Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-07
HONOR VISITING PRELATE
Men Of AL oreeds Pay Tribute Of Respect to
Right Rev. Bishop spalding.
GUEST TAXES PATRIOTISM" FOR TOPIC
Character OF the Gathering BrinEs
Prominently Int view the Growth
of n Tolerant spirit AmOnE
the People.

and Baptists turned out In the rain TO
honor a Roman Catholic bishop. From
the standpoint OF diversity OF the religious
beliefs represented. IT was a remarkable
assemblaEe that touched elbows At the
Omaha club last night. and Right Rev.
John Lancaster spalding. D. D., bishop Of
Peoria Ill. to whom the complimentary
dinner was given. was moved to his most
lofty flights Of eloouenee in praise Of the
growing spirit Of tolerance tina had made
possible such q gathering. II wal said that
In all. seven denominations were repre-
scnted. The laity and the clergy. the
business n the professional man were
there, and throughout all the addresses
rang clear the notes Of patriotism, charity.
spirituality and love Of fellow man.
Those who responded to toasts were
Bishop scanneIl. Hi Worth is Warrant
for His welcome:' Bishop spslding. "My
Country. tits OF Thee" Hon. Charles F.
Henderson. Not What We Gain. but What
We Do" Hon. Mel Uhl, There's a Chiel
Amang Ye TRkin' Notes, and Faith He'll
Prent EN-" T. J. MAhoney, But Faith
ordains that Dearest Friends Must Part"
Informal addresses were also made by DR..
George L. Miller and Rev. 7. J. MAckay.
John Rush acted as toastmaster.
Bishop Scannell was the hrst speaker.
His remarks we're very brief. being confined
for the most part to extolling the guest
OF honor. Bishop Spalding, TO whom he paid
a glowing tribute. He is a man OF well
defined IDEAS" said he, "of firm convictions
and be has the courage to proclaim them.
Therefore let his worth tonight be a war
rant to the welcome we extend him"
In iutrodurfnO nishnn C1aldgrr .hn $500
master said In part: I'VE do not extend
him this spontaneous burst Of welcome
because he is celebrated among church
men, but because his works for good. for
the elevation Of morals, christian citizen
ship and right living are manifest wher-
ever his great influence is felt"
True A-mericanism In West.
The keynote Of the bishops address was
patriotism, as limited by the toast TO which
be had been assigned. and he spoke with
special reference to the great central west.
The typical America, the real America,
shall grow up, not on the Atlantic seaboard,"
he said. but here in the heart Of our
country-far enough away from Europe,
far enough away from Asia. thank God!
with it's enete and stationary populations
where Il can get the pure air Of freedom
to inspire the highest aims Of American
nanhood. America is the garden of the
world. Our great corn belt feeds the world
feeds II with pork, with beef or what
ever IL may need. But is there an American
who says he loves his country because II
produces more acres OF corn than any other,
because Its herds are countless and its
wheatields boundless? No; that is not
the ideal. That is not the life germ that was
nlAnted by our fathers. Our ideal is a
spiritual one. II must have been a spirit
ual one or we could not have attained our
present material supremacy. Matter is but
the symbol OF things. Man Is man by virtue
Of his soul. and his power to think and act
disinterestedly.
He who has exceptional endowments.
whether intellectual. moral or spiritual.
unless be would warp into . nonentity Of
~selnshness. unless he would shrivel into
a cipher in the great sum Of humanity,
must give himself to others. (Applause.)
so far as ] am concerned. / have no
eyes for foreign conquest. We are not
here to perpetuRte the might OF material
things The great man is not the war
rior, not the millionRire-the great man n
be who has the deepest insight, the broad
est Eympathies, and the clearest coneep-
lions Of truth and virtue. The nations
who have produced q lasting impress upon
the world have not done so by their wealth
or by their powers Of conquest, but by
their spiritual prowess-truth, justice, hope.
love. faith. ] would dedicate America 10
these great principles"
World More Tolerant.
The World Moves" was the refrain of
General Manderson's address. 81 see ev-
dence OF IT," said he, 'In the growth OF
tolerance. There Is less luminosity between
opponents Of different political beliefs, and
q spirit Of Christian charity for those OF
different religious faiths. Why, we all
remember when q gathering like this, given
in honor OF q Catholic prelate. would be
criticised. yet now it 10 taken as q matter
OF course.
Il see Taft has presented the literary
works Of President Roosevelt TO the pope.
and ] can say that IL there IL anything
calculated 20 retuvenate thai nlustrious
gentleman It Is the works of Theodore
Roosevelt 1 can see him now. inspired
by their fresh, invigorating atmosphere,
and ] can see him coming over here with
his rife. and going up into the Rockies to
shoot mountain lions in emulation Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt This s one OF the evi-
denoes Of tolerance.
Il can remember Of reading when I was
a boy in that part OF the Episcopal confss-
sion Of faith where It referred TO the pope
as 'antl-ChrisL' and as q son Of per-
dition, but the Episcopal church has can
celled these terms Of odium. 1t makes lit
tie difference whether ! worship at one
church and you at another 30 long as W.
remain true to the principles which lie 81
the basis Of the Christian faith"
Mel Uhl read q brief paper entitled, The
Moral Influence OF the Newspaper" I. J.
Mahoney referred feelingly 70 several cpl
sodes in the life Of Bishop spalding. DR..
George l. Miller spoke OF the early days
Of Omaha. extolling the efforts Of the Cath
Ollie missionaries. and referring TO Count
Creighton's. benstActionk The program
closed with an informal speech by Rev.
T. J. MAckzy.
These were present:
Ri Rev. Richard scannslI. John Rum.
Rev. NJ J. DOwlng william BushAm.
Count John A. CreiEhton, Or. BRYANT
| John A Schsnk. William stuli.
DIT. s X spauldinG- c Z Yos.
7 J NolAn Dr. A. c Condor.
JoAaph Hayden. J H Conner,
ID J, Obrlen. ". y. hcHugh.
James A. Kennedy. p. e Healer
Rev. 7 Haley DIT. ". o. Henry,
Thomas {. Byns. J A Connor.