The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-15
LAUDED ROOSEVELT
OYSTER BAY PASTOR OVERDID
THE THING.
ANNOYED THE PRESIDENT.
A QUEER SORT OF MCKINLEY ME-
MORTAL.


washburn's Real Topic Mr..
roosevelt ProvidentiaIly Placed
in the Executive Chair, He DecIar-
cd-His Position ON Trusts Discuss
ed and Endorsed From Pulpit.
oyster Bay. N. Y. Sept. 14.-Rev.
Dr. Henry Homer Washburn, rector
of Christ Episcopal Church, in the
presence of President Roosevelt and
- large congregation, to-day preached
a sermon in which he devoted consid-
cradle attention to Possibility of dan
ger coming by and through the I'M
guarded use of great wealth concen-
trated in the hands of a few" and in
which he also stated that if ever cir
cumstances indicated that one was
placed providentially in the executive
chair of the nation, then the circum-
stances that attended the promotion
of Mr. Roosevelt so indicated.
To-day was the first anniversary of
the death of President Mckinley, and
the President had requested Mr..
Washburn to hold memorial services.
The announcement that this would be
done and that President Roosevelt
would be present served to draw a
large crowd to Christ Church, which
the President attends while here. The
first part of the rector's sermon was
devoted to an eulogy on the life and
character of President Mckinley, and
to this the President listened
attentively. But when in the second
part of the sermon Mr.. Washburn took
occasion to speak of the possibility of
danger coming through certain trusts
and also to laud the President, Mr..
Roosevelt became FESTIVE. His face col
ored and he plainly showed signs of
disapproVal of the rector's utterances.
At the conclusion of the sermon. he
turned to Mrs. Roosevelt. who sat be-
side him, and whispered, HE should
not have done that"
After the services the President stat
ed that he had requested Mr.. Wash
burn to hold memorial services. but
that he had no knowledge of what the
sermon contained. nor had he any in
timation that the rector would refer to
the trusts or to himself
Mr.. Washburn also stated that he had
prepared the sermon without consult
irg any member of the Presidents
family.
Mr. Washburn took for his text the
fourth chapter of Galatians. fourth
Verse, which reads:
But when the fullness of the time
was come, God sent forth His Son,
made of a woman, made under the
law, to redeem them that were under
the law, that we might receive the
adoption of sons
Mr., Washburn spoke of the early his
tory of this country and of the differ
ent epochs in the life of the ma ton,
and of the men who had risen to meet
the difficulties as they presented them
selves. He said:
Harl<s Back to Civil War.
The fullness of time came again
when in 1861 South Carolina seeded
from the Union and civil war drenched
the land in fraternal blood The Civil
War gave opportunity for men to begin
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.* With
the Civil War ended the institution of
slavery in this land. The Civil War
settled the question of state rights.
The horrors of civil war had been ex-
perenced, but thanks to the Supreme
Ruler of events, the Union had been
preserved, and the nation that had
reVolutionized methods of warfare,
whose industries gave immediate em-
Payment to the mighty host mustered
out of her services and whose
natural resources were inexhaustible
began to excite the admiring gaze of the
world. What steps of progress have
since been taken-how inventions have
muldplied-what attention has been
given to the cause of education-What
sums Of money have been devoted to
phllanthropic effortZwhat questions of
public policy have been met-What
honor came to our arms in defending
the cause of Cuba-what a marvel is
me commercial success of this land!
So busy have we been with the con-
Germs of the every day that few have
realized that we are marching on to-
ward another national event. How
near or how remote it may be, Or
What shape it will assume none may
Ioresee- Mr.. Lincoln and others warm
ed the country against the dangers OF
rising money power But capital
was needed for the development CT
trade and natural resources, and bust
ness had moved along such natural
INES that little concern for the peace
OIL the future had been felt. Men OF
marked ability have risen to direct and
GUIDE in every vocation. Among all
these leaders of the last thirty years,
ough manhood more noticeably than
ana Mr.. Mckinley. He came to the
presidency after several years of busl-
ness depression, the time required for
me exalted position of a man OF
great experience and ability and
!. him was found the need
VI the hour. How time proved the
wisdom of his measures! How skilful-
" ne steered the ship of state!
a David Was Vice President"
The country had never been so pros
ferrous as on that day when the report
OF pistol startled the nation, and
numbered Mr. Mckinley with our mar
tSIed Presidents. Who can read his
Tory and believe that the course of
events happens by chance? 1t was by
no accident that Judas betrayed the
great Nazarene to be crucified. But
Nho can tell why Mr.. Mckinley was
suddenly taken from the earth in
me hour apparently of his greatest
User illness? Who could fill his place?
i0flunately a David was Vice Presi-
t'ai Cow he came to be Vice Presl-
t..ls Was 1t by accident? How much
ing and how many mishaps did
Ae TO create that accident? Many
ne was too young to be President;
youth Is apt to be impulslve, nor
% consider that already IN mid
Hte MS experience had been wide
varied. lie has been IN once less
year, How the love OF him is
me hearts OF the people. What
stilouH mistake has be made2 tfls
''+'aly, his bravery, his positive con-