There was only a small attendance—some 70 in all—at the Memorial Service held on Thursday morning at the Church of Our Saviour, Broadway, in memory of William McKinley. late President of the United States. "The miserable weather haps accounted for the poor attendance, those who braved the elements heard an excellent address by the Rev. F. Hawks Pott, D.D., who paid 'a high tribute to the ter of the late President. In the course of his address, the reverend gentleman recalled analy interesting incidents in William MeKinley's career, illustrating the manner in which the President sacrificed his own personal interests for the good of the nation. He mentioned that many peuple had likened President McKinley to Napoleon Buonaparte, but showed how vastly different were the characters of the two men. He pointed out that President McKinley had far more opportunities than any pr President of the United States for obtaining power and advantages, but instead of taking the opportunity" he had always had the interests of the nation at heart and had let personal interests second place. Ax an illustration of this, he quoted the late President's reply the report that was circulated that he had consented to accept office for third term. On the other hand, he said, Napoleon Buonaparte was always seeking further power; when he appointed his relations to the rulership of Kingdoms, he so tht they might be subservient to him; he would have swerificed his family n his own ends. How then could there be any similarity' between the two men? Continuing, the speaker drew attention to the admirable policy of the late President and the skilful manner in which he had piloted the ship of State during his toro tarts of offic, In conclusion, ing anid that the President was a man who loved peace, but who, once having decided upon a coarse, would not turn back.
At the Cathedral, The service held on Sunday morning the Shanghai Cathedral in' memory" of President McKinley was largely attended and, by reason of its special character, many Americans were amongst the congregation. The sermon was preached by the ey. F. L. Hawks Pott who, in referring to the assassination of President McKinley, said that no other nation on the face of the earth had sympathised and sorrowed with the United States in her day of sorrow more than Great Britain, 'That sympathy and sorrow were expressed in so many ways, the solemn services held in St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey, and. in the attitude of everyone, from the King down to the Jowliest' peasant in the land, and which showed the respect we exch had for each other and that we recognised the great' mission which we had the world. The preacher then went on to speak of some of the qualities which characterised the late President, his love of peace, exemplified in the way in which he strove to settle the differences between the United States and Spain before war was declared, and by his efforts at all times to calm jarring factions. But with all his love of peace President McKinley was firmness, wisdom, and caution hined wherever the interests of his country were concerned. He never said one thing and did another; if he pledged himself to one course of action he would follow out that course. That was why people came more and more to trust him, and the result was that President McKinley exercised more power than any other President had ever done. The moral which was characteristic of him him this trust and gave him this power. His sympathy also was very large, and though he was President of the U: States he always showed goodness, sympathy, and langoness of heat to his people was because his heart was so good, and so large, and so full that the people of the United States loved him. Tu -conclusion, Mr. Pott said that Queen Victoria passed yy full of years and full of honours, but the President passed away with his work uncompleted. He espoused the cause of the United States ay a great civilizing Power, and never again would the United States be apart from the world and take no interest in outside matters. The President heard the voice of God calling him to lead the nation to join in the task that Great Britain had carried out for so many centuries of spreading throughout the world liberty and justice. We could all learn a lesson from the life of President. McKinley, the lesson of doing our work in this world well and truly and with thoroughness.
The Dead March was played at the conclusion of the e, the congregation standing, until the finish.
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