The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-16
MADISON-AvENUE NJ. e. CHURCH.
Rev. n. III. MOore's Memorial Sermon
I'm Honor Of President.

The Rev. r. H. Moore, pastor of Madi-
son-avenue NJ. E. Church, preached yester-
day morning to a large congregation on
THE Nations Sorrow" Following is a
portion of the sermon:
Sorrow, like material phenomena, be-
comes more terrific and awe-inspiring as
It's effects are felt upon larger bodies-one
drop OF water, the torrent, the ocean bill
lows. Individual sorrow is great. The
widow without friends who loses her only
son Is another of the examples. Her Sor-
row is great. But sorrow becomes terrific
and awe-inspiring when il embraces larger
numbers; To-day not one or two persons
sorrow, but a Nation-a world. The entire
world Is subjected 10 a torrent of sorrow
1t Is doubtful If there has ever been such
universal sorrow over the death of one
man as there Is because of the death OF
William Mckinley. The telegraph, like the
nerve cords of the body, binds the entire
world into unit. A wound at one joint
is felt throughout the entire body. Never
has humanity been so near a unit as now.
"A large part of the worlds sorrow is
due to the character Of our third martyr
President. No ruler Of any nation was so
beloved by all the people as Mckinley; this,
Notwithstanding the fact that he was war
President, directing a war which has left
many great national questions and has
created a great diversity of opinion. Some
have been bitterly hostile to his methods.
let there was dignity and fairness to
his conduct that won the respect OF his op-
ponents. He was a peace-maker. No man
has done much to heal the wounds left
by the civil war. A few years ago no one
would have believed the South would love
and honor a Republican President from
the North. He was wise. He knew the
war was ended and old issues were dead
he saw the South was loyal to the flag.
he was good enough to love the men
against whom he had fought on battle
fields.
fashioned Methodist II he had had time to
study his life and conduct in the moment
when he was attacked by, an ASA ASSN, az
he had studied the great speech he made at
Buffalo, only. few hours before. he could
not have selected actions and words more
appropriate to a Christian than those he
did exhibit. His first concern was for his
wife. HIS second was for his assailant. 1t
was Christ-like. He then exhibited sorrow
because OF the fact that the great exposi-
ton had been disturbed. Before going com
pletely under the influence of anesthetics.
before the operation, he was heard. TO MUIR
muir the Lords prayer With his last
breath he chanted Nearer, my God TO
Thee His last words WERE 1t is Gods
way His will. be done No biack-robed
priest no burning of candles were needed
to fit such soul as his for heaven.
What is our duty under the circum.-
stances? He himself set the example. All
over the world prayers went up for the
President. Not only were there prayers in
Christian, Protestant and Catholic
churches, but in Jewish synagogues and in
ers. He must, however, carry out His pur-
poses. He allowed His Son to be crucified,
even when that Son was praying.
Thus our beloved President has been
taken. We know not the reason he was not
spared. That was Gods will, known only
to Him. His death, it seems, was for the
good of this country-to accomplish even
more good than he could have accomplished
by living. Il awakened the people. They
have been aroused as never before. Per-
haps our national life will now be purer,
more righteous, more exalted, because Of
the blood of another martyr President
Shall not we, too, say, Gods will be done
Let us avoid extreme passion. God knows
this crime is a disgrace. 1t is disgrace
enough without adding hasty, unguarded
expression or attempts at violence. Let us
insist upon justice. Back of our lynch laws
and mob violence is the ineff1ciency of our
courts. 1t sometimes seems they are only
to favor criminals. The technicalities, de-
lays, expenses of our courts the fact that
criminals too often escape justice altogeth-
er accounts for our irreverence of laws
Now is time to let justice work-no in
sanity dodge, no needless delay, no chance
for lawyers to advertise themselves should
be allowed. Every person implicated should
be punished"