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BISHOP TALBOT FERVENTLY PRAYS FOR RECOVERY OF THE PRESIDENT Sympathy Is Universally Extended and Arrangements Are Quickly Made in Many Places for Special Religious Services. Clergymen of Every Creed Implore the Grace of Divine Providence for the President and Laud His Virtues. CONGREGATIONS IN THE EASTERN HOUSES OF WORSHIP PRAY FOR THE RECOVERY OF McKINLEY DENUNCIATION OF ANARCHISM AND YELLOW JOURNALISM FROM THE PULPIT Ministers Call Upon Congress to Pass Laws Prohibiting Followers of the Red Flag Entrance to the Land of Free Speech. Eloquent Discourses Delivered by Pastors of San Francisco and Vicinity Are Applauded •¦'. by the Congregations. PRAYERS OFFERED IN ALL THE CHURCHES FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE STRICKEN PRESIDENT THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1901. yf NARCHISM and yellow journalism were denounced - /^2 from many pulpits yesterday. The pastors raised their voices against these allied evils and in no uncertain terms x asked for their abolishment. They were in favor of having the followers of the red flag banished from the country and hoped tliat the pistol shot at Buffalo sounded the death knell to yellow journalism. nation's stricken chief . Members of every denomination united in a fervent appeal to Divine Providence that President McKinley might be spared to the people of his sorrowing . 77 N the houses of worship in every city in the East earnest .jl prayers were offered up yesterday for the recovery of the SCENE IN GRACE EPISCOPAL. CHURCH DURING MORNING SERVICES. THE Right Rev. Ethelbert Tal bot, D. D., Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, occupied the pul pit of Grace Episcopal Church yesterday morning. He preach ed on the ladder on which the angels descended from heaven to encourage Jacob. He said this lad der, resting as it did on the earth, in dicated that the Christian people are not to consider the things of earth beneath them, but that they are to play an active part in the business and political world, and that they are not to shun the whole some and pure amusements of'ltffe. lie claimed that It is as much a man's duty to go to the polls and cast his ballot as it is his duty to pray. Before commencing' his sermon. Bishop Talbot offered a fervent prayer, in which the congregation joined, that President McKinley should recover from his griev ous wound and that he should be restored to health. Bishop Talbot said in part: Whatever God gives us to do we must do it here — here on the streets of San Francisco. If you are to be pure and noble men and women you must be so here and not in some distant heaven. The ideal religious life is the life that precipitates us into the midst of men. It was not so long ago that men thought that in order to be good they must separate, themselves ab- must receive oun patient and Indulgent atten tion. BERKELEY, Sept. 8.— In unsparing language Rev. R. L. Halsey of the First Baptist Church, in his sermon this morning on "Our Chief Magistrate Stricken," denounced the yellow press for .its share in the assassination of President McKinldy. In part he said: "We should be thankful that we 'are not yet too dull to read the lessons that this tragedy teaches. We may learn from it the lesson that freedom rampant is not lib erty, but license — that the priests and priestesses of disorder and advocates of lawless ness must be restrained; that their license may not begin wherever liberties end. We may learn, moreover, that if you sow a thought you reap an act and that the indiscrimi nate denunciations and insults and abuse of a vile and venal yellow journalism cannot stand uncondemned. It is as accessory as lying and pandering to the anti-social pas sions of man can make it. The color— yellow— is appropriate. It is the Chinese color, and our yellow'press resembles and is at one with the Chinese Boxers, and sells its placards for 5 cents a day. At present for a few days it will bottle up its vitriolic vitu peration. It dare not pour it out before an indignant public. But we know its character and we need to stir ourselves and see to it that men who pander with their press to, the vilest and most dangerous passions of human nature be given to understand that they forfeit the respect of all decent men and worthy citizens." DENOUNCES YELLOW JOURNALISM FOR ITS SHARE IN THE ATTEMPTED KILLING OF THE PRESIDENT "With some curses for me they unwillingly stopped beating the man, but took his new hat with them into the saloon which was their rendezvous. When I boarded the car I saw another man whose shirt and collar, were soaked with his own blood from wounds and cuts. Not far from this church a young machinist, the father of a family of children, while coming home from his toil was beaten and. had one of his eyes gouged out and he is now in a precarious condition."— Extract from sermon by Rev. Frank; K. Baker of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. ", . ', ; THE spirit of anarchy seems to be having its own way in San Francisco at the present time. The other day while walking down one of our own busy thoroughfares I met a gentleman who had just gotten away from a crowd of lawless and inhuman fellows, who had beaten him unmercifully. His face was covered with blood and as he staggered along three of the band of brigands followed him and when near me jumped on the helpless man and began to beat his face until I interfered and pleaded with them to spare the man's life. -\_ MINISTER STATES THAT THE SPIRIT OF ANARCHY REIGNS IN THIS CITY AT THE PRESENT TIME Repressive Measures. Rev. Father Peter C. Yorke preached an eloquent sermon to the congregation Bev. Father York© in His Sermon Says It Is Privileged to Use COUNTRY HAS RIGHT TO PROTECT ITSELF of St. Peter's Church at the 10:30 o'clock mass yesterday morning. In part he said: To-day, dear brethern, we are sitting in the shadow of a great national calamity. The chief magistrate of the republic has been struck down by the hand of. an assassin. He: lies between life and death. It is our duty to pray that God, through whom alone all rulers have rule, to spare him to the country that chose him to govern it. j It Is the teaching of holy writ and of holy church that all power Is from God. . It matters nothing -what may be the form of government a people may adop"t — republic, kingdom or em pire. Once that government is adopted and is discharging its proper functions the authority it wields comes from the Almighty. He that re slsteth the higher powers reslsteth God. The President of this republic rules with the au thority of God, and that authority is recognized and safeguarded by the. consent of eighty mil lions of loyal freemen. .." Therefore, dear brethren, the at- I plead- for the suppression of these men and women who would draw the last drop ot blood from the breast of law. Let us commence in Paterson. N. J.. and sweep the nation clean of anarchists from shore to shore, and from the lakes to the gulf. . tiW- -, I>et n« further hope that the plntol shot In Buffalo aonnd* the death knell of yellow Journalism In the United States. The anarchist* of the country ought to be shot, not as capital punishment nor for revenge in which I do not believe, but as a matter of protection. Mutiny on the hlgn seas and trea son In the army are suppressed In this way Why should we not deal with anarchy as we Co with thieves and murderers? They should be shot in the name of Lincoln. Garfleld and McKinley, and in defense of the flag they would pull down. Rev. William Rader, pastor of the Third Congregational Church, aroused applause by his utterances agrainst anarchy and yellow journalism last evening. The church was far too small to accommodate the attendance and hundreds were turned away. Dr. Rader delivered an eloquent address and his fervent remarks aroused enthusiasm.' In part he said: Congregational Pastor Denounces Anarchism and Yellow Jour nalism From His Fupit. RADER'S REMARKS AROUSE APPLAUSE The epirlt of anarchy seems to be having its own way in San Francisco at the present time. The other day while walking down one or our busy thoroughfares I met a gentleman who had just got away from a crowd of lawless and inhuman fellows who had beaten him unmerci fully. His face was covered with blood and as he staggered along three of tbe band of brig, ends followed him and when near me jumped on to the heJj>lese man and began to beat his face, until I Interfered and pleaded with them murderer*, the anarchical revolutionists and the assassins of rulers. Literature Is being now circulated throughout the city, cursing the church and state and slandering the clergy. It advocates * # a world-wide universal strike, not to uphold government but to pet all the good out of the evil, as long as It exists— and it Is the quietest and quickest plan, and the most eco nomical of human life that can now be carried out!" A few years ago the anarchists organized in Han Francisco under the direction of Pietro Gorl. a man who was expelled from Switzer land for attempting to organize a band of anar chists. But America, the land of unrestrained liberty, welcomes him and others of his kind. Think of such men roing about In this country dleseminatlns such doctrine that expelled them from their own country! Gorl succeeded in or ganizing a society in this city and when he pre sented the eo^Jety with the banner of anarchy, a. flae of blood red color, bordered with black, the adherents went wild with enthusiasm. The society was called the "Socialistic- Anarchical Federation of the Italian Workmen of North America. San Francisco Branch." From these societies come the bomb-throwers, the Mafia The anarchist, whatever part he plays In the scheme of lawlessness, is a traitor to his coun try and should be dealt with accordingly. Anarchy neither fears God nor regards man. Its cry, according to one of its American lead ers, Herr Most, is: ••Religion, authority and the etate are all carved out of the same piece of wood— to the devil with them all." Thai's where Herr Most and all of his kind would have gone long ere this. If It -were not for the exist ence of the very things they condemn. In his sermon last evening the Rev. Frank K- Baker, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, spoke with out fear of anarchists and the lawless ele ment of this city. He charged these classes of society with being dangerous to any community, and said they .should be checked before they could do further mischief. After reviewing the act of Czolgosz, the speaker traced the history of anarchy. He also took occasion to con demn the beating of non-union men by the rough element of this city. He said in part: ers of the Bed Flag. Fervor Against the Follow- Rev. Frank K. Baker Speaks With ANARCHY NEITHER FEARS GOD NOR MAN Let all good people unite in the prayer that God may give wisdom and skill to the sur geons, may bless all the means used and in infinite mercy restore our loved President to health and usefulness. \ The abnse of public men, the charge that our rulers are in leagrue with monopolists to enslave the la borer; tbe use of pictures and car toons to ridicule officers of state and fill the minds of illiterate peo ple with imaginary evils and dan grers. These are not only in bad taste, but they encourage disorder and Inflame the evil passions of weak-minded men. Has not the time come when cluba of an archists which openly advocate the assassina tion of rulers should be suppressed and their leaders incarcerated or banished? No other human Government has had such' noble men as rulers as our Presidents have been. We honor ourselves and our nation as we honor them. \ In a prelude to his regular sermon Rev. E. A. Woods, pastor of the First Baptist Church, delivered an able address last evening to his congregation on the at tempted assassination of the President. In part he said: The civilized world is appalled" at this crime. The American people are stunned by the blow. The indignation is inexpressible. That a man so true and pure, so kind and generous so wise and patriotic should be thus shot down seems incredible. We boast of our freedom, free speech and a free press, but may it not be that license is disgu!sed as liberty and lawlessness as independence? ' . Ridicule Officers of State Have Evil Effects. Dr. Woods Holds That Cartoons to OPPOSED TO ABUSE OF OUR PUBLIC MEN JOURNALS, SO CALLED, SCORED FROM PULPIT At both morning and evening services prayers were offered for the recovery of the President. The aivful crime that has wound ed this nation In these sad days is first and last attributable to the veriest eodleiss incitements of hu man weakness and hnman pansion, stirred r.nd tired in the fanatical brain of the criminal, who, while personally responsible and verily acconntable to this great people and his God, Is representative of the senseless, extravagant and Bod le«» teachings of certain Irrespon- Mlble journals, of certain little so cieties and dangerous Individuals whose first motto Is, "Xo God," and his logric is therefore, "Xo govern ment and down with all authority.*' Any expression in journalism— ¦o-called— that arrays class ngratnst clous, or man acainst man. or -widen* tbe assumed breacb between manual labor and mental labor, is most dangerous to the interests of sooicty, for there can be no real devotion to God that does not recog nize His common fatherhood, and therefore the universal brotherhood of man and the unity of interests of men. Whenever the band of man is raised apalnst his fellow man. or the tong-ne or pen of man is used to incite liatred or di»«en»ion« of society, there is a tendency to an archy and crime. After showing that anarchy was the di rect result- of the denial of the existence of God the reverend gentleman spoke as follows: At the Central Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday morning: Rev. S. D. Hutsinpiller took for his topic. "The true g-ospel for the sins and sorrows of this wour.ded nation to-day." Yellow Publications Are Dan g-erous to Society. Rev. S. D. Hutsinpiller Declares the It is, -therefore, time for action, prompt action, severe action. If it is wrong to murder, it is certainly wrong to teach others to murder, and that is what anarchist literature does. The shooting of McKinley and the cheering of the foul deed by Chicago anarchists shows us a poisonous fang with the boiling malice of perdition roaring behind it. directed at the very heart of public and private safety and welfare. This foul deed that has made the heart of the nation bleed is but a single drop of that great ocean of calamity that would sweep forward In universal destruction, crushing nations and civ ilization like eggshells, were anarchism let full upon us. The rights of personal liberty do not give me privilege of poisoning my neighbor's well or directly to poison his body. Neither should the rights of a free press give privilege to poi son the public mind and conscience through the publication of anarchist ideas. Tbe publication of anarchist pa pers and literature should be sup pressed and the publication of such made a capital crime. It' is so fiendish-hearted in its nature that we must deal with it in severest measures. A law should be passed compelling all anarchists to leave our country. Anarchism is an enemy of no frightful a mien that we cannot rimh too quickly to plunge the sword to its heart. The shooting of President McKinley by Czol gOEZ is a deed so dastardly, a deed so full of hell itself, that we cannot find language to con demn it severely enough.- It gives us another view of that awful monster, anarchism, which as a hydra-headed fiend is uncovering Itself in our land. Rev. "W. E. Dugan of the Stewart Memorial United Presbyterian Church said: Eev. W. E. Dugan Believes They Should Be Forced to Leave the Country. WANTS LAW AGAINST ANARCHISTS PASSED Lawlessness in this community was also condemned. The inhuman beatings given men who have the hardihood to take the places of men who are out on strike were referred to in many pulpits. One minister said this was akin to a spirit of anarchy and should not be tolerated in a\free country. j - The pasters also paid their respects to "yellow journalism." One pastor declared that the public press had no right to poison the public mind and conscience through the publication of anarchistic ideas. Another pastor said: "Let us fur ther hope that the pistol shot in Buffalo sounds the death knell of yellow journal ism in the United States." They attacked anarchy with all the fer vor of indignant citizens. They called upon their congregations to help wipe out this terrible enemy to grood government Many were in favor of expelling- anar chists from the country. of the man who shot down the first citizen of the land. They dwelt on the fortitude, courage and dignity displayed by the President when wounded, and la mented the fact that such a- noble Chris tian was made to suffer. IN every church in San Francisco prayers were offered yesterdaj' to spare the President to the country that chose him to govern It. Pas tors preached eloquent sermons, }n •which they condemned the action to spare the man's life. With some curses for me they unwillingly 6topped beating the man, but took his new hat with them into the sa loon, which Teas their rendezvous. When I boarded the car I saw another man whose shirt and collar were soaked with his own blood from wounds and cuts. Not far from this church a young machinist, the father of a family of children, while coming home from his toil, was beaten and had one of his eyes gouged out. and he is now In a precarious condition. Continued on Page Four. Continued on Pure Four. tack on the President of the re public In one. Which nil men feel to l>e n.- natlonnl calamity. But while we thus feel it, we must re member our duty as free men. The President himself elves us the ex ample. ' Tiie ' dignity lie allowed In the name lie now ahowH in suffering. The country in too his not bear herself with d lgnity. ', The wild appeals going up on all sides for force and repression are excusable in- a < time of grief and resentment. It is perhaps to soon, dear brethern,' to ] appeal ¦ to tne sober . second thought of the. people.- But It may be well to say something as a testimony. The nation that is not founded on righteousness " shall perish. Have we not of late years put our trust too much In material prosperity, in money,'' and what money can buy? We have boasted of our trade, of our warships, of our armies, of our prowess by land and sea. Of such things a na tion is not made. The old virtues of respect for authority, of honesty, of thrift, of frugality of justice between man and man. have not these grown unpopular? A free country cannot rest on bayonets; it must rest on the consciences of men.' Unless we have private morality we can not have public morality. No matter how many* guards may be about the throne, if the people are not loyal ¦ for conscience sake, arms shall not avail.' •. ¦'¦.' , : ;'-•¦:¦ ¦ ' . The remedy against it is not mere. force. A country, has a right to use repressive measures to protect itself. . But such measures alone can not avail. The real remedy is to be found' in the individual and In the individual conscience To-day.idear brethern. our duty is not much speech i but much ; thought . and much prayer Let us ¦ pray . God S in . the first ', place that • this atrocity may -not be consummated." but that the President may be spared to his home and his NEW YORK, Sept. 8.— An indignation meeting, attended by about 500 Poles, of which it is estimated there are SO.00O in New York City, was held to-day at the Church of St. Stanislaus, and bitter words of denunciation of Czolgosz and his crime were uttered, while the expres sion of sympathy for the President and those belonging to him was 'warm and universal.' Doubt as to the nationality of the would-be assassin was expressed, and it was decided to send a delegate to Cleve land and Toledo at once to look into his ancestry and to prove to the American people that he is not a Pole, but a Rus sian by. descent. That delegate will leave New York for the West to-morrow. . PHILADELPHIA." Sept. 8.— Four hun dred Polish Americans gathered in , St. Laurentius' Roman Catholic . Church to day, passed resolutions deploring the shooting of President McKinley and pro tested against the statements that the would-be assassin. was connected with the Polish people ¦ in .thia country. Among those present were five Polish priests. The resolution, after regretting the at tempted murder, continues as follows: Resolved, That we. as Roman Catholic Polish Sympathy Is Expressed for the ' President. Indignation Meetings Are Held and POLES IN THE EAST DENOUNCE ASSASSIN The board of the Methodist; Episcopal Church ami congregation assembled extend to you and vour devoted wife the deepest sympathy, and earnestly pray that God in his great mercy may comfort and sustain you and spare, your valued and usetul life to the church and na tion. ' ~ The message -was, signed by all the members of the official board. The adop tion of this resolution was followed by remarks by several of the leading mem bers of the church, all filled with.sentl ments of the deepest regret for the Buf falo tragedy and highest praise for the President as a man and a member of their - congregation. "When the meeting* finally adjourned the members of the con gregation gathered about the altar, ex changing condolences and regrets. These expressions, however, were not entirely harmonious, for mingled with the general conversation were, remarks in depreca tion of Dr. Naylor's reference to the sum mary punishment of :the President's as sailant. It was characterized and con demned ' by v some, as •-¦ open advocacy of lynch law. On the other hand, there were many, who took occasion to express to Dr. Naylor their complete indorsement of .his Dosition. He did not for a moment aeAm WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.— "The exigen cies of life are such that no man living can 'count upon the continuance of exist ence for any length of time. 'Among these exigencies are disease, accident and the bullet of the assassin, such as we have heard of in the past forty-eight hours. That occurrence at Buffalo indi cates that no man is safe from the shaft of death. It is very difficult to get away from it, and while I have ever been loyal to the law and have ever contended for its stTict enforcement, I must say that the affair of last Friday has almost con verted me into an advocate of lynch law. Surely there was no occasion, no reason for tnat dreadful act, and whether the work of a sane man. or a lunatic, there can be no justification for it." > The above extract from the sermon of Dr H ¦ R Naylor, presiding elder of the Washington district, was tne only direct reference made in the regular sermon preached to-day at the Metropolitan MetHbdist Episcopal Church, which is the church President McKinley attends when in Washington. Of the several prayers all were supplications for the early res toration of health to the President, of tiraise' for his personality and an admoni tion to Mrs. McKinley to stand firm In this trying time. When the regular serv ice had been concluded the congregation, which was large, transformed itself into a mass meeting, and upon motion of Jud"e T H. Anderson of the District Court by a standing vote directed that the following expression of the sense of the congregation be sent to the President: Church President McKinley Attends in "Washington. Sensational Statement Made at the CLERGYMAN OPENLY ADVOCATES LYNCHING The National Association of Chiefs of Police of the United States and Canada at the last annual meeting adopted a resolution invitlns the heads of foreign police departments to par ticipate in our annual discussions, and the dis tressing calamity which this country has re cently experienced through the assault by an unknown assassin, confirms the belief that the import of the resolution should be impressed on foreign officials, with a view of having such of their number present at our next annual meeting as may be able to attend; this with the hope that a closer. relationship may be es tablished officially and personally, and that there may be an interchange of opinion as to the best methods to be pursued to eliminate from society such organizations and persons as may be evilly disposed toward institutions of government and those charged with their con- Th'is Is a most vital question and if the laws are inadequate to crush such organizations and punish such characters there should be recom mendations from ; a police standpoint which would forever prevent the like in this country and aid the authorities abroad. I trust the members will give thi3 matter close and careful consideration and offer such suggestions as may aid in accomplishing the desired end and that the secretary will be authorized to adopt such measures as will bring about a thorough un derstanding with our foreign friends and to se cure their presence and co-operation. ~ In the meantime there should be active ef forts made to looking to the eradication of these evils and information gathered and dis seminated through the national bureau of criminal identification with a view of accom plishing such result. This proposition will be acted upon by the directors individually by mail. If the board of directors vote to adopt their ex ecutive's views the secretary of the asso ciation will be authorized to address a letter to the officials having charge of the police affairs of the European nations, requesting their attendance at the con vention next year, when It is expected some definite steps will be taken to ef fectually stamp out or destroy the danger arising from anarchistic plots. The let ters to the board of directors were mailed yesterday, and Major Sylvester expects to receive replies within the next week. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.— Major Rich ard Sylvester, as president of the Na tional Association of the Chiefs of Police of the United States and Canada, yester day took a decisive step looking. to the adoption of a uniform policy throughout the world in dealing with anarchists by addressing a letter to the board of di rectors of the association and requesting their co-operation in bringing the various heads of the police departments of the world together in convention. The com munication follows: . I - to Combine Against Mur derers. Chiefs in All Great Cities Are Asked POLICE OFFICIALS ON ANARCHY'S TRAIL God grant that the life of Mr. McKinley may be spared, .and that he may be restored to health and strength to bring joy and comorrt to his now afflicted family. I earnestly ask this congregation to pray fervently to God for his safe recovery. Father Ducey of St. . Leo's (Roman Catholic), in the course of extended re marks on the tragedy at Buffalo, said: As you are aware that a great calamity has befallen the nation during the last few days in an attempt on the life of its chief executive, and as it is of vital Importance thai he should again be able to continue an administration which has brought so much happiness and pros perity to this country, your prayers are re quested for his speedy restoration. I feel that I am called upon to express some what of your feelings and your sympathy, and to lead your prayers for President McKinley, who is the victim of such a dastardly crime. Though a stranger to your country. It is easy for me to do this, since it needs no local knowl edge of policies but merely the expression of the universal heart of man. As for the deed itself, the whole civilized world must pronounce ab horrence not only of the act but o* the destest able principles which inspired It. Nowhere out side of America, moreover, will sorrow be keener or prayer be more fervent than in Great Britain. Preceding the prayer at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Father Dyer said: The Rev. Hugh Black, associate pastor of Free St. George's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, was In the pulpit of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church to-day. As a prelude to his sermon he said: Thus he (Gideon) resembles our own great leaders— Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lin coln. Most conspicuous of all, and last, but not least. William McKinley. ' the man whose spirit is now hovering between life and death, the man whose name will go down to posterity identified with the movement which has made our republic into an empire, though still re taining the form of republican government. ltish leader, had this to say of Mr. Mc- Kinley: The Rev. Howard Agnew Johnson of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, in a sermon based on Gideon as an Israel- The whole nation, aye, the whole world, to day is watching: at the bedside of a President whom It has learned to regard as Just and true. We are under the shadow of a great anxiety, overwhelmed by a great calamity. It is to God that the people turn at such a time. In him lies the power and strength to heal the sick. May it be his will to restore to us our President in life and strength. At Old Trinity Church to-day the Rev. Alfred L. Griffin, in addition to referring to Mr. McKinley in the prayer for per sons under affliction, included the Presi dent's wife, and this was the case in most of the churches. The keynote of the ser mons may be gathered from these words by Mr. Griffin: There was no concerted action in this matter by the churches other than that called forth by Mayor Van "Wyck's proc lamation of Saturday calling: on the pas tors of- churches of all denominations to direct their services with special reference to the suffering President. In the Prot estant Episcopal churches almost 'with out exception the full text of the litany was read and the name of President Mc- Kinley was entered in the general prayer for the sick. In all the Roman Catholic churches a special uniform prayer was offered at every mass. In a majority of the pulpits those occu pying them took as their theme the attack on the life of Mr. McKinley, and in almost every case some reference was made to the tragedy, either in the ser mon itself jut in the prelude. In some instances demand 'was made for meas ures of suppression against the anarchis tic propaganda, which was generally held responsible for the deed of Czolgosz. To-morrow (Monday) will witness an other session of prayer and pleading. In the afternoon the children of the public schools of this city and Brooklyn to the number of hundreds of thousands will follow the instructions of the president of the Board of Education, and under the lead of their teachers will hold a special session of prayer for President McKin ley. NEW YORK. Sept. 8.— Not a church ser vice was held in New York City or its environs to-day at which prayers, were not offered for the recovery ox President McKinley. And coupled with these sup plications was a strong: undercurrent of thanksgiving that the tone of the dis patches from Buffalo were of an encour aging character. Touching Terms of the Wounded President. Priests and Ministers Speak in PRAYERS ARE ASKED IN MANY CHURCHES The sermon at the First Presbyterian Church, where Vice Presi dent Roosevelt was in attendance, made frequent reference to the calamityX which had fallen upon the "nation. At its close the pastor, Dr.- S. S. Mitchell, delivered a fervent prayer. After a hymn the en tire congregation united in singing the national anthem. UFFALO, Sept. 8.— The services • 1 in. the churches of this city ¦¦¦^^L to-day were extremely impres- I slve. 5 In all pulpits reference 1 » -^ was made to the nation's ca lamity. disposed to change his attitude. He said to these with whom he spoke: "If I had been there I would have blown the scoundrel to atoms if I had had a pistol." solutely from the pitfalls of this world. But after the people commenced to read the Bible they found that .this" kind of life was unscrlp tural and infamous. Jesua Christ did not keep himself aoart from men. ' We owe a duty every day of ourllves to the world. . If the Intelligent citizen does not exercise the right of balloting the time will '-come when the right will be wrested from him by the 'worthless element of society. -What is the hope of this country? Can any one Imagine a. country more pathetically . dependent upon 'the ¦ ballot of the independent citizen? .' . . ..-¦•; -'" . We who are Christian men must not forget that to a great extent the commercial life. of. the world rests In our hands. "Whatever mis takes have been made by capital or by labor 3