Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-19
DrsERET EyENlNe NEWS. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1901


heavy with inexpressIble and almost
uncomfortable sorrow Ms,
Surely Thou hast stricken us N my
sore dlspleasure, for Thou uost ~.
hdlict willingly; Thou dost nov u C,iS
In nunishment. on that Thou Wouldsl
belp us 10 search our hearts to seek out
oven, Inc hidden dcpths and springs or
,glcl,ednese. 10 ria us Of the eva, that
the abundant favor OF ol- God may ul
returned 10 US and that the sublime
things We hope for IN our nations W.
ture may be realized And unul We
have discovered the evil and rooleu "
out let not Thy goodness depart lIoii p 70
In affecting o Lord be nerclluL W
member not our sins against US al,u
visit us IN the plentltude OF Thy grace'
PRAYER FOR THE WIDOW
vouchsafe, we pray Thee the fullness
Of Thy grace to Thy servant VINO mas
so UNEXPECTEDLY been inducled INTO tne
solemn responsibilities OF the oNlpe
M chief megistrate. May he be en-
lowed with an needed glis 70 huihlh-
ster the government 10 Thy glory. 70
the welfare OF This great people give
him thy fear and give him the CONF
dence and love Of the nation
And now, O Lord tru1uIlly 40 we
commit 10 Thy Infinitely tender ana
gracious care her WHO has been most
bitterly bereayed Tender as are our
hearts toward her In this sad hour
passing tender as WAS her husOanu
heart toward her as together they
nassed through an the scenes OF Joy
ana sorrow which were appointed lhem
I'm life, may the heart Of God be more
tender stlll. Bind her round win sul-
nclent consultations OF Thy presence ana
grace; and as by faith she leans upon
the unseen arm Of the Infinite may she
ever find Thee a present help In time Of
need.
ALL FLESH IS GRASS"
Sanctify this dlspensaton to us all
May we hear in Il The voice or the
eternal crying "All flesh Is grass ana
all the godllncss thereof as the hover
Of the field. The grass withereth, the
flower fadeth, but The word OF our
God viii stand forever Help US that
We may diligently improve this pfoVl-
dcnce OF our growth In grace ana IN the
saving knowledge Of ouf LORD Jesus
Christ. by Thy grace dear Lord, pre-
pare an for lifes duty aud trials, for
the solemnitles Of death and FOR
blessed Immortality These and every
other needed blessing we plead Tor IN
the name Of Him who taught US 10
pray:
"Our Father which art In heaven nal
lowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy viii be done in earth, as II
Is ia heaven Give US this day our daiiy
bread. And forgive US our tres
passes as we forgive them that Tres
pass against us, And lead us not INTO
temptation but deliver us from evil
For Thine is the kingdom, and the pow
err and glory. for ever Amen
The nlnetieth psalm was read by Dr,
John A. Hall. OF the Trinity Lutheran
| church, Of Canton. and that portion oil
| the 18th chnnter OF First Corinthians
included between the 4lst and 5Sth
verses. was read by Rev Il. J. Her
brouck, Of the Trinity Reformed
church, of Canton.
The favorite hymn Of President Nc
Kinley, Lead, Kindly Light was then
rendered BY "a quartet OF two male
and two female voices When thls
hymn had been finished. Dr. g r.
Manchester, pastor Of the First Meth
odist church, delivered his address
which read as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
our President dead The silver cord
| ls loOsed. The golden bowl Is broken.
| The pitcher Is broken at the fountain
| THE wheel Is broken at the cistern.
! The mourners go about the streets. one
| voice Is heard-a wall OF sorrow from
| ali the lands. Tor the beauty OF Israel
| h slain upon the high places. How are
/ the mighty fallen
am distressed for thee, my brother.
Very pleasant ast thou been unto me-
! our President Is dead. We can hard
| " believe IT, We had hoped and prayed
| and II seemed that our hopes were to
| be realized and our prayers answered
when the emotion Of JOY was changed
| to one OF grave apprehension sun we
waited, for we said, 1T may be that
| God viii be gracious and merciful un-
TO MS" II seemed to US that II must
be His win to spare the life Of one so
! ,veU beloved ana so much needed Thus
| alternating between hope and fear, the
| weary hours passed on Then came
! the tldings Of defeated science, Of the l
failure Of love and Of prayer TO hold
/ us object 10 the earth We seemed 10 |
hear the family muttered words Good I
bve an. Good bye It's Gods way HIS |
,yW be done" and then Nearer, My \
| God 10 Thee" SO nesting nearer 20 /
| his God be passed out into uncon- 1
! eclousncss. skirted the dark shores OF /
! the Sea az Death for a time and then |
! uaesed on TO be at rest His great i
| aeart had ceased to beat Our hearts /
/ are heavy with sorrow
/ "a voice Is heard on earth OF kinsfolk /
weeping
The loss OF one they love;
! But he has gone where the redeemed |
are keeping
A festival above,
The mourners throng the ways and |
from the steeple
The funeral bells toll slow
But on the golden streets the holy !
people
Are passing 20 and fro.
| And saving as they meet Rejoice
Another long waited-for IS come
The Savior heart is glad, a younger
brother
Has reached the Fathers home"
THE BEAUTY OF ISRAEL.
/ Inc cause OF inls universal Al'uih t't
n 10 be found In the man himself The
inspired pcnman's picture Of Jonathan,
nkening him unto 'The Beauty OF Is
! rael" could not be more appropriately
employed than In chanting the lament
OF our fallen chieftain. II does no vio-
lence 10 human speech, nor Is Il fulsomc
eulogy 20 speak thus Of him. for who
that has seen his stately bearing, his
grace and inaniiness Of demeanor his
kindliness ~ aspect but gives assent
! 10 this description OF him. II was char
acterlstic u our beloved President THAI
men met him only TO love him. They
might in deed differ with him, but IN
the presence Of such dignity Of charac-
ter and grace Of manner. none coult
| fan TO love the man. The people con-
fded In him. II was said Of Lincoln
that probably no man since the days Of
| WASHINGTON was ever so deeply I'M
bedded and enshrined In the hearts OF
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