The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-13
VICE PRESIDENT
HAD A BUSY
DAY AT SEATTLE
Delivered an Address Before the
Christian Endeavor Con-
vention.
(By the Associated Press. J

outside of his address to the En-
| deavorers, for he was kept on the
| move from morning until night. To-
day was the day for denominational
srallies among the churches repre-
sented at the convention. Thousands
of people gathered at the various
churches to attend the fally meeting,
addresses being given along general
lines of religious work.
ST. Paul, which was chosen for the
1909 convention has well-organ-
lied delegation that is doing great
deal of advertising for the city.
Tomorrow Worlds Patriot
League" devoted to the promotion
of civic righteousness is to be
launched simultaneously at the two
big meetings, one to be held in the
convention tent and the other at "A
local church.
William Shaw, general secretary
of the United Society, and Amos r.
Wells, editor of the Christian En-
deavor World, will make the ad-
dresses outlining the movement
which viii be organized here and del
egates will carry abroad plans for
local societies along the same lines.
Vice-President Fairbanks tonight
addressed a monster crowd at the
convention tent on the subject Of
Our Country" as follows;
''This assemblage is gratifying
assurance that the forces which are
making for a higher and better civil
lization are alert and aggressive.
The presence here of delegates from
Christian Endeavor societies of the
United States and other countries is
a recognition of the fact that nations
are now so intimately related that
whatever benefits the citizenship and
civilization of one country in meas
ure benefits others. Trade and COM
merce are knitting peoples more
closely together than ever in the his
tory of the world. Steam and cleo
tricity are bringing ali into intimate
and quick touch, and social inter-
course is increasing day by day
1.-The strength and honor and per-
petuity of American institutions de-
pend more upon the influence and
teachings of the great Christian
churches than upon al other inf1u-
ences combined and many times
multiplied. This is and is to be a
Christian nation. Its destiny is to be
| governed by Christian people. Our
fathers walked by Christian faith
and we are guided by that same faith
We are carrying it into business and
politics and the more we put into
| both the nobler will be our ideals
and the more thoroughly we will be
inspired by that spirit of righteous
ness and justice which tends to the
welfare of the home, the eXaltation
of the community and the glory of
the state.
we love and honor the flag. not
because it is a symbol of mighty pow
er. but because it is the emblem OF
victories in the right upon land and
sea, but beyond all else, because 1t
stands for the justice and righteous
| ness of a great Christian people.
| Take out of the republic the
| Christian church, blot out of the
hearts of our people love of the
Christian religion, tear down the sa-
cred affairs from sea to sea where the
millions worship, uproot the Chris
tian Endeavor societies and their al
lied organizations engaged Gin pro-
| noting Christian work-and night
would come. The splendid temple
erected by our fathers would totter
to it's fall and the battlefields made
immortal by the blood of our heroes
would quicken no generous impulse;
would awaken no patriotic sentiment
"Our nations great leaders eve
| have no rulers) have been men OF
| simple Christian faith and whenever
storm and stress have come, they
have held TO that faith as their sheet
anchor.
''Our country stands for peace
| Conscious of our ability to make wal
| and 'shirking no responsibility
which either honor or duty may put
upon us, we are comitted to aid in
the promotion of honorable peace
among the nations. We fear no phys
zeal contest with other powers If SUI
preme need should come. Our ma
terial resources are ample and the
patriotism of our people is equal to
any emergency We nevertheless
wish to throw the moral weight oi
our influence upon the side of peace
in that debate among the people OF
the civilized world which is directed
toward devising some method fol
honorably avoiding war; We. o1
course, could never compromise oul
national honor, nor would we ask
other nations to compromise theirs
whether they be the weakest or the
strongest. In the international court
of reason the nations are equally
powerful There the right controls
and not fleets and armies. The grea1
Christian churces are doing more
than cabinets to usher in an era o.
peace on earth, good will to men
not an era which tends to the degen
eracy of American manhood and o.
our national character. We will fine
in the walks of peace ample field sfol
the exercise and display of those
qualities which distinguish a hardy
and progressive race. The possibilit.
of war is not essential to the devel
opment of race of manly men.
''Amicable adjustment of differ
, ences between nations is not evi
{ dence of want of national vitality
1t is on the contrary manifestation
/ of the triumph of intelligence, o
, conscience, of justice, of civilization
I'VE look hopefully to the Hague
conference to still further pave thu
way for the peaceful determination
of international disagreements. TIL,
problem is grave one. 1t is no
r speedily to be settled. The mora
, forces operating throughout thu
: country undA the inspiration of thu
great Christian churches will exer