Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-27
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M =, saw with what tender contugal DE-
votion he sat at the bedside OF his pc
loved wife, when all feared that fatal
illness was upon her. No public ciamor
that he might show himself to the popu-
lace no demand Of a social junction was
sufficient to draw the lover from the ped.
side of his wife. He watched and waited
while We all prayed-and she lived.
Tender Story Of His Love.
This sweet and tender story all the
world knows and the world knows that
his whole life had run In this one groove
of love. 1t was a strong arm ,that she
leaned upon and 1t never failed her' inei
smile was more to him than the piauolts
of the multitude and for her gree,ihs ms
acknowledgements of them must wait.
After receiving the fatal wound his nrst
thought was that the terrible news misnt
be broken gently to her. May Goa III inns
deep hour of sorrow comfort her. way
his grace be greater than her anguish
May the widows God be her God' Aho'n-
er beauty in the character OF our
dent, that was a chaplet OF grace apoul
his neck, was that he was Chrisuah;
In the broadcast, noblest sense of the word
that was true. His confidence In Goa was
strong and unwavering. 1t held nm
steady in many a storm wnere o'heis
were driven before the wind ana tosseu;
He believed in the fatherhood OF Goa anu
in his sovereignty. His faith In the s1s
pei of Christ was deep and apioihs; nc
had no patience with any other theme
of nuIpit discourse. Christ and him cru
Gifted" was to his mind the only panacea
for the worlds disorders. He believed II
to be the supreme duty of the Christiaii
minister to preach the WORD. lie sa'u'
1--WE do not look for great busihess-h,eh
in the pulpit but for great preachers
Ever n True Christian.
It is well known that his cody mother
had hoped for him that he would pecoi,ie
a minister of the gospel and that she
believed it to be the highest VOCATION III
life. 1t was not, however, his mother
faith that made him Christian. lie hau
gained in early life a personal kno"ieuse
of Jesus which guided him in the per-
Torrance of greater duties ana Nas.er
than have been the lot of any other Am
erican President. He said at one time'
while bearing heavy burdens .nat ne ne
could not discharge the daily duties vi
his life but for the fact that he hau
faith in God William Mckinley believed
in prayer, in the beauty of 1t, In inc
potency of It. Its language was not IN
familiar to him, and his public addresses
not infreQuently evince the fact' IL was
perfectly consistent with his nle-iohs
convictions and his personal experiences
that he should say as the first criticai
moment after the assassination APP
preached, "Thy Kingdom come: thy VIII
be DONE" and that he should declare at
the last, ut is Gods way; MS VIII oe
DONE" He lived grandly; 1t was nttHs
that he should die grandly. AND now
that the majesty of death has toucheo
and Gained him we find that In MS SUI
preme moment he was still conqueror'
Lessons from the Sad Event
Let us turn now to a brief considera-
| ton of some of the lessons that we are
/ to learn from this sad event. Inc hrs'
| one that will occur to us all Is tne oIu
old lesson that sin the midst OF lie We
are in death" MAN goeth forth 10 ms
work and to his labor until the evening.
| HE feeth as 1t were a shadow and never
continueth in one stay" Our Presiden'
went forth in the fullness of his strength
in his manly beauty, and was suddenly
smitten by the hand that brought deatr
with it, None of us can tell what Gay
may bring forth. Let us, therefore, re-
member that mo man liveth to himsei
and none of us dieth to himself. May
each days close see each days duty cone
Another great lesson that we should hee'
|
In the presence of the dread messenger
how small are all the trappings of wealth
and distinction of rank and power. De
seech YOU. seek him who said: Il am TN
resurrection and the life; he that peiieV
eth in me, though he were dead, yet shai
he live, and whatsoever liveth ana De
Iieveth in me shall never die Ihere
but one Savior for the sick ana the weary
| entreat you, find him. as our prothe
found him. But our last words must d
spoken. Little more than four years ag
we babe him goodbye as he went to as
sumo the great responsibilities 10 Wh'cI
the nation had called him. His last WORD
as he left US were, Nothing could CIV
me greater pleasure than this 1areWei
greet ng-this evidence of your iriehu
shin and sympathy, your good Will, anG
7 am sure. the prayers of all the peopl
with whom / have lived so long an
whose confidence and esteem are deare
to me than any other earthly honors. 1
all of us the future Is as sealed poof
but If | can, by official act or admins
tration or utterance, In any degree ao
to the prosperity and unity or our DC
loved country and the advancement an
weII-being of our splendid citizenship.
will devote the best and most unsells
efforts of my life to that end. With thl
thought uppermost in my mind, relut
tantly take leave of my friends and nelgf
bors cherishng In my heart the sweetes
. memories and thoughts of my old nome
nv home now-and, l trust my nom
hereafter, so long as l live" we nope
with him that when his work was don
,, freed from the burdens of his great o.
, flee. crowned with the affections OF maj
: py people, he might be permitted to CLOS
his earthly life in the home he had love'
Sadness of the Homecoming.
He has, indeed, returned to us, bl
how? Borne to the strains of Neare
; MY God to Thee" and placed where
first began life's struggle, that the Peep
might look and weep over so sad nom,
coming But it was a triumphal marcl
How vast the procession. The nation ro'
and stood with uncovered head. the PEI
pie of the land are chief mourners. III
nations of the earth weep with then
!, But. o, what victory. l do not ask yo
: in the heat of public address, but In u
calm moments of mature reflection, Wn'
, other man ever had such high honors D.
slowed upon him. and by so many people
What pageant has equaled this that v
, look upon tonight? We gave him to u
: nation only a little more than four yea
ago He went out with the light OF u
1,N mi Il a