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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.
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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
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