Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

vidual and the family. but not also for
the state and for politics. That is not so.
Its principles run through every part OF
life and every kind of action. What is
the state but the greatest of all our or
CARNATIONS for promoting the welfare of
all who compose it? What are politics
but the striving oe the citizens to find
the best means of directing the great Or
ganizaton which we cal! the state to
the aims for which it was constructed
peace, order and the happiness OF its
members?
you young men of America desire your
nation to be great and strong. Territory
you have. Power you have. Wealth
you have. You see a long vista of in
creasing material prosperity stretched out
before you But you want America to be
more than all this. You want her to be
pattern to other countries in the excel
lence of her government and the happi-
ness of her people. To the attainment of
is common saying that every vote
counts, but. what is far more. every wise
word counts. every upright life counts.
The nation is nothing but an immense
multitude of individuals.
yet every individual counts. Every
honest. simple, upright, kindly life goes
to make the nation great and faopy
You cannot all be strong or rich or sue
cessful as the world reckons success. but
you can all seek to lead your lives in sub
highest happiness in serving Him and
serving His children, who are your
BRETHREN
Gov. Glenn Introduced.
Gov. Glenn of North Carolina was pre-
scented to the audience after the Y, NJ. C.
A. quartet had rendered a stirring song
and responded to hearty encore. The
stalwart executive of the "Old North
state" requested that the audience join in
singing America as the address of Am
baSsador Bryce had been preceded by the
English national air
The governor began by speaking of the
need of strong Christian young men for
the benefit of the nation and the uplifting
of humanity. He declared that the Christ
spirit which is emphasized by the Y. NJ.
G. A had made nations great and strong.
He described the destruction Of the an
Gent atheistic nations. which he said had
fallen and bean crushed by their own
weight, and referred to the orators of old
Rome and Babylon working on the pas
sions and prejudices of men" He lauded
France, but said the three greatest ma
tons on earth today are the United States,
Great Britain and Germany. because their
people love the high God and obey His
laws and commandments"
1.-The japanese" said Gov. Glenn, ARE
catching the light of the living God, and
it is being admitted into her eastern civil
cation. In consequence Japan has come
up from a fourth-rate nation to be one
of the greatest and foremost powers on
the globe"
The speaker said the greatest man pro-
duced by the mother country, England,
was William Gladstone, who went into his
closet and prayed three times each day
for strength, grace and Judgment.
IF l were to ask you" said Gov. Glenn.
those who fought with him and against
him, who was the bravest man this coun-
try produced. yo6 would reply, Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee, the soldier who never went
into battle without offering up a prayer
to God "
The mention of the name of Gen. Lee
provoked a storm of applause, which was
repeated when the North Carolinian lauded
the late President William Mckinley. He
said President Roosevelt was the greatest
ruler in the world today, and added, But
the greatest name any one can gain is
that of Christians"
The speaker described the Christianiz-
ing movement of the Y. NJ. c. A. as "the
greatest uprising ever seen in the United
States" and declared, with much force,
that next to the religion of Jesus Christ
there is no power so great as the power
of the press. If all the writers had the
Christ spirit, how much greater would be
the power for good
"Oh. for a Christian press he ex-
claimed, for the glory of God and the
upbuilding of the nation"
He said the United states was IL nation
of eighty millions of the purest, sweet
est and prettiest women and noblest and
bravest men under Gods bright sunlight.
Cringe to None, Dictate to All.
"And," he added, I'VE cringe to none.
but dictate to all. Ours is the richest ma
ton in the world. Today we have nearly
one-half the railway mileage of the earth,
IS per cent of all the tobacco in the world
and 90 per cent of all the peanuts
Gov. Glenn urged that Jesus Christ, "the
Man Of Galilee,'' be held up as the type
of the highest and finest citizenship ever
recorded.
Cow Glenn referred to the great temper
ance crusade which has swept over some
of the southern states. and declared that
at the next meeting of the legislature of
North Carolina that state would follow
suit by driving out the liquor trade.
The principal business of the day was
the election of officers.
At the conclusion of his speech there
was scene of the greatest enthusiasm,
with cheering and other demonstrations
Of delight, when, turning to Ambassador
Jussarand of France. he extended to
him 'warmest Christian greetings" This
was repeated with the ambassadors of
Japan and Great Britain. He said the