The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-17

In his pulpit in the Methodist
church on Sunday, Rev. Charles II.
Newing spoke as follows concerning
the assassination of President Nc
kinlcy:
Since last We met our beloved president, viii.
lam Mckinley, who was shot by an assassin on
| the Friday before, has passed away, aud il
| seems to me very fitting that just before our
| regular service, snmethnN might he said con.
| corning him. \ soldier, statesman and prcsi-
dent, the highest OF American manhood. ,hC
ripC~t mutt ot \mCriCanisn has gone to his to.
ward tie was man of tho common people.
| man called from the very element that mak,s
| our national lite great. lie was not an untrcd
man when he was asked To- take that position.
| step by step he had climbed through ctcssi,c
positions Of trust until, ior two previous times,
when men were nominated for such offices, his
fellows had Clamrrcd for his name, hut hc had
said, "No wait little Nhiic I have promised
| to support another candidate TUE to the in.
| stincls VI man, he waited until finally the coun.
| try could wait no longer and they demanded
| that he allow himself 10 be presented before the
people.
This great man was calm. as We know, az he
| reached out his hand to greet fellow and d
look of pity came upon his face because he
man, seemingly, IN distress, and then a
| look Of pain came over his face as he folt the
| sting OF those two deadly bullets into his body,
| and stepping backward, stcidicd himself and
| said "Oh, God, forgive him" | say again, the
| highest height Of grand American manhood was
reached in this great and noblchcarted man, and
wc are proud to call him one Ot us
| As I once heard him say, he proud to be-
| connected with church so broad, 80 grand, As
| ours, for. as you an well know. he vas 4 regular
| licensed local preacher in our church and, there
fore We gricvc more, if more we may greye,
| perhaps than others.
| I WAS struck with remark Of the paper stat
| ing that he had no minister of tho gospel 1t.
| tending him. II did hot ScCm strange To- me.
| You remember the statement Of uur founder,
| Wesley, who said "Our people die we'll" We
| know that our beloved william Mckinley did
| not wait until the assassin, bullet twangcd
| through his body before he began to SICK the
| intimacy which existed between hin, aud his
God. MI ihcsc Ici,s he had known and served
Him willingly apd with ready mind. To that
| great man. whom all this nation honors, the
| highest duty was to- know Gods will aud do it.
/ and believe he did Just what he considered his
| duty, lie fearless in regard to the cri,.
| riNm Of man. lie was always willing to give
and forgive, to bear and iorhcdr lie was willing
| TO seemingly give way, except principles
where he thought God required him TO stand,
| and not ono ot or tittlc would he bulge
| ~ course. | do not know the situation Of the
| nation in regard to all of the presidents, hut,
| as student ot history, and close student, too.
| tccl il is true to say that he was loved more
| by the people of thi, nation than any other
| president it has ever had, except, perhaps,
| Washington
| Beloved, after careful thought and con-dpra-
| tion upon the whole event, II j. my candid
| opinion and Judgment that such foul deeds that
| have been pcrpctratcd and carried out, might be-
| best abolished by stopping the circulation ~
| the vile, filthy and doyil>h literature that is
| scattered over our Land. Nnd why do ! say it
| So strong? Simply because these very sheets
| since the assassination, have stated everything
| opposite about the life and deeds Of our beloved
| president than they did before, and So sdy
| that the mon that print such deliberate and
| wiliul tdlSchoods should I've made to pay the
| penalty ot their crime, and I hope that a. far
| a> We have any influence to hear We will bring
| it to bear upon our congressman and senator's,
| regarding the question which has always been
| in my heart. that When man has been exalted
| to the presidents chair and has taken the oath
| OF office, from that time until another has been
| elected, no man dare 10 make ciricdturc To
| hc printed aud circulated over the country he.
| littug that man.
| His las, woJd,. as he hd goodbye to 1j,Ono,IO
| people were ''Good.hyc all; goodbye. 1t is Gods
| way Ills will he done" II may be Gods way.
| do not know. But one thing | do know hc.
| loved, and that is God has said in his word, "\ll
| things work together for good to them that love
| him"
| You and |, a, Christians, have a duty to do.
| We are not without president to-day. Thank
| God we have a noble man. lie is a man that
| fears God. and hc has been tried and Is true.
| Let us trust him a. American citizens lot us do
| our duty. Let Ms pray for him. Let NJ, tar
as We are able, help him. Let us support him in
| these hours Of need. Icr he faithful. one y,
| the greatest, 1t not the greatest ut American
presidents has passed away He may have fin
i>hcd his work. God knows best. but lie has
taken him home to be at rest where the vile
| oaroonist cannot uIriCdturc him any longer
Let us Learn from this that a Christian man
has aGrcdt deal to 40 and great deal TO tcc and
bear. Let Us revere the memory oi oar beloved
| prr.idpnt who l., noV 1t rp,s