The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-20


/, triumphs of our Christian truth as II ex-
listed in the character OF Thy departed
servant.
I'VE thank Thee for the virtues which
he possessed and pray Thee that they
may be an example 10 our nation.
I'VE pray Thee 10 bless her whom he
loved so dearly and TO comfort her when
heart and strength shall fa.~ May she
be able 20 rest in the Lord and wait pa
tiently for Him
we would not. in this hour. o Lord,
think thoughts OF vengeance remember
ing Him who said. Vengeance is Mine,
/ win repay but we do pray that jus
tice may be swiftly and surely meted
out"
At this point Dr. Vose invoked the Di-
vine blessing upon the president OF the
United States and all others IN authority
that truth and righteousness might I'LL the
nation.
Concluding he prayed:
80 most merciful Father, we thank
Thee for all the nations OF the earth and
their sympathy at this time. Grant that
freedom, truth and intelligence in God
may reign over all the world: that Christ
may he on earth. King OF Kings and Lord
OF Lords.
BLESS. o Lord. the teemlng multitudes
I'm every part OF our country. today. oh. be
government nation before Thee.
brought together as never before.
20 our God and Father. hear our hum
BILE nrayers which we offer before Thee,
and bless all the services OF this day that
Thy kingdom may come In every heart.
this hour. and that we say as never be-
fore. our Father Who art I'm Heaven.
hallowed by Thy name"
At this point DR.. Vose repeated the
Lords prayer the congregation joining
! in the same with one accord.
After tho PRAYER. Or. Anderson an
nounced the hymn Lead Kindly Light, -
which was sung by the congregation.
PRESIDENT FAUNcE SPEAKS.
President Faunce was the first speaker
OF the morning. In brief, he said:
81 have just come from a meeting OF
500 students and ! must. IN few mo-
ments. If YOU will pardon me, depart for
another service.
II could not resist the impulse to add
my word to this impressive service in this
historic church
ut is better TO go 20 the house OF
mourning than 10 the house or feasting.
I'm the house Of feasting we sometimes
forget God but i'm the house OF mourning
we come back again"
At this point Dr. Faunce briefly re-
viewed the prosperity OF the country. its
victories in war and its exalted position
as nation among other nations OF the
world
But suddenly" he said. "out Of tho
open sky the blow falls. nav. not from the
open sky but up from the depths Of hell.
and instantly the flags Of a continent are
at half mast. the nation is draped i'm
black. aud there is mourning as in an
cient Egypt when there was hardly a
house IN which there was not one dead.
Never In your lifetime and In mine was
there such spectacle.
MOURNING MILLIONS.
To-day the hearts of 50 millions ~
people beat as one and all over the
world hearts beats and prayers mingle
with ours. But there Is another side 70
thu picture as we rose this morning we
heard the tolling Of bells and saw the
drizzling rain but later the sunlight APP
peared and one knew that behind the
clouds the sun was still shining. and so.
today. God still lives I'm the nation. We
have been wn the utter failure Of an
archy The Anarchist has only blackened
his own name throughout eternity.
THE reign government of the people bv
the people and for the people was never
so strong as at this hour The solidarity
OF the people is eviuenced as never before
IN the history OF Anf UtllnUs NF fNfluN-
lies Of South America lav their flowers
upon the bier and we have had dem
onstra ton of the stability Of Republican
rule which never come 20 us before.
''Yet we arc not thinking 50 much of
our government and international rela
tions today "a we are OF William Nc
kinley.
God he thanked that this man had not
only civic virtues but "A record unsullied,
n private life above reproech. No diver
gence of political opinion can hide from
us that this was n good man. a man free
from guile. from chicanery / am thank
ful that William Mckinley loved and re-
cred the American home. The best thing
p man can give 90 society r. a pure Sim
pic Christian home. and 40. today our
thoughts e. out 90 that simple. quiet
home in C4nton where he rests today.
I'VE like 20 think OF him there and NJ
her whom he loved 20 tenderly. beside
him
'''-or 7o wears No watched over hcr ton.
derby and increasingly. Today she watches
o.e. hn anu tne nation guards them
both"
At this touching reference 10 Mira. Nc