The Portland daily press., 1900-09-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
GENERAL ARMSTRONG'S IDEA OF
A GREED.
(From a Sermon by G. II. Parkhurst
ID. D.

(From Sermon by c. H. Parkhurst
ID. ID
Among the papers left by the late Gen
eral Armstrong, Principal of Hampton
Institute, NirginiatnW was one written by
him on New Year S Eve, 1890, prepared
with evident suspicion that he was come
nearly to the tarm of his earthly service,
and containing certain expressions that
made the paper very precious legacy TO
all who revered and loved him. The Gen
eral was distinctly a man of affairs
Astounding in sentiment, and yet never
sentimental; so that his ute RANGES,
whether regarding the things OF this life
or of the life to come never required to-
be accepted with discount.
In the memoranda thus prepared there
occur q good many expressions that 1t
would be pleasant to comment upon For
instance, there is one that has very
special significance communicated to It
by the discussions that are just now be-
ing maintained IN our Communion. He
is speaking Of the grounds of his relig-
ious confidence and hopes. and says: -
creed the better Simply to Thy Cross
] cling is enough for me-" II the test
Of a creed is in the character 1t produces,
the fact that General Armstrong became
the illustriOus Christian and Apostle
that he did on a creed Of six words,
SuNNeSbh hndN bDtIt Is no necessary con .
nee tiOn between a man S Christian char
acter and the area in feet and inches that
can be covered by statement OF his dog
matte conviction, and that single es-
sentlal believed in, in the Intelligent and
passiO late way in which Armstrong be-
neved in salvation by the Cross of Christ,
denotes more for practical efforts In char
acter and service than q whole library of
doctrinal opinion or a whole menagerie
Of dogmatic curiosities kept up at the i'm
pulse of traditional conservatism or
scholastic opinionativeness.
WELLINGTON IN MICHIGAN.
Washington Starr
The press dispatches contained the fol-
lowing from Grand Rapids, Michigan
sen, Wellington spoke for an hour and
halr in the auditorium tonight, hold
ing an audience OF 5000 intact until he
finished. His address was devoted to
imperialism and the war in South Africa.
he declared that Mckinley chad Tsolemnly
pledged him, In return for his vote for
the ratification or the peace treaty, that
the FiIipinos were to be granted inde-
pendenoe after a stable government had
been established, and that he could not
support a man for president OF the United
States who had broken such a solemn
pledge"
Mr.. Wellington entered the campaign
tails in support Of it when he first went
over to the Bryanites. 1t SO happened,
however, that a prominent federal official
of Baltimore was present at the White
House when the president and Mr.. Well
ington discussed the Paris treaty, and
this official, in a pubic interview, fatty
denied Mr.. Wellington statement.
When Mr.. wellington explained that he
had O subsequent interview with the
president on that occasion, when he had
called, alone, the president pledged him
self the F1lipinos should have an inde-
pendent government. This left the mat
ter in the shape OF an Impeachment of
the presidents integrity By Mr.. Yelling
ton without u witness to be heard on
either side, and it is in that shape to-
day.
In repeating this charge Mr.. Yelling
ton understands that the president Will
enter into no controversy with him on
the subject But need the president do
SOP Is not Mr.. Wellington put out of
court by his own statement Of the case2
Where were his wits when the president