The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 190 Praise of resident Elo SORROW COMPELS SILENCE| Bishop Unable te Deliver His Sermon. at Pacific Grove Rev. Dr. Evans Preaches. ACIFIC GROVE. iference Sunda 3 e joyful ocaa~ is to membezs sion of the ornia Methodist Episcepal Conference, for the § nation’s grief was heavy upon 2il, and the personal grief of B! McCabe, a lifelong friend of the deceased President, made the bercavement seem personal to all The morr bore reference to th gone. Bishop McCabe was unable to preach on account of deep emotion and Dr. E. Mc- Clish, president of the University of the ok his place ey, Man and States al E “He lives now more than ever: his hand will be on ages to come as are the hands of Washington and Lincoln, for the best of him, the immortal part that cannot be | touched by the assassin’s.bullet, is still | ours.” At the close of the sermon Bishop Me- a nd in a volce choked with ming down his en Jung, Jam . M. War M. Rob! i L. Applegate, conferen d a memorial service ident this afternoon. As- packed to the doors with | people and the absence of color arked. rge picture inley, draped in black flags, hung over the will remain till after and white flow- and platform the funeral o: ers decorated The service opened with the singing_of “Thy Will Be Don after which the Rev. W. C. Evans plain of the Ohio Society i 2 long personal friend of delivered the eulogy. of Stockton, ch America to-day of her best loved &0 sits and weeps at the bler of this generation. For the third time within the memory of living is called on to mourn the pass- ief executive suddenly cut off in the a life of usefulness by an assassin’s Yet as we sorrow as a nation, we are e. The nations of the earth sorrow with us and mingle their tears with ours for our great leader, William McKinley. For his as: 1 have no words of un- brotherliness t ., as he sits in & prison cell, the object of wrath. But for those who inflamed his poor weak teachings rain with their awful of anarchy of which outcome, I have nothing detestation, and I pray at the time will soon come when our 1 legisiation will be so strin- nst this monstrous g vision vil as to stamp it out The people of Nov: attended union V1 memory of Pre: were singing a to and vicinit d Father Byrne and the G. services were conducted by spoke. | burg, | T 5.—Services in all | service, ed a_meeting of the the city, to be held in his offic | morrow morning. It is probable that the | meeting of for a reday DLAND, Sept. 15 Church was crowded members of all churches w cipate in the memorial services held in honor of the late President McKinley. There was prayer, scripture reading and appropriate song serv &nd their themes are s . Dead President as a Patriot, Matthews: “Our Dead President as a Christian,” W. E. M. Stewart; “Our Dead President as a Martyr,” W. eenor; “Our President and the Peo; 3. 3 Morgan -t STRANGE PREDICTIONS OF A FORTUNE-TELLER Woman Who Appeared in Salinas Said McKinley Was to Be Assassinated. SALINAS, Sept. 15.—About four months ego there appeared in this city a woman who professed to be a fortune teller. She claimed to be one-quarter Indian and said £he wes reared in the State of New York. She was well dressed, about 45 vears of age, short i heavy set. poke fiuently and with a peculiar accent. She wore a lined snakeskin around her waist and was generally accompanied by two dofs. ® mastiff and a ter Wkile here she put in a portion of her time traveling from house to house ask- ing permission to teil fortunes, either by cards or by the hand. In conversation with several persons she said President McKinley would be assassinated in the latter part of September or the first of October. The assassination, she said would occur at some large gathering in the East and two shots would be d. Bhe also stated that an attempt would be made to kill Theodore Roosevelt When asked where she gained he knowledge she remarked that it was one of her secrets and that she never made a practice of divulging secrets. FATHER OF THE ASSASSIN IS NEARLY HEARTBROKEWN CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 15.—The fath- er of the assassin of President McKinley has not slept or taken anything since Sat- urday morning. Since the death of the President he has become moody and has lost his appetite. A younger brother of the assassin says that his father is heart- broken as .a consequence of the death of the President, Chief of Policeé Corner re- turned from Buffalo to-day, but made n¢ attempt to see Czolgosz while there. oo it Marin Citizens Will Assemble. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 15.—The committee of fifteen citizens appointed by Judge Angellotti, in pursuance of the action of the mass meeting last night, met this afternoon at the City Hall. Judge Angel- lott! called the meeting to order, and the matter of properly observing next Thurs- day was discussed. It has been decided to hold exercises in some hall, probably the ra House, at 2 o'clock in the after- noon. The Rev. Arthur Crosby will de- liver the address. B PBlsHoP IEAEIES C aso R - CLERGYMEN IN DENOUNCE THE EAST THE ASSASSIN Impressive Sermons @Are Delivered by Promi- nent Pastors in Many of the Large Cities. EW YORK, Sept. 15.—Natur- ally the theme of all the sermons preached in New York and its suburbs to- day was the death of the President. With practical unanimity those in charge of the service had the eongregations sing “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” Most of the churches were draped in black, and in not a few the American flag mingled its colors with the folds of crape. The congrega- tions were large in every church. Coupled with the words of mourning were expressions of confidence in the sta- bility of the Government and the admin- istration of President Roosevelt. There were few vehement expressions against anarchy. The Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix denounced the crime of Czolgosz and arraigned an- archy as a dog which would destroy mod- ern civilization unless suppressed. Archbishop Corrigan occupled the throne during mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and was much affected during the preach- ing of the sermon by the Rev. M. J. La- vell. The preacher said: *“Anarchy is as impossible as that five is equal to two.” The Rev. Dr. Huntington, preaching at Grace Church, took the late President's words, “Let no one hurt him,” as a pro- verb against lawlessness. The Rev. Howard A. Johnson, at the | Madison-avenue Presbyterian Church, said: “Though dead, President McKinley bas his place securé. Not only is he be- loved and honored in the hearts of the people, but in the history of the nation.” The Rev. George T. Purvis of the Fifth- avenue Presbyterian Church said: “Our Government remains absolutely unaffect- ed, and we behoid the splemflg spectacle of the absolute stability of our institu- tions, even at the moment when the head of the republic falls. Emma Goldman and her kind should be imprisoned for life at hard labor, the murderer should be hanged immediately.” CINCINNATI, Sept. 15.—The death of the President was generall; churches of various denominations to-day by appropriate texts and sermons. The ministers spared no words in denouncing the assassination and the existence of n < noted: in the | il-na‘l‘l:l"y. which had nourished the crim- nal. BERLIN CHURCH HAS SERVICES Diplomats in Germany @mong Mourners for the Late President. BERLIN, Sept. 15.—The - service of mourning for the death of President Mec- Kinley held in the American church in Berlin was very impressive. The edifice was heavily hung with crepe and crowd- ed with Germans, British and Americans 3+ S S - =23 W C EVANS JTocKkTory — Berlin will be held next Wednesday to adopt resolutions of sympathy. DR. HUTSINPILLER MOURNS HIS LOSS Well-Known Pastor Was a Devoted Friend of Mr. McKinley. The Rev. 8. D. Hutsinpiller, formerly pastor of the Central Methodist Church of Ban Francisco, a personal friend of the late President McKinley, delivered a eulogy this morning at the First Metho- dist Church. He said: The texts are, “‘Know ye not that there is a prirce and a great man fallen this day," and ‘‘Biessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.’” There {s but one theme on the minds and the lips of men of this nation- to-day, namely, the life and death of Willlam Mc- Kinley.” The great and good the world over have " been touched unto universal and measureless sympathy as never before. The dead President embodied the highest ideal of duty to the nation and he sought to realize that ideal with all the strength and manhood of his noble being. In his hands all of the interests of his country were safe. 1t is touching the tribute of the President of our neighboring republic of Mexico, who has on this, his birthday anniver- sary, postponed all _festal ceremonles and who has called upon his people to bow down in mourning and in worship before God, whose high and holy name trembled on the dying lips of Willlam McKinley. 1 believe he was in the zenith of his + powers, the foremost citizen of the world. The Christian church mourns, for Wil- THREE PROMINENT CHURCHMEN WHO ADDRESS LARGE CONGREGA- TIONS THAT LISTEN WITH HEAVY HEARTS AND TEARFUL EYES TO THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS SPOKEN OF THE DEPARTED PRESIDENT. il s / OAKLAND PREACHERS 5 DELIVER PANEGYRICS Ministers and Laymen Render Beautiful Enco- miums on the Dead President. AKLAND, Sept. 15.—Memorial services were held to-day in the churches for the departed President. Eulogies were said by many -clergymen, while music of special selection was utilized in the exercises, which drew thousands to the structures. The life and the death of the murdered Presi- dent was the theme of discourse in the pulpits of the city. FRIEND'S TRIBUTE TO THE DEPARTED Rev. Ernest Baker Says He Deemed McKinley a Great Man. The Rev. Ernest B. Baker, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, offered the following tribute to the memory of the dead President: ‘We are too near this great 'life lived the country.” ° plored. Among those who attended were Baron von Richthofen, German Minister of For- eign Affairs, and Mr. White, the United States Embassador. Dr. Dickie in his ser- mon said: “The first feeling 18 of detestation for a dastardly crime. The second feeling. i one of deep sympathy, for his widow. and for the whole country. The third one is of admiration for his statesmanship, in- | tegrity and Christianity. ‘The king is dead, long live the king.' We may say this ‘in hopeful anticipation of President Roosevelt’s administration. The new ex- ecutive is a tyglcal young American.” | A meeting of the American colony in liam McKinley was a devout Christian. If T could have stood by his bedside and have raised that right hand cold in_ death 1 could have voinied to it and said with Aristides, “This hand was clean,” In that hand beat the pulse of affection for the world’s humanity. His last words were beautiful and - exzressive of affection, of faith in God, of hope in immortality and heaven, The American people can congratulate themselves. that though the great and gocd are stricken and dle, the great and good also live. The interests of our be- loved land will be safe in the hands of the brave, chivalric and patriotic Theodore Roosevelt. ANARCHY MUST BE CRUSHED. HICAGO, Sept. 15.—“If the assassination of President McKinley has taught no other lesson it ha: taught 70,000,000 people that anarchy is worse than treason and must be driven forever from These words were uttered by United States Senator Mason, causing the audience that crowded Hyde Park Methodist Church at the memorial services to burst into applause. meeting at which the Senator spoke was but one of many which were held in this city to-day. was not a church, Catholic or Protestant, in which McKinley was not eulogized and his death de- Everywhere was made the declaration that there must be an end to anarchy and anarchists in this country from this time on. The There e among us to g1ve it adequate estimate. Love for him as a man and as a President prompts willing hands to weave a martyr crown, resplendent in its appreciation of * his virtues and dazzling in its admiration of his achlevements. Other generations of men will fix Willlam McKinley's final = place among the Immortals. It remains for.us to mourn him dead and to emulate him living. From first to last Mr. McKitnley's devotion to home has commended him to the dence of the people. His untiring care.of the wife of his youth has endeared him to the hearts of all chivalric men and noble women. His uni' personal popularity ‘mly be attributed to this trait of loyalty to home and wife, coupled with his never-fail- ing courtesy and consideration. He won golden opinions from the neople on his re- cent trip to the coast by this very exhibition of homely virtues and happy IS that land Whose ruler ls pure in private life and ex- emplary in domestic _duties. I have known Mr. McKiniey for more than twenty years and have remarked his inva- riable dignity of carriage. The very polse of his head and deliberateness of utterance im- pressed the high respect in_which he held himself. Always genial and approachable, the mark of a truly great man, he neve theless maintained a consciousness of t office which he filled that prevented f: miliarity and commannded respect. Espe. cially since his elevation to the Presidency had this trait been prominent, which shows that real dignity is not of costume or cere- mon; but of heart. He kept friends with And was therefore true to all. been my good pleasure to hear such personal testimony from the lips of Mr. Me- Kinley as to leave no doubt of his devotion to Christ and his church. His forgiving spirit shown after the shooting, his patlent acquiescence in the will of God during his illness and, at the time of his ds his swan song of triumphant faith, ‘Nearer, My God, to Thee,’" his last lingering word of farewell—these all confirm our serene con- fidence in his Christian character. Here is the secret of his real and abiding success. plimeatsc vhye ALAMEDA PASTORS DELIVER EULOGIES Memorial Services Are Held in All the Churches of the City. ALAMEDA, Sept. 15.--The services at the Methodist Episcopal Church South this morning were dedicated to the memory of President McKinley. The altar was draped with national colors and a picture of the martyred President en- wreathed with the emblems of mourning stood upon the rostrum. The pastor, the Rev. Euclid McWhorter, likened Presi- dent McKinley's assassination to the slay- ing of Abner by the hand of Joab, and gave the three causes which contributed to make anarchy rampant. He took his text from 2d Samuel, “Know ye not that there is.a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?” These were the words of David to his people at the death of Abner, who was surreptitiously slam by Joab. His death was a severe stroke to David and to all Israel Abner had made a league with David to restore Israel to the latter, and his services were of first Importance. Jolbk, to gratify his ambition for revenge, tooi Abner aside as if to engage him in friene conversation, and while greeting him witi Continued on Page Nine. quently NATION'S GRIEF IS DECREED Rabbi Voorsan- ger’'s Strong Words. Large Audience Listens to Dr. Neely. ABBI JACOB VOORSAN- GER delivered the sermon yesterday morning at the Congregation Beth Israel, over which Rabbi Levy pre- sides. His sermon was de- voted almost exclusively to the Jewish New Year, its traditions and its meaning. His one reference to thae dead President occurred shortly befors the close of his address and was as fol- lows: The Jewish new year is a cycle in time and all that happens and all that s to hap- pen within its limits is ordained. Whether by sword, by fire or by death, whatever the calamities are, they are all ordained. The greatest of all calamities that have visited this nation was the assassination of President McKinley. This sorrow was or- datned. SHOULD ISOLATE ALL ANARCHISTS Rev. B. Fay Mills Believes They Should Be Sent to an Island. At the First Unitarian Church the Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills preached this morn- ing. He said: Four months ago we welcomed to our sunny land “McKinley, the kindly,” and now we gather to cry, “Hall! and farewell!"” No.man fully knows the meaning of this strange bolt from the empyrean, and It is 00 soon to speak With the profoundest wis- dom and yet it is impossible for us to speak of_anything else. We are paralyzed with a sense of mystery. We know how the murders of Lincoin and Garfleld can be explained by natural causes, but of this “murder most foul, strange and unnatural” we fail to comprehend fully the underlying cause that armed and moved the assassin who was so obscure and wrought his dark deed so suddenly as to make it seem almost impersonal. We might well pronounce eulogies upon our departed ruler and friend. He was a good, true, honest. unselfish man who had worthily filled a great variety of Important public positions. But this is not so mugh the murder of William McKinley as the at- tempted assassination of a nation. The vil- lain’s pistol-crack on. this continental holi day, surrounded by the triumphs of human genius, heard by representatives of almost every people on the globe, was a shot af you and me, our America and the freest govern~ ment on earth. Law is a schoolmaster to fit us to be free and its present condition and character is a measure of our present development in ail that goes to advance the welfare of the race. Law in itself is not opposed to liberty, but is at once its child and its protector. In the name of liberty the anarchists strike at free dom, in the name of humanity they assail mankind, in the name of love they apotheo- size hatred and let loose the hounds of hell to produce the holiness of heaven. Anarchists should be sent from all over the world to an island and be allowed to try their experiments, but with no facilities for reaching the mainland or returning to civili- zation. EULOGIZES THE NOBLE PRESIDENT Rev. H. J. Vosburgh Lauds the Honored Cead From His Pulpit. At the First Baptist Church the Rev. H. J. Vosburgh, the pastor, preached as fol- lows: In considering the death of President Mc- Kinley we should_endeavor to face the prob- lem in his own temperats spirit. Without doubt he was a man conspicuous for the calmness and deliberation of his Judgment. Therefore urgent as the problem is that confronts us in his death, deep and even passionate as our feelings are, we should not “locse wild tongues that have not God in awe.” lute action rather tham in- temperate speech are demanded by the exi- gencles of the present hour. President McKinley's character s & noble Dequest to his countrymen. His qualities demand our respect and are worthy of emu- lation. His life was an illustration of the possibility ot young men rising to the high- est distinction who are aide wills and brains s e He was patriotic, and when he died he was in the line of duty. He was present ac a great national celebration, just whers we should "expect the President of a fres ].;:o‘plr:‘ louhe. ,;‘del w’l in the place of duty y a soldier is who dis with his face to the foe. Hi!el: — Bt o a ome life wi an inspiration. His devotion to his wite r and chivalrous. Toward her he wore the white flower of a stain- purpose should be firm in all our We should unitedly support Presi- We want no _despotism. We believe “‘come to the Kingdom for One hearts. dent Roosevelt. Neither do we desire license. Roosevelt has such a time as this.” ARMY OFFICERS ATTEND SERVICES Major General S. B. M. Young and his entire. staff, in civilian dress, attended the services at Trinity Church yesterday morning. The ceremonies Wwere in the na- ture of a memorial service, in which the music and the sermon were in harmony with the sad incidents of the past week. Dr. Clampett, the rectdr, preached from the text, “The righteous shall be in ever- lasting remembrance.” In part he said: The life and character of William Me- Kinley form a great lesson for the na- tion. He was called, as was Abraham Lin- coln, in a great crisls in which a leader of consummate tact and wisdom was required. The history of the past few years proves that he was his equal in meeting the de- mands of the time. The qualities of moral integrity and a high comscientiousness of duty form the foundation of his character. Through his tact the crisis was safely passed and both parties agree in their con- viction that throughout all he was con- trolled by a high sense of duty. His private character was indeed beauti- ful, sei?-denying, loyal and ever attentive, while his relations toward the object of his love form a tremendous lesson to the na- tion. Simple In his religious faith, steadfast in his aim, consistent in his belief, men every- where attest ® the purity and sanctity of his life. —_—— President’s Last Words, Services in memory. of President Wil- liam McKinley were held yesterday in the Emmanuel Baptist Church. In the morn. ing and evening the programme consist: of sacred music and speclal sermons by the pastor, the Rav. J. bson. The Zhurch was decorated s Smodioiom: :y la;g:h:oé\n‘;s-t‘lion lln:;efd to the eulo- of lead and prayed for the heaith of Mrs. McKinley and for the nation. oy