The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-15
Dr. Henry Homer Washbufn Discusses Effects Concen-
 tated WeaIthin Sermon
SAYS PROVIDENCE MADE
 MR ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT
Sermon Was Intended for Eulogy on Life of Late MT. Mckinley, But Reference to Present Presi-s
 dent Was Displeasin0.

Oyster Bay, N. r, September 14-The Rev. Dr. Henry Homer Washburn, rec tor of Christ Episcopal church. incurred the avowed disapproval of President Roosevelt today by a sermon in which he devoted considerable attention to Possibility of danger coming by and through the unguarded use of great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few and in which he also stated that If ever circumstances indicated that one was placed providentially in the execu- tive chair of the nation, the the circum- stances that attended the promotion of MT. Roosevelt so indicated"
 Today was the first anniversary of the death of President Mckinley an the President had requested MT. Washburn to hold memorial services. The announce ment that this would be done and that President Roosevelt and his family would be present served to draw a large crowd to Christ church, which the Pres ident attends while here. The first part of the rector's sermon was devoted to an euology upon the life and character of the martyred Mckinley and to this the President listened attentively. But when in the second part of the sermon MT. Washburn took occasion to speak of the possibility of danger coming through certain trusts. and also to laud the Pres ident, Mir. Roosevelt became restive. His face colored and he plainly showed signs of disapproval of the rectors utterances. At the conclusion he turned to Mrs. Roosevelt, who sat beside him, and whis- pered, He should not have done that"
 After the services the President stated that he had requested MT Washburn to hold memorial services, but that he had no knowledge of what the sermon con- tained, nor had he any intimation that the rector would refer to the trusts or to himself. MT. Washburn also stated that he had prepared the sermon without con- sultlng any members of the Presidents family.
 Preached from Galatians.
 MT. Washburn took for his text the 9th chapter of Galatians, 4th verse: But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, made of a wom- an, made under the law, to redeem them that would under the law that we might receive the adoption Of sons.''
 MT. Washburn spoke of the early his tory of this country and of It's develop ment from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the present time. He told of the different epoch in the life of the nation and of the men who had risen to meet the difficulties as they presented themselves. Continuing, he said:
 ''The fullness of time came again when in 1860 South Carolina seeded from the Union, and civil war drenched the land fin fraternal blood.
 The civil war gave opportunity for many great careers who afterward rose to fame. Of this number was William Mckinley, who at the early age of IS enlisted as a private in the army
 MT. Washburn spoke further of Presi- dent McKinley's record as a soldier, law yer. congressman, governor and Presi- dent. paying high tribute to his charac- ter and ability in public and private life. and referring to the deep grief of the nation at his death. The speaker then contirued
 With the civil war ended the institu- tion of slavery in this land. The civil war settled the question of state rights The horrors of civil war had been experienced but thanks to the supreme ruler of events, the Union had been preserved and the nation that had revolutionized methods of warfare. whose rising indus tries gave immediate employment to the mighty host mustered out of her services and whose natural resources were in- exhaustihle, began to excite the admiring gaze of the world.
 Steps of Progress.
 That steps of progress have since been taken-how inventions have multiplied what attention has been given to the cause of education-what sums of money have been devoted to philanthropic eff fort; what questions of public policy have been met; what honor came to our arms in defending the cause of Cuba: what marvel Is the commercial success of this land?
 "So busy have we been with the con- cerns of every day that few have real ized that we are marching on toward another national event. How near or how remote 1t may be, or what shape if will assume none may foresee MT. Lin coin and others warned the country against the danger of a rising money power. But capital was needed for the development of trade and natural re- sources and business had moved along such natural lines that little concern for the future has been felt. Men of marked ability have risen to direct and guide in every vocation Among all these leaders of the last thirty years none increased in the stature of thorough manhood more noticeably than did MT. Mckinley He came to the presidency after several years of business depression, the time required for the exalted position of a man of great experience and ability, and fin him was found The need of the hour
 How time proved the wisdom of his measuresl How skilfully he steered the ship of state!
 ssrhe country has never been so pros perous as on the day when the report of a pistol startled the nation and numbered MT. Mckinley with our martyred Presi- dents Who can read history and believe ehat the course Of events Happened by Sshance. It was by no accident that