do not en-
ter public life.
He who has good occupation, n good
home, good health, good character,
good conscience, and good hope OF
heaven, has all that is worth having,
and ought to be contented and happy.
3. Another practical lesson taught us
today, is the uncertainty of life, and the
vanity of all earthly good and glory.
One moment we see our hOnOred Presi-
dent in health, standing amid the ap-
plause of admiring multitudes, and the
next we see him reeling under the assas-
sins deadly attack. Fine physique,
splendid intellect, honor, fame, power
and position, were no guarantee against
a sudden and ever cruel death.
How true the words OF the poet
What's fame? A fancied life in Others
breath,
A thing beyond us, even before our
death.
What though you wade in wealth, or
soar in fame;
| Earth's highest station ends in here ne
lies
And dust TO dust concludes her noblest
song"
t. But after all the great lesson to be
learned from the life and death OF our be-
loved President is the supreme import
ance of religion-"that godliness, which
is profitable unto all things, having
promise of the life that now is, and
of that which is to come" 1t was Mr..
McKinley's faith in God which made him
ready for any emergency-ready for liy-
ing, ready for dying. How strong was
his faith in the God of Providence, when
he said amid the pains of death, "rhis is
Gods way. and his will be done.
Here after all was the secret OF Mckin-
ley's great success in life. In early youth
he remembered his Creator The great
underlying basal principle OF his whole
life was faith in God. 1t was religion
that made him better son, better hus-
band, citizen, soldier, legislator, COVER
nor and President. As Solomon said
"When the righteous are in authority
the people rejoice they are happy and
prosperous.
The gospel of Christ is the need OF the
nations as well as of individuals. 1t is
the basis of all high civilization and OF all
good government. Itfurnishes the cheap
est and best system OF police, the greatest
protection to life, limb and property, the
greatest possible guarantee for peace,
order, law and liberty, and is to be the
power to overthrow lawlessness
and anarchism. No anarchist can live
under its elevating and benign influence.
Ny friends, ii you would extract the
highest good out of this life, if you would
serve your generation by the will OF God,
| If YOU would be blessing TO the world
and be ready for any emergency, then,
ike our lamented President, trust in God
and be submissive to His will. Let US,
under n sense of our great national loss,
feel more and more our dependence on
God for national blessings and prosper
itv. Be hopeful for the future of our re-
public. Men die, but the God OF nations
lives and reigns, and He will raise up
Others to take the places OF those who
die. Let us give to our new President
our confidence and loyal support With
faith in God abe just, fear not, let all the
ends thou aimest at be thy countrys,
thy Gods and truths, and then, II thou
fallest. thou fallest safely, glOriously," "
like our loved and lamented President,
William Mckinley.