The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-27
The Good That
May Result

II lot It's Staying tnOSe Nnom IL docs are
~ ofcntimcs beyond our comprehension It
will enter home and smitc a father or
mother, leaving little children, sometimes help.
less infant behind TO be cared for by others.
We are amazed at its seeming cruelty and inn
partality; wo cannot understand Why there
should be the lieless parents and the cry ot
young orphans. This world is a place OF wicked.
ness. 1t is in need OF good men, men who fear
and love God and walk in His ways But how
often the righteous arc slain by death and tho
wicked are left They who cast sunshine and
happiness in this world. who live righteously
aud bless humanity are called away and we
wonder why il is so; the world is 70 much in
need OF such living characters; the tendency to
question Divine wisdom seems instinctively to
arise How little do know after all, There
arc depths we cannot fathom, bounds VIC cannot
measure Divine Providence, as We call certain
experiences, ia insolube to us. and we can
that ''somctimc we will understand" and the
words Of Christ spoken TO His disciples ring
into our cars on such occasions ~ these, "whab
] know thou knowest not but thou shalt know
hereafter"
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The people Of this great nation ot ours, passing
through one Of the mort sorroDful scenes OF its
history, is confronted with problem perpleX.
| ing to many. Surely 1t seemed il any Of our
nations officials should live at this most impor
tant time Of our national career our honored lats
more than any other thing. pcrchance, that
prompted the people OF this great nation to pour
out their hearts in suppcation before tho throna
! Of grace for the recovery Of our presidents
| health and the preservation OF his life, when the
| sad news went forth over this broad land by
| electrified wires that he had been shot by the
| hand Of an anarchist amid an admring AMI
! friendly crowd in tho Temple Of Music at ths
| Pan. American exposition, Buffalo. But notwith.
| standing the many prayers in this and other
lands the soul Of our beloved president has taken
| flight from it's earthly tabernacle and has ascend.
| ed unto the God Who gave it and into the pres
| cnCc of Christ, Whom lac loved and served, and
| his once strong, active body now lies cold in
| death in Wcstlavn cemetery, Canton, o., with y
guard Of soldiers watching quietly over II; y
| lonely widow mourning her loss in her home, and
| a nation draped in mourning and full OF sorrow.
.
| Why is this so2 All, We cannot answer Tho
wiScst Of mon are dumb before such events,
SOLOMON, with all of his wisdom, would not ha
! able to explain fully this fact. God alons
| knows and with him who has gone from us we
say: ''It is Gods way. His will be done. +"
! Verify docs "God move in mysterious wayl His
| wonders to perform" Heaven IS richer, though
we may think America il poorer, because such
a noble character 4 judicious statesman, a low
able ruler has gone from our midst never 10
| return.
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Vet, men die not in vain. II history teaches
us anything it is this fact. Some may do mora
for their country and their fellow men in diving
than in living The great and tho good fall, hua
our nation goes oh; God lives and raises llp men
10 do His will when others Of his instruments
have completcd their work. Twenty years ago
on the day President Mckinley was borne to ths
cemetery, President Garfield passed away from
earth into eternity nfter weeks of lingering and
suffering from the bullet Of an assassin. Tho
nation was thrown into great sorrow then and
mystery confronted oil. But il we read history
| arirht good resulted in the death OF President
Garfield Previous TO this time government Of
| fccs were all Allied by appointment Of the presi-
don't If was n disappointed Office seeker, GUT
tcau, who fired tho fatal shot at Garfield Tho
death Of Garfield gave inspiration to great rc.
form. Moved by this dastdrdly murder, con.
oross in lsS3 was induced to pass a civil ser.
vice act which was intended to take out OF thu
hands Of the president appointments 10 many Of
| 6rcs 4 provison was made for board oi
con,miss toner's and for appontmcnt to Office Of
, | candidates hy examinations those having ths
highest standing to be given first vacancies The
act further proyidod that government ofiicehod
ors should not he asked IN furnish money for
rolitical purposcs nor should they participate ~
professional partisans in any political contest.
| This indeed ia one Of tho most hcucAcisl act,
| our congress has ever performed in lis lcgi,la
, tive history and was the direct result Of thc
| death of our mdltyrcd president James A. GAR
| tcld
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