New-York tribune., 1901-09-20

Ts Sa should 15 die g1sn And mat the majesty
IN his supreme moment he still was conqueror
THE HORROR OF THE TRAGEDY.
| NV friends and countrymen. with what language
shall / attempt give expression to the deep hor-
Of oF WhsD sDuls We as consider the Of the
crime that hS m grs e see re NOT uaed a
one mto nationaiiy after another has
9s 20 een by ths cruel hand of an assassin
and that, too. while in the very act OF extending
kind and generous greeting to one who approached
him se as aHe eae Df oM the
act SO e yeS his
the very threshold OF It, In all the coming Years f
N Had this man who fell been despot, tyrant; an
might have sought sou but it the
tF,ena he fats h wound Himself SON Of toll his sym
pathies pat were with the oiler who has seen
he ee greeted Such can ever doubt that
m h rha Ee hs life be- at
such time Just when there a6undand peacs
one of the inserutable mysteries Of Providence Like
many others it must be left for future revelations
CONSOLATION IN SORROW.
soe ne m e lived U to see his
ever ever Before All sectional lines biottsa S out
Washlnston si1 @ saw the beginning national lfs
tnd's and saw S the dawn Mckinley his country
the splendor of its noon Truly he died in the full
equal trufhfanssg ready to be o&Esd ERE The 1,ne
a @ M had had afy @ dhs
of unparalleled prosperity. Our revenues were gem
oT w S IN @
united 3 1t 1t I Not at m am Of hd he the
ment His Offering was vicarious 1t was blood
poured upon the altar of human liberty. In view of
these things we are surprised to hear. from one
who was present when this great soul passed away
dying man crowned with grandeur.
LESSONS FROM THE TRAGEDY.
Let us turn now. to a brief consideration of some
of the lessons that are to learn from this sad
The first one that will occur us all is the old,
old lesson that In the midst of life we are In
until m hS eeR wRrs as aho it
shadow and never continueth in one stay" stay. =. 81.
stTengh in bis manly Beauty and vas suddenly
None Of us car can tell what day may bring forth
ncne o s de to
each days close see each days duty done.
fPs dead dsns how small are ali
sssssh You seek ;S m who sPa 81 am N the
though he ,S' we're dead yet shall he i've and Who:
vsth and and esieoerh IN me me sna a never r th
| weary entreat you, find Him. as our brother
But our last words must be spoken: Little more
e G hns an h s a IS
left US were & &Nohng could give me srsSss Pleas 81
your friendship and sympathy your goodwill and
vs @ % s ana
| esteem are dearer to me than any other earthly
honors. To all of us the future is sealed book,
but II can by official act act or administration OF
Of IN d o f the
and wellbeing of our splendid citizenship I will
aRP WITH Ssaa
and neFhbors cheTishing in my heart the y
memories and thoughts OF my old home-my home
P?E liye. and trust my home hereafter so long as
We hoped with him that when his work was
| done. freed from the burdens OF his great cfice
d with The affections o Of Of hsPpy Pee PEOPLE lie
ne has indeed returned e su, h9Sc Borne
placed where he FIRST began lifes struggle. that the
| people might look and weep over so sad a home
But il was trIumphal march. How vast the
Covered head The people Of the land land are s chiei
is the heat Of pnbc address but in O the S calm AIM mo-
Mad such high boaSTs bestowed upon him and b
n WY oo 9es aas sase eqHad S 10 'h
nation but a little more than four years ago. HI
brow. but with his task set and the purpose e
complete IT. We take him back mighty con
qUeror
The churchyard where his children rest.
The quiet spot that suits him best.
There shall his grave be made.
And there his bones be laid.
And Mitn there his count Sountrymsn .n , shall l, cone
And strangers far and near.
For many and many a year.
| For many year. and many age,
While history her ample page
The virtues shall enroll
or that paternal soul.
Bishop I. w. Joyce of Minneapolis followed
with brief prayer. and the services CLOSED
with the singing of Nearer. My God. to Thee
The congregation arose and Joined in the las
stanza. Father Voltman, of Chicago chaplain
of the Goth Infantry, pronounced the benedic
ton. While a dirge was played on the organ
the coffin taken up and borne from tht
church. The relatives and officials went out il
the order in which they entered.