Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

Rev. Samuel n. Greene, D. D.
men present. Among the invited guests
were Commissioner II. B. F. Macfarland, Mr..
Eugene lowering and Rev. DR.. Junius Mil
lard of Baltimore, Rev. DR.. j. j. Muir, Rev.
Randolph H. Mckinl. Rev. Charles F. Win
bigler, Rev. Theron Outwater, Rev. E. Hez
Sven, Rev. William N. Nevins. Rev. II. M.
Geren. Dean William A. Wilbur and Rev.
Adelbert Chapman.
President Needham of George Washing
ton University, the institution of which DR..
Gil eene was twice acting president, and with
which he has been lorg and prominently
identified, was to have presided but was
indisposed and sent his regrets The speak
ers Of the evening were Mr.. David A. Cham
berS, POSTMASTER; Rev. Samuel H. Greene,
the guest of honor; Mr.. S. w. Woodward;
Second Assistant Postmaster General Shall
lenberger, representing the Sunday school;
class club Prof. Mitchell Carol, repre-
senting the Mems Club; Rev. DIR. j. j. Muir,
representing the Baptist churches of the
District; Rev. Randolph H. Mckim. repre-
senting other denominations; Mr.. Eugene
lowering, representing the university, and
Commissioner mcfarland, representing the
city of Washington.
DR.. Greene's Address.
Letters of greeting and congratulatfon
were read from the following invited guests,
who were unable to be present: Mr.. John
w. Foster, eX-Secretary of State; Mr.. Hen
ry Kirke Porter, Pittsburg; President Will
liam r. Harper, University Of Chicago;
President w. H. P. Faunce, Brown Uni
versity; President Merrill, Colgate Univer-
sity; President H. G. Weston, Grocer Theo-
logical Seminary: President A. H. Strong,
Rochester Theological Seminary; President
N. H. Wood, Newton Theological Seminary;
President Z. Y. Mullins, Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary; President Emory w.
Hunt, Denison University; Rev. DIR. Henry
c. Mabie, secretary of the American Bap-
fist Missionary Union; Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Frost,
secretary of the Sunday school board of the
southern Baptist convention; Rev. Francis
E. Clark, president United Society of Chris
tan Endeavor; Rev. DIR. A. J. Roland, sec
rotary of the American Baptist Publication
Society; Rev. DR.. II. l.. Morehouse, Amerl-
can Baptist Home Mission Society; Rev.
DR.. r. S. Macarthur. Calvary Baptist
Church, New York city; Rev. DIR. w. &.
Biting. Mount Morris Baptist Church. New
York city; Rev. DR.. Clarence A. Barbour,
Lake Avenue Baptist Church, Rochester;
Rev. DR.. A. s. Hobart, Grocer Theological
University; Prof. c. w. Henderson. Chi
cago University: Rev. DR.. William E.
Hatcher, Richmond, Va; Rev. DR.. Junius
w. Willard, Eutaw Place Baptist Church,
Baltimore; Rev. A. F. Anderson, First Bap-
fist Church, Harrisburg; Rev. c. c. Cole
man, Georgetown, D. c., and Mr.. Henry
H. Kimball. Newton Center, Mass
In mis- letter former Secretary of State
Forter said, in part:
ut is a great matter for clergyman to
have successfully devoted twenty-five con-
secutive years of labor to a church which
in many respects is the first in the capital
of the nation, as is the Calvary Baptist.
You do well to honor DR.. Greene, and am
extremely sorry that l cannot unite with
you in your tribute of merit and affection"
President Harper of the University of
Chicago wrote: 1T is fact of real signif-
canoe that a should have held SO
strong a position for so protracted
period, and it is also fact of significance
that his people are ready to celebrate this
im portant event. The entire denomination
has felt the influence of DIR. Greene and the
Calvary Baptist Church of Washington
/ DR.. Greene's Address.
DR.. Greene, the first speaker of the even
ing was introduced by Mr. Chambers, and
his remarks were enthusiastically applaud
ed II should not be human If were not
profoundly touched by the demonstration
here tonight" said DR.. Greene. Il am
never less myself than when attention is
directed to me. i love to have my friends
gather about me in fraternal spirit, where
/ can mingle with them as one of them,
without distinctions of position entering
into account. l was called from a career
of business to the ministry, which has been
to me the sweetest and most beautiful of
missions, and / have never seen the time
when cared to turn away from my pres
ent work. ! cannot measure the good that
has come to us save turn to God for
an explanation. Gods goodness, Gods
mercy have been here all the while.
. 1t is something to feel tht what one has
done honestly and conscientiously is APP
preciated by those to whom he has minis
tered. ! am now looking into the faces of
some of those who welcomed me when l
first came here twenty-five years ago, and
am likewise looking into the faces of
young men who have come into our midst
while the years have been passing
MI. Macfarland's Talk.
Commissioner Mcfarland said: 1.-THE Dis
trict owes a debt to DR.. Greene which cam
not be paid, but ~ gratefully acknowledged.
AS a private citizen he has done all that
man can do for his community. AS leader
Of this great congregation. as the head of
one of our universities, one interested in
every good movement he has wrought I'M
selfshly and successfully to advance our
highest interests. It is easy to see what is
done in material way for the upbuilding
of the District. but 1t is not always easy
to see what is done in the higher realm of
its spiritual interests. Yet all will agree
that, as the spirit of a man is more Inn
p0rtant than his body, the. spirit Of a COM
munity Is more important than it's body,
and that what Is done for 1t Is therefore
more Important. In holding before us the
ideals without which the life of the COM
munity would perish, In inspiring and stim-
ulating us to follow those ideals. DIR.
Greene. like the other faithful pastors of