The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-16
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! SO much that he never erred In Judgment,
| put because he was a man He was a
| CHRISTIAN geRlNman. lie knew no code
| OF chilNary nut that OF upright manliness.
| Ifere was no need for him 10 trace his
| yncesuy back 10 some remote vein OF a
! no9(e house. For he was himself Gods
| hpoleinan and his house was blessing
\ ana an example TO every American home.
1 lie combined those virtues that add lus-
IRE TO every man. Patient In life. patient
\ in death, YET yearning TO lie quiet and be
| az rest ForgIving the assassin that
| IuppSn him OF his life with the same
| Wtoleheartedness that he forgave those
| gner asSassins who would have robbed
, him OF his good name; COURAGEOUS on the
| osuleheld. braving death To bring food
| plu NE TO other men: courageous In the
| determination OF his public policy: cour-
I ageous and thoughtful wounded unto
/ death, he had drunk deep OF the milk of
human Kindness. and with the gospel OF
| sSmHthy he carried on crusade against
| me oltter thoughts and hard deeds sof
| fr<ends and foes
| lie won men with that inimicable weap-
on or kindheartedness At a distance
| men might hurl their poisoned arrows but
| when they came close under the Influence
or his genial smile their hearts warmed
| and grew sympathetic
| His democratic simplicity is a test Of
4 his greatness.
| It's only the small OF earth who have
need 10 fence themselves about with the
| convention OF society or map themselyes
| IN purple robes. Greatness is always
plain, simple. unaffected. Smallness
4
| You can usually tell how small the lives
| or some men blythe way -they-frffe
| behind the fence of convention, reserve
| and assumed dignity.
Greatness comes forth una shamed in its
nakedness knowing that IL bears the
l Guinieas stamp.
| FRIEND OF THE woRKINGMAN.
No president has taken more pleasure
| In his contact and mingling with the
| masses than, William Mckinley. Him
| self a working man, sprung from race
| OF men not ashamed 10 earn their bread
| IN the sweat of their brow. he was a
| friend OF the working man.
| In the expression OF that friendship
| working man took mis- life.
| Again we see the irony OF fate.
| The great lessons learned by men are
4 not learned from abstract truths II Is
| not until truth becomes concrete In some
4 life that II can teach with success
No abstract conception OF love ever
! softened mans heart: but loving deeds.
how often they melt frozen souls.
| Men hear OF sacrifice without emotion,
| but I'm the heroic concrete act their blood
| Is fired and their souls swayed.
IL would be strange N there were no
| lessons 10 be drawn from this life Not
| such lessons that the preacher alone
| might draw, but such must come home
| with the force OF conviction to every one
l who thinks
| Already YOU anticipate me when sug-
| gest the contrast between the ignoble
| slayer and the noble slain. What an in
| finite gulf can separate two lives. Great
| is the chasm between these two men In
the feelings and sympathies Of a wounded
| and heart sick people; but not less is the
| chasm that separates them "a they stand
| before the eternal tribunal OF Justice.
We think naturally. of the gulf be-
4 tween nations.
| We contrast our liberty with Russia's
| despOtiSm.
Set England's strength against SPANS
| weakness. as
| Compare the fickleness OF France with
| the sOidity OF the German Empire.
| But. have you stopped Go think that the
| difference between two souls may be AS
| great az between two nations?
| Such infinite possibilities In human life;
| heaven beckons above. hell yawns be-
| meath every human soul. There Is enough
| innate evil IN every man when aroused
| aud nourished 20 sink him to the level OF
the blind. deluded coward who awaits
| the stern lash of the law he tried 10 de-
| stroy There II enough innate goodness
| In every man TO lfft him. II he will TO the
| heights where him we mourn awaits the
| plaudits of we'll done The standard IL:
| he We therefore. perfect. even az your
Father In Heaven Is perfect.
| pray YOU do not tanner. Young men.
| young women. with your souls.
King Nebuchadnezzar had his heart
Of flesh taken away and was given
| Who knows how many noble passions
| swayed once the breast OF this man
| whose name throughout the history OF
| the world forever will he by word aud
| a shame. with Commodus and Caligu-
| la. with Borgia and New. with Booth and
| Guiteau the name OF this wretch will go
| rolling down TO infamy.
| Nv. contrast then. we see the worth Of
| character. "As "A man -. so Is ms
| strength"
PASSPORT TO FAME.
| William Mckinley will bc remembered
| not only because ne was president, bnt
because being president he gave 10 the
world the revelation OF hne. upright mah-
1 a. IA IA tO the
temple of fame.
But there is stu another lesson that
has never been taught by any execu,ive
| or more needed by this nation than now
| It's the lesson Of an ideal home.
| The home the cornerstone OF = he
tionai existence; ~ Is the satesnsrn pd
| our liberties: IL - both the hope ana ihe
fear FOR coming years. , -.
| Its instability ~ well nigh becoming
proverbial So common do the reports
! of discord and broken pliehts and severed
| vows reach rs that we have become haro-
ened to their meaning
The most sacred ties ~ hte are broken
| with ruthless hands and the holy bonds
OF fstherhood and motherhood are spurn-
This nation will come 60 eiief over this
What "A legacy this one we mourn has
| leu us Al relation TO all those things that
go so many are 50 sacred and so Gear.
N was u home whose law was WNe.
The spirit ~ a loving service and a
whole hen rsedesacrince animated a.
Despite ne cares or puhhc lie ~ haNF
90 the woman Who leaned upon him Tor
surport the hest there was IN his NE. on
his strength she lived for the day and
honed for the morrow. -.
It's courage led her 30 look into the race
~ death and remain firm " would be
sad indeed n he were dead To her as he
is to us.
But VI God lives and .reicns ! cannot
doubt that ne u freed from the care ~ >
nation by death TO comforf and
strengthen her for hsr Ionely journey
! with larger life