The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-05-21
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
ON HOME MISSIONS.

| New York, May 20.-Carnegie Hall was
| crowded to- the doors this evening with
| an audience eager to hear the address of
| President Roosevelt in the interests Of
Presbyterian home missions, the occasion
marking the close of the centennial cele-
bration.
When President Roosevelt took his seat
on the platform he received a great
| ovation. In introducing the President
the Rev. D. Stuart Dodge, D. D., who pre-
| sided, reviewed the bright prospects of the
| church which he said, is about to re-
ceive creed that plain people can under
| stand and accept"
| When President Roosevelt stepped to
| the front of the platform and began
| Mr.. Chairman he was interrupted by
| the flashlight of a photographer. As the
| smoke blew across the stage he laughed
| and said: There goes the mystery now,"
referring to the mystery of the creed
The President said:
1T is pleasure, on behalf of the peo-
pie of the United States, to bid you well
come on this hundredth anniversary of
the beginning CT organized home mission
airy work by the Presbyterian church In
one sense, of course all fervent and
earnest church work is a part of home
missionary work. Every earnest and
Jealous believer, every man or woman
who is a doer of the world and not a.
hearer only is a lifelong missionary in
his or her field Of labor-a missionary by
precept, and by what is a thousand-fold
more than precept, by practice"
But tonight we celebrate hundred
years of missionary work done not in
cidentally but with set purposes; a hum
dred years of earnest effort to spread
abroad the gospel to lay deep the moral
foundation upon which true national
greatness must rest. The century that
has closed has seen the conquest Of
this continent by our people. To conquer
| continent Is rough work. All really
great work Is rough in the doing, though
1t may seem smooth enough to those
VINO look back upon it, or who gaze up
on 1t affair."
Thoroughness Is an unavoidable part of
the doing of the deed. Without it the con-
quest of this continent would have had
little but an animal side. without IT
the pioneers fierce and rude virtues and
somber faults would have been left unlit
by the flame of pure and loving aspira-
ton. Without that the life of this conn
try would have been a life of inconceiy-
ably hard and barren materialism.
DR.. VanDyke responded to the presi-
dents speech
Speaking of Cuba the President said.
I'VE have the right to feel proud that
we have kept every pledge to the letter
and established a new national prece-
dent. don't remember another sucb
case-and have looked for one with
care-a case whereas the result of such
war the victorious nation has content
ed itself by starting a new nation. free
on the difficult path of self-goyernment
II some times hear the army attacked
and l have even heard missionaries at
tackled. Still when great work is to he
done in peace or war, it is good to have
the army to depend on"
After the speech of the moderator. Pres-
ident Roosevelt remained long enough to
listen to the singing of synodical QUAR-
tette from Tennessee.
Man Created Sensation.
Baltimore, May 2O.-While the President
was en- route from this city to New York
q sensation was created in the car ahead
OF the Presidents car by well-dressed
young man about 80 years of age lean
ing from mis- seat. He gave a yell and
then fell in a fit. His actions star
tled the occupants of the car, among
whom were Senator Pritchard. Several
secret service men, We're on hand. but
they soon became satisfied that the man
WAS harmless