The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-20
PRAYERS FOR The REPOSE
OF The DEAD President
Concluded from Page 81

is hchnd and within it the fact that We have
been nurturng within the surface OF our social
snd political intercourse shoot that has wlihln
the last decade sprung up into sort Of punn'
city and has borne forth within the last icw
dsys great fruit. That vicious shoot planted
bv the enemies of the human race aud ot virtue
has thii,cn in oui midst and today We ,u6et
because Ut il.
We gric,c especially bee ausr oi the qucstioning'
which must necessarily come 10 every public
man and TO cvcIy individual, even the question.
ings a. to how lar YOU and ! and all the public
mon Of the country today responsible lot the
a.,
This crime. the taking away IN the full tide
NJ manhood of our chief executive and ou father,
the crime /, not the act Of a single insane per-
con, but il is the fruit oi IN organization alive,
active, .cli-propagating, witch extends no one
knows how 'sr no one knows how deep nor ~
II possible for us to say into how many minds
it has. NOR, ~ lcs~ cNtcuIcd. That organization,
that system that vicious system, has grown
and We have suffered from the hr,t evils that It
hI> huIuc.
The real difficulty lies IN the iaDr that 1t draws
for it's vital forces, it springs from humanity
Noln ourselves "" and our children and our
ofildicns children may hcc,1nc proplgdtors u
II without the knowledge OF the nation, or "t
their pIrcnls. We lind II q secret, quiet unhcd,d
of growth. II j. not 'nc iucligion that cones
ca,il, from human uaturr and it, rIr'lo~sncNS and
,lugg,mc,-; II j. not the mere loss OF faith; no,
90 is d positive propagation. q positive glowth
~ something black and cvil something that is
hostile hostile to all ,cligion and hostile 4" the
vrry cVtcncc ~ humanity aud il, dependence
urou Gud
why We Mourn.
That f., why We moun chiefly. and VIII,
.,c uo m great sorrow TODAY, not that "c
i,,, lost great man only. not thu q family
moulu, only. hut hy,ousc you and | and every
,ifilcu. OF thr United states have to an extent
rc,puu.ihllity upon w. for not supprcs''ng that
which om Ilol, Father condemned and which
condemnation was laughed at hN IA" nation
~ tine world though the events of the past h,'
years have moro than mdlcd the prophecy and
ht.,ifpd tho position taken hy the Head ot The
Imuyh 1T tlu time.
Md what nc Vr To do TO-DAY: Pray for the
count, tl5t We love. pray that Gol that gave
rl~ religion and who has sustained 1t for this last
frur huudlcd wear, Of the worlds existence, tha
suuc God tlat created ,uu and me- tIa' lie may
take ,lrr ot the county, NAV guard the scat
tered ,ircp whose shepherd has been taken away
PRAY that same Gud that IN His mercy lie ma,
prevent fer th" futwc this terrible afhtcti"l
which hs, hrou brought upon u, 10y crime and d,
s,dltn. PRAY ju God for the family now 10
mourning. that they may find strength in Hi
mcr,N aud ho prepared 10y HIS grace To rrJon
that member now departed.
Brethren it is moi enough TO pray. We mus
pray with reason, with labor. with honesty. u
,Htilous cmuldtiug the virtues of tine dcpaItv
president, who vas a model citizen, mode
stdtc~mau, q soldier honest and straight forward
Courageous. 4 man fearless in the pcrformanc
U' his duties. and ctrclcs, 1t his own position
aud even IL the very act Of doing a kindness. o
extending his hand to greet the thousands Of hi
children, was to he stricken down: in an act q
kindness, which kindness was characteristics q
his whole lite the Lord called upon him.
Pray God that We may ind strength ia hi
goodness that We may tnd also model in hi
character. that we ourselves, cmulatIng hrm, d
'or ourselves and our country what j. within ou
sphere, aud there is not the slightest doubt tina
Almighty tod. IN His merry, will continue tn d
what iIc hJ, done heretofore for the guidance
our land, and 50 bring MS all tn peace and happ
nc,, here and in the world 10 come.