The daily sentinel., 1907-09-09

lieve that they are essential to the
future welfare and strength of the
republic. l care far more for relig-
ion than l do for creed. and | am
gratifled to observe that in America
today the great Christian churches
are fellowshipping with each other
as they have never done in all of
our history. There is much of sig
nificance in it. There is in ii all an
assurance of our upward and for
ward advance.
The Methodist church Is a church
to which l am particularly indebted
| look back to the old village near
the farm in Ohio and l can see a
little Methodist church upon the hill.
first obscured by the timber, then
coming into palmer view as the tim
Der was felled. 1t seeing to me as
look back into that neigh borhooo
that | can yet see bursting from that
little temple dedicated to God AL
mighty influences of profound sig
nificance upon the citizenship of the
entire community and l so back to
the Ohio Wesleyan university to
which DIR. Buchtel has referred.
go back fun of gratitude. l have
not the felicity of utterance to en-
able me to express the measure of
my Indebtedness to it. For more
than half century it has stood there
supported by the benehcence of self
sacrificing noble men and women.
and doing Gods great work, filling
the hearts of young men and young
women with Christian principles,
with that knowledge which Is the
power that moves the world.
The vice president then declared
that he is an advocate of union of
n1 ha nF
both north and south. He declared
that Mason & DiXon's line is only a
memory now.
Continuing he said:
Our country is going forward
with tremendous momentum. 1t new
er made such rapid advances as 1t
is making today. The activities
which you witness here in these val
leys are but typical of activity in
other valleys. The progress you are
making in Colorado-and splendid it
is and l rejoice with you in It's !
but typical of the advance being
made in every state and territory in |
the union. Our people are going for |
ward and upward; they are not GO
ing downward and backward. though |
some think we are. The American |
people are an optimistic people. They |
are not deferred from the accomp- |
lishment of their main purpose by |
pessimism or the preachers of dis
Our people have faith in
each other. faith in their institu-
tions and confidence in their mighty |
destiny"
Mr.. Fairbanks then dwelt upon the
fact that all people are upon equal
footing in this country and there
should be no class or caste and no
strife between sections and neigh
bors.
The speaker declared that under
the influence of the churches. charl-
ties are more thoroughly organized
today than ever before; there is more
of a disposition to help each other
than ever before. He said:
"I have often thought what our
would be If we would take
out of it the Christian religion, If we
would take out of it the Christian
church. We can perhaps better ap
preciate the great influence of the
Christian church when we undertake
To- contemplate the conditions that
would exist If It were eliminated
rom among us. Tear down the sa-
,red altars from sea to sea and night
would come. Wipe out of our neigh
and community these great
churches whose spires point the way {
% everlasting life and you will be /
gin a national retrograde move
nent."
The vice president then paid a
and sincere tribute to the
minister's of all denominations, and