New-York tribune., 1902-05-21

reminiscent story. when the President, accom-
panied by his secretary. Mr.. Cortelyou and the
Rev. Dr. Henry Dyke, moderator of the
General Assembly. entered a side door east or
the pulpit The President was most heartily
welcomed and he acknowledged the reception
by stopping and bowling to the congregation
several times He was welcomed by the Rev.
DR.. Spinning who in presenting him to the con-
gregation closed his Introductory remarks by
asking God ITO bless him, keep him and pre-
serve him."
President Roosevelt said:
Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad ] TO have the the
chance OF saving word to you tfis eve, eTehnss r ana
inasmuch as l did not know of another meeting.
IN oTder t ths tb rs ha0 OF ss s dWn household The
vital thing TO a nation is the spiritual, not the
value the material; We must have it, we must
have thrift and business enterprise or the founda-
structure must fall. It's mighty poor building
It's an admirable thing to have wealth If We
use il right Now that sounds like preaching.
MOL o1tnt M ~ al G it aS ISl II Won ro5
the mississippi you apparently went into a foreign
I don't think that we realize now vital need
was met in those days by the men who went out
into that part of the land as missionaries, and
men who went out in that way gave by their efforts
the spiritual gift that was vital TO the material,
and thus gave US the thrift that has made us the
Inere Is more and more a tremendous Work looin-
ing up before the ehurcheS OF thls country, when when
trial development has brought face TO face with
problems that have puzzled the people OF the old
%oT9 nj me forces dor erIL IN our cues M & 10
ties, and If We are To go forward, and not back
ward, they must be met by the forces for good
At this point President Roosevelt hesitated
and smilingly remarked. I'm not going to verge
upon theology or dogma; then resuming. he
said:
standard in morals and rignteousness for the whole
Gr smd u It in must make @ itself felt thToggh the @ b
On e nd aaq nSf 9n II fR m dn bn PR N
dislike it is the expression business is business"
especially when it verges on rascalty.
In conclusion the President appealed to the
congregation to do righteousness in your homes
and in the world at large"
President Roosevelt Immediately left the
church after shaking hands with several clergy
men on the platform. He was accompanied by
Secretary Cortelyou and Robert c. Ogden, with
whom he entered a carriage and was driven
away, amid the plaudits of a great crowd which
had assembled outside the edifice.
DIR. van Dyke followed in a brief address on
home missions, which he prefaced by saying:
The President, I'm certain would make a pretty
so0d pTts9yteriah preacher he came here not in
lieves in the Cooperation of ali the Churches in
the building of superstructure through the moral
betting such great nation as ours.
Before the arrival Of President Roosevelt de-
votional exercises We're conducted by the Rev.
DR.. John Dixon, and they We're followed by ad-
dresses by the Rev. Dr. S. Hall Young of
Alaska; the Rev. DR.. Milton f. Caldwell OF
Porto Rico; the Rev. Charles F. Richardson, of
Montana, and the Rev DR. S. r. Wishard, of
Utah, all missionaries in their respective To-
calities, and all of whom made appeals to Pres
byterians for financial assistance that churches
might be built and missionaries sent to their
territories.
DR.. Wishard was fervent in his appeal and
said he had received a letter yesterday from a
woman member Of his congregation who for
merly was Mormon, asking him to raise 500
| while in the East to pay for additional mis-
sionary in his section OF Utah. The doctor
| asked for this sum, and he had a check for
| 500 sent up TO him. which followed by cards
| of subscribers for the balance of the desired
| sum.
An amusing incident occurred early in the
service when the electric lights began to act
| queerly, and the Rev. DR.. Spinning told the
| gregation they would be in darkness for a few
minutes, until some mishap could be remedied
| He then announced that hymn would be sung
and instantly the church became dark The or
ganist forced to stop playing, but the
| gregation continued with the singing. The SER
vices closed with benediction by the Rev Dr.
| Calvin A. Duncan, of Knoxville, Tenn.