Evening star., 1901-09-20
CITIZENS OE: BRookUaND
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE NJ. e.
CHIRCH.
Eloquent Addresses ON the Leading
Chief magistrate.

memorial service in memory OF the deao
chief magistrate in the Brookland M. T..
Church last night the building oelhg
crowded with people of all denominations.
Rev. j. II. Hyatt. pastor OF the church'
presided, and in opening the exercises reau
the proclamation of President Roosevelt
setting ferth the day of religious ooserV-
ance and mourning. The invocation was
by Rev. c. H. Braden.
The program included the singing of sew
eral hymns that had been favorites OF Mr.
Mckinley, Lead, Kindly Light, ana
Nearer, My God, to Thee" being among
them, and america the recitation of two
poems on "The Grief of the Nation by
Masters Frank McHugh and Brawner aet.
field, and addresses on various phases OF
the late Presidents life.
The first address was made by Mr.. A. r.
kinnan. who spoke of the life of President
Mckinley as patriot. He sald IN part
As Patriot.
My Friends: We have come together as
neighbors to unite in paying tribute to the
memory of our beloved, departed President
| shall not say our last tribute, for the
time has not yet come for history to 1x his
place in the ranks of fame. believe be-
fore that time comes that We Will meet
again and again to give expression to the
esteem in which we hold him ana TO recte
in loving remembrance the deeds OF his
well-spent life, in just the same way that
each succeeding year finds AS coming to-
gether' in ever increasing numbers to re-
dedicate our devotion to the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln.
{ 1t is customary on occasions Of this kind
to speak In words of extravagant praise
only of the good. and to cover with a
cloak of charity the evil deeds Of person
when he has gone to his final reward. But
there was no evil in this man. He was be-
fore the American people for nearly forty
years, and during all that time he was
under the microscope of his political OPP
ponents. Every incident Of his life has
been searched and researched by those In
terested in finding an impure motive, a cor
rupt impulse, a questionable act or tar
nished spot on his character, but their
search has gone unrewarded.
There has not been public man since
universally loved and respected throughout
the length and breadth of our land as has
this man.
I am thankful that we come to a realiz-
ing sense of his patriotic devotion to u.s.
while he lived, and that our love and de-
votion were made manifest to him while
he could feel them and rejoice In them. I
am thankful that his last days were not
clouded by partisan bitterness, or failure
ON our part to understand that all his
thought was of us, the people, and for us,
the people, and / am thankful that 1t did
not remain for future generations to read
his life and discover the sacred fire of pa
triotlSm that burned within him.
We are accustomed to refer to the blood
stained warrior as patriot, a hero, a de-
fender of his country. He may be all of
them, and he may be none Of them. His
heart may be that of q savage, finding its
greatest delight in the carnage of battle,
and the groans of the dying may be music
in his ears. Such a warrior is not pa
triot. Patriotism is the child Of the home.
You wipe out the home and you destroy
Ia nd
palsy the right arm of the cOuntry'S de-
fender. What has he to fight for who
never knew a home? What has he to de-
fend who never felt a mothers kiss or the
caress of loved one? The true measure
of mans patriotism is the love he bears
his home. Was President Mckinley a pa
triot? Consider the sacred love he bore his
invalid wife and answer whether or not
he would defend the country and home
that sheltered her. Think of the sanity
mother who guided his childish feet into
the paths of Righteousness for His Names s
sake, and instilled into his youthful heart
its loftiest ideals Of manhood and human
ity, and tell me the answer
l cannot tonight recite the patriotic acts
OF his life. To do SO would be to give
history of the great events of the past
forty years. 1t would take hours to do It,
and leave you to peruse them in the quiet
of your homes l will simply say that he
found his supreme happiness In the sue
cess and prosperity of his country. He
lived and died poor man, when he might
have died rich in this worlds goods had he
been anything but a noble patriot with an
eye single to the honor and glory Of his
country, and that is the noblest patriotism
of all
Rev. E. j. Hannah, pastor Of st. An
thongs Church, was to have spoken on
Mckinley as a Statesman" but he was
suddenly called from the city and was un-
able to be present
Mckinley as a Soldier.
DR.. Franklin T. Howe spoke Of President
Mckinley as soldier. and briefly sketched
his military career In the war Of the re-
bellion, saying that he entered the army
from high sense of duty, because he be-
ieved the government needed his services
He spoke of his strict attention to duty, his
gradual promotion and the high commenda-
ton he received from his superior officers
for his faithfulness, his ability, his bravery
and GOODNESS in battle, and his many SOL
dierly qualities THE nobIest sacrifice a
man can make" said DR.. Howe, 'is to
give his life for his country; the highest
form of heroism is to peril ones life for
ones country. William Mckinley was both
hero and martyr He told many in
teresting Incidents of the late President s
army life and referred to the fact that his
first commission was obtained on account
of his gallantry in the battle of Antietam
which was fought on September II, 1862,
and that on September II, 1901, his mar
tyred remains were borne in solemn reyer-
ence and with imposing funeral procession
to the rotunda of the Capitol, where the
last sad rites over them in this city were
performed.
DIR. Howe spoke of the love of the old
soldiers for President Mckinley ''They
loved him." he said, "and they trust ed
him, because they knew he was honest and
sincere, because he had none of the trick
cries Of the politician, and because they
knew he loved them and always looked af-
ter their interests, mindful of the fact that
they had saved the nations life"
Dr. Howe closed with a glowing tribute
to the private character of President Nc
kinley and the horror fS.t at his untimeIy
death. A man of such (lrity Of Character.
of such lofty patriotism and SO greatly
beloved by the whole people should have
stayed even IT,, assassin hand of an an
archist. ITO slightly alter Shakespeare"
he said: This man had borne his facul-
ties so meek, had been so clear In his
great Office, that hiss virtues should plead
like angels, trumpet+tongued against the
deep damnation or his taking off,
Az q Christian.
President Mckinley as a Christian was
the theme Of the address of Rev. H. M.
Geren, who spokei feelingly of the late
Presidents connection with the church, Of
his active PARTICIPATION in its devotions
and it's work. He said 1t was this close