Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-21
W IS Given a Great Ovation at
Carnegie Hall.
VALUED MISSIONARY WORK
national righteousness = Tribute to
army aud Navy = Rev. Thompson
makes a Fling st the Mormons.

New York, May 2O,--Carnegie hall
was crowded to the doors tonight with
an audience eager to hear the address
~ prest. Roosevelt In the interest Of
PRESBYTERIAN home missions, the oc-
oason marking the close Of the CEN
,ennIal celebration. Many of the audi
once rem rendered that Priests. Cleve-
and and Harrison had made addresses
f,om the same platform on the same
subject. There was not a vacant seat,
mot bit OF standing room left In the
entire auditorium. and hundreds were
turned away
When Prest. Roosevelt took his seat
nm the platform he received a great
ovation. When the applause died away
Mr.. Roosevelt took his seat between
pey DR.. Van Dyke and the Rev. DR..
stewart Dodge, who was presiding. A
choir OF l25 voices from the different
presbyterian churches sang the hymn
oYe Servants Of God, Your Master Pro-
claim" and the president sang with
them. ~,
EVERY true American" said Mr.
Dodge, In his opening remarks, is
grateful that his country was founded
Iy men and women who feared God,
and TODAY this nation Is receiving It's
chief strength and support from God
fearing men and women. On this oc-
casIon. our centennial celebration OF
our home mission, II Is our chief reason
to keep rejoicing that our church sun
supplies such men and women 10 Keep
IN the good work." A great wave OF
applause greeted the statement as also
DR.. Dodge's review of the bright pros
pects OF the church, which he said, is
about to receive a creed that plain peo-
pie can understand and accept"
In introducing Prest. Roosevelt, DR..
Dodge said that no man knew better
than the president the Importance to
the nation OF the good work OF the
home missions.
When Prest Roosevelt stepped to
the front Of the platform and began,
"Mr. Chairman" he was interrupted
BY the flashight Of photographer. As
the smoke blew across the stage he
laughed and said: "There goes the
mystery now" referring to the mystery
Of the creed.
PRIEST. RoosEvELTs ADDRESS.
at is a pleasure on behalf OF the peo-
pie OF the United States to bid you
welcome on this hundredth anniversary !
Of the beginning Of organized home
missionary work by the Presbyterian |
church. In one sense Of course, all fer |
vent and earnest church work Is a |
part of home missionary work. Every |
earnest and jealous believer, every man
or woman who is doer of the word |
and not hearer only, is lifelong mis-
sionary In his or her field of labor-a
missionary by precept, and by what is |,
q thousand-f0ld more than precept, by
practice, Every such believer exerts
influence on those within reach, some
what by word and infinitely more
through the ceaseless, yet well-nlgh
unseen pressure, all the stronger when
Its exercise Is unconscious, of example,
OF broad, loving, charitable neighborli-
ness.
But tonight we celebrate 100 years
OF missionary work done not Incl
oehtaly but with set purpose; 100
years OF earnest effort to spread abroad
lhe gospel, TO lay deep the moral foun-
oauon upon which true national great
ness must rest The century that has
closed has been the conquest OF this
continent by our people. To conquer
continent is rough work. All really
great work Is rough In the doing,
mough i may seem smooth enough TO
ihose who look back upon It. or who
gaze upon II from afar Thoroughness
Is an unavoidable part of the doing Of
.he deed We need display but scant pa
uehce with those who, sitting OF ease
N their own homes, delight TO exercise
querulous and censorious part Of
judgment upon their brethren, who,
whatever their shortcomings. are do
llag strong mems work and they bring
tae lisht OF civilization into the worlds
eslh places. The criticism OF those
VINO i've softly, remote from the strife
= vi nttNe value; but II would be diff
clit TO overestimate the value OF the
missionary work OF those who 90 out
% snare the hardship. and while shar-
' ios ~ 70 wage war against the myriad
forms Of brutality.
WHAT MISSIONARY WORK DOES.
Is such missionary work which
Ienents the pioneers from sinking
.uhuusly near the level OF the sayag-
hy against which they contend With
' MI y the conquest OF this continent
''u'u nave had little but an animal