Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
Mr. Macfarland's Address.
Mr.. mcfarland said:

Mr.. mcfarland said:
In Yourselves and as representatives or
the millions of Christian Endeayorers
throughout the world you are very welcome
to the capital of the United States-the ma
tional capital of most of you. 1t stu re-
members gratefully the meeting of your
information convention here In 1896. and
IS glad to share with its friendly neighbor,
Baltimore I'm the entertainment of the IN
ternational convention of 1908. All Ameri-
cans worthy of the name want to come 10
Washington. 1t is patriotic pleasure. And
Washington wants them all to come. and
all the world besides. Representing the
republic in it's growth and development
faithfully and at all times. 1t stands now
for the power and beauty and jesty to
which our country has come.
The summed-up history from Christopher
Columbus through George Washington to
Theodore Roosevelt appears In this scored
place the east front of the Capitol. where
you are now assembled. The splendid
building itself shows the progress of a GEN.
fury Under the Constitution. You the
modest sandstone of the original Congress
house," you see the marble wings of the
later and richer period; you see the majes-
tic dome which Abraham Lincoln carried
upward in the darkest days of the civil
war as testimony that the nation would
not be divided and that the government
would still live at Washington; you see
where Congress has sat since 1900, the Su-
preme Court since 1901.
You see where all the Presidents, except
George Washington and John Adams. have
taken from the chief justice of the United
States the oath of Office. The very air Is
filled with memories of great men. great
speeches, great decisions. great debates.
great acts Of government. Here war has
been declared and peace made, the great
book of statutes has been written and the
Constitution and the laws have been inter-
preted. George Washington. i'm planning
the city which was given his name, made
the avenues bearing the names of states
radiate from the Capitol. This represents
the central and controlling position of the
august legislature and the august tribunal
which are supreme over all the peoples un-
der the American flag.
Less than one hundred years ago our
country small and so weak that a
foreign foe, long since become our friend
as well as our kin, captured our capital and
burned our Capitol. All our marvellous ex-
pansion and growth has come In the short
time since. Now that IL seems impossible
that We should ever again know foreign
invasion even fear q foreign foe; now
that we have done SO much to establish
The Hague tribunal or international arbi-
tration and have led the nations in SUBJ
hitting differences to 1T; now that we are
so seated In the respect and regard of the
world that II looked to to bring Russia
and Japan to that negotiation OF peace
which is shortly to begin by their prefer
enee In this city. we have equal cause to
thank God for the past and to ask His help
for the future.
From the dishonesty OF high nnanciers,
from the corruption OF low politicians, from
the immortality of individuals from the
money-madness of many and the pleasure
madness OF more. from selfishness in all Its
forms. every one disobedience to the
heavenly vision. we turn TO the millions
who fear God and love their country and
who would rather be right than rich, faith
full than famous, who are doing their duty