The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11

proposed three cheers for England's most
graciou Queen. They were given with a
will. He went further and proposed three
more for the Union Jack. These he ex-
planned were out OF respect to the British
delegates attending the convention.
Jack" got the cheers. Not to be ontdone
in home loyalty Clark suggested that the
pose three cheers for the Stars and Stripes
The doctor did so with cheerfulness. After
which Bishop Arnett (coiored) stepped TO
the front and proposed three cheers for
President William Mckinley. This we'll
timed hit caught the good-natured crowd
in the right time and place and President
Mckinley got the loudest and longest
Hip-hip-hurrah of all other+.
Stand 2, which was located on the block
between Fulton and McAllister streets,
was presided over by Roiia V. Watt. and
]. j. Morris was the musical director. The
first speaker was Rev. Howard FL. Russell,
LID, OF Columb bus, Ohio, superintendent
OF the National Anti-Saloon League. He
told how a preacher named Parker OF
Millersburg, Ohio, accused the saloon
keepers of that town of murder, and how
Parker himself WAS nearly murdered
for his pains. But the preacher finally
won out, and Mr.. Russell proposed three
cheers for his fellow -laborer.' The cheers
were given so heartily that Rev. Mr.
Parker OF Miilersburg might have heard
them. Following Rev. Mr. Russell were
Rev. William Patterson of Toronto aud
Rev. Josiah Strong of New York, who
spoke as follows:
l was once asked to make three-minue g
address on the evidences of Christianity, and
l did it. am now asked to speak eight or ten
minutes on "Our Country" Everything in
this far West seems to be characterized by i'm
mensity. Your distances. your mountains,
your railroads, your ranches, your fruit and
flowers. your ideas, your expectations and
your hospitality Everything seems to take
a touch oi vastness from the far horizon. So
! suppose You will expect me to say something
OF the vastness OF our co untry. Coming from
address 5000 miles long on that subject
How much of that can give you In
ten minutes? But I will try. We find
that thirteen OF the smaller German
necticut and if we could move Connecti-
cut west we might lay it down in Colorado q
score of times. VIII lie California Is larger than
Colorado by 81 ZOO miles square. Let us make
this great State the Mecca OF the world, gather
into il the 125 900, 900 of North and south
America. The 31S 100000 of Europe, the $780,
AFRICA and all the peoples of the islands of
the sea in short, the 1000 900, 900 of
mankind. And when we have found a home
for the entire human family in California If
we should scatter them over the State at the
rate OF fifteen to each acre there would be
1900 square miles left without population
and des0ate From this one commonwealth
we might carve Italy, Greece and Palestine,
the homes of the three great races of antiquity,
and then have enough left to give each
farm, and Texas is larger than California
by 107 900 square miles. Lay this giant
State of Texas on the face of Europe,
with his head resting on the nntains
of Norway, just opposite The Orkney Islands.
with one palm covering London aud the otner
Warsaw. and he would stretch himself down
across Denmark. across Germany and Austria
and Italy, and lave his feet in the waters of
the Mediterranean, and Alaska is more than
twice as large as Texas. But we must remem-
Der that bigness is not greatness. Its acres
make country vast, but only its people
can make it great. Such resources mean the
possibilities of bonndless wealth; but riches.
unless dedicated to noble uses, will only
seusualize and degrade. Such ample room
means 3 vast population; but China cornts
her hundreds OF millions. We have 8 noble
land but what is n noble land without noble
men? God has made our country vast. 1t is
for us, with Gods help, to make our country
great