Evening star., 1902-09-15
PRESIDENT WAS DIspLEAsED
AT Sermon Delivered by Rev. Wash.
burn at Oyster Bay.


A dispatch from Oyster Bay. N V ves-
terday says: Rev. Dr. Henry Homer Wash
ourn, rector Of Christ Episcopal Church. in
the presence of President Roosevelt and bis
FAMILY and congregation that filled the
church to overflowing TODAY preached 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
proV1dentlally at the executive head of the
nation then the circumstances that attend
ed the promotion of Mr. Roosevelt so in
dicated."
Today was the first anniversary of the
death of President Mckinley. and the Presi-
dent 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 rectorS sermon was devoted to
a eulogy upon the life and character of the
martyred Mckinley, and to this the Presi-
dent listened attentively; but when. in the
second part of the sermon, Mr. Washburu
took occasion to speak of the possibility of
danger coming through certain trusts and
also to laud the President, Mr.. Roosevelt
became restive. His face coored and he
plainly showed signs of dsapproval of the
rector's utterances At the conclusion of
the sermon he turned to Mrs Roosevelt
who sat beside him, and whispered, He
should not have done that
President Makes Statement.
After the services the President stated
that he had requested Mr.. Washburn 10
hold memorial services, but that he had no
knowledge of what the sermon contained
nor had he any intimation that the rector
would refer to the trusts or to himself. Mr..
Washburn also stated that he had prepared
the sermon without consulting any men,
bers 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 it's develop
mcnt from the signing of the Declaration
of Independence to the present time. He
told of the different epochs in the life of the
nation, and of the men who had risen TO
meet the difficulties as they presented them
selves. Continuing, he said:
The fullness of time came again when,
in 1860 South Carolina seeded from the
Union and civil war drenched the land in
fraternal blood The civil war gave op-
portunity 'or men II begin careers. who
afterward rose to fame. OF this number
was William Mckinley. who, at the early
age Ol elSHleell, elilSteQ as private in
the army. His valor. his promotion to the
rank of major, his subsequent study Of law
and successful practice, his highly honor
able record during seven years in Congress.
MS able administration as governor of his
native state, his purity of character the
high ideals that prompted his motives. his
exemplary daily life at home and in public
his culture and personal magnetism, his
shrcWdneSs and wonderful tact, his frank
diplomacy and broad sympathies, the mar
velous development of his varied ability as
President. his triumph in gaining the uni
Versal confidence and love of his country
men. the constantly growing respect for his
name in foreign lands, and his tragic death
by the veiled hand of an ignorant mis-
guided assassin, all this and more has been
so recently and often told that the merest
outline suggests to every mind the whole
story of his remarkable career.
Grieved by the Nation.
"A year ago this date his spirit took
it's flight. The deep grief of the nation
found vent in memorial services every
where held. And memorial services through
out Our land today bear witness that a
grateful people will continue to honor the
noble character and patriotic services of
William Mckinley. So we lay a wreath upon
his grave and pass
With the civil war ended the institution
of slavery in this land The civil war set
tied the question of state rights The hor-
rorS 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 industries gave immediate en-
pioyment to the mighty host mustered out
of her services, and whose natural resources
were ineNhaustibie, began to excite the ad-
mlrng gaze of the world. What steps Of
progress have since been taken-how inven-
tions have multiplied-what attention has
been given to the cause of education-What
sums fo money have been devoted to phlan-
n tinyc of ~
Icy have been met-what honor came to our
arms in defending the cause of Cuba-what
a marvel Is the commercial success of this
land.
Approaching a National Crisis.
$50 busy have we been with the concerns
of the every day that few have realized
that we marching on toward another
national event. How near or how remote
1t may be what shape it will assume
| none may foresee. Mr.. Lincoln and others
warned the country against the danger of
a rising money power. But capital was
| needed for the development of trade and
natural resources. and business had moved
along such natural lines that little concern
for the peace of 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 man.
hood more noticeable than did Mr.. McKin-
ley. He came to the presidency after sew
eral years Of business depression, the time
required for the exalted position man of
sreat experience and ability, and in him
found the need of the hour How time
proved the wisdom of his measures. How
skiilfully he steered the ship of state
THE country had never been so prosper
Gus as on that day when the report of a
pistol startled the nation and numbered Mr..
Mckinley with our martyred Presidents,
Who can read history 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 who
can tell why Mr. Mckinley was so suddenly
taken from the earth in the hour, apparent
ly, of his greatest usefulness? Who could
fll his place? Fortunately a David was