Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-19

er, his devotion to his God, his coun-
try and home. before the unutteI-
able grief and loss of Mrs Mckinley
we stand united. while our hearts
pray to God thai He may solace and
strengthen and comfort her soul, as
she now at this hour lays away his
mortal remains for their long rest in
the cemetery of Canton. amid the
scenes that contains the story of their
love, their happiness, their success
their SORROW" said the speaker
Continuing DIR. Andreen said:
Il desire to refer to but one more
feeling which fills Us now in this
hour of sorrow aud that is sense of
gratitude toward God for having given
| this country a man and a president
such as Mr.. Mckinley has been
What a great Inheritance the Ameri-
can people already have of noble men
aud characters. Our greatest ns-
tional wealth far SURPRISING our vast
material resources in Importance is
the memory aud exam lie aud inf l.
ence of sucn men as Henry. Wash
ington, Adams, Jackson. Webster,
Liucoln-and with reverence and love
we add to this galaxy of great and
noble men sur msrtyred president
Mckinley We ard our children
after US must ever feel grateful for
all that President Mckinley meant
to US. He has again given
US pattern of the highest Anne rican
citizenship. Reared under circum-
stances where he was dependent on
his own efforts tor making his way
through the world, he has given Us
another illustrious example Of the de-
terminiDg influence which a COCO
home yields on a boys character
Fro N his parents he received heal
of body and health of soul which
saved him from falling bv the way
side. Whatever young Mckinley un
deruook he did with all his heart a,
student working his way through
college, as a volunteer IN the ctvI
war, as a lawyer hewing ont his ca
reer we find in him the same gu Iii
ies-determination, homes ty, slDgle
ness of purpose, purity of hesrt 1
grand app ication and capacity !
work. coupled with an ability which
became extraordinary by the very
fact that he put it to the best a. {
noblest use These qualities Of char
acter ever attract attention and -
spect In congress these q1ai'tit
soon made him a leader of men, anC
even before ne became governor o
Ohio and long bsfore he va oomi
mated men had begun TO single MIN
out "a one who would become III
honor to the p esidential chair n,
one to whom we could safely entru
the welfare of our nation
An Example for the World
land have not these past five years
proved that this confidence was vel
placed? AS we now louk oacS upon
mis- wise, careful, abe and at the sam,
time brilliant administrator we at.
grateful for the wholesome influence
the president has welded, for all tn q
in this short time has been accom-
plished. At one leap, as it were We
were forced to claim acknowledge
meat as one of the leading nations OF
| The world. We have taken cur seal
as never before among the council oil
the na ions aud our influence for
libt rty and enlighten is felt IN
all parts of the world. During his
trying and perilous period. President
Mckinley has shown foresight, q
prudence, craftsmanship. which will
ever be an honor, a glory, and an ex-
! ample unto all the world.
II have in the foregoing referred to
many of the great lessons we may
learn from McKinley's life. 1 wish
now to add but one more. His deep
sense of responsibility before his
Creator. his reliance upon divine as
sistance and guidance in all his doings
teaches US again the secret of all t, ne
success For we all feel that in spite
of the assassin's bullet President Nc
Ktnley's life was in the highest and
best sense crowned with success,
crowned with Gods blessing, and
when we trust in God during the
days of our strength and our active
labors He will not forsake US in the
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