The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-23
Mr.. BRYAN SPEAKS
ON A MORAL LIFE
His Address at Anniversary
of the 7. NJ. G. A.
MIND TOO MUCH WORSHIPED
Appeal to the Heart Sentiment of His
Hearers as the Greatest
Good.

The principal feature of the celebra |
tion of the fifty-third anniversary of the |
YOUNG Mems Christian Association at |
the Lafayette Theater yesterday after |
noon was q brief address by William |
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska. The great |
sfudience-one of the largest which ever |
gathered at the mass meetings of the |
association-did net know that Mr. |
Bryan was to speak, and when he was !
introduced the men showed their sur |
prise and appreciation by applauding |
him to the echo. Hamilton Wright Ma
bic and Commissioner Macfarland also |
spoke.
s. w Woodward presided over the
meeting, and on the platform Were seat |
ed noted church men, business men, and |
several members of Congress The |
United States Marine Band was repre-
scented by section of its best per-
formers. and together with the Lyric
and Daley quartets, rendered a musical
program of sacred and patriotic selec-
tons.
Mr. Bryan Speaks.
Mr. Bryan was seated on the platform
during the addresses of Mr. Mabie and
Commissioner mcfarland and at the
close was introduced by Mr.. Woodward
The Nebraska orator took as the theme
of his address the work of the Young
Mems Christian Association. and said
that if all the money and efforts spent
by the association resulted in the saw
ing of one young man it was money
and time well spent
Mr.. Bryan said that he had been a
member of the Young Mems Christian
Association since his early manhood.
MY interest in the association has
grown said he las / the more fully
comprehend its work, and as l have my
self grown in the consideration of moral
things"
Development of Race.
He then went on 10 speak of the work
of the association in building I'D the
threshold man, and said:
81 have come TO regard civilization as
the harmonious development OF the hn-
man race; physical, mental, ana moral,
and the object of this association is to
build up the three-fold man; 10 give
him strength of body, strength of mind,
and strength of heart. Who can measure
the influence of this association upon
this city, upon this country. and upon
= the Nor1d2
think we have overestimated the
influence of the mind as compared with
the influence Of the heart / think we
have treated too much of what the mind
has done, and not considered enough
what the heart can do We talk of the
inventions of genius, and they have been
I'VE have seen that man can stanii
beside telegraph Instrument siIsEi=ts x
10 persons 10000 miles away. Yet the
achievements of the heart are more
wonderful The heart that is full Of love
for it's fellows; the heart that yearns
TO do some great thing for the uplifting
of the human race. will tai ia hearts
that will beat 1896 years after our
hearts are stilI-as.4 this TT.tsre won
eerful than talking TO people 1e,900 miles
--,rhe life comes into ceTltac: with the
lives OF others and through ti1iS sencra-
ton IL reaches on to the renotest gen
Grafton of time
'.The scientists can tell Us how far
it is TO the Furthermore star from the
earth. but no human being has been able
TO calculate the infinite inflGence for
good Of one kind word or one kind act.
Influence of Life.
a.xho then will estimate the influence
of the life made better by contact with
this assoctatia.e2 TAX of the rrlys-
sseries OF the Bible and the miracles
but lSere is a mystery greater than any
recorded 81 the holy writ II is the
change of the heart of man. to make
him hate the things he loved and TO love
the things he hated. In all the journey
from the cradle to the grave there is
nothing, to ray mind, so mysterious and
marvellous as the change in the ideals OF
a life that viii conform a selfish. self
centercd human being into a center from
which uplifting influences flow out in
every direction
Mr. Bryan closed his speech by eulo-
giving the work OF the association, anC
referred TO it "a living spring. pour
ing forth constantly all that which re
freshes and invigorates.'
President Woodward read the annua
report of the association, and in regard
TO the new building said s270.000 of the
100000 necessary had been subscribed
leaving s36,00e TO be raised.
The Anniversary Address.
The anniversary address was delivered
by Hamilton w Mabie Mr.. Mabit
made an appeal to the young men II
follow the highest and Ioftiest ambi
TONS and to array themselves on tht
right side in the fight between the sou
and nateriaIisn. I'VE must make nleI
strong enough to control wealth and no
be controlled by it, he said.
Mr. Mabie was followed by Commits
sioner Macfarland, who spoke Of tn
natural and splendid growth of TIL
Washington association since its or
ganizat ion fifty years ago.
1.-THE Individual, the community. il
this National Capital, where the mel
of all States and Territories and of for
eign countries come the city set upol
the world in all respects. are grateful
to the Young Mems Christian AsSocia
tien fer the greatest gift that can b
given, mighty and Transforming spir
itual force, uplifting, inspiring, Hum
mating
BENNETT FOR POSTMASTER