The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-20
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Goldsboro, n. c.. September is.
In obedience to the proclamation Of
the mayor some 1000 of Goldsboro's
citizens assembled at the opera hous
yesterday Afternoon to do honor to the
memory Of our late president
The associated chOiTs of the city
churches rendered most touchingly, pa
triotic and sacred selections. On as
sembling the choir sang America"
which was followed by an invocation
by Rev. G. P. Somerville. OF st. Steph-
ems church. Other selections in their
order were: Lead Kindly Light" and
81 Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Miss
Helen Privett and Mr.. Robert Shaw
alternating the verses. the choir joining
in the chorus: also Thy Will Be
Done" and Nearer MY God to Thee"
Judge W. s. OBJ. Robinson presided
over the meeting. Mayor George E.
Hood in calling the meeting to order
spoke briefly in feeling terms.
Judge Robinson on taking the chair
spoke briefly. but tenderly of the dead
chieftain, naming w. r. Allen, z. 3.
Borden, Henry We'll. F. W. FAIRIES, J.
T. Dobson G.. A. Norwood. Jr., C. ].
Riyenbark, Joseph E. Robinson, a COM
mittee on resolutions.
During the interim of the commit
bHNA = NdAL SCSOo
were made by Mr.. w. G. Munroe and
Colonel a. G.. Davis. Following is the
committee's report which was adopted
by a rising vote:
THE president of the United States
is dead-at the hands of an assassin in
broad daylight, in a public place, in the
midst of a great gathering of American
citizens doing him glad honor as the
beloved head of their free government.
chosen by them, and doing their will
in his appointed sphere as it was given
him to see their will and conscientiously
administer it under the precepts of our
established institutions.
I'm all the annals of history, since
the world began. covering a period of
well nigh six thousand years, there is
not to be found a form OF government
comparable to ours or a people that
ave ever fostered and prospered their
government as ave the American peo-
pie of this republic.
Indeed it would seem that God II
His inscrutable providence had withheld
this great western hemisphere from the
knowledge nj occupancy of the inter-
%coursing peoples of the earth through
all the lapsing centuries and cycles, I'M
til such time as there should come men
who were capable of forming a SyS-
tenn of government builded on the prin-
ciples of equal justice to all and special
privileges to none. and then, and not
till then. did He reveal America for
this And here was established
by the fathers that system of govern
ment which we enjoy today-the grand
est in all the world.
I'VE love it for what it is. and will
cherish and defend it for its priceless
privileges TO us and for what it prom
Uses to posterity; therefore be 1t
Resolved by the citizens Of Colds
boro in mass meeting assembled to do
honor to the m of our murdered
president, That we recognize in him a
martyr to the principles of free govern
ment at the hands of anarchy that has
no place save in damp. dark dungeons
where vipers creep and lie in wait to
strike.
Resolved. that it is the sense of this
meeting in common with all patriotic
American citizens that congress adj
dress itself at the earliest possible mo-
ment to the enactment Of such i
lation as shall speedily rid and forever
after hold free this country of the pres
ence of anarchists. be they imported or
native born.
Resolved, that in the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley the country is depri
not only of a respected ruler, but of a
citizen brave, intelligent. patriotic and
liberal, God-fearing and GOd-serving, |
eemplary in every sphere of service and
of citizenship. one who approached
alongside the standard Of the full meas
ured ideal man.; knowing no section but |
desiring to be considered and loved as |
the president of the whole people.
Resolved, that to his bereaved in J
valid wife who was his dearest care |
through all their welded life-in adj
versity and success-and in which their
mutual love was beautiful to behold, /,
the heart of this people goes out with
inexpressible solicitude. that God would
sustain n succor her in her irTe?2r-
n hlo 1OcC thankful oS We are, that she I
has the sweet consolation that his life
was Cody and that when his feet went
down into the shadow of the valley of
death he still had faith to say, 1T is
Gods way: His will. not ours, be
done" |
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread uD0r. our city record and a copy
be sent Ms ii. ley. and furnlSne1
:Ee press for. publication" i
Miss Mary Kingst"ry. daughter OF
DR.. IT. B. Kingsbury. the veteran qu1ll
t.river anu able editor of the Messenger.
is in the city on a VISIT to the family
of Hon. W. r. Allen L
Rev. j. B. jackson began a series 0f
meetings with the baptist caurch A.
Seven Springs this evening.
Wharton GuliCk hes entered the DE-
partment Of pharmacy at the state nn:-
versity.
K. J. Davis, OF this city. left fH9
Louisburg this moIIins to be ~presentc7t
the funeral of his uncle. Captain w.
K. Davis, whose Lvt,th ocuried there
yesterday.
J. G.. Sizer, of the Western
Union Telegraph Office. this city. who
has spent he summer 1T White sulphur
Springs, Va has TetL. e
The Odl Fellows reception e The
home for Tuesday m has teen
called off on account Of slight sicNr"Ss
of some CT the children of the home.
Miss JuIla B. Howl, is on a VIs,t TO
her parentS in this IS-
How's This:
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re