The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16

A special service in honor Of the
late President Mckinley was conduct
ed last night In the Providence Presby-
terian church and a large number of
the citizens of North Scranton, not all
of them regular church goeps, were in
attendance to show in some outward
form their sincere respect for the
memory of the great American, who
was killed by the bullet of an anar-
chist.
The services was arranged for and
was conducted under the direction OF
the pastor of the church, Rev. DR.
George T.. Guild, who has been a warm
admircr of the dead president ever
since he stepped into the arena of pub.
lie life. The choir at his suggestion
rendered the presidents two faroritC
hymns. Nearer, My God to Thee
and Cardinal Newman's beautiful
Lead, Kindly Light" Women coult
be seen silently weeping on all sides
as the impressively simple words OF
he last named hymn We're sung.
After "A brief prayer asking the Di'
vine blessing for the broken-hearteC
widow, DR.. Guild read President Roose
vclt's proclamation announcing the
death of President Mckinley. He fol
lowed THE with few words on the
latter'g death.
NO DEED so BLACK.
He referred to the assassination %
| President Mckinley as "one of the
deepest provdential mysteries of mod
crn times and made the statcmen
| THAI no deed so black has ever sullieC
| the pages of history since Judas be
trayed the Saviour for thirty pieces %
silver. After reCounting the deaC
presidents many virtues he said:
"The sublimost part of Presden
Mckinley's life was his last week anC
his death. Historians will write in th'
years To come that he died a death suci
as very few great men have died.
when "A few minutes after the as
sassination the surgeons saw his lip
moving and bent low to hear what re
| quest he had to make. They heard in
stead of a request that he was repeat
| ing "Our Father, who art in heaven
| hallowed be Thy name" and when hi
last moments came his thoughts wer
only of those higher things and h
went to sleep with the words Nearer
My God to Thee" on his lips.
there is anything more sublime on tn
pages of history than this death,
have not seen it, Would that yo'
and / and all of us could bear our suf
ferings as he bore his and that W
could die as he died"
JUDGE VOSRURG'S WORDS.
Judge a. A. Nosburg followed Dl
Guild and after referring TO the presi
dent as the model American and point
ing out in detail some of his achieve
ments he went on to say somethin
about the anarchists and their creed
He declared that anarChism is blockin
the broad highway of the nation
progress and said that the time ha
come for the American people to clea
it out of the way. He urged an amend
ment to the constitution, if necessary
in order to deal with the question
The anarchists should not be permitte
to stand behind the constitution, h
said, and propagate their murderou
doctrines.
Secretary DOlph +, Atherton of tn
| board of trade, who was thrown int
personal contact with the president o
many occasions, spoke briefly of som
Of the personal characteristics whiC
had APPEALED to him. He dwelt espe
cially upon his devotion to his wifi
and upon his open hearted method {
receiving visitors which WIS so dit
ferent from the cold Journalism WhiC
Harrison and Cleveland observed
| Attorney f.. *. Tracy declared tina
the citizens Of this country have bee
too tolerant of anarchists in the pas
and are now reaping the reward. "W
have encouraged them" said he. "br
may God forbid that we shall contnu
to do So" Thomas Morgan followe
Mr. Tracy and urged the christia
men and women of the country
stand up for the constitution, for III
law and for the Bible all of which III
anarchist would destroy.
IN THE SECOND CHURCH.
Rev. Dr. G.. T.. Robinson, of the Set
ond Presbyterian church, i'm his fir!
sermon since his return. spoke direct
on the subject nca"Cs' to the hearts ,
the peOple TODAY. Ills text was fro
John, 2l;3: peter saith, | go a-fisl
Ing These words We're spoken |
Peter Immediately after the Crucifxic
of the Savior of the World, when II
, hearts of the disciples We're sore AZ
burdcned with pain. As they took 1
their cares and went out to do Il
work left for their hands by the Ma
ter, so the people of America Shou
strive, through their tears, to folio
q what would have been planned by Il
t nations head, had he lived to con
plete the good work he had begun.
' The character and life of the pres
. dent were culogi2ed in hitting word
and then the speaker declared with il
lRnSltN ArAlnEl the llNitN, L,