The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-30
A CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.
Tribute Of w. E Andrews to the
Character of william lIcKTuIe,-

L NAbNAf VI W f. Andrews the
: Character Of william Mckinney.
The Life and Character OF William
{ Mckinney was the subject Of an earnest
tribute paid last night by r W Andrews.
4 formerly member OF Congress from Ne
: braska AT the Wilson Memorial Church
. Eleventh. between G. and Streets south
/ east Mr. Andrews is now First Auditor
/ for the Treasury Department. having re-
} ceived his appointment from President
. Mckinley.
+ The service was opened by a hymn.
/ The Sure Reward" In giving out this
. sacred song Rev A IT. Thomson. Tho.
pastor Of thu church, told an interesting
story In connection with it,
"Ou the Sunday before William NcKfu-
/ Icy was inaUgSated the first time said
| the pastor. "this hymn was given out i'm
Z the Methodist Church in Canton. and il
. impressed Mr.. Mckinley deeply. The
next day the trustees Of the church called
upon tho new President who said that
the song had had profound effect upon
him. and that while singing ne had mark
ed The hymn. He requested that the
church give him the hymn book. which
was done. ard Mr.. Mckinley brought IL
to- Washington when he came to be i7
auE"rat.d. To was among his books n
the time of his death"
Dr. Thompson offered PRAYER. after
hich Mr. Andrews was introduced He
read from Matthew y-3-l2 the Rc3uti-
( tudes. laying great stress upon the
verse. Blessed are the peacemakers. for
. they are children Of God which h. said
T. indicates the keynote OF the character Of
/ the late President ar Andrews then
DTIEed earnestly for the country I'm the
. hight II its great loss This was followed
by the Lord s. Prayer in the sixth chapter
Of Matthew, after which Mr.. Andrews
read from the eighteenth chapter of
Joshua. which tells the story Of the death
Of Moses and the duty of the peoDI. i'm
/ following their new leader. Joshua who
Wa called upon 20 lead the children of
Tie repeated the verse And rba,- an
SErTyu Joshua saying. all that thou COM
manifest US We viii do and WheTssOe- -
thou SElGeth as we Will 20.
Mr. Andrews drew n powerful lesson
from the death Of the beloved Executive.
lie brought out especially the character
and life OF the President not as that OF a
frrSrI"ut, the man hOuOred above So gg0. 90
~ his relIow-citizcus ana elevated o. tba
highest Office ia the land but that OF "A
Christian statesman.
Life and death are strongly mingled"
S.tlu inc speaker, and the national life
Is ualy longer In proportion 10 the life 81
individuals. Trace the life Of the country
ana We See &c struggling through the RevO-
ltt'LlaTN period, up 10 that great con
tict between the States Scarcely had We
emerged from that. stronger than ever
Iti"'t. when Abraham Lincoln was struck
down by an assassin. In 1881 President
Garfield Was killed Now. but a short
Time go. our beloved President. William
AlclNlHl'y. fell al the hand Of bastard.
and the nation vas plunged ia grief
W hen Lincoln died the grief and sorrow
OF the nation. not then reunited. was
profound When Garfield was called from
F.. bis high position to appear before his
Cod. the nation was not even then fully
reunited. When Mckinney died never before
had the sorrow been SO broadcast over the
land