| Show MOTHER mckinley KINrEY Mo the sympathy of the american people will be with president mckinley and his family in the hour of mourning mother mckinley has been called away from the filial affection and love always exhibited by the president the intensity of his sorrow can best be judged still the departure of a good noble soul as hers is not entirely a matter of grief faith knows that such although losetto mortal sight in the mists that separate time and eternity continue onward in their progress toward light and perfection fec tion to be crowned at last with celestial glory mother mckinley enjoyed a goodly share of life andall and all that goes towards making life truly a success she was a devout christian full of faith and good works to her even the end of mortality is a triumph over death and the grave notwithstanding her eighty eight years mrs mckinley was a ous figure during the recent presidential campaign and the In augurs tion which followed thousands saw her and learned to love her at canton where she assisted her daughter in law in receiving and entertaining SIVA and later at washington where she remained a few days all speak of her youthful old age her quaint Puri tante good humor her sunny nature and above all her simple faith in the all ruling providence her ambition once was it is said to see her son william Willia sn occupy the position of a bishop in the methodist church but she accepted the change of program that led to the me white house instead evidently not because she regarded the presidency of the united states as a more honor able position than that of a bishop perhaps not even more important but because she recognized the hand of god in what took place still the capital had no charms for her she soon left to spend her bajt days under her own roof the career of president mckinley to another illustration of how muck much children owe to parents and particularly to mothers the number of men who attain lasting success Ink inife life except for the training of good mothers mother 4 are very few sacred history note of the fact and presents many remarkable instances in which the character of the mother is reflected to in the children mother me kinle home is said to have been an ideal christian home just such a place 60 a is needed for the birth and rearing of 0 men entrusted with gre great at and important missions on earth |
