New-York tribune., 1900-11-26
WHEELER AND HOBSON SPEAK
GENERAL HOWARD PRESIDES AT Az. NJ
C. A. MEETING; IN CARNEGIE HALL.

Two well known from the South stood on the
platform Of Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon and
addressed nearly three thousand men who were
gathered there at the invitation of the West Side
Young Mems Christian Association They were
General Joseph Wheeler speaking upon 'Ou- Coun-
try It's, Progress and It's Trfumphs and Lieu
tenan. Richmond z. Hohson. T. s N who chose
as his subject An Appreciation o: the Life and
Service of Admiral Philip
None OF the peoples triuu2hs said C,eneraI
Wheeler. would be of any value unless couDIed
with the Christian religion. congratulate you
upon the newly established branch of the Youn9
Mems Christian Association on Governors Island
The progress % country is due more to ths
christian religion ard its practice than all else
combined. You have heard a great deal about
aholishEs the can'een hut the people seeking this
promised 70 put aCthing In is place and have
been confronted by the arSumcnt that the can
teen VAS better than the saloon To which men
would otherwis" Bu; the problem has been at
tempted in a different way here in New-York. You
are doing AWAY with the canteen by setting Up the
Gene: al Wheeler said that the Empire State was
@ @MOI.EF OF ~" name as II had always borne fore
most part in the wars ~ the country. In the Mexi-
can ar tenth % those killed were from New
- 20 X "niie IN the civil War this state sent ont
:. yer cent on us population no other State send
ing m@r' than per cent. General Wheeler
how ~ Iei ~ - a. -, a. a.; a. a., ~ Is 1slIIls
our nag raised under such Ircums;ances Will never
want 70 see IT hauled down"
Turning MS attention to the Philippines ne spoke
OF th= great fertility of the aad also OF the.
producti''tY OF N natives u
Il never hear d spoken more highly
any Wlt-rs by the thau / did the Philip
pines he continued Il believe tnat kind OF
a peoI there is chance tor great country to
10 me much superior To those Of Mexico
"A great deat aas been satd a about the consent OF
the governed in the Phi ipTues. I agree with that
principe put question its application. There
about twelve million people there. while Aguina do
ana MS army number only about twelve thousand.
ABOUT eieNtn million people the islands feel that
there would he nothing more horrible than to b..
ruled by this latter band"
, Lieutenant HObson said in opening his address
theme because he had done much for his coun-
Try and also because he had been Glossy denti-
fled with Christianity.
From the life OF Admiral Philip may l think
learn TWO lessons In the first place. ne was a
great officer and did his duty notch. As a
Christian one should always strive to be the best
and most efficient worker in his lire. ! used o
say TO myself, when sighting things said
about the protesting Christians the Naval Acad-
show that be.onging to the Young Mems Christian
Association il no handicap To a man
And. lastly, ! want 10 SpedH about the happt-
OF Admiral Philips disposition The Christian
has right to br the hapI lest the
face of the earth. When he is holding himself up
to his ideals he leave the past and the future
a Power that he knows i st,,tinSt him"
The cornet selections hy the Park sisters and the
mixed chorus, under the direction of Tall Esen
Morgan. we're the musical features A collection
taken up for the Army ami Navy work of the
Young Mems Christian Association. ". Z. MilIar
making appeal on its behalf.