Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-20

A programme was rendered last evoA-
ing at the First A. NJ. r. church, cor
ner Second and and Center streets, In
honor Of Bishop Graham Grant of the
Fourth Episcopal district, before .
large audience which crowded the AZ.
ditorium to its utmost capacity. After
singing the opening hymn the conSrs-
CATION was led in prayer by the pre-
siding elder. Rev. Mr.. Bundy, which
was followed by vocal solo by Mr..
Harry H. Hughes. The address of well
come TO Bishop Grant was then deliv-
cred by Mr.. Thompson. At the con-
clusion of Mr.. Thompson's address the
audience listened to a vocal solo by
Prof Geo. I. Holt, and was favored
by a second number rendered in re-
sponse to it's vigorous applause" Miss
Zella Davis then read paper ON The
History Of the Endeavorers,' giving
an interesting summary Of the great
Eldeavor movement now spreading
over all paris of The world. After =
vocal solo by Miss Clara Wilkinson Of
Marshalitown, Bishop Grant was intro
duced. He said, in part:
The evening Is now far spent and It
would not be proper for me to attempt a
set lecture at this time: l thank you
here. / am glad to see you and your city.
L have enjoyed these beautiful solos, and
I'M pleased to be surrounded by the rep
resentatives of the city press; that shows
that you are up-to-date and public spirit
ed. In the state and in religion the USE
full is put first. Whatever has been most
beneficial to mankind has always been in
greatest demand. | stated yesterday, that
if called upon to address you my subject
would be odds and Ends because then
could speak of whatever came into my
mind without wandering from the text:
The useful! Whenever we find soil
adapted to our needs we migrate to that
spot; wherever man finds coal, or gold, or
diamonds. or agricultural fertility. there
is he. The man in a community who does
his work best, who gives perfect satis-
faction at the most reasonable price, that
man is in greatest demand. But let us all
bear in mind that this Is an interdepend-
ent world. Cities depend on agricultural
fields, and the farmer depends on the
merchant; the congregation depends on
the minister to feed their immortal souls,
and the minister depends on the congre-
cation to feed his morta! body; the ply
sician, depends on some one to get sick.
and the sick man depends on the Dhysi-
clan; the undertaken depends on some one
to de. and the man whose wife Is gone
depends on the undertaken. The physi-
ciaE in a community that bears the repu-
tation Of being best, will always be busy;
the carpenter that bears the reputation
of being the best will always be busy;
the preacher that bears the reputation OF
being the best man and the most earnest
exhorter will draw the largest congrega-
tion and the highest salary. Within the
last twenty years the American people
have gone from one great achievement
to another, and from one great victory to
another with such raoidity that the seer
who has climbed the height of our glory
can hardly believe that man can have
gone the distance.
Let us not conceive that any special ed.
ucation is necessary for any special peo-
pie in this world. Where the same oppor.
tunities and advantages have been given
| mankind, the results have always been
the same, no matter what the race. what
shall I make of myself? What opportuni-
ties shall / embrace what heights shall
l climb?
America is a great country Let us full
ly understand the discussions that have
been going on among the people of this
nation. At a recent annual meeting of
the Georgia Farmers alliance it was rec
the deportation of the whole negro race
in America. The Texas Farmers alli-
ance recommended that the negroes be
sent back to Africa. Within the last few
weeks Senator Butler came forward with
a proposition favoring an annual appro-
priation of 0,0o0o0O. to be continued as
long as needed, In order that the negroes
should be sent somewhere. Yet 1900
miles of the west coast of Africa are
owned by the French and every import
ant key to the coast belongs to the Eng
lish. Land is owned by the Dutch, the
Beers, by Italy, by Spain. and the only
portions of the African continent owned
and Abysinia. Now, why should l go to
a land ruled by foreign nations speaking
alien tongues? In Africa there are 20e
tribes all speaking different languages.