The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-18
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Christian The most glorions thing
lin the world : remarked the Chris
titan church pastor, is to be a man;
twice glorious hero, and thrice
glorious a soldier and a statesman.
| Put before these the word Chris
titan and the highest honor has
Ebeen achieved. He was a Christian
man, a Christian soldier. a Christian
statesman. Whatever he did he
| was man Of God. 81 do not mean
/ that he was immaculate as a man or
Ia statesman; there are no such men;
there never was, out unlike many,
Mckinley was always ready to adj
INIT his short omings He was not
"a sectarian, a bigoted man He was
| a broad minded Catholic Christian.
His Buffalo address, the last of his
many fine speeches. was plea for
broad policy. a reciprocity in the
brotherhood of Nations, a reciproc-
lily in trade Mckinley devoutly
ATTENDED church whenever he had
the opportunity. He had the opti-
Emism of an Isaiah, and he looked
upon the brightest side Of life, as
illustrated in his last words to his
| wife, It's God's way. He pos
lsessed forgiving spirit as evil
denced by his utterances regarding
his own assassin. His last words
on leaving his friends and his chant
| ling Of Nearer, my God, to Thee
as he passed into the unconscious
state, shows him to have been a
true tpye Of the Christian. He fell
asleep and awaits the reward. Peace
| to his ashes, consolation to his sor-
lrowing wife and benediction to his
sorroWing countrymen.
Mrs. A. j.. Jones sang There
shall be no more death nor sorrow, :
after which Rev. g. w. Lutz, the
| Methodist pastor, spoke Of McKin-
/ ley as statesman, prefacing his re-
marks by an apology for lack Of
words to express the feelings Of his
heart, and the feelings of the people
/ on this occasion. Overwhelmed
with grief it was difficult to pay a
tribute to a character like the one
that had passed away.
As statesman Mckinley was
highly respected by friend and foe
alike, continued Mr.. Lutz No
one has ever questioned his SINGER
| ity of purpose. His public utter
ances have always carried weight
with men, and honesty of purpose
gave them additional force. His
last address, the one at Buffalo, is
regarded as a masterpiece outlining
the future of the Nation. He over
looked the bounds of district. He.
would not legislate in the interests
of a special locality or class: but for
the upbuilding of a Nation. The
people had confidence in him be-
cause he was tried and found true,
because he was disciplined in the
school of experience, and that ex-.
perience won the confidence of the
people. His work in Congress for
the protective tariff was prompted
by the. prayer Of his people, Give
US this day our daily bread. = Mr.
Lutz then spoke of Mr. Mckinley
as chairman Of the Minneapolis Re
publican convention, of his record
as governor of Ohio, of his record in
Congress. His character stands
out as one of the mountain peaks on
the landscape. He despised hypoc-
risy and duplicity. His purpose
was lofty and sincere. " He touched
upon the period just before the
Spanish war, when people were
clamoring for it, but the President,
knowing the horrors Of war, held
of until it was an absolute heces-
ssity, and then he carried it through
safely. There is no man who has
combined SO many elements of
strength as Mckinley. He had the
leadership Of Moses, the wisdom Of
Scion, the diction Of Cicero, the.
craftsmanship Of Beaconsheld, the
fidelity Of Gladstone, the manhood
of Washington, the patriotism and
character Of Lincoln and the gentle
ness OF a little child
Rev. William Mitchell, Episcopa-
liam rector, was last to speak His
subject was The Nation in Mourn