Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-16
ALL EULOGTZED
THE PRESIDENT
CONTINUED From First Page.

The verse was written 10y \. Dushau,
Coward for Or. Kegwin. and was sung
B ythe church choir with great feeling
In the sermon of the evening a stereop-
icon depicted scenes ia the life of the
mnrtyred President Principal of the
scenes were the Milburn home and the
spot in the Temple OF Music where the
crime was committed. Or. Kegwin class
ad Mr.. Mckinley with Washington and
Lincoln and eulogized him as man. "a
husband. a soldier. statesman and a ruler.
It was he who shaped the dcstinies of
This nation in most trying time and es-
tahlishcd systems of trade and hnanc"
which will hc followed 10y the American
people aus long as this government en-
,nrcs The assassination of such a man
demands the teaching IN the public
schools of this country of a broader pa
iriotism. and Of greater respect for the
men who hereafter will hc called to pre-
side over the affairs OF the nation and of
the State.
VIRTUES WORTHY OF EMULATION
The morning service in ST. Paul-
Church was one m memoriam and was
characterized by profound sorrow. The
Rev. W. l.. s. Murray chose as his text
the iirst second aud third verses of Isaiah
g. "For behold the Lord the Lord of
hosts. doth take away from Jerusalem
aud from Judah the stay and the staf
the whole stay of bread. and the Who'll,
Stay of water.
Tho mighty man. ana the man of war
the judge and the prophet. and the pru
dent. and the ancient.
THE captain Of fifty. and the honorable
man. aud the councillor. and the cunning
nrtifcer. and the eloquent orator"
No reference was made 20 the cru'
hand that had smitten the universally he
loved executive. hut loving tribute pai'
the martyred President as a man.
friend. husband and ruler He wa
not man of war because he loved wal
hut because only out of war could free
dom and peace come. lie was HONORABLE
in all things. man OF few mistakes an
cloQurnt the equal of Dcmosihcncs. Il
the Ancient Greeks of Cicero. of the X,
mans. and of Webster. lie was godl
man. remembering his Creator while Ell
gagged in the duties Of State and in hi
home life.
His virtues are worthy the cmulatio
of all the people of this afflicted nation.
Following the sermon Samuel IL. Bay
lnard. chairman of the Board OF Trustee
Of the church spoke. The choir san
! Lead Kindly Light" THY VIII Il
Done" and Nearer, My God. to Thee.
A heavily draped portrait of the ma
tyred President occupied a position ON III
pulpit
EULoeY OF MR.. LEWIS
After he had served his own gener
tion. 10y the will of God. he fell on sleep
), This was the text of the eloquent trihu
of the Rev. W. +. Lewis in Rodu'
Street Presbyterian Church ycsterds
morning: In part he said.
I'VE estimate men like Gladstone. Ga
field. Lincoln and Mckinley. from
standpoint that cannot he swayed by pul
lie opinion and the coming and going
the ages We brush aside the mere ct
cumstanccs Of their life and the men Il
themselves are Judged 10y MS. ~
apostle in a public speech sums up d
! life of David as-'llc served his gcncr
Z tion.' what afterwards lie fell ON slcel
8 is there anything. else To addy Is II
b the symmetry complctet Life view
5 from the lofty pinnacle OF public scrvi
has many lessons for us when 10 has hcl
!; well done What shall ] say To you
this royal-hcarted manf His mute ii
, are more eloquent than any living vol,
, Though the government at Washngt
will go ON all viii miss him. He had
/ combination of varied gifts which cloth
! his life with charm which men con
! not resist. That intellectual calihre
I his That sturdy practical sagacit
N That wise and prudent statesmanshi
/, Above all those tender domestic aif,
! tions and the high moral integrity Of /
strong Christian character made MS ht
conhdence in him i'm his exalted office
/, Chief Executive. lie became part
his reneration-u generation with its wa
its trials its difficulties. its hopes and
struggles. lie was son of the pcop
He guided them we'll and wisely Fr,
= them he got such successes as he il
won. aud To them he is bound 10y tend
md sympathetic ties. We never had
y shadow of doubt as To where he stood
Z, his patriotic devotion To the interests a
q welfare Of his country. He served
generation.
J. In Second Baptist Church last nia
y the pastor the Rev. +. f. Briggs.
J. dwelling upon the life of the dead Pre-
dent. divided his discourse into five par
% as follows:
n One. Mr.. Mckinley. man OF pcrsoI
{, bravery. His record as soldier sho
d. this.
Two. Mr.. Mckinley as q man Of $50
II Judgment Some men," he said. ".
Ol brilliant but erratic. hut Mckinley W
brilliant and of sound Judgment. and d
c could DE no more clearly shown tn
!, when Congress voted $50. 600. 600 10 be
81 pended for the war He was aiw,
I open To advice and his counselors w,
AL his cabinet. Men placed implicit col
dence in him for he had Secretary Ga
Y one of the greatest bankers. and See
Is tary Root, probably the most Thorough
|; veised lawyer Of the country. TO adv
n him.
Isl Three. Mr. Mckinley. a man Of st
.dl ling integrity. Honorable in duties
D others. fair and generous 10 Spain. an,
man respected hy all nations and rule
In the conflict with China when the /
perial Government was ON the verge
d collapse and all other nations were feai
ID the United States was urgently reqre
Of ed not 10 withdraw its troops. and ash