The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-23
YELLOW PRESS
TREASONABLE
so DECLARES REV. DIR. ROBERT
F. Y. PIERCE.
In His Sermon Last Night He Said
That the Yellow Journalists Have
Been Coming Conscience Into
Dollars-Wonderfu Stability Of
Our Government Shown in the
Change of Presidents-Presiden
Mckinley Was Great Because He
Was a Child of God.

one OF the largest congregations that
the Penn Avenue Baptist church ever
held. gathered within that edificc last
night to listen TO a sermon bearing
upon the assassination of President
Mckinley, preached by the pastor, Rev.
Robert +. Y. Pierce. ID. u.
a large picture of the dead president,
surrounded with incandesCent lights,
was hung over the pulpit while large
American flag, caught up with "A black
ribbon, was hung across the front of
the organ. DR.. Pierce devoted his SER
mon largely to an expression of some
of the lessons which the sassnation
has taught. lie took his text from the
ninetieth psalm. twelfth verse: 80
teach us to number our days. that we
may apply our hearts unto wisdom
In beginning his sermon, the doctor
remarked that the light is beginning 10
break through the dark clouds of gloom
and that peering through the darkness
the observer may already see the guild
ing hand of God behind the awful trag~
edy. Continuing. he said:
Perhaps Mr.. Mckinley, if he had the
power. could not have chosen a more
opportune time to go home to God and
to lay down the work committed to his
trust. There are many who may feel
differently and may think that this is
the one time when his life should have
| been spared, but God makes no mis-
| takes.
HAS TURNED THOrGHTS.
| His death has turned the thoughts
of the world away from the mad on
\ rush in the busy activities of life, away
| from commerCialsm and national ag-
| grossion to new factor in the civil
| ization of the world. II has turned the
thoughts of the world to the monster
| of anarchy, which kept it's head hidden
until IT suddenly rose up and struck
| the foremost man in all this world
| "Thc death of President Mckinley
has given the world u vision of great
president great not because of his
diplomacy, not because of his culture,
not because of his wealth, but great
because of q power from heaven. even
Jesus Christ. We have shown TO the
world that We have had as our ruler a
true child of God. whose life has been
typical of many, many other Christian
American lives. II has taught the
world that hereafter Jesus of Nazareth
must be taken account Of in national
and International affairs. 1t has turned
the thoughts of the world toward the
Savior as they have never been turned
since He himself hung on Calvary
cross.
"rha death of the president has
taught uS and the world the lesson Ol
the stability of our government.
The other nations, which have seen rs
in sectional strife in years gone by
now sees us changing presidents in th'
midst of an intense national gloon
without the slightest jar to our govern
ments life. There is not another ma,
ton in the world that could do that.
The death of the president has
taught us another lesson. II ha!
taught US that we must check anC
stamp out of existence the treaSOna bl
press. 1t has taught us that "" mus
deal severely with these journalist
who are coming conscience into dollars
Their reasonable sheets with thci
vile cartoons, have held the preSidon
of this nation and our great CONNER
cial interests up to ridicule. They hav
belittled the president and men il
power. bu. it will never be done again
IF the paper | have in mind eve
> dareS again to prime the pictures il wa
printing three weeks ago the people q
New York city will mob its office. |
is interesting. but disgusting, to Sc
how anxious this sheet is 10 get on til
right side again. What sweet thing
it has been saying this last week abou
: the man it pictured a few weeks ag
l as Little Willie Why is it saying thes
things Because the sentiment of tn
American people demands that neve
/ again shall a paper speak idly or i'll
of the man chosen by the people to b
, president of this great land of ours.
D Another lesson which President Nc
1 Kinley'S death teaches us is the dooi
$ Of anarchy. There will be no more {
: anarchism in this country. There wi
, | be no more professions, headed by I'll
c red flag. 1t has taught us tina
5 we must say to the anarchist and
. the foreigner who comes to this CouI
i Itry: We are a law-abiding peopl
y You dare to strike at the law and III
law will strike you back
- There is one more thing that tn
, awful tragedy has shown to the worl
: II has placed the other nations for tt
e first time in close touch With the Chri!
Il tian American home. President McKil
ley's home life was ideally perfect, an
= the wonderful strength and beauty
his devotion 10 his invalid wife is iul
n beginning to be realized
p FIRE IN DUNMoRE,