Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14

! opinions as those who are conscious Of
error and who. recognizing their inability
| to defend their views by reason, fall back
upon coercion. In the preamble of the act
| of 1886. it is stated. first. that the propaga-
ton of religion by force is contrary to the
plan Of God, the author of our religion
Attention is called to the fact that the AL
mighty, being Lord both of the body and
the mind. yet chose not to propagate it by
coercions of either" jefferson recognized
| that the Christian religion rested upon love-
and that love Is the very antithesis of vio-
1ence and brute force. 1t is we'll to remem-
Der that the Declaration of Independence
itself rests upon the same foundation which
supports our religion. namely, love, and
those who deny the doctrine Of human
| brotherhood are not apt to respect the
creed Of inalienable rights and natural
equality embodied in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution Of the
United States.
Jefferson was the greatest statesman
known to history. He believed in the rights
of the people, and had a heart large enough
to take in all humankind. He hated ty
ranny whether is manifested itself in re-
ligious or secular affairs and applied his
doctrines to all questions"
Admiral Dewey Sends Regrets.
POSTMASTER Page announced the conclu-
sion Of the exercises Of the evening when
Mr.. Bryan had ended his speech. On be-
half of the Memorial Association Mr.. Page
and on behalf of the guests he thanked Mr..
w. 8. Mexican Of the Memorial Association
for the excellent dinner and most instruct
i've addresses, as. he said. the success of
the dinner was due almost entirely to the
efforts of Mr.. Mexican. who had worked
night and day to perfect the details Mr..
Mexican bowed his Acknowledgements and
read a letter from Admiral Dewey, presi-
dent Of the Memorial Association. in which
he expressed his profound regret at being
ma ble to attend the dinner
The Banqueters.
Among those present were: Surgeon Cen
eral Walter Wyman. Mr.. ]. c. 8. Black
burn, Kentucky; Mr.. c. J. Faulkner. West
Virginia; Mr.. Morris B. Beardsley, Con-
necticut: Mr.. e. H. 8. Cummings. New
Hampshire; W. F. Austin, New York: M.
w. Boarman, w. R. Taylor, Lieut.. E. 8.
Meekins, U. 8. A.; John P. Miller. Thomas
w. Smith. Daniel Loughran. George T.
Parker. DR.. Ralph Walsh, Jesse B. Wilson.
man. g. Fairfax Whiting. DR.. L. J. Battle.
Clarence Corson, Rev. A. w. Pitzer. Ro-
land B. Mahany. Howard N. Thompson
Percy 8. Foster. Lewis H. Machen. Vir-
ginia; Lieut.: Crawford. U. 8. N: DR.. James
Brown, Thomas P. Randolph, William
Robert A. Sahm, Maryland; w. M. Marina
Quke, virginia; "A. r. ferguson, Il. OllVer
Belt w. 8. Mexican. ST.. New Jersey; DR..
]. Taber Johnson. Lieut.. c. P. Shaw. U. 8.
N; William F. Roberts. Col. r. N. Harper,
Virginia: Herbert L. Davis, Charles w.
Slater. w. T. Johnson, California; w. w.
Bride, Mayo Dudley. Hayden Johnson
Commissioner H. L. West. Col. John Bid
die, Mr.. r. r. Kenny. Delaware; Mr.. John
Rossell, Delaware; Mr.. James Lord. Della
ware: A. Howard Clark. Harry William.
c. r. McBlair, DR.. F. B. Bishop. L. A.
Shaver, August Davis, jr.. Virginia: Nor
man Gait, Richard N. Brooke, DR.. D. G.
Leahy. Richard Moncure. Virginia: j. w.
Drury. Charles Balderson. Pennsylvania:
F. E. Grice, Col. B. F. Bingham, Andrew
B. Graham. Virginia; H. B. Mcdonald, T.
Carroll Hanway, Maryland: Norman r.
Elliott. Gen. L. r. Michener. John H. Ma
gruder. DR.. w. D.. Barton. Charles p jan
ney, Virginia: Charles N. Vance. North
Carolina: ]. Kemp Duval. Joseph Nimmo,
Frank N. Carver, w. F. Coles, John Sell
den F. W. Eaton. Massachusetts,; w. g.
Mexican, Jr.. New Jersey; E. A. Newman,
Maryland; Col. p. Payne. United States
Marine Corps: 8. s. Cline. r. Gray Will
Jams, E. G. Davis, DR.. G. Wythe Cooke,
Lieut.. William H. Santelmann. Col. H. H.
Baker, Virginia: ]. Fred Kelley, E. L.
Jordan. e. ]. McQuade. Cotter r Bride
Louis F. Schade, C. H. Sinclair and John
Murphy.