The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-20
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT
FITTING EXERCISES HELD IN
ASTORIA YESTERDAY.
Fusiness Was Suspended and the
Day Given Over 10 Mourning
for the Dead Ruler

/ y rs lplNi"l IN paying liHi iTlOuif u
respect 10 the memory of the twenty
NTH president n the United States,
] who's untmcly icath had cast a spell Of
sadness oycr the entire world In the
morning services were held Al the ".
T. and Episcopal churches, where ad-
dresses were delivered by the minis
trrs \, 'iri-s church the ReyE. Hy-
land ami W s Short eloquently dis
coursed IN the subject of the presidents
iralh while at the Methods, church
minister's from several Of the edlflces
took part IN he services
The public dem )rsiratlon occurred
during he aften ,on at the regatta
grandstali The bright c1lors with
which the great stand had been decor
atci gave way 10 black. and in the
centcr ~ the stand Nas large like
, mes II the murdered ruler The COM
mlitec In charge Of the services had
caus .d an additional stand 10 be- erect
cl. ard In al seas were provided FOR
20C0 people. Perhaps not lesa than 1000
attended the services.
The Eagles band was presen, and
dNcoursed Appropriate music Hon.
Harrison Allen was chairman Of the
DAY. and made a brief opening address.
during he course of which he said:
The iep;h Of the sorrow ot the Amer
lean people. az the death Of our chief
executive. cannot BE- measured or ex-
pr.s,s,I Standing. as {; were al the
bier Of our martyred president. our
hearts are torn with grief but. as did
the president In mis- last moments. we
bow our heads In submission 70 the
will II Almighty God.
Try his death the nation los, not on
ly ~ chief executive. but one OF iis
purest and best ci:iEens. BY his ievo-
ton to duty. his public life was com
mcndable. by his hove Of purity IN pri-
vatc ~, and his devotion to wife and
family he sinctihe! the marriage rela-
ton. making home sacred and sweet
The president and hls VIE have
bcan llkcned 10 the sturdy flower. bloom
ing In all It's vigor, beside a broken lily.
The flower is suddenly bllghted. leavin &
N. lily alone, 20 droop stlil lower on
It's stalk while We revere his mem
ory. let us III our voices In prayer for
the preservation of the health Of that
faithful wife whom he 30 dearly low
cd. LIT US 50 emulate his emample that.
a, the las,, we may. as dii our beloved
president. submisslv'ly surrender our
souls to the keeping Of God, with that
prayer which will ring Throughout, all
ages
1t ls Cots way. Gods will be
done "
Mr. Allen apuy Illustrated his COM
p1risou of the pr'siieni and his wife u
the sturdy flower and broken lily 10y
breaking these two flowers from bo-
quet which stood on the speakers stand.
Rev Mr. Narcotic ~ The First Pres
by,crian church. praised In me highest
terms the character Of the murdered
ruler ami drew from his un,imely TAX
Ing on a lesson 90 all men. Mr. Mar
,rtt' sili in par,.
There are two ways in which A work
man regards his work--as his own, or
as The Masters. II 8; Is his own, then 10
leave IL IN his prime is catastrophe
Il nor a cruel and unfithomahle wrong.
bu, II /, is his Masters. one looks not
backward, hut before. putting by ;he
well-worn tools wi,hou; a sigh, and eX
pecting elsewher, better work TO DO
50 he Tor whom We mourn suspected
it was In he will " God, We mus; try
90 think SO, Too,
Work IS given men not only, nor
so much, perhaps. becusa the world
needs il, hut because the workman needs
a. Providence cares less f1r winning
causes than that men. whether winning
or losing should be great ami true So
said Drummond AZ the funeral " his
frtn'. MIR Ewing, and the words hold
4 mrsslg, for us In our SORROW today,
our eyes are blinded with tears. bu, our
work Is still to be done for the duty
that lies before us We shall find help in
the character Of him for whom We
mourn today,
"It has seemed 70 me tha, the air is
full of voices Beneath the universal
vail of sorrow hear a voice from the
battlefield where the boy-sergeant, at
the risk Of his life, brought relief to |
his comrades, saying, This courage be |
yours \ higher courage is seen when. |
with the country clamorlng for war, he |
waited, quiet. calm, with thai fine re-
,ervA-waited the time. This courage We
need today, \ higher courage yet root
I'd IN his sense Of honor when he refused |
the nomination for the presidency be-
,ause ne had become pledged in honor to |
support another man.
TO the essential virtues Of a strong !
character he added as the flowing Of an |
inward beauty a courtesy a hndness'
l rare thoughtfulness that never failed.
Great as he was in his life, he was
greater far in death. We cannot under
stand why he should be taken; no man
AN explain It. But he himself, with
Ms last breath. has given us the strong
word Of comfort-'God's will be done
Himself leader. as a little child he is
content to be led. And YOU hear a
whisper even greater as you catch
Nearer, My God, to Thee Greater
han his achievement was his aspiration
1.-THE one supreme aspiration to be like
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