Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-26
Mr.. WRIGHT'S ADDRESS
BEFORE NATIONAL CHURCH CON-
vENTIoN AT ATLANTIC CITY.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. September "a
Carroll d. Wright. president of the ma
tionai conference of the Unitarian and 9TH
er Christian churches, opened the twenty
first meeting of that sect here today in
speech on Religion of George Frisbie
Hoar."
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 3D.
Carroll D. Wright, former commissioner OF
labor. and now president of Clark Univer-
sity, Worcester, delivered an address today
before the national Unitarian conference,
now in session here. Mr.. Wright said in
part:
Mr.. Wright spoke Of 1.-THE religion OF
George Frisbie Hoar," and quoted from
speech of the late senator before this con-
ference in Washington in 1899. in which he
said he had no faith In fatalism, but that
he believed in the living God and the Amer
lean people. who were created that they
may work out their own salvation by ODE
dience to Gods laws
This creed,'' said Mr.. Wright. "consti-
tuted the basis of Senator Hoar's religion.
When he came into public life as a young
man. new political creed was being
formed. African slavery was being con-
demned. and there were other great mat
tiers outside of politics, which dealt with
economic conditions, religious affairs or ad-
ministrative doctrines.
Humanitarian Movement.
THUS the movement In which Senator
Hoar first engaged was humanitarian rather
than religious or economic. This religion
led Mr.. Hoar to take a strong position In
the anti-slavery movement and he was one
Of the pioneers of the free soil party. His
creed as stated in his address which have
quoted made him an opponent of every
measure having in it the least injustice or
oppression.
His action on the exclusion Of the Chi
nese was a legitimate outgrowth of that
humanitarian doctrine which he imbibed in
his early days, and he stood almost alone
in resisting the laws which excluded the
Chinese from this country.
How logical then, becomes his position
relative to the Filipinos. Aguinaldo to him
was new George Washington. He put
age than he had ever put into any other
political matter wherein he found himself
in antagonism to his own party.
Opposed His Party.
THUS on several occasions, while acting
with perfect fidelity within his party ranks.
he, opposed his party. But whatever position
he, took. his loyalty to his party could not
be shaken. His religion compelled him to
take views on other questions, like the tar
iff He was a protectionist, but he never
allowed himself to follow the ordinary ma
chine arguments in favor of protection
These are only specimens of the practi-
cal value of the religion of Senator Hoar.
This religion made him a lover of nature
ard a lover of his country He was a no
Bile product and exemplar Of our character
building faith
a novel feature of the meeting was the
appearance of P. Ramanathan, solicitor
general of Ceylon, in native costume, who
extended greetings to the delegates. Other
addresses were made by Rev. George Bath
elor and Rev. E. A. Horton, Boston; Miss
Emma c. Low. New York, and Rev. F. o.
Hail. New York; Edgar s. Wers, Billerica,
Mass; Rev. c. P. Dole, Jamaica Plain,
and Mrs. Elizabeth P. Bond, Swarthmore
College.