The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-01
HIS LIFE WAS PURE AND
CHARACTER SPOTLESS

| them he always gathered strength to
perform his public duties firmly. gently,
but steadfastly, with the light which God
gave him to see and do the right.
! He had the faculty of expressing him
self strongly and beautifully, and appar-
emily unstudied, yet unhesitatingly, with
great clearness, with masterful grasp of
great national questions, and yet his
! thoughts were clothed in linguistic habil-
4 aments, formed according to the sweet
est graces of rhetorical beauty.
In public life, as in the sacred domain
of home. 1t is the thoughts thus express
ed that the mind most strongly grasps
and that lnger longest in the memory.
Hence you can readily see why William
Mckinley as a distinguished private cit
izen, with a spotless personal character.
and as the Chief Executive of this great
nation, was almost idolized by all good
, citizens, regardless of creed or partisan
affiliations. In the language of Bacon,
William Mckinley firmly believed, mo
pleasure is comparable to standing upon
the vantage ground of truth" and in
that lies the secret Of his great success
in public life.
His private life was as pure and spark
ling as the dewdrop on the morning now-
er; 1t was visual demonstration of the
principle that it is not the "eye that sees
the beauties of Heaven, nor the ear that
hears the sweetness of music or the glad
tidings, but the soul that receives all
the relish of physical and intellectual
perception which makes us happy: and
the more noble and excellent the soul is,
the greater and more savory are its per-
ceptions. With these sentiments in his
mind President Mckinley closed his great
speech at Buffalo, his last public utter
ance on the day he was shot, as follows:
Gentlemen, let us ever remember that
our interest Is in concord, not in con-
hict; and that our real eminence rests in
the victories of peace not those OF war
We hope that all who are represented
here may be moved to a higher and no
bier effort for their own and the worlds
good. And that out of this city may
come not only greater commerce and
trade for us all, but more essential these
regulations of mutual respect and conf
dence and friendship which will deepen
and endure. Our earnest prayer Is that
God Will graciously vouchsafe prosper
ity, happiness and peace to all our
neighbors and like blessing to all the
peoples and powers of earth"
With these sentiment upon his lips he
sank under the assassin's bullet and to
rest. LAS come to parched lips the bless.
ed rain, as come cool breezes to the
The God of nations, his God and our
God, received his pure soul. after llfes
troubled dream, he giveth his beloved
sleep"
And as the boatman pale, with shad-
owy oar, neared the shore of the dark
wide river to announce to him the dread
summons, he pulled aside tho curtain
which divides the great unknown and
with his last breath he said, Good bye
all, good bye. 1t Is Gods way. His will
be done" And as the frail tendrils of
his gentle and generous heart gave way
he wrapt the drapery of his couch about
him and laid down to pleasant dreams.
BRIEF REMARKS.
Following the singing of second
hymn Lead, Kindly Light" various
prominent citizens were called upon for
remarks. The following gentlemen re-
sponded. W. X. Castle, =. G. Jones, j.
IL. Anterior, DR.. Emerson and A. II.
Judd. They extolled the late President
In we'll chosen words, describing him
a model citizen, patriot, gentle, low
ing, honest, kind and good. To the
students he was pointed out as an ex-
ample, worthy of emulation, his foot
steps to be followed wherever possible. |
Following these brief remarks, the |
school sang MY Country, IT'S of Thee"
md Rev. Erdman closed with solemn |
The postlude played by Mr.. Ballaseyus |
Vas ChOpin'S "Funeral March"