The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

There was no lagging Of interest in The
hearts Of the hundreds of delegates 10
the thirty-sixth international convention
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons during the second day Of the pres
ent meeting IN this city.
IN spite of the dreary weather. the
same feeling was exhibited IN D. A p
Hall IN the morning. when men prorni-
nent in Y. N. c. A. work in different
lands spoke; when in the afternoon Sec
retary Of the Treasury Cortelyou and
William Jennings Bryan delivered ad-
dresses from the platform in Convention
Hall and when AT the same place in the
evening other eloquent speakers made
their plea for right living and manhood
to a multitude Of interested men. women.
and boys.
In the morning The delegates had op-
portunity to listen 10 addresses from men =
from such widely separated countries as
Switzerland and China. with here and
there intermingled few words or a song
by those who live in the United States.
IN the afternoon. part OF which vas %
be given up TO sightseeing, the delegates
heard two men Of such radically different
political tenets-st least, one OF them said
so-as leader in the Republican ranks
and one in those of Democracy.
FIJI PuIpitS To-day.
The pulpits Of scores Of Washington
churches will be occupied to-day with
speakers prominent IN this convention
and otherwise well known in the United
states and other countries This is but
part OF the campaign for young men that
the association is waging during the pres
ent convention
The session last night began. as has
Z become the custom. with a song service
lasting for half an hour. in which the
whole assemblage was requested 20 Join.
The local association orchestra. under the
! leadership Of Mr. Donald B Macleod.
rendered aid in this sort Of praise
While Judge Selden P. Spencer. presi-
dent Of the convention, presided. William
T. Sweet. Of Denver. one Of the vice
presidents. was the man who introduced
/ the speakers to the audience When the
name Of the first Of those who were TO
address the meeting. Mr.. J. A. Mac
Donald. editor Of the Toronto Globe. was
mentioned. the two-score or more Ca
madam delegates who were present rose
and sang the Maple Leaf" that song
! dear TO the hearts Of those who live north
OF the forty-ninth parallel
Greatness in Citfzenship.
Mr. Macdonald. one Of the most force
ful speakers who has so far appeared on
the platform. had for his theme The
call OF the nation. He spoke clearly.
with great emphasis. and at times his
words betrayed the deep passion which
he seemed to feel. Mr.. Macdonald said
/ in part:
I come TO this convention news
paper man. noticed last night that il
was said that lawyer might be con
verted, that doctors might become bet
ter. that business men OF all kinds nigh;
/ feel a better influence, but when the
| prL=s -aS mentioned there was a general
/ laugh.
IF YOU thing Alright OF the Y. NJ c. A.
/ you must see il against the background
Of the lation. Greece with her 1900 free
men and her 10000 slaves did not know
what real democracy was. The power
was there, but Demos was not the King
IN the Dominion OF Canada. in America.
We know that this power is with the
/ people
4 say that the duty OF every citizen IN
j democracy IS 10 uphold the laws OF
/ life. Laws are not made. The laws OF
science. the great discoveries Of men
have not been the making OF law, but
the finding OF it. Thus the law Of life
has not been made by men, but must be
/ discovered by them.
Against that background, then, OF the
/ nation set this great institution To you
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