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Rh hope was abandoned. His wife came in to bid him farewell, followed by other relatives, and members of his Cabinet, and his friend of many years, Senator Hanna. The President seemed to realize that his last hour on earth had come, and his thoughts turned to his Maker, and he whispered feebly, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," the words of his favorite hymn. Then after a long pause he continued: "Good-by all, good-by. It is God's way. His will be done, not ours." Shortly after this he relapsed into unconsciousness. He died on the following morning, September 14, at quarter past two o'clock.