The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-09-25

and without exclaimiug "Hsppy tn
married couple, with husband ant
wife like that"
f; 5. He was a wise President. NJ
one save the wilfui blind can doub
the fact OF our present prosperity
and few there are ready to deuy
that the wise policy Of our martyr
ed President, shaped our presen
peace. No more fitting commen
could be passed on the policy o
W.n, Mckinley than the declaration
Of Theodore Roosevelt that he will
pnrsue the same lines. ana no more
certain confidence in the stability
Of the present administration could
be expressed than at present un'
changed condition OF the money mar
ket.
Think Of his statesman like and
courageous dealing with every ques.
tion that h as forced itself on him and
the country he served during the
past five years. Recall his road
and manly address delivered only
the day before his assassin att on.
Thluk Of the blowing up Of the Ma inc
and OF his carefully weighed and
straightforward utterances at that
time of excite ment. Bring to the
mind the suffering condition OF poor
Cuba and see how thirteen days al.
ter his inaugur alton he met and
began to deal with the situation.
Yes, be was q wise President.
6. And he was a good man. This
is a Christian nation aud at its
head has been a Christian Presl-
dent. Hear him say at almost the
close Of the Hlspano.American war
~. therefore, ask the people of the
United States to offer Thanksgiving
to Almighty God. who, In HIS in
scrutible ways. now leading our
hosts upon the water to unscathed
triumph, now guiding them in a
strange land through the dread
shadows to success, even though at
a fearful cost; now bearing them
without accident or loss to lar dl .
tant climes, has watched over our
cause and brought nearer to sue
cess Of the right and the attainment
OF just and honorable peace.
And, above all, let us pray with
earnest fervor, that He, the dispen-
ser of all good, may speedily remove
from us the untold Affections Of war
and bring to our dear land the
blessings Of restored peace and to
all the domain now ravaged by the
cruel strife, the priceless boon Of
security and tranquility
Could any but Christian write
these words! Spain lorgets God
and appeals to Spanish valor and
and Spanish pride. Our men pray
ed at Manila and sang Nearer my
God to Thee" at Santiago. The
recognition OF God IN the atfairs Of
our nation was conspicuous in the
thinking OF our martyred chief.
He was good man, and did you
ever think how fully this expresses
all that may be said of any man.
To say she was very good man"
weakens the expression. The Bi.
Bile is very chary about such an
expression. know Of but one man
(Barnabas) OF whom the Scriptures
say ''He was good man..
He was known tor his kindness
and love for children On one
"Childrens Day service at the
Metropolitan M. L Church in Wash.
lngton, he invited the children into
his pew, to their delight, and it
was said that just before he was
shot he had shaken hands and spok.
en- kind words to some little child.
Who can tell but that It was the
memory Of his own lost little ones,
that made him tender toward other
children!
7. lie was forgiving Christian.
Don't hurt him" was his caution
to the maddened mob thai surged
around his assailan: at Buffalo.
MAY God forgive him. vas his
benevolent wish for him whose bull
let laid him low. "May God for.
givc'-it is like the prayer that
leaped from the Master 8 lips. when
at the beginning of the Calvary
agony He cries "Father forgive
them they know not whatthey do"
On how sadly the old world needs
this spirit Of forgiveness to-day!
We live al sword points with one
another, and every man clutches at
the throat OF every other. Chips
are carried on shoulders and ready
fists are always half lifted to avenge
all insults. How much better and
swceter is this spirltof forgiveness!
How much better to carry forgive
ness in the heart than chips on the
shoulders. May God help us, as
nation. to catch this spirit OF the
nations chief.
II. The lessons Of his beautiful
death.
1t has taught us the true idea of
PRAYER. Some people are puzzled
over what they cali the triumph of
anarchy over prayer ard medical
science; that, Notwithstanding the
thousands OF prayers going up all
over the land, they could not stay
the damage Of just one bullet. My
friends. there's nothing strange
about that True prayer IS not the
carving out OF groove in which
we quickly thrust God toward our
blessing, but the spreading before
God OF our need and leaving the
answer with him. We are short
sighted mortals at the best, and Of
ten ask for things we want for sell
fish reasons. May God help US to
catch the spirit of our martyred
President and saw with him "rby