The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-19

man comes from the monkey. have no OBJ.
lection to anybody believing any theory be
pleases, for if man has not the right to
choose his ancestors, what right has he :?
Laughter But / shall not accept his fami-
ly tree on the evidence presented to me.
"One of our rich men," said Mr.. Bryan,
''has reached a point where he sometimes
finds it difficult to get people to take his money,
and that regard as the best evidence of the
growth of moral sentiment in this country.
Discusses s.Tainted'' Money.
at means something when a great church,
anxious to carry on work that it believes to be
good, pauses, hesitates and refuses to accept
the money until it inquiries how it was made.
You may think l am very sanguine, but have
such faith in the growth of a moral sentiment
in this country; l have such confidence that
we are in the beginning of an ethical awaken
ing, that believe the time will come when
our churches, colleges and academies will re.
fuse to go into partnership in the spending OF
money immorally made. | believe the infu-
ence of that public opinion will be powerful
factor in the restoring of righteousness, when
these great instrumentalities of good, these
institutions, say TO man; You did not make
your money honestly. We will not share the
odium with you. Keep it and learn how lone
some a man is who has nothing but money and
no conscience with which to enjoy it.
Peace Not In HonOrs.
"Some have sought to find peace in society.
In every community they have their -Four
Hundred and some think they are on the in
side and hope they can stay there; some know
they are not quite there, but hope they can
get there.
"Some have thought that they can find
peace in honors, whether those honors came
by inheritance or by participation IN politics.
But all have failed. These things do not bring
peace.
Christ deserves to be called the Prince Of
Peace because faith in Him has brought peace
to the hearts of millions will not speak OF
that faith to you older men who have lived d
life within the church | need not tell you
that life has no treasures that you would be
willing to exchange that faith for. Butlet me
say to the young men here, who have not yet
learned from experience that there Is nothing
in this world that equals in the comfort that 1t
brings mans faith in God and in Christ"
Mr. Bryan then recited stanzas from Will.
liam Cullen Bryant's "To A Water Fowl" at
poem he said he believed to be the most beau
tiful in the English language.
Once Wrote To IngersOll.
''When | was young man, continued Mr..
bryan, WTOlt W IsoUeiI VI. iuSSiooh IVA
his views on God and Immortality, and l re-
ceived letter from his secretary saying that
the Colonel was away, but that he inclosed
a speech that would answer my questions. l
scanned the speech with eagerness and all L
gathered was 4 do not say there is no God;
I simply say | do not know. | do not say
there is no life beyond the grave; | do not
know
"How can a man," asked Mr.. Bryan dra.
matically, take from a human heart his belief
in Immortality and put into its place the cold
and cherries doctrine, Il do not know'?"
In closing, Mr.. Bryan said:
"Christ has given platform that will
solve every question that has arisen or will
arise We are interested in platforms. In
our counties we get together and make themi
in our State we have them; we travel hundreds
of miles to write national platforms, and each
party seeks to have it as good as it can be.
But the platform in which the main plank Is
Thou shalt treat thy neighbor as thyself,, Is
one upon which everybody can stand and be
better for it,"