The Washington herald., 1907-09-30

I shall have spiritual part and ownership in this
I house II God
laid. even Jesus Christ Who Is God over al, blessed
F f1-everm0rr. Amen
/ Presidents ROOseVeIt's Address.
The congregation then sang the Gloria
+ in Excelsis." after which. with a simple
announcement by Bishop Satterlee. The
/ President" Mr. Roosevelt delivered his
address He spoke without notes. and his
manner through his brief speech was en-
phatlc, and he indulged in all Of his
usual gestures. As the President began
/ TO speak the congregation seated itself
I Il was the first time during the service
/ that such an opportunity had offered. The
President spoke as follows:
Bishop SatteElee. you o'r EIests. and you ny
friends and feI0R-c1uutry-le1.
have % saw but one wCri of greeting 70 vo1 10
[ ddy and % WIN y1u G5d-Ieel Ia che wo-k hzc-1n
tais no0u. The aUtat0u il o. be delivered bv or
( guest, the Bishop y L1u6onl who has a right 20
speak 70 MS because he has shown IN his life that
he treats high Office AZ high ofic- should alone BE-
treated either in church or state and above an IN
q d0m0C1Cy SfCh as Curs-s.mIly as giving chance
20 render service II office is accepted BY any man
for its own sake and because % the honor L is frlt
20 confer. De accepts 10 - his harm and 20 the
infinite harm % those whom he ought 10 serve rs
sole value comes in the state but above a its sole
value comes IN the church. II il Is seized by the
man who holds il as giving the chance 20 do yet
more useful Work for the people whom he serves.
Using Omce for Good.
greet yuu here. Bishop Ingram. because you have
used y0Ur Office in the aid o. mankind that while
yo1 have served al, you have realized that the
greatest need Of service for those whom least
has becn given il this world believe 50 implicitly
IN the good that VIII be done by and through this
cathedral. Bishop SatteTlee. because I know that
yCu and thOse with yOn, the people % your
church. the people Of your EHdned churches u one
of which / belong. are growing more and more -
realize that they must show by their lives how well
they appreciate the Truth Of the text that they
shall be judged by their fruits. More and more We
have CTuWn TO realize that The worth Of the DO
fcssions Of the men Of any creed must largely be
determined by the conduct Of the men making these
professions that condnct Is the toucbstone by which
We must test their character and their services.
While there Is much that Is evil in the times
want % call your attention % the fact that It
good many centuries ago that the Latin HYMN
was composed which said that the world was very
evil and that the times were growing late. The
times evil. that s.. there Is much that Is evil
them Il would be - car shame and discreiit II
we failed TO recognize that ev1l. If WT8pt
selves in the mantle Of a foolish optimism and
failed 10 war with heart and strength against the
evil II would be equally 20 0UT diSTedit II We
sank back u sUllen psssimism and declined 70 strive
for good because feared the strength Of evil
There is much evil. there is much good. too. and
one Of the good things Is that more and more
must realize that there is such thing a real
Christian fellowship among men Of different creels
and that the rial field fer rivalry among and be
tween the creeds comes IN the rivalry Of the
dtartr 20 see which can render best service 20
kind. which can do the work Of the Lord best by
doing His work for the people best
thank you for giving me a chance TO say this
word Of greeting to-day.
During the speech of the President
there were attempts at applause from
various parts of the audience, but some
Of the stricter clergy cried "Hush-sh,"
and the President raised his hand as If
TO deprecate any applause When he
concluded, however, the applause broke
out again, and this time some Of the
clergy joined.
The Bishop Of LOndOn's Reply.
without any pause. the Bishop of Lon
don rose to reply. He said:
Mr. President, fellow-bishops. and brethren Ct
the clergy and Of the laity. ! must first, BE-
half Of this vast assembly thank the President OF
the United States, in the midst Of all his multi
farous duties. for being present with US to-day and
giving Us those burning words of encouragement
and inspiration. And may l. on behalf Of myself
and Of the visitors here to-day. thank yOu, Mr.
President. for those words Of encouragement which
you spoke to me which viii send me back across
the inspired for my work
But ! come 70 deliver a salutati0n from sCrOsS
the seas % you, our brethren, here on this great
day. l think Of the historic scenes that I re
member most when Archbishop Vincent came
down at time Of great trouble in Wales and he
said these words: I come from the steps Of 81
Augustine TO tell you that by the benediction OF
God viii not stand by and see you disinheritcd 20
] cannot say that / come from the steps Of St
Augustine to-day-you had here few years ago the
successor OF 1t Augustine himsclf-but | do bring
yCu here with all the love from the Old country a
present from the shrine Of St Augustine which viii
be part Of your cathedral when it is fully complete
come as the successor Of St Augustine's com
panion Mletus. to bring you from the old diocese
Of London Of which one day you were a part
real message Of love and Godspeed to-day
Now. it may be asked why DO We who have TO
battle much with all the present evil and wrong
why is it that value 80 much these historical
iinksG Why should bishop Of London have the
time Ike this to cross the scar For three reasons
First. because is historical religion; our re
Igion consists the belief thas st certain time at
a certain place, at little spot on this worlds sur
face the Son Of God came down from heaven to US
That is the Christian religion.
II is belief not OF q good man named Jesus
Christ doing anything but in the sacrifice and
manifestation Of God himself And if that hap
pened, II that Is historical fact, then we must
Taiue you must value. every link that historically
binds you 10 that great historical fact on which all
our faith stands: and you cannot afford in America
you do not want to afford. TO break that golden
chain.
That glorious Atlantic cable which binds you 10
Palestine laI for more than thousand years across