The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-17

over to Mr. Green and he was at a
further disadvantage due to the poor
lights and presence of ladder
which prevented his looking at all his
audience without walking back and
forth over the platform. He was
equal to the occasion. however. and in
spite of the lateness of the hour, few
people left after he began to speak.
He first showed the analogy between
the human body and the civic body.
Bacteria Is a very useful and neces-
sary part of life as long as IT remains
in the proper place. but when it gets
out of place. it causes trouble DR..
Green insisted that all our trouble.
both physical and civic, is caused by
things being out of place. The emigra-
ton question received the attention of
the speaker and he showed clearly the
cause and the dangers. The foreign
born population produce most of the
insane and criminal class and this is
more bacteria at work. Not discount
ing foreign missions. he maintained
that missionary work at home is of
paramount Importance. DR.. Green
also stated that our age and mode of
lying produces intemperanee instead
of the opposite. We are living too
fast and are too materialistic. He
could not give solution for all these
evils because no one knows what the
solution is as vet, but was quite sure
that the nearest thing to it is a united
Christianity and his closing words
were a plea for this.
DR.. Thomas E. Green, the speaker
of last evening has had a rather no
table career as minister and lecturer.
He has been on the lecture platform
for twenty-seven years, I've years ex-
clusively. During this time he has
been chaplain general of the Sons of
the Revolution, four times chaplain of
Democratic national conventions,
grand prelate and grand commander
of Knight Templars, elected bishop of
Iowa by the Episcopal church in 1898,
which office he declined. He fills
more steady lecture engagements ev
cry year and probably receives a larg-
er guarantee from his bureau than
any other man in this country.
1t was gratifying to most of those
present to see the officers of the
grounds eject a few of the rowdies
who persisted in smoking cigarettes
inside the auditorium and it will be
just as gratifying to see the selling of
refreshments during the programs
stopped also.
Senator Curtis was somewhat sur
prised that he should be called upon
to speak on Patriot day without sin
gle flag upon the platform. The flags
were not long in coming after he men
toned the matter.
organizations have a more complete
today and are becoming
centers of activity.
The program for tomorrow is as fol-
lows:
2:3O p. m-NIidland Jubilee Singers.
$3.50 a. m.-Devotional hour.
900 a. m.-Bible Lecture by DR.. W.
NJ. Patten, The Old Testament and Its
Writer'S
1000 a. m.-Mrs. Margaret Hill Nc
Carter, Summer Mornings with the
Poets.
Domestic Science, Miss Margaret
Haggart, Eggs and Meats Council
tent.
2:3O p. m.-Midland Jubilee Singers
800 p. m.-Dr. Elliott Boyl.
400 p. m.-United Missions Study. |
Mrs. John P. White, Educational |
Missions"
500 p. nc. L. S. c. Council |
Hour, Present Day Aspects of Nor |
Miss Edith Hughes.
1880 p. m.-Midland Jubilee Singers
$50 p. m.-Nat NJ. Brigham. THE |
Grand CANYON of Arizona" Illustrated, /