Evening star., 1901-09-19
DEAD, YET sPEAkETH.
Theme of Rev. DIR. McKim at Church
of EDinhany.

Ineme OF Hev. Dr. Mchi Inn at Church
of Epiphany.
Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McKim of the
Epiphany P. E. Church eulogized the late
President in sermon which was deliver
ed before a large congregation this morn
ing. He took as his text, Shall there be
evil In the city and the Lord hath not done
It," from the Book of Amos He said in
part:
William Mckinley Is dead indeed. but
he yet speaketh.' and his words and his
example will speak to the American people
more nightly from the grave than ever
they did from the White House. For more
than generation this man has lived in
the public eye. The fierce light that beats
upon the stepsof those who aspire to polit-
fcal honors has been full upon him. but no
spots or stains OF vice or disfonOr have
been revealed. His has been a bIameless
life. He has ever been an example Of do
mestfc virtue. In an age when the sacred
bond Of matrimony has been so often ruth
lessly broken or the purity Of that divine
institution debauched by unclean living or
it's beauty sullied by manifold marital in
felicities this ilustrious man has set a
truly beautiful example of chivairous devo-
of his youth. Who shall estimate the value
Of such an example as a moral power in
the land? .-t.,-.
Disciple of Jesua Christ.
But, more than this. William Mckinley,
being dead, yet speaketh not only as the
friend and patron of virtue, but as a hum
BILE and sincere disciple OF Jesus Christ
The reality and genuineness OF hfs Chris
tian faith has impressed itself upon the
people of the country. They have believed
in him as devout follower of the meek
and lowly Jesus. And SO the great and
far-reaching influence Of his iilustrious po-
sition as the chosen ruler of a nation of
eighty millions of people has been thrown
into the scale for the Christian faith in a
time when unbelief has been putting forth
its mightiest efforts for the overthrow of
the religion of, the Nazarene. As Chris
tians We can but thank God for such an in
nuence as this for the cause SO dear to our
hearts.
Perhaps my friends, we may find here
one Of the hidden reasons why God per-
mitted this good man to suffer that das-
tardly assault and pass through that fiery
ordeal of pain and finally succumb to
death. 1t may have been Gods way of
putting his Christian character to the test
that our people and the world might see
how genuine and how true 1t was and SO
might have fresh and llustrious example
of the power of the Christian faith to en-
able men to come off conquerors and more
than conquerors over pain and DEATH
Men may sneer at Christian people and
impugn their sincerity and the reality OF
the faith they profess, but when they see
a man upheld in such a trial as this In
such agony of body. In such physical weak
ness and In the sharpness of death-when
they mark his forgiving spirit TOWARD the
assassin. his splendid courage. his Chris
tian resignation to the will Of God, his un-
selfish tenderness to his invalid wife in
such an hour Of supreme trial-ah, then
their unbelief must break down and they
must confess the truth and power OF the
religion of Christ.
Thus the tragic sufferings and death OF
this iIlustrious man have placarded to use
an expression Of st. Paul-have spiacarded.'
yes. and Of the pagan peoples, teo4-tlre
power OF the cross OF Christ To- rive His
disciples victory over pain and death.
Whisperea Words Of Prayer.
Those whispered words OF prayer AZ the
President lay upon the operating table:
Thy kingdom come; thy win be DONE will