The Newtown bee., 1902-09-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
REV 0. w. BAKERS TRIBUTE TO
 MCKINLEY.


AN ELOQUENT AND FORCIBLE ADDRESS
 Sunday marked the 9th anniversary of Rev MT Barkers pastorate at the Congregational church. In the morn ing he gave an eloquent address on Mo- Kinley. He said in part:
 In the midst of the battle, in tn C midst of his great achievements, in the midst of the loyal affection of strong people and with the respect of the world William Mckinley was cut down. Since that sad day a year has passed, and to-day more than ever we know thata prince and a mighty man in'Israel has fallen. We know it be- cause the wounding was so keen that we have not yet recovered from the smart; we know it because his infu ence for good was so vast that there is not shore but feels the touching of his life's tide. The world has never witnessed another spectacle like that, whole nation from the highest to the lowest, from the palace gate to poor mans hut, lowing in deepest humil- ldUlOlI dU Ullc CllIOuC u RIdCo dlu LIT ploring that the grim warrior might stay the movement of his car.
 It is strange that of our three great est Washington. Lincoln, McKinley-two of them should have been struck down by the hand of the assassin; and yet it is Gods way, for so ran the words from the lips of our third martyr President, "Good-bye all, it is Gods way. It is not our way; His will be done." After all is it Gods way? Does God compel the raising of the hand that dealt the awful blow? Let us be very careful how we place at the door of Him who can do nothing wrong the inspiring of the hellish deeds of wicked men. Evil doers do indeed spread themselves like green baytree and accomplish their devilish designs up to a certain point, but at that very point God takes a hand and turns their mischievous plans to His own glory and praise. So it has ever been through the history of the world. Joseph's brethren thought they were l they concerted to sell the silly dreamer to band of traders that were passing down into Egypt and so get him out o1 the way; but God stepped in and brought Joseph up to ride in the char. iot next to the king and to be saviour for his fathers people in time of fam inc. When the Pharisees robed ir holy vestments, chuckled that theil we'll conceived plan had carried through, and the people, in the tu abandon. cried, "HiS blood be on u! and on our children,' at that very mo ment God s hand appeared. to turn tha
 blackest of crimes into the event mor' filled with blessing to the human rac' than all other events besides. Oh, " cannot contend against God. Malefac tors, drop your nefarious schemes; in stigators of riot and murder and "a pine get ye out from your murky re treats; for Gods chariot rides trium phantly on.' God has wheeled thi ghastly tragedy into line, and toda
 our hearts are filled with praise as W
 see the blessings it has brought.
 By his death William Mckinley
 life was lifted up to the view of tn
 world. Lincoln accomplished far mor l. for this nation when he died in hea
 ing the scanning scars of the war tha
 he possibly could have accOmplishe had his great power been allowed
 carry out his scheme of reconstruction
 By his death McKinley's life was lifte
 up. We did not know much about
 before. We did not know how good |
 was. We did not know what devO