New-York tribune., 1908-12-21
Mr.. SHERMAN At TEMPLE.
Henry ". Taft Speaks at Mckinley
Organ Dedication Closing Service.

, The closing service of week of meetings at the
Metropolitan Temple to dedicate the new organ was
held last night with Observation-Disclosures Sherman
presiding He read the hymns led the responsive
readings and introduced the other speakers, the
Rev. Dr. George Edward Reed, president Of Dickin-
son College, Pennsylvania: Robert Watchorn, COM
missioner of immigration and Henry W. Taft,
brother of the President-elect. who present in
his official capacity as president of the Ohio So
cety of this city. The Rev. DR. John Wesley Hill.
the pastor, gave brief sketch reviewing the feat
of the weeks services, which we're opened last
Sunday night by President-elect Taft.
Speaking of President Mckinley, TO whose mem
ory the organ was erected, Mr.. Sherman said:
knew him intimately and was closely associated
with him for many years, ana IN ms ne mere
iieves in God He loved God and Gods teachings
5 o od % da shoad be R9en to the taa
ory of man whose life was such an example Of
He Was a well balanced He was great in
A l' gentle e man - in tbought Word and deed couT
ageous man. he couldn't be swerved from his goal
though he could be swerved to some other path
ticuar from some of his contemporares fron Mr.
Reed, for instance. The great Speaker knew none
went straight for his goal; but not so with Nc
hP bd With IL the rfesa es9 ri c60n 60n was MS
A brave man vas y;a william Mckinley. Il; & IN his his
life in war, but when the prospect of war came
such Us energv ne S to avert the caaity as this same
man, who had SO fearlessy risked his own life in
I never saw him, in all my association with him
display anything other than Christian gentleness.
and never him do an unkind or ungentle act
DR.. Reed said that history would place William
Mckinley next in the roll of great American presI-
dents to Thomas Jefferson whom he placed third
to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Commissioner WatchOrn said that President Nc
Kinley had placed thc American workingman in
the of the worlds wage earners, and that he
cherished always the firm conviction that Amer
ica's destiny was to be the worlds refuge and he
is a poor American who believes less ne said.
Mr. Taft, after referring to the belief o. the
members Of the Ohio Society in gorifying the great
of that state. said:
William Mckinley was the highest type of Amer
lean manhood which Ohio has produced. would
like to speak word abut his career party
party government but parties are the agents of
government and | believe that young
should join some party In our system the parties
are held responsible for the government
Mckinley 4 strong party He didn't
think that when he became President he
thereby relieved from all party responsibility. He
believed that he should not only discharge the du-
ties attached that Office but that he should also
litiCal, and public long succeed with
the American public who does not believe.
His fidelity party man of the iomi-
nant notes OF his career
Harmony. Mr.. Taft said in closing was one OF
President McKiney's characteristics. and it was
thus, he said, especially fitting that such a great
instrument Of harmony the organ they were
dedicating should be named for such man.
At the day service Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell
nounced that $1,000 Of the $4,000 which the organ
cost had been subscribed