Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-09-19
STATES DAY
OF PRAYER
Respect Paid to President Mckinley
Memory.

Governor Stone, Saturday, ISSUED a
Il proclamation fixing Sunday, September
y 10, as a day of prayer for the country in
81 the hour of its great atIlictlon, recon-
Vii mending that the people assemble in
H their respective places of worship to-
XII unite in their prayers for the welfare of
III the nation and its rulers and that the
III grief of those who mourn may be con
81 forted.
81 The proclamation was read from the
q pulpit throughout town Sunday and
81 at morning or evening service, if not at
q both, President McKinley'S death be-
~ came the principal theme of prayer and
q sermon. Lead, Kindly Light" and
ri "Nearer, My God, to Thee" favorite
Nj hymns of the late President, were sung
as in nearly all the churches. There were
hi few houses of worship in which EN-
~ blems of mourning were not to be seen
"a the stars and stripes tastefully draped
u or portrait of the mart yred President
q framed in black.
n At the Grove Presbyterian church Rev
y Dr. w. A. NcAtee emphasized two
q truths as demonstrated by the assasSi-
+ nation of President Mckinley. Ciyiiz-
: alton, he said, progresses, but the old
Z trouble with mans heart remains. Re-
Il viewing the PanAmerican Exposition,
(. where the President was stricken down,
y he saw evidences of rapid strides in hu-
Z man achievement along all the lines of
:" civilization.
Z 1t would seem, he said, that the limit
. of progress has been reached, as it re-
q lateS to the external conditions of life,
!. but man himself has made no forward
A step. The human heart, unrestrained,
q remains as black as hell. In most scath-
3 ing terms he portrayed the treachery of
Il the assassin and attributed his crime to
4 teachings which should have no place in
\ our country.
y Heretofore the anarchist has enjoyed
Il the protection of law in this country.
y His teachings have been tolerated many
+ of Us being willing to yield that anarchy
i might have some justification in the
4 tyranny of Old World governments. We
y now awake to the awful fact that the
s anarchist is only vulgar murderer and
z his teaching system that would reduce
y men to the level of the beasts of the jun
4 gle We need and must have laws which
! will suppress every anarchist newspap
2 er, prevent every anarchist speech and
exclude every immigrant tainted with
y w. permivious doctrine OF anarvny.
8 At Pine Street Lutheran church Rev.
4 DR.. NJ. l.. Shindel paid an eloquent tri
d butte to the career and character of the
. martyred Executive, drawing many use
= full lessons from his life. He also dwelt
d upon the sterling character, the energy
4 and independence of the incoming Pres
A dent, as attributes bound to insure for
w him an honest and successful admins
II tration.
u At Christ Episcopal church the rector,
" Rev. Erskine Wright, before entering
N upon his sermon dwelt in a very feeling
way on the death of President Mckin-
ley, which he spoke of as great ma
8 tional calamity" At the evening ser
d vice Lead, Kindly Light" was selected
u as one of the hymns.
Il Sunday at Trinity Lutheran church
II was set apart for Harvest Home services. !
Il The death of the President occurring
III the services were modified to suit the
iii occasion. The ripened harvest and the
Hi death of the great ruler combined very
Hi nicely and the services were full of
IL significance. GAS man soweth, SO
II shall he reap" applies to the spiri-
II tual world as well as the physical. Pres
n ident Mckinley's very life showed that
H there was a spiritual sowing, while his
q last words, the heroism and resignation
II which marked his death showed that
N there was a spiritual harvest. The
nj church was appropriately decorated
N with fruit and grain combined with em.
IN bles of mourning.
4 At Trinity NJ. +. church Sunday night
sH the pastor, new ~. t. SlcdNSIs uSIlNel-
III ed discourse on the subject, ''Our
III Martyred President" 1t was full of
81 thought deducing several lessons which
Il ought to guide us in the future. Both
G of the late Presidents favorite hymns
were rendered.
Rev. Harry Curtin Harman, of st.
# Paul's NJ. +. church, on Sunday the Sth
IN inst spoke at length on President Nc
@ kinley Sunday night he concluded his
& sermon with tribute TO the dead Pres
Hi ident, dwelling upon his integrity of
III character, his Christian experience and
# unsefish devotion to the interest and
II welfare of his fellOwmen.
At the Mahoning Presbyterian church
II Sunday evening Rev. DR.. w. l. Steans
B preached a sermon strongly denunciat-
n ory of Emma Goldman and anarchy. 1t
n is the teachings of this woman and
N others of her ilk, he said, that are to be
& held responsible for Czolgosz's terrible
# deed. X. II. Wilson followed with some
A remarks on "Our Three Martyred Pres
# idents" The choir rendered Nearer,
n My God, to Thee, " and Lead Kindly
u Light"
& The Next Play.