The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-23
Great Congregation Hear
His Sunday Address.
A. & M. CADETS CHEER
Guest of Honor at Banquet of Society
of Cincinnati and Entertained at
Dinner by Mr.. Josephus Dan
ieIs and Chief Justice
Clark.

Warm hearted and sincere has been the
welcome extended to Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan in Raleigh during his visit
here. Twice the candidate of the Demo
cratic party for President he finds in
North Carolina and Raleigh as warm a
welcome from his friends for the man as
for the candidate
Leaving Greensboro on Saturday night
after his address there before a great au-
dience he arrived here early Sunday
morning, returning with Governor Ay
cock and Mr.. Josephus Daniels, Democratic
National Committeeman. While here he
has been the guest of Mr.. Daniels and
leaves this morning for Richmond. Va.
The social attentions shown him have
been marked. On Sunday he was enter
tanned at dinner at the home of Mr..
Daniels with State officials. On Sunday
evening he dned with Chief Justice Clark,
Monday he held a reception in the A. and
NJ College Library and afterwards dined
with the cadets. At five o'clock he was
the guest of honor at the dinner given by
the Society of the Cincinnati by Col.
Benehan Cameron and last night received
| a i9ESG uuUlD6I VI NiollOIS AlOLAl OoC VI
town and citizens at the home of Mr..
| Daniels.
] He delivered three addresses while here.
lone on Sunday afternoon in the Presby-
terian church to the Y. NJ. c. A. of the
A. and NJ College. A great congregation
enjoying his remarks which were full of
spiritual advice, an earnest and practical
after-dinner talk yesterday afternoon to
the A. and NJ. Cadets. and last night at
| the Metropolitan Opera House, where
standing room was at a premiu and
where there was continued applause and
qualification expressed at hearing the lofty
sentiments he expressed in his lecture.
THE Value of An Ideal"
At the dinner at one o'clock Sunday at
| the residence Of Mr.. Daniels, the guest of
| honor was Mr. Bryan. There were present
to meet him Governor Charles B. Aycock,
Chief Justice Walter Clark Associate JUS
tice P. D. Walker, Associate Justice H.
G. Connor. Attorney General r. d. Gilmer,
| State Treasurer B. R. Lacy. State Auditor
| B. F. Dixon. superintendent of Public
instruction ]. Y. Joyner, Commissioner of
Agriculture s. L. Patterson, Corporation
Commissioners Franklin McNeill, Colonel
p. M. Pearsall, George T. Winston, Presi-
dent A. and NJ College and Col. Benehan
Cameron.
TO TIE Y. M. C. A.
The day was a rainy one, the downpour
coming in torrents, but despite this the
Presbyterian church at half past three
o clock Sunday afternoon, was thronged,
many standing In the audience there
were the Governor and other State Off
cials. Judges of the Supreme Court and
twas from a vast m iOI.itv of tho
homes OF Raleigh. In such weather the
attendance was a remarkable tribute TO
the distinguished and eloquent speaker.
A noticeable feature in the audience was
that there were great crowds of ladies
who braved the elements to hear the ad-
dress to the Y. M C "A. of the A. and NJ
College.
AS Mr.. Bryan arrived the organist was
entertaining the congregation with a
choice selection, and escorted by Rev. AL
fred H. Moment and President Weeks of
the Y. NJ. C. A., Mr.. Bryan passed behind
the pulpit and was seated with DR.. Mo
ment on side, Mr.. Weeks on the
other.
The entire occasion was one full of So
lemnity and deep spiritual interest The
sweet music rendered by the choir, the
scripture reading and beautiful prayer by
DR.. Moment and the truly ennobling ad-
dress of Mr.. Bryan were all in accord
with the day. The service was one whose
| influence was to make man better Tor at
| tending it.
The choir rendered a voluntary and
| following this DR.. Moment read the scrip
| ture lesson from Pauls First Epistle to
the Corint hans, the 18th chapter begin
ming with Though l speak with the
tongue of men and angels and have not
charity" and concluding with THE great
est of these is love. This he followed
with an earnest prayer, asking Gods
blessing on the OCCASION, on the speaker,
on the A. and NJ College, it's officers, fac
ulty and young men.
Then President Weeks, advancing to the
pulpit, said: ut gives me great pleasure
to introduce to this audience Hon. Will
liam j. Bryan, who has consented to ad-
dress U.s." and Mr.. Bryan, with a well
worn Bible in his hand, advanced to the
pilpit.
81 want it understood said he, "that
do not come to preach but am here to
speak as layman to laymen, as stu
dent to students am at work nearly all
the week and find it necessary to rest on
Sunday, but my own college days appeal
to me when / am in college town, and
cannot resist the inclination to speak
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