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words after the service.
Meanwhile, a large committee Of repre-
sentative local Democrats and Bryan adj
herents waited patiently at the railroad
station and IN the hotel lobby for the ar
rival Of the distinguished visitor. When
his train finally pulled into the shed and
Mr. Bryan alighted alone. the volunteer
reception committee swarmed about him
and gave him harty greeting, 10 which
he responded with his habitual expanse
OF smile and firm, quick handclasp.
Too Late for Church.
The hour being 50 late. Mr. Bryan was
forced to send his regrets to the church
officers, expressing the hope that at some
future date he would be able to fulhll
his inadvertently broken promise.
At the Metropolitan, where rooms had
been engaged for Mr.. Bryan by the Union
Veteran Legion Encampment. No. III. un-
der the auspices Of which he appeared IN
the evening. Mr. Bryan spent about
three-quarters of an hour receiving old
friends and meeting new ones. To all
illusions and suggestions bearing upon
politics and his candidacy for President,
Mr. Bryan had only his smile and an
eyasive answer that left the inquirer
with the impression that Mr. Bryan was
not yet ready TO show his hand.
Among those in the committee that met
Mr. Bryan at the train and escorted him
to his rooms were; j. r. Miller. G. j.
Bride, c. L. Du Bois. \. +. L. Leckie, w.
y. Dwyer, George 5. Benson, Edwin A.
Newman. John Boyle. George Drury. Ben
jamin Davis. George Killeen, S. S. Yo-
der. p T. Moran, Patrick Hsrtigan, J. II.
Brinkman. F. $. Correll. John Costello,
H. II. Brewer, Oliver Shaw. o. +. Hal
lam, T. r. Sparks. and Edward Seton.
Luncheon at Gel. Harper's.
After the reception Mr. Bryan made
hasty change in his toilet and accom-
panied Col. Harper. who drove TO the
hotel for his guest, home 10 luncheon.
The luncheon began at I o'clock and
lasted until tine for Mr. Bryan to repair
10 the National TO address the gathering
there under the auspices Of the Y. VI c.
A. At the luncheon. besides host .nd
guest Of honor, were Dr. Donald c. Mac
Leod. Gen. John NJ. Wilson, r. Walton
Moore. Of Fairfax. Va. Commissioner
West. Hon. Blair Lee. A. K. o. LecRie,
Judge Seth Shepard. William II. saun-
ders. B. s. Minor. and Scott c. Bone
Long before the hour set for the open
ing Of the afternoon programme 1t the
National. the street in front Of the thea
ter vas packed with those anxious 10 get
a glimpse of the famous Nebraskan. The
afternoon meeting was for men only, as
is the custom in Y. NJ G. 4. functions OF
this character. The tickets had been all
distributed several days, but the great
crowd Of non-ticket-holders gathered in
If Erf frr4 standing
room in the auditorium By order Of the
fire marshal, only ticket-holders and
small number of others were admitted.
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the platform
while the assemblage was singing the
opening hymn. and his appearance was
the signal for the interruption Of the song
Gervice and a loud burst Of applause.
Introduced by COmmissioner.
At the conclusion Of the regular service,
Commissioner Mcfarland introduced MIR.
Bryan. saying IN part.
We rise to-day to the highest plane Of
thought. We leave politics and business
and all the other things Of weekday in
terest, and stand in the realm of the
spirit. Here IL IS easy 10 forget our diff
ferences and TO remember our bonds Of
union II We are 'in the spirit Oh the
Lords dey,' We feel our brotherhood be
cause Of Gods fatherhood. In this league
of the spirit we can heartily welcome one
who has stood for its principles all his
life and abroad as well as Al home a
true representative Of the ideal OF the
association. the man equally developed IN
body. mind. and spirit. the loyal soldier
Of the Prince OF Peace.
The applause that greeted Mr.. Bryan
IS he stepped forward lasted nearly
minute IT was the noted Democratic
leaders second appearance in this city
under the auspices Of the Y. ~ q. A..
his other address. on similar lines. hay-
ing been delivered in January. 1865. at
the Belasco Theater. Air. Bryan launched
into a discussion Of the religion of the
Bible, and gave his views upon and eX-
PLANTATION OF the miracles In contradis-
tinction TO the science of the material
lists. He attacked the Darwinian theory
Of evolution, and entered plea for a re-
turn 70 the simple faith OF the fore
fathers.
ATIudes To Tainted Money.
At one point in his address Mr.. Bryan
touched upon the theme of tainted
money" auuding TO the memorable in
cident OF the Congregational board Of
AbiEAEA liiiHEittts lAANt AtN4ANtAN3 tNfA AAAN
acceptance Of a gift of money from John
D. Rockefeller. Mr.. Bryan said that it
spoke much for the advancement of the
world when such "a thing could happen.
and expressed the hope that the time
would come when churches and other
institutions would refuse the gifts Of
those who acquired their money by dis
honorable methods, telling them TO keep
il and learn how loaths0me "a thing is
a man who has nothing but money"
Mr. Bryan's point was received with
great enthusiasm. Continuing, Mr.. Bryan
said.
Il think We have overestimated the in
fiuence of the mind as compared with the
heart. / think We boast too much Of
what the head has done and not con-
sidered enough what the heart can 90.
We talk of the inventions of genius. and
they have been great. We are amazed
TO think that man can stand by the side
of a telegraph instrument and talk TO
persons 10000 miles away. The life comes
into contact with lives about it through
this generation and il reaches on to the
remotest generations of time. The scien-
lists can tell how far IL is from a certain
star 10 the earth, but no human being
has been able TO calculate the infinite
influence for good of one kind word or
one kind act. We talk of the mystery
of the Bible and the miracles Of the Rible.
Here is a mystery greater than any re-
corded in Holy Writ, than anything the
Bible tells Us of
1T is the change of the heart of man
that makes him hate the things he loved
and love the things he hated. 1t IS that
transfoTmar ion in the individual that con
verts one who could have sacrificed The
world for his own advancement into one
who would give his life for a principle
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