The Washington times., 1901-09-23

aster that has been left as heritage to
the American people the most precious
live. and may we profit by his example.
Let every man stand forth firm for the
principles for which he stood
When the memorial bridge Is thrown
across the Potomac place his statue high
on a pinnacle beside those of Washington
and Lincoln, and beneath it write this
inscription:
William Mckinley. President of the
United States. Shot in Buffalo by an
enemy of civilization: dying an heroic
death with sublime Christian faith. sfake
these words: Gods will, not ours: he
done" and Nearer My God to Thee. y
When DIR. Stafford had concluded, Miss
May Buckler rendered. Face to Face. .
Her sweet and childish voice resounded
through the large auditorium clear and
melodious, while the great throng sat
as If enraptured.
Rev. ]. NJ. Schick, pastor of the Grace
Reformed Church, was the next speaker.
He said among other things that the
press of other duties might for a time
take away from us the recollection of
that occasion and its cause. but that one
thing will remain-the necessity of those
President. He spoke OF him as a pure and
loving husband, and as; patriot who
stood before the nation as one worthy
of admiration and love
DIR. Schick was followed by DIR. Mer-
rill L. Gates. DIR. Gates said that some
times an event painfully striking in it
self becomes of interest for its symbolic
significance. because. it reveals an inn
pending crisis. or the danger of it. IT
fixes upon the mind of the world the clash
two opposing forces. The tradegy which
challenges our thought upon this occa-
sion. he said, is such an event He went
on to say that sometimes the nation finds
itself embodied In one man, and that the
tendency toward popular government is
most strikingiy embodied in our govern
ment All nations. he said have felt the
depository of power and authority in the
people.
Passing of SectionnIfsm.
Our national life." he continued "is
Illustrated in the career of one man.
trusting the whole people. President Nc
kinley annihiiated sectionaiism. He was
loved as no man was ever loved who ruled
over 1o.oU,Oo0 of people He represented
law and order: his assassin was the enc
my of law and order-he represented an
archy. the insane delusion of the century.
The Sc two forces have met, and who can
doubt which shall win. When We have
met and overcome this delusion of an
archy, ii viii not be alone by the exclu-
sion OF its representatives, necessary as
that may be. but il iwilI be through the
love of the risen Christ. 1t will be by the
triumph of that spirit Of love typified by
the martyred President and which Is the
mightiest restraining force in the uni
verse rs-s.
Lead, Kindly Light" was sung by a
quartet from the Choir of st. Patrick s
Church. consisting of Mrs. Annie Grant
Fugitt. soprano: Miss Mamie Grant. alto;
Melville Hensey, tenor, and Charles
GOodchild. baSso.
Your presence here and the presence of
the great crowd that throngs the street
outside is a more, eloquent tribute to our
late President than any words that can be
spoken from this platform" said DR. Teu-
mis- s Hamlin. of the Presbyterian Church
of me Covenant, in opening his address.
Above men," he continued. almost
above all men We have known, William
Mckinley had a capacity to love and
capacity to inspire love. to love his kins-
men and his friends. to love his enemies,
and to love his nation, for he was a pa
triot of patriots. Above all the utter
ances in his state papers, and he wrote
many of them, and above all his speeches,
and he was mIster of speech, II seems
that his last utseTances, which spoke in
terms that will not die, was the mightiest
effort of his life. He spoke not only for
his own nation. but for the great group
of Republics in South America and for
all the nations of the world. That adj
dress, which marvelously gathered up the
attributes of his character. was the con-
summation of a great life.
A Plea for Moderation.
Continuing Dr. Hamlin counseled mod
Grafton in the hour of national grief and
passion. He said that the fact of the ar
rest of the assassin and that he was pro-
tected from violence and harm IN the
midst of all the eXcitern"Tt .--rl--sLt tu t1.
crime srCk.s volumes for the ul1 1t
th- law, for the supremacy " tne n" -f-
led forces 81 society against the e'"s Qi
alsrckv which had struck down the rep
rcsentativp 1l government he rster
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ir, dIrgrace We should not, said -
HamIin, in seeking vengeance upon the
criminal lose our reason or our Judg-
ment lest we might abridge the liberties
for which we long have fought.
Anarchy" DIR. Hamlin said, is indeed
a frightful thing. but ii does not flourish
in America 1t is the outcome of tyranny.
In our efforts to crush it out and prevent
its raising its ugly head in our land let
us be careful lest We employ too drastic
measures America is still the home of
the oppressed. as it has been since the
DAYS of Plymouth Rock. Let us act wise
Iy and cautiously. He that was the vic
tim would have us do so. May God save
the Republic
AS representative of the Baptist Church
Dr. J. j. Muir of the f Street Baptist
Church, was the next speaker, saying in
part: ''The first year of the new century
What a gruesome contribu-
tion to the worlds history Would that
we could erase it, and If our tears could
do 1t, il would be done quickly. But ii
stands and not all Neptune's waters can
wash the foul blot away. 1t stands as the
most sacrilegious murder of the age. To-
day forgetful of our religious differences
and as American citizens cemented by a
common grief we meet here to do honor
to one whom we love. We never knew
that we loved him so well and he was SO
worthy of our highest and truest affection
till he fell by the hand of the assassin.
We could present wreath upon wreath of
tribute and praise. of eulogy and elo-
quence, for he stands in the majesty of
his unique personality to command our
respect and highest regard. He never
shirked a duty. American citizens can
learn from him how to face duty with
God and conscience on our side.
when the issue came he met Is with
sublime fortitude. with Christian faith.
and resigned will. He teaches us. then.
how to die. The nobility of his death was
a natural sequence of the nobility of his
life"
"Nenrer. My God, to Thee.o
The Marine Band played the opening
bars Of Nearer. My God. to Thee" The
audience rose to its feet. A moment later
there rolled up the melody from 1900
throats in the words of the old hymn now
doubly familiar. The volume of sound
WAS so great that the building could not
contain it. 1t fioated through the doors
and the windows to the street, where IL
could be heard for blocks
MIR. Macfarland then introduced the
Rev. f. b. Bagby, of the Christian
Church. In the course of his address
Mr.. Bagby said that if we take the lesson
of how a Christian can die. the death of
President Mckinley will not have been in
vain. There is" he said. mo gain cx-
cept by loss, there is no light except by
death. If the mute lips could speak to
us today l am sure they would say Let
there be no strife. The death of our
President has brought us nearer to God,
and in being brought nearer to God we
are brought nearer to each other"
Some one once asked Gladstone" mar
rated the Rev. Il. G. B. Pierce, of the
Unitarian Church. in opening his address
which came next. what was the first es-