THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 190L Scranton pathy and Supplications MOURNING WAS GENERAL THROUGHOUT THE CITY Memorial Service at the Thirteenth Regi ment Armory Attended by the Largest Crowd of People Ever Assem bled in the City of Scranton. If any city In the bereaved Fnlon was proportionately more demonstra tive of its bereavement than was the city of Scranton. that city went beyond the bounds of propriety. Never In her history did the Kleelrlc City more generally, more heartily ob serve an event than that of yesterday. Everyone entered Into the true spirit of the occasion. Industry wns at a perfect standstill, but the day lacked the first semblance of a holiday. Thero were crowds about the central city, the whole day Ions, It Is true, but they were obsequious, reverential crowds, reeking no diversion, nnd Intent only on the day's fitting observance. No Sabbath ever saw, and no Sab bath possibly ever will see, such a cos ratlon of activity. Kvcry store and other business place, all the mines, mills and factories, even some of the saloons nnd restaurants, were closed during the whole day. Drug stores, barber shops nnd other places of that kind that of necessity keep open when other places can close, shut their doors during the afternoon. Rnllroads did only actually essential business, and the trolley company for a five minutes spell closed down Its power houses and caused an absolute cessation of t raffle. In the morning the chinch congie gatlons Protestant, Catholic, Jew all had special services memorializing the martyred president and praying for the nation's welfare. In the afternoon, the people In great numbers flocked to the central city and wandered about view ing the wealth of funeral decorations with which the city Is swathed, most of them wearing a mourning badge of some appioprlate design. Went to Armory. In the evening, an immense con course wns at the armory to attend the nass meeting at which memorial ad ll esses were delivered by the city's no st repiesentatlve men. In recording the most Important of the thousand and one incidents of the day's observance, first might approprl itely be chronicled those of a nega tive character. All public offices were closed: the courts were adjourned; the grand Jury took a recess; the councils postponed meetings; the board of con trol caused the schools to close after the pupils had assembled and partici pated in appropriate exercises; the contention of the State League of Re publican clubs was put over for n week; the theatres were closed, and, as told above, every form of Industilal ac tivity that could reasonably be ex pected to shut down was at a stand Mill. The Delaware, Lackawanna niid- "Western company probably did mine by way of observance of the day than any other laise railroad system In the country. Every one of Its mines and shops were shut down, and on Its rail road only such trains were moved ns were nbsolutely necessary. Passenger and "live freight" trains were the only ones moved during the whole twenty four hours. Stopped All Trains. The Delaware and Hudson and Jer sey Central roads, In common with many roads throughout the country, brought all their business to a stand Btlll for five minutes, from 3.30 to 3,35 o'clock in the afternoon, which cone- spends with 2.30 to 2.33 p. ni., western time, at which period It was figured the remains of the president would be tepultured. Not to be outdone by the larger cities the Scranton Hallway company yester day morning posted the following or der: Sept. 19, 1911. To f'onamtoi and Motormrn. A tribute and mark pf rrpect in the late prnldrnt, biitinru on ill linen will lie mtprnded tram 3.50 p, in, to 3.3J p. m. today. Tho power ktationi will Ik ihut down durinir thin intmal and conductoia and mntornirn "III Hand en th giound ixaide their nrj. II. II. I'alteraon. Superintendent of TriniuorUtion. Approved Frank Silllman, Jr., neutral Manager At exactly 3.30 the power was shut off, every car came to a .itandstlll. the crews stepped from the platforms to the ground, nnd In many Instnnces. cuually observed, the conductors and motormen bared their heads dullug the full five minutes that they stood by their cars. The Wllkes-Barre and "Wyoming Valley Traction company had a similar observance. The day was bright and crisp, with a steady wind from the north that caused the half-masted flags to stand out In their full leneth. X Salvation Army meeting, to the accompaniment of bass drums nnd cymbals, conducted In Center street, was about the only thing to break the solemn stillness of the day. Armory Meeting. Such an outpouring as thnt at the memorial mass meeting In the Ar mory last night was a revelation, even to the most sanguine of those looking to Its success, Fifteen thousand per sons were within the building and five thousand more. It is estimated, were turned away. In every other respect It was also a fitting demonstration. The most representative of the city's people were In the audience: on the speakers' plat form were two hundred prominent men from all walks of life; the speeches, one and nil, the music, vocal nnd In strumental, nnd the general spirit per vading the assemblage, were In perfect keeping In every way with the truly momentous occasion. It had often been said, and quite generally believed, that Scrnnton's new Armory would see many a day before It contained nn nmetnblnge that would overflow Its Immense audi torium. An eleventh hour summons to Scrantonlans to do honor to the most generally revered ruler the nation over saw, put these prophecies all nwry. After having filled alt the churches In the morning, Scranton was not con tent. It must needs also. In the even ing, assemble tin largest throng In Its history, and, proportionately to its population, the largest crowd, doubt Icssly, that congregated anywhere yesterday day of immense assem blages though It was to pay tribute to the martyred nation's chief and ex press sympathy for her, who, more than any other Individual, feels the great loss that Is so really great It Is felt wherever civilization's light Is tdicd. Throng "Wns Immense. The exercises were nnnounced to be gin nt 7.1," o'clock sharp. Twenty minutes before this time, every one of the S.OOO seats, with which the big drill room was supplied, were occupied, and the standing room wns already be ginning to overflow. Half an hour later the guards weie directed to allow the nlslcs to be filled and in n few minutes every foot of spaos wns taken by those standing In the rear, and, as they moved forward, thousands surg ing about the doors crushed their way In and filled the whole place like a great mass of water suddenly given vent. In the gallery at the Jefferson nve nue end of the Armory, wer stationed Hauer's band, the Holy Name society of St. Peter's cathedral, led by Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, rector, and a chorus of soventy-llv. voices, organized under the direction of Tom CJIppel to partici pate in the Correspondence Schools' meeting at the Lyceum, which gra ciously gave way to the citizens' meet lug nt only n suggestion of the com mittee. Fifty feet In front of this gallery, facing the Adams nvenue entrance, was erected a spacious platform on which were seated the speakers and vice presidents. To the left of the stand were r00 chairs for the Orand Army men and to the right an equal number of chairs for the National Guardsmen. I'oth organizations attended In unlfoim, the veterans carrying furled and creped flags. Facing the platform and nlong the sides of the wall were placed 5.000 chairs for the general public. The Adams avenue gallery was also open to the public. The seats were scarcely suillclent to accommodate those who crowded within the room. Three times as many seats would not be too many for those who went to the armory. A somewhat perilous climb did not deter women and girls from ascending to the suspended grand stand In the the center of the north side of the building, nnd the desire for a point of vantage led more venturesome men nnd hoys to clamor up the steel arches spanning the great auditorium, nnd seek sents on the horizontal girders stt etched between them. The Decorations. The Interior of the armory had been quite lavishly decorated with flags and bunting for the convention of the State League of Republican clubs, which as postponed from last Tues day. Intertwining hands of black and white transformed these gay embellish ments Into appropriate decorations It wns, altogether, a grand Inspiring spectacle, and one that will live long In tho memory of all who witnessed It. The chnrncter of the composition of the meeting was typified by a little In cident remarked by many. In the first row nf those on the platform was a quartette thai by nn accidental ar rangement of the chairs was set by Itself and a little removed from the I others. Comprising this quartette were Illshop Hoban, hem! of the Catholic diocese of Scranton; Hev. Dr. S. C. Logan, pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian rhurch: Hev E. H. Singer, assistant pastor of the JCIm r.irk Meth odist ICpiseopal church, and Hev, K, J, Melley, rector of St. John's Catholic church of South Scranton. During the singing, ns they stood up touching elbows nnd Joined In the rendition of the two hymns that were Bttng yester- day nil over tlio land, In nil churches, Christian nnd Jewish, there was a lesson-picture presented to many nn ob servant eye, And the slnglngl Such music never before wns henrd In Scranton. livery body Joined nnd everybody sang with a seeming cognizance of all the senti ment that attaches to those two beau tiful nnd, now, more sacred than ever hymns, "head, Kindly Unlit," nnd "Nearer, My God to The ' Tl ' sung heartily. The soulfulness of their ; .. :. ..... ..V ...to mi iiiv leeiuiK ee i.i.inii, .-iiik,-!.-. .,,.. Inject Into them. Only two disappointments were en countered In all the many and varied arrangement, hurried as were the pre parations. The chairman of the meet ing was to have been Congressman William Council, and one of the expect ed speakers was Recorder V. 1.. Con nell. Itoth went to attend the obse quies lit the national capital and the notifications sent by the committee failed to reach them In time to permit of their reaching Scranton before the ' meeting. i All the others Invited to participate were In attendance nnd despite the brevity of the time for preparation, their efforts were masterpieces even for such mnsterful speakers. Col. Hippie Presided. Colonel K. II. Hippie was chosen to preside In place of Congressman Cou ncil. Tho opening prayer was made by Hev. Itogers Israel, D. I)., rector of Si. Luke's ICplscopal church, and the ben ediction was pronounced by the ven erable Hev. S. C. Logon, D. D pastor emeritus of the First 1'iesbyterlan chinch. Addresses were made by lit. Hev. Michael .1. Hoban. D. I).. bishop of Scranton. ex-Lieutenant (imeiiior Louis A. Wat res, A. . Dickson, vice- president of the board of trade; Hon. In humble submission before the lu ll.. M. Kd wards, president Judge of serutable designs of Divine Providence. Lackawanna countv. and Rev. Daniel I 5'""' cbaliman. It Is not necessary for S. Hentlev. nastor of 111,. African Meth- ! I11" '" 1",,' "lm the llfe-story of our odlst Kplseopal chinch. The lesolll tlons expressive of the teiitlment of Scranton's citizens towatds the giicf strlcken Mrs. McKlnley, and the new chief executive, weie offered by Hev. Hubert F. Y. Pierce, pastor of the Penn avenue Baptist church. It was S nclock when the crowd had ceased Its singing and settled down to attend to the evening's programme, i wish to dwell upon during the few mo ney. Dr. Israel, of the committee of meats allotted to me this ovenlnir Is arrangements, advanced to the front of the platform and signalling for silence, announced the receipt of Congressman Council's regrets, and the selection of Colonel Hippie to succeed him as chair man. Colonel Hippie called attention to the vastness of the assemblage and the fact that a little noise by each one would In the aggregate amount to a great noise, nnd requested that the audience bear this In mind nnd move about a little as possible. Then by way of opening the exercises Colonel nipple said: 1 appreciate the Kient honor nt the po-itnm, n alo my unAtnrvt Inr it, tint, trii.tniit lo tli" Konorou rpinl ef a Srt.mlon niullinie, I uill thiow m.elf on .lour niticy and do the licl I ran. Witlrln the mtniory of nuny hole i' h.ue hern railed upon to mourn Hie taMiur oil of Hirer of our preiidrnU y a.-oMn iliun. tine,' presiili'ins rrm.uk.ihle imp .ill oiliem l"r Ihrn 1,'inlle, kindly, lining niliire", atjiti-l hIioiii there rouhl h.ne heen no jut c.iu-.e or Biiei.iiiie, llio inuner l.il Lincoln, the notile Cjr.lilil, and, Ij-lly, Ih.ir worthy sucuor, the world liihned MiKinle.t. He did not belong alone to ht hetuimt'd to the whole world, for liia gieat he.nl took in the whole world and the whole woild look lo it l.earl liU cre.it natuie. A one man the nilioii mourn for him and from iny nilion under the win loinei loiitn; tribute to U mimor.i. It will lie our ph'.iMiio tonight to li.tin to Hie i loqueiit speaker who will hear witne4 in hH many Wrtuex, hn wImIoiii and hl tatem.tn ship, and it will lie our privilege to put in ei ihnre our ,letc-l.it inn of that i l,i who-e im'iutt in 4awIrMie-, ilei.trtietion and mtiul'T. Hatter's band then rendered a funeral march In' Its admirable style, the audi ence, at a signal from Chairman Hip pie, rising and remaining standing. The band selection concluded, and the audience still standing, Hev. Dr. Israel recited this beautiful Invocation; The Opening Prayer. Our Father, who art In heaven, Hal lowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it Is In heaven, lilve us this day our dally bread. And forgive us our tres passes, As we torglve those who tres pass against us. And lead us not Into temptation; Hut deliver us from evil: For thine Is the kingdom, nnd the power, nnd the glory, for ever nnd ever. Amen. Almighty Cod, our heavenly Father, Creator and Preserver of nil things, we thy humble creatures invoke thy spe cial presence with us this night. Humbled to the dust by the dreadful crime of one of our own race; stricken to the heart with grief nnd sorrow at the devastation wrought; In honor and awe beholding the dire result of sin on n human mind, we prostrate ourselves before Thee, crying: "l'Mclcan! un clean!" In thy presence, O Mod, we acknowl edge our transgressions and confess our sins. Pardon nnd nbsolve thy servants, we beseech thee, O Lord; cleanse our hearts In the precious blood of the Im maculate Lamb, slain from the foun dation of the world. Heverently we, as citizens of this city, would lay before thee our portion of loving devotion In memory of the great president, so ruthlessly hurled from his seat of authority Into etern ity. Grant that gently and sorrowfully our words of praise may be laid like wreaths of laurel upon his bier; that In the light of his own words of mercy for his murderer, we may remember mercy; that In the recollection of his devotion to law and order, we may be led to control our pnsslons and govern our words. Urnnt thnt as we very tenderly and lovingly bear In mind the thought of her whoso unity with our martyred thief magistrate hits become an lileal of family life to our nation, thy Holy Spirit may Instil Into her heart the peace which passeth understanding and the strength which Is divine, pre serving her In her great sorrow nnd comforting her In her overwhelming loneliness. Grant that her tenrs may be dried and her grief assuaged in the certain hope of the Hovurrectlon. Ho with our country In this hour of sore trial. Olvo u wise nnd understand ing henrt to him whom this dire cnlntn Ity hns cnlled to preside over the des tlnlo of our great nation. Preserve his life and guide his Judgment that he may lead forward this so great a peo ple In honor and power. Grant to so mold and order all things that they may work togethe .'or tho good of all thy people and the honor of thy Name, thtongh Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Anion. Tho grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God nnd thu fcllnwshln of the Holy Ohost be with you nil. Amen. Following this I'liini' the singing of "head, Kindly Light." The Holy Name society mill the (ilppcl chorus led nnd the whole assemblage Joined In. The band accompanied. Bishop Hobnn's Address. Illshop llobim was the llrst speaker. The audience seemed to be 111 doubt as to whether or not applause was appto ., , consequently, the greeting the bishop, while general, was of a , , i,.,1.,.i,. nr,. l. i (In. ished, however, his hearers forgot the restraint they felt, mid broke out sev eral times In very loud hund-dupplng. The bishop's nddless follows: Mr. 'liu t i iii.i ii and Fellow-Citizens: We are gnther-d here tonight to pub licly manifest our sorrow In the na tion's loss mid to pj'y a tribute of in spect to the memory of William Mc Klnlcy, late president of these fulled States. Not only the phvli lans and the nurses watched by the bedside of the Illustrious patient, but the eye of every loyal, citizen throughout our country and of every friend of re;iublirnn Insti tutions throughout the woild wntehed anxiously for a sign of comfort and of hope that fiom that bed of sorrow he might rise again to occupy the chair of state, which he so worthily tilled. And Hot we alone, his follow-iillzoits, offered up our earnest prnyeis that be might live, but from the monarch on ids throne to the peasant In his cabin, from the Pop" In Home to the native priest In the Philippines, fiom the lips of believers In every Christ Ian denomi nation, one universal prayer went up to our lloavenlv Father, such as the wot Id had never heard befoie, that the chief magistrate of the Amerlcnn re public might be spared, not only to America but to the win Id. Hut (lod in Ills omniscient wisdom has permitted otherwise, and we bow- lamented president: of his political successes, of Ills Honesty of charm ter, of his faithfulness to duly, of his clean private life mid unspotted public career, we are nil i ogulzmit Ills knightly devotion to his Invalid wife, to whom this night. In a special man ner, tlio sympathy of the whole world goes out In her affliction and desola tion, was but the beautiful flowering of a noble soul. Hut what I would the cinistlnn character of the man in Ills hour of trial. The natural man, when be is Injured by another. In st Inctly craves for revenge, or at least Is pleased with the idea of punishment being inlllcteil mi bis assailant. Hut Mr. McKlnley rose above the level of the merely natural man; almost his first expression, after recovering some what from the shock, was a prayer not to hurt the contemptible wretch, who under the guise or friendly salutation bad crept forward to assassinate the kindly man, who looked with pitying eye on his supposed nflllctlon. Were Mr. McKlnley a man w ho had not taught himself lessons of Christian kindness all through his life, the thin veneer of social restraint would have been broken In that sudden onset of the nssassln and the natural man would have cried out for vengeance. He, dying, forgave his enemy, and may Christ, who died for all men nnd In dying prayed for the forgiveness of Ills enemies, extend Ills mercy to the stricken president, who Imitated Ilttn In His divine charity. Last Audible Words. W'e are told that when he was about to sink under the Influence of the an aesthetic administered befnio tho sur gical operation, his last nudlble words were a part of the Lord's Prayer, "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done." and later on, when It was evident that he must die, In sad, yet loving conversa tion with his wife he paraphrased the words of Our Savior In the (,nrden of Oethsenialn: "Not our will, but God's will be done," Mr. Chairman, there Is a subject for a master painter. A man chosen for til" second time by his fellow-cltlzens to occupy the highest political place of honor In the world, meeting de.itb with Christian fortitude and calmly resign ing himself to God's will. If It be dllll ctilt lo persuade the poor and forlorn to lie resigned to meet death, when that slim visitor comes, how much more illlllcult may we Imagine it to be for those who occupy high stntlons nnd wield Immense power, to willingly re sign all and disappear into nothing ness. Only the magnanimous soul, only the Christian soul can do so with calm resignation, and Mr. McKlnley from his dying bed has given n lesson to all, both great and small. God give us men. A time like this de mands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands: Men whom the lust of power will not kill. Men whom the spoils of ofllce cannot buy, Men who possess opinions nnd n will: Men who have honor, men who will lint lie; Men who will stand before the demn- gogue. And dninn his treacherous flatterers without winking: Tnll men, sun-crowneil, who live nbovo the fog In public life mid In private thinking. The hand that struck down our president did not strike to gratify a persona! animosity. It was a blow of disorder against order; chaos against law; anarchy against government. All anarchists are either atheists or ma terialists. W'e are gathered bete to night as a body of Christians of vari ous churches. Churches ropicsent law nnd order. I sav It Is time for us to unite together for tho defense of our selves and our common country against this common enemy. It Is more than forty years now sltue Pope Pins IX condemned the princi ples that are now tho creed of the an archists, lie pointed to the danger In them, and Hut ope laughed at him. Fif teen years ago, Pope Leo XIII again condemned these doctrines. French philosophers who ridiculed his utter ances are even yet looked upon by some Americans as bright men. We are now seeing the llowoilug of the seed, whose sowing the Popes inveighed against. i'Miicatlnn Is not tho only remedy of this anarchlial evil. Anarchists are mostly all educated men thnt Is. edu cated without God. Law alone will not eradicate It. Hussla Is full of laws. The panacea must be something higher, superior to education or law. We must go back to God. Hcllglon Is the cure. "Properly Is robbery and Catholic Ism Is the foe," declared Proudhon, the great anarchist writer. In his pre face to the anarchical works of Kro totklne, Klyseo Iteiiuse declares "Chris tianity Is the enemy." We, as Chris tians, miiHt not hesitate to proclaim anarchists to be our common enemy; wo must not hesitate to oppose them, even to tho denth. ' "Nearer, My God, to Theo" was sung nt this Juncture, and then Colonel Watres wus Introduced. Ho sold, Colonol Wntres' Tribute, It Is Impossible. In the few minutes, allowed on nn occasion like this, to give adequate expression to the solemn thoughts and drep emotions which crowd Into the soul. In the presence of the great nnd overwhelming grief which has come to the nation, wo stand side by side with seventy millions of mourners, with bowed bends and wounded hearts. Hnce, creed and political opinion have been swept aside, as We stnnd under one llag, with one mind, to honor the memory of our president; to mourn the loss which each one knows to be his own. To our hind, In. the hour of Its great ness mid the fullness of Its hnpplness. has cinno a trial w lilt li Is hard Indeed to bear. The pity of it bows every head with grief, and the Injustice of It min gles Indignation with the sorrow In our hearts. History nowhere records the death of a chief executive so univer sally mourned. Shocked with the ter rible sorrow which came In a moment, the great heart of the nation beat In unison In abhorrence of the nwful crime. In the twinkling of nn eye, the great power of love manifested Itself; throughout this broad land. men. wom en ami children are mourning n per sonal loss. The nations across the sen are with us In thought and In prayer, and hae extended to us the hntid of loving sym pathy. No event In centuries has so keenly brought to the nations of the civilized world tho soHdarlty of the race, the brotherhood of man, as our nation's grief, which has become the grief of tlie world. Nnlions have grown accustomed to pomp and pageantry from the loss of their chief executive, but the scenes enacted since Septem ber C are new in the history of man kind. The common people, from among whom sprang our llltlttiotis (lend, mourn him most sincerely; the wnlt ing thousands upon thousands, who thronged the load with tearful eyes and heavy hontis. as the funeral train wended Its way across our state, ex press In eliKiueiue unsurpassed the deep affection of the people whom he loved and served so well. Hut our bereavement brings with It a i tisls to lie met; a question vital to the inteiests of law and order In this lountry and throughout the world. We have a bitter lesson to learn, nnd If we learn It well, as we can and must, who shall say that our beloved president has died In vain. Ours Is a land of law and order, wherein every man may ex ercise liberty within the law. What better monument could there be to American Justice nnd the reign of lnw than the conduct of the bench nnd bar of Frio county and the citizens of Huf falo toward the miscreant who mur dered President McKlnley, who, even though standing mute before the seat of Justice, will be given a fair and Im partial trial under the forms of law. Must Be Blotted Out. Anarchism must be blotted out; American soil is not Intended for and will not abide its growth. To this every loyal citizen agrees. The disease is recognized nnd it re mains to ascertain the remedy. Pun ishment there will nnd must be for the deed that has at once insulted nnd robbed us. Hut punishment is not of necessity prevention, and prevention we must seek. While there will need to be Inws Im mediately enucted in this regard, the only sure and abiding remedy against anarchism Is to be found In the educa tion of our people. The stability of our government: the permanence of our In stitutions depend upon our ability to educate the youth of our land; to in still Into the hearts of the millions who nre coming to our shores nnd the mill ions born among us Hint we nre a God fearing and law-abiding people. To this end should our best efforts be put forth. The cosmopolitan character of our country makes the duty Impera tive and Immediate. Hut there Is another lesson which our land may learn from her present trial. We are Indebted to Wllllnm McKlnley for much that he has achieved In our behalf, lie fought for our country; he offered Ills life that the country might live; he gave her years of useful ser vice, and he finally died for her. For all these, we owe his memory much; but It Is for hl life anil character and the Inspiration they afford that we owe him the most. Hlshop Andrews, In Ills recent ad dress, touched a cord In the heart of the nation when he spoke of William McKlnley's "great and generous love for his fellow-men, nnd of his profound loyalty to tho great King of the I'nl verse." McKlnley's love for God, his mother, and his wife, his country and his fellow-men ilalms the affection as well as the admiration of the civilized woild. No one better than he has ex empllllcd the beauty of the home, and the home is the unit of our national life. The simplicity of his life was only equalled by the grandeur of his char acter, lie was a pure man and his purity was his power. The Spirit which tilled the Prince of Peace, before which fell tho evil ones In the Garden, differed not In kind, but In degree from the Spirit which moved and controlled William McKlnley, and which made him not only a power among men, but among the nations of the world. He met every requirement mid he kept well the commands of the prophet of old, as expressed by Whit tle!': "What asks our Father of his children, Save justice, mercy mid humility; A reasonable service of good deeds Pure living; tenderness to human needs; Obedience and trust; prayer for light to see The Master's footsteps In our dally ways. No knotted scourge nor sactiflelnl knife. Hut tho calm beauty of an ordered life; A life which stands as all true lives have stood Finn rooted In the faith that God Is good." Therefore, ns we contemplate the life which will always live In the hearts of a grateful people, let us renew our ill leglcnce to the things he loved: let us guard well the things which make for peace and good government; mid let us seek by Divine guidance to inako and keep our country the best and tho noblest under the sun. As Colonel Watics was leading up to the commendation of t lie- manner in which tho law-abiding people of Huf. falo held themselves In restraint after the assassination, the audience antici pated him mid approved of the coin nu'iidatlou with enthusiastic applause, When a moment later, however, he ie. dared, "Anarchism must be wiped off this land," there was thunderous out burst of applause. Tho next speaker was Mr. Dickson. Ills w.as a plaintive, appealing address for tho most pari, and us he progressed thero could be seen many a tear stained cheek among his auditors. Mr. Dickson said; Mr. Chairman, Ladles nnd Gentlemen: IContiuucd on 1'aje 7.) PRAYERS FOR REPOSE OF DEAD PRESIDENT Throughout the City There Was a Long Succession of Services in the Vari ous Churches Yesterday-Beautiful Eulogies Pronounced. In churches heavy with mourning nnd bearing all the external trappings of sorrow thousands of Scrantonlans yesterday offered up their most fervid prayers for President McKlnley. Never before had the city seen pilch a wonder ful religious demonstration, Kvcry church where services wer held was crowded and In the demeanor of the congregations there wns that which Inillcnted that ench person felt a sense of personal loss In the tragic removal from his great sphere of use fulness of the country's chief executive. Tears were plentifully shed ns God's nnointed minsters told In Impressive language of the beautiful life that had been so ruthlessly blotted out. Nothing that has occurred since the president was laid low by the as sassin's bullet has demonstrated how much this remarkable man w,s to his countrymen more than the scenes en acted yesterday In the churches. Truly McKlnley wns best beloved of all our presidents. Central City. In the history of Scranton no service was ever held among its people which approached In solemnity that of yes terday morning In Klin Park church. In more than one respect It wns unique. Tho congregation filled the vast audi torium to overflowing, and It Is a mod erate estimate to say that more than 3,000 people were present, crowding ves tibules, choir loft and staircases, They represented all classes, and In so doing eliminated class and formed a single grief-stricken mass of humanity with hearts united In the feeling apparent in tearful eyes and sobbing breath. No funeral service could have been more Impressive; no death presence could have more affected the emotions of all in the edifice than the sight of the noble face. In the beautiful portrait, looking out calmly toward the Star of Hethlehem In the western window. The church was most appropriately draped for the occasion. The centre of all was a tine photogravure of the dead president framed In a heavy wreath of glossy Ivy. fastened with purple rib bons. This fronted the black hung pulpit. Across the choir tall were fes toons of nun's veiling and the ling of the nation banded with black cov ered tho organ. Professor J. Alfred Pennington open ed the service with Chopin's Funeral March, following with the Funeral March and Seraphic Song by Gullmant. Hev. K. H. Singer, assistant pastor of Kim Park church, conducted the service, in which participated the uni ted congregations of the Penn Avenue Haptlst, the Second Piesbyterlan and thoGrace Reformed ICplscopal churches. The pastors of these congregations oc cupied places on the platform. A choir consisting of Miss Thomas. Messrs. Wooler and Warren, of Klin Park, and Miss Kllza Garagan, of the Second Presbyterian church, led the congregational singing and rendered the hymns "Some Time Weil Under stand" and "Thy Will He Done." Mr. Wooler sang a solo of his own compo sition, "Heaven Is Not Far Away." Dr. Robinson's Prayer. Hev. Dr. C. K. ltoblnsnn, of the Sec onil church, offered a prayer so Impas sioned, yet so marked with simplicity anil the direct, gentle speech nf a child of God with the Father, that It deserves to ti down In the literature of this national event. In company with the historic utterances of the men who have seemed to be almost Inspired in their expressions. "Dear Lord." Im plored the petitioner In conclusion, "consecrate us nnew to n Christian patriotism. Hasten the day when wi shall keep nil anarchy and anarchistic criminals where for their own sake mid for the sake of humanity they can woik no more such evil but O Lord, may nil those who through lack of education or through poverty, want or burning wrongs are drifting toward such wild thoughts, may they be led to see Jesus Christ and to learn through His teachings to bo led Into truest lib erty." Hev. Dr. S. C. I.ogan read the ninety first Psalm. Itev. K. H. Singer spoke briefly of the occasion ant! the pathetic scenes at Canton toward which all thoughts turned. He ex pressed the hope that through this gieat affliction tho people of this coun try may be lifted nearer lo God. Hev. Dr. II. F. V. Pierce, of the Penn Avenue Haiilst church made the ad dress of the morning. It was a schol arly and able discourse. The text was from Isaiah, 11:1, "Hearken unto me O my nation; for a law shall proceed from me and I will make my Judgment to rest for a light of tho people." He spoke of this passage as an eloquent nnd pathetic appeal nf God to the peo plo Ho loves In the midst of their sorrow. It was to His nation he spoke, Ills peculiar people who had known His Intlnlte love, omnipotent power and guiding hand. We H1b Chosen People. "We aro His chosen people and His favored nation. We should reverently pause this hour," said the speaker, "and hear Ills voice." He then spoke of the peculiar position this country occupies with relation to the tradition of the old world, which falls to under stand a scene like this of today never witnessed In nil Its history a peopl bowed In universal grief for their choi on leader. The Old World looks with wonder at our achievements, at our freedom from the oppression of eccle siastics and militarism, at our great civic body of citizen soldiers which i in turn in a day anil lay down the gun and sheathe the sword to busy Itself In woik, trade, or commerce. Truly America s a gteat nation, but the greatness lies not so much In nrl, though we should pioduce n Michael Angola; not In music, though one to rival Haydn; not In learning, though one to surpass lincon; but the great glory of America Is In the character and life of her people. Hut although we have such liberty ns was never known before and our llag speaks of peace and prosperity, yet above our national sky, across Its very threshold Is a gloom of night, a pall of darkness. Our honored president stands today, probably when the nation Is at its hap piest, the next day he has scaled tho last words from his lips with his blood, the victim of a deed so foul, so black that It would seem devils would blush to own It. The speaker then read a poem In blank verse, composed by himself, voicing In fitting sentiments the trag edy of the century. He then paid a high tribute to Koosevclt, nftcr 'vhlch he spoke of being In Italy when good King Humbert was slain, anil how that giief-sMekeii country appealed to ur to refrain from fostering anarchy In the very life of the nation, but we did not hear the cry. nnd It needed this nhock to louse us to nctlon. A Parallel Cnse. Never, perhaps, save on that great day on Calvary's Cross when the world's Redeemer looked down upon those who sought to kill Him and said; "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do," has such a scene been witnessed as that when William McKlnlev said when the smol; from the assassin's shot yet hung ovr the people: "Let no one hurt him." Where can such expression he futii d outside the Christian life'.' The world drops men down, Ameticn's Christ lifts them up. The pathetic tribute to Preside., t McKlnley in his private and puble life, sent a wa'e of emotion oei' tho house and tbele weie few eyes nn dimmed with tears a" the audioiee parsed solemnly out after the hjmn, "Neater My God to Then." The benedli tlon was protiotincoil by Ilev. G. L. Alrlch. of the Grace Rt. formed church. Professor Pennington played as a postlude Iteethoven's "Fu neral Malxli for a Hero." y At St. Peter's Cathedral. With Hi. Rov. M. J. Unban, hli-hnrt m' Si'ianioi'. present on ills thtoiie. a soli inn '" ,li mass, 111 nieti'oilani of th dead pi' M'lent. Was cell Invited ill ,-'(-. Peter's catheilial at 10 o'clock yester day morning. Theie was a large longrcgallon pi s eut, the men of the parish predentin it Ing In numbers. The ollleers of Hie mass were: c le braut. Rev. John ,1. GiiHln, chaii' el lor of the diocese; demon, Rev 11, O'Hyrne; sub-deacon, Rev. John O'Donnell; master of ceremonies, Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, rector of the cathedral. The choir sang a requiem niasr. and the Holy Name society, inmpostd of ,100 of the male members of the congre gation, rendered the president's two favorite hymns. "Lead. Kindly Light'' and "Nearer, My God. to Thee." The sermon was preached by Hev. D. .1. Rustln, principal of St. Thomas col lege. He said. In part: We .lie ctttion I Hut niomins n hotvir if dei.iilei I'resiiliiit, and In al-l llie im'i"'. lite. We ure iiimirniia each and all u! II. and we father here In the priwiur nf lio.i, in ' liou-e, in Ikw our pmfnund ".impatliy fir tie Mi liken l.imil. t i'Hf." our irrlef at the l hli li our dmly el KiatiMiiin Im endured. f khv forth the faet tint we .ippiulile nur ltm in th lie uliniii we ral-nl up, Hirnui.ii tin erotldem-a of (Jod, to he nur fallur in our toimtry, Um! hji t.ilen ..iy to receive la fnlirrilnnrc We lulieie that a model citlen. a true n linii.il latnut, a err.it Mjtonuti. Ii.i been re. ninwd tii'tn our iniiNl. Wr lieidrd him, and n was alua4 ready mid at hind to iln all that liml li.nl plain! within hi power for nur nation I welfare and for the Inditldiiul li.ipplnecc of all within Hie pheie of lili juriiliitlon. Theie l ln nueslion lli.it in the death nl pirtidt'iit of thN lounlry wr al,i miMiin wriniii lo; there l no ipiectlon that the re inoial ol .in ureal man inlurri eaeh and f"r pneon williln Hie pale ef h dcqiulnume and nf Ida power; lull when one upon whom devoliej hi iiiuih ill trmitilom tinira U taken away ihe tunc, tlinucli n.nt Irreparahle, W iiiurli more frnt y mireaed Imaine of hi poillon. Deeper Beason for Grief. Ilui theie i tirlilnd nnd within It u dper ref. kon for erlef 'r- H10 nmon tml3 thin would hae turn the cae had (lod In !l f rgvldent s een At to take away in iho ordinary cour ol rietitc a meal man. True, find in lll pnvi and widnm can mIm up another nnd will, hut Ih'i llri uprn the mrfaee of ihl nition todj a "il of blight We reeoitilie it by this. IU tlrat Iruit. we might tay. And what ft thl lillghli Not ilui Im of ,i errat man and mind, not that our IraWature will cei.e lo be nndei! by a brilliant bent, not Hut a (miily Hindi crlrfktrlrkrn and in iiv,aiilnc l.idiy, hut thw (C'ontinusd on I'Jja 0, i
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