, 1901-09-20

lue CILlZtuS VI Iuese OulLeu oldleS Dut
for all the liberty-loving people OF the
whole world. Anarchists he stigma
tized as fit occupants for lunatic asy.
lums, and his assertions that such or,
CARNATIONS have no place on American
soil ELECTED hearty applause. He de.
manded further that the nests of vip.
ers be stamped out at once and forever
and the sentiment received the full ap.
probation of his auditors. He declared
the act Of Czolgosz an indignity offered
Ia, 900 900 of American voters. a deed
which also strikes a direct blow at the
will of the people. In closing he ten.
dered especial sympathy to the Grand
Army of the Republic as experiencing
a double loss, that of both president
and comrade.
The second speaker was N. E. Cor.
thell. He considered it an appalling
national calamity that after so long a
period of self-government, civilization
and education we should experience on
the threshold of the new century such
an unspeakable act. He had sought in
vain for any reason or excuse for the
murder of the very head and represen-
tative of liberty at the hands of those
who had found a refuge in our beloved
country from the tyrany of other lands.
So far as he could learn William Nc
Kinley had not a single personal or po-
litical enemy. However, he was
obliged to differ with the previous
speaker as regards the remedy for
such crimes. Represslve laws would
prove worse than Intellectual here, even
as they have failed in the fear-haunted
countries of the old world. We should
not be moved by vindictiveness toward
aim should be to restrain, reform. edu-
cate. He had twice voted against
President Mckinley and differed with
him politically on almost every point,
but that did not prevent a keen appre-
citation of the admirable qualities Of
the man, and his Christian character.
While he had always admired the
hero's courage on the battle field, he
consider the scene of the as
sassination, when Mckinley spoke
to the enraged people who
would have torn the Judas limb from
limb. and said DO not hurt him, the
most glorious instance of true Chris
tian courage of modern times. Mr..
Corthell closed his remarks, which
had commanded the closest attention
that President Mckinley had conduct.
ed the troubles with Spain and China
to the entire satisfaction of the vast
majority of his countrymen.
DR.. Smiley remarked that the ia
miliar hymn Nearer, My God, to
Thee" had been rehallowed by the
dying martyr, and the choir and con
gregation sang the hymn with much
feeling. The Rev. Daniel H. Overton,
pastor of the Greene Avenue Baptist
church, Brooklyn, embodied an original
poem in his address last Sunday even
ing on The Will of God and the Presi.
dents Death" These verses were read
at this point by especial request by
Mrs. DeLario, whose sympathetic rem
dition added much to the power and
beauty of the lines. The poem fol
lows:
A Nation Weeps.
A nation weeps-a hush is on the
world.
One of the nations noblest m has
passed
Within the vail of sight and sense into
The great beyond. The fatal shot
fired by
A felon's hand has done its awful
work
And doomed the great man to untime-
ly death.
Neither the surgeons skill o count
less prayers
OF a united people-aye, of all
The praying world-have been enough
to hold
Our hero with us for a longer spell
And for a finished work as president.
Hope rose almost to certainty during
The waiting week, only to sink again
Into despair and doubt at the weeks
close.
Now death has come-has come to
one who knew
No fear OF death, but even when
deaths mark
Was on him cold with resignation and
with resolutions say: "Goodby, good
by;
1T is Gods way; His will be done
we should
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