The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-30
SALVATIONISTS
MOURN M'KINLEY
The Army Has a Memorial
Service in Its Head
quarters.

AZ NoS'iN eiN"Oil al MY llcIl lilSII
ial service for President Mckinley in
the army hall last evening Major Wood
was in charge of the exercises, assisted
by Captains Burgess and Sullivan, and
others Suitable hymns, such as Near
er, My God, to Thee" Rock of Ages"
and Jesus, Lover of My Soul" were
sung at intervals. The Major made the
principal address, taking for his text,
Rev, Xxii:l2: And behold, l come quick
ly, and my reward is with me, to give to
be" He said The Salvation Army
does not make ii practice to take very
prominent parts in politics, except in
exceptional instances where great moral
and vital questions hang upon the YER
dict of the ballot box; unless We consid-
er. and rightly, that turning drunkards
into sober men and bad citizens into good
ones is directly influencing the trend of
affairs toward good government; but
when on the morning of the 14th the
news ran through the country and
around the world that William McKin-
ley, one of the best presidents and grand
est of men, had passed away. done to
death by the assaSsin's bullet, no persons
We're more keenly touched than the rank
and file of the Army. As an earnest
, Christian and public spirited man, VIM.
Mckinley had early recognized the good
being accomplished by this movement.
While still governor of Ohio, he wrote;
1T is a pleasure Cor me to commend
| the work of this organization. My OBJ
| servation is that the Salvation Army has
! earned and enjoys the respect of all good
! people without reference to creed. The
work of the organization is one peculiar
to itself, and everybody interested in the
elevation of the fallen must wish Cod
speed to the Salvation Army. Believe
me with great respect,
yours sincerely,
WIN NrKINLEY."
| Later on. after he had been elected to
! the highest office in the gift of the peo-
pie. he wrote to our Commander as fol-
lows:
I'm the presidents behalf. l am author
lied to send you a few words of greet
ind and good cheer on the occasion of
the celebration of your anniversary. The
report is one of which you have right
to be proud, and will interest every patri-
otto citizen. The president, 1 can assure
you fully realizes the effective relief
work now being done on such a large
scale by those associated with you.
u. A. PARKER
Secretary to the President
Upon the first news of the assassina-
ton being received, our beloved General,
/ William Booth, cabled from London as
follows:
!" Desire to express profound sympathy.
| The whole Salvation Army unites with
! American people in Borrowing by the
side of their stricken president and cries
! to God for the loving Intervention in this
painful hour"
| Commander Booth-Tucker also sent the
following Geographic message to Mrs.
| Mckinley:
"All American Salvationists are grieved
! and appalled, at what we cannot but re-
gard as a national calamity. Prayer is
, made without ceasing unto God on be-
half of our beloved and honored presi-
dent. and that you may be graciously
upheld at the hour of severe trial. /
=. Peter, H.
These messages express l am sure, the
feeling of the members of the Army in
the Hawaiian Islands. Many events oc-
cur which are very hard to understand;
this certainly is among. the number. Why
a, man occupying such an exalted posi-
ton and guiding the destnies of so large
a people in such a judicious manner
making so many friends and practically
no enemies. an incompatible man, true
Christian gentleman a tender husband
should be cut down in the zenith of his
career by such a miserable instrument
is surely a mystery.
! But i'm considering his life and death
there are many lessons which can be
| learnt, and I W. aid like to draw your at
tention to several which have particular
Iy struck me. First-No matter what a