Evening star., 1901-09-17

Jesus Christ, the appointed and only re-
deemer of men; and the church, beginning
Its operation upon his character at an early
period Of his life, continued even to It's close
to mold him. He waited attentiyely upon
its ministrations. He gladly partook with
his brethren OF the symbols of mysterious
passion and redeeming love Of the Lord
Jesus Christ. He was helpful in all Of
those beneficencies and activities; and from
the church, to the close Of his life, he re-
ceived inspiration that lifted him above
much OF the trouble and weakness Incl
dent to our human nature, and blessings be
TO God. may we say, in the last and final
hour they enabled him confidently, tender
", to say, 1T Is His WILL not ours, that with
be DONE
OF Incorruptible Integrity.
Such influences gave to us William Nc
Kinley. And what was he? A man of In
corruptible personal and political integrity.
suppose no one ever attempted to APP
proach him in the way Of a bribe; and we
remember, with great felicitation at this
time for such an example to ourselves. that
when great financial difficulties and periIs
encompassed him he determined to deliver
all he possessed to his creditors, that there
should be no challenge Of his perfect hon.
esty In the matter. A man of immaculate
purity, shall we say?
mo stain was upon his escutcheon; no
syllable Of suspicion that ever heard was
whispered against his character. He walk
ed In perfect and noble self-control.
Loved His Fellow Man.
Beyond that this man had somehow
wrought IN him-I suppose upon the foun-
dations Of very happily constructed ma
ture-a great and generous love for his fei-
low men. He believed in men. He had
himself been brought up among the COM
mon people. He knew their labors, strug-
gles, necessities. He loved them; but
think beyond that. it was to the church and
its teachings concerning the fatherhood OF
God and universal Brotherhood Of man that
he was indebted for that habit Of kindness.
for that generosity Of spirit, that was
wrought into his very substance, and be-
came him SO that though he was of ali
men most courteous. no one ever supposed
but that courtesy was from the heart. . 1t
was spontaneous, unaffected. kindly, at
tractive. in a most eminent degree What
he was In the narrower circle of those to
whom he was personally attached. think
he was also in the greatness of his COM
he was part. If any man had been lifted
up to take into his purview and desire TO
help all classes and conditions Of men, all
nationalities beside his own, it was this
man. Shall speak word next of that
which I will hardly advert to-the tender
ness of that domestic love, which has so
often been commented upon? I pass 1t
with only that word. I take it that no
words can set forth fully the unfaltering
kindness and carefulness and upbearing
love which belonged to this great man.
His high qualities drew to him the good
will Of his associates in political life in an
eminent degree. They believed in him, felt
his kindness. confided in his honesty and In
his honor His qualities even associated
with him in kindly relations those who
were his political opponents. They made it
possible for him to enter that land with
which he, as one OF the soldiers of the
Union, had been in some sort at war. and
to draw closer the tie that was to bind all
the parts in one firmer and indissoluble
Union. They commanded the confidence of
the great body Of Congress, so that they
listened to his plans and accepted kindly
and hopefully and trustfully all his declara-
tions. His qualities gave him reputation,
not in this land alone, but throughout the
world. and made 1t possible for him to
minister In the style in which he has with
in the last two or three years ministered
to the welfare and peace of human kind
1t was out of the profound depths of his
moral and religious character that came
the possibilities of that usefulness which
we are all glad to attribute to him.
Believed In the Right.
"And he was man who believed in right,
who had profound conviction that the
courses of this world must be ordered in
accordance with everlasting righteousness,
or this worlds highest point of good will
never be reached; that no nation can ex-
pect success In life except as it conform
to the eternal loss Of the infinite Lord. and
pass itself In individual and collective ac-
tivity, according to that divine will 1t
was deeply ingrained in him that righteous
ness was the perfection of any man and
Of any people Simplicity belonged to him.
l need not dwell upon it. and l close the
statement of these qualities by saying that
underlying all and overreaching all and
penetrating all there was profound loyal
ty to guard the great king Of the universe.
the author of all good. the eternal hope Of
all that trust In Him.
Success Due to His Moral Qualities.
seemed to me that to whatever we may
attribute all the illustriousness Of this man,
all the greatness Of his achievements
whatever Of that we may attribute to his
intellectual character and quality, what
ever OF 1t we may attribute to the patient
and thorough study which he gave to the
various questions thrust upon him for at
tentlon, for all his successes as politician.
as statesman. as a man of this great
country. those successes were largely due
to the moral qualities OF which I have
spoken. They drew to him the hearts OF
men everywhere. and particularly of those
who best knew him. They called to his side
helpers in every exigency Of his career. SO
that when his future was at one time likely
to have been imperiled and utterly ruined
by his financial conditions. they who had
resources. for the sake OF helping q man
who had in him such qualities, came to his
side and put him on the high road OF addi-
tional ana larger successes.
Hts Memory VIII Endure.
"And will such man die? Is Il possible
that He who created. redeemed. trans
formcn, uplifted. Illuminated such a man