Evening journal., 1901-09-20
MANY MOURNED
FOR PRESIDENT
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from which no other than kindly light
ever beamed are closed forever. The
hand whose friendly clasp was always
ready for his countrymen, Is notion
less now. The many, but gentle voice,
that so often comforted those who
needed comfort, is hushed forever, and
the winds will soon chant their re-
QUEEN over his silent grave, and we
will again turn to the business and
pleasures of life. But we will never
forget the great and good man, who
think for all time will typify the
highest Americanism which we fondly
believe has made and will continue ITO
make, this great country of ours
happy, contented and prosperous. The
freside virtues which his life so beau
tifully illustrated, will, be of greater
potency than ever before in dignifying
and ennobling the American character,
and believe. that out of this great
sorrow will come to all true Ameri-
cans, new purpose to consecrate their
lives to the raising up of the standards
of civic life and make it possible that
they shall not be unworthy of the life
and memory of our beloved President.
Scarce had he need to cast his pride
or slough the dross of earth.
Fen as he trod that day to Cod so
walked he from his birth
In simpleness and gentleness and
honour and clean mirth.
Who had done his work and held his
peace and had no fear to die"
Following Judge Gray's address. the
Rev. Hubert W. Wells, Of st. Andrews
Church, sang Lead, Kindly Light"
As the sweet, clear tones of the sing
er's voice rose and fell in the melody
of the Presidents favorite hymn, the
jeople again were moved to tears
There were a sweetness and simplicity
about it that were very affecting.
The Rev. +. F Briggs, pastor of Sec
ond Baptist Church, paid this tribute:
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT MKINLEY
1--WE are walking today through the
valley of the shadow of death. For the
third time in little more than a gen
Grafton the assassin's bullet has robbed
our nation of its beloved President.
There are those here today who re-
member, as though it were but yester-
day, that 18th Of April, 1865, when the
wires flashed the sad message that
stunned the nation: The President is
dead The nation bowed in silence
and shed its tears upon the bier of the
beloved Lincoln. Many more there are
who recall that fateful second day Of
July, 1881, when again the wires flash
the sad news of a President shot. On
through the weary days Of summer he
1 fingered until at last the message came
again in all it's sad reality: The Presi-
dent is dead For the second time
the nation bowed in grief and shed its
tears upon the bier of the beloved Gar
field. How little did we dream then
that on the twentieth anniversary Of
Garheld's death (September 19) we
would be assembled in a meeting such
as this to mourn the loss of our other
martyred President-the beloved Nc
Kinleyl The events of last Saturday
morning are too fresh in the minds Of
all to need recounting here. The ma
ton was full of Joy at the prospect
of speedy recovery, when like a bolt
from a clear sky for the third time in
our history came the sad message:
The President is dead! What can we
do in this sad hour? We can only
bow before God in submission as he
did, and say with him: It is Gods
way His will, not ours, be done
God has many ways OF giving truth
to the world. Sometimes he embodies
a truth in a Matchmaking him the in
carnation Of that truth-and then
sends him into the world to teach his
fellowmen. That is what God did with
William Mckinley. He was a man of
sound judgment.
Some men are brilliant, but erratic.
They flash for a moment, then almost
go out. Not so with our beloved Presi-
dent. Not only was he a man of bril-
liant intellect graphing successfully
J with the hardest problem of govern
ment, but he manifested a soundness
of Judgment that won for him the
4 confidence Of the nation. What greater
! evidence Of the nations confidence
could be shown than when on that
eventful Sth of March. 1898, Congress
unanimously appropriated s50000000
to be expended for the national de-
fense.' according to the Presidents
discretion?. Again he showed the
soundness OF his Judgment by the men
whom he selected to form his Cabinet
He called to his side. to become his
advisers. some of the nations wisesi
lmen-men who commanded the conf
dence of their fellowmen and the re-
spect of the world. But Mr.. Mckinley
was more than this. he was man Of
sterling integrity.
His first desire was to be right. This
was more to him than all else. HI
cared not for the applause Of men az
for the approval Of God. There were
those who differed from him in policy
and who deemed unwise some of hi:
acts. but not one word was evel
fbreathed against his personal integ
rity. His private life was pure anC
upright, and it was this as we'll as hii