Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-16


 Services Were Held in Number of
 The Edifces-Prayers Were Offered
 For The Welfare of The New Presi-
 dent and The Success of Our Gov
 ernment.
 At the different churches yesterday
 1e principal subject treated by the .-dstors was the great calamity that has come upon the country 1n the death of President Mckinley.
 At the First Baptist church Dr Par Fy delivered an interesting address on the United States, it's rapid growth and the taking away by the assassin Of three of its chiefs, Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley. '.The blow has stunned the nation,' said Dr Parry, ''and we have been too dazed to echo back those almost last words of our martyred president to his wife by his bedside, His will, not ours, be done Just as we seem to have reached the highest point in our national prosper 1ty. with no motive to prompt it but q hatred of government and law, a cold bloOded, snake-like anarchist shoots down President Mckinley, perhaps the best beloved and most respected chief executive of the nation that it has ever had. The deed of this Polish anarch- 1st has a deeper atrOcity and fiendish- ness than any similar event in history. Brutus murdered Caesar, Joab slew Abner. aSsaSsins have slain kingly men through all the ages. but in most O. them may be found a motive for the deed. but this murder of President Me k1nley is prompted by nothing but a hatred of life. law. decency and au- thority. The anarchists of this and every other land and civilized nation must be made to feel upon their necks the iron heel of righteousness until the life of anarchy is crushed out and it is driven into the dark dens of iniqui- ty, whence it has come to blight and blast the fair land that has given it an asylum"
 The Rev Father Curtin of St Fran cis Xavier's parish spoke for nearly an hour on the assassination of the presi- dent After paying a glowing tribute to the virtues of the dead chief execu- tive and cOndemning in no uncertain terms the teachings that lead up to such rash acts. he told his people not to be too ready to believe what they hear about this one and that one hav- ing uttered unpatriOtic remarks with reference to the shooting of Mckinley. If you hear anyone speak of the assas- sinatiOn of our president in an unpatri- otic manner" he said. mark him. but be sure you know what you are talk ing about. WOuld-be patriots will take advantage of this time to circulate stories about their neighbOrs and hon. est people should be aware of what they say and take it with big grain of salt" The speaker laid considera- ble stress upon the need of thorough 4T.s that it is essential to good citizenship. At the close of the service prayers were offered for the future peace and prosperity of the nation.
 At St Patrick's church the paston, Father GleesOn, said:
 "A week ago our hearts were uplift- cd in Suppliance to the God of mercy and of love. imploring him to preserve our beloved presidents life from the terrible deed of a cowardly assassin. To-day the furled flag and the purple and black silently bespeak the tribute of respect we owe the honOred and he roic dead President Mckinley pos seSsed pre-eminently the traits of the true American citizen. He was cOur- ageOus. patriotic and religious. He had not dreamed himself into great ness. but hammered and forged him. self into it. He had honestly won the esteem of his fellow citizens and will always be gratefully remembered by them. The sympathy of the American people will go out to his invalid wife in the great bereavement which she has suffered"
 Father SlOcum spoke on the question at the and 1O:30 o'clock masses at the Immaculate Conception church. 1t was generally believed that he would make the shooting of the president the text of his sermon at the last mass, and in consequence the place was crowded to the doors. The musical program under Prof Bonn included the rendition of God of Our Fathers" SsThe Angel of Peace" loft in the Silly Night" the Dead March in Saul'' and ChOpin's Funeral March,"
 Father SlOcum spoke feelingly of the dead president and brought tears 10 the eyes of his congregation when he uttered the following paragraph:
 +sOne of the grandest lessons to he learned upon this occasion is for the American people to take to heart the dying words of President Mckinley. which seemed to have been intended by him as his last legacy. When pass ing under the shadow his lips mur- mured. Nearer my God. to thee.' Oh, that we may take that legacy to our selves 1Uu uIeAN lO oOtA- AltG we may be purer and better eitizensw
 Referring to President Roosevelt. Father SIOcum said: "He is no longer Teddy Roosevelt and people should keep this in mind and speak of him in the highest terms of respect The ex- ample of some papers in caricaturing President Mckinley. his cabinet and his advisers as mummers and clowns had a most perniciOus effect upon the minds of many who read those papers. Such dIsrespect and contempt certain ly leads to anarchy. and whether a man or a multitude imbibes that con- tempt. it is anarchy all the same The French revolution of 17S9 was nOth- sug but a nation anarchy mad. That of 1S4S was but little less depraved- We need to avoid giving encourage ment to a spirit which might ripen into rebellion, rapine and murder.
 saThe lesson of to-day for the Amer lean people" he continued. "is respect for lawful authority. No one need at- tempt violence to redress wrongs in a country like this. where the people are rupreme The American people can al- ways be depended upon to correct evils in a constitutional way. They may move slowly. but when ythey do move fbev move effectively through the bal T. r.fx xrva c