The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
BRYAN'S ADDRESS
ENDS CONVENTION
Continued from Page one.

He said that clerk and stenographer.
steam-shovelman and mechanic, and al
the employees Of the government in the
canal zone who have come within the
influence Of the associations there are
now impressed with It's good points.
Thousands Registered.
Two thousand And twenty delegates, ac-
cording 20 George II. Grone. who gave
the report OF the credentials committee 70
the convention. have registered SO far. or
these five came from Australia. two from
Bucnos Ayres. one from Cuba, one from
China. fifteen from England one from
India, five from Japan, one from Russia,
four from Switzerland. two from South
Africa. and l.4l5 from the United States
and Canada. The number Of correspond
ing delegates-the others were active del
egates-was given at 5Si.
Joseph Gardner, OF Liverpool. England,
then said a few words OF greeting from
the English associations. and following
this President Spencer read a cablegram
Of congratulatiOn from India and Ceylon.
Then came the first OF the speakers
scheduled for the last evening Of the con-
vention-Robert Speer. Of New York, one
OF the high officers of the Presbyterian
board Of missions. Mr.. Speer clearly and
forcefuIly told Of the needs Of the 500.-
0OO.OoO non-Christian men i'm the world. He
told Of The needs of the great nations OF
China and Japan. India and, in fact, all
Asia and Africa. He said here is the field
for endeavor.
NO nation. said Mr. Speer. has ever
been Christianized by the mere force Of
missionaries The great force Of the fol-
lowers of Islam has been that each man
believed IN H. The merchant, the busi-
ness man, the captain OF waT. or the
captain Of peace all preached Mohamme-
dansm to all whom they met More than
that they lived it, This is what the
Christian religion must do n il Is 10 win
those countries Of the orient These
people must be reached by men who will
act their religion and who win believe it
They must see the actions of Christians
IN business men with whom they come in
contact. There are three great elements
in any religion-dependabil fellowship.
and progress. The Christian religion has
all these things. but We must show that
fact 20 these peoples of the East.
After a few remarks by Fred B. Smith.
OF New York. and q prayer by Rev sam
Ual H. Greene, a collection was taken.
Then Judge Spencer introduced William
Jennings Bryan. In his Introduction
Judge Spencer called attention 20 the
fact that two men. whom. he said. stand
az the head in political affairs Of this
nation. are both members OF the Y. NJ
c. A.
Mr. BFynn's Address.
Mr.. Bryan arose amid much clapping Of
hands He said ia part:
1t is hardly fair that a layman. whose
time has been given 20 secular work
should be placed upon the programme
with these great men who have given
their whole time TO the work Of Chris
tianity to whom We have listened to-
night. II I mistake not. a change is tax
ing place in our preaching. A century
ago the minister talked OF the life i'm
mortal and dwelt not upon the life on
earth. To-day the minister tells Of those
things which we can do to make this life
better here on earth.
Christianity came not 10 contract life,
but 90 enlighten it. Christ said 10 his
disciples. Blessed are the pure i'm heart
You may explain as you will the doc
trines Of this man Christ. but you cannot
anywhere I'm ali the world find better
system OF philosophy for life between
men
He told His disciples to forgive evil
and love their enemies. Take anothe:
great founder Of great philosophy. Con
fucius. What did Confucius say upon this
one thinEc When one Of his followers
asked him what should be done with
those who rendered evil. he answered that
evil should be met With justice and good
with good.
Service is the true measure OF great
ness. He who serves best lives best An
other great saying OF Christ is that In
which He said that he who shall seek 20
save his life shall lose 81. but he who laws
down his life for his sake the same shall
surely find II.
1t was not SO long ago i'm this won
derful age that we were an surprised BY
those messages by which a man could
speak through the telegraph 10 another
10000 miles away. But there is something
greater than this. We can speak to I0O00
hearts and tell them that Christ is the
true light Of all the world.
For what shall il profit a man II he
shall gain the whole world and lose his
own soulg said Christ again. What shall!
il profit man in these days II he gains
wealth and power and station and ne be
not a Christian? Volumes could be writ
ten about that one sentence, and then its
significance could not be even family ex-
planned
Love Thy SeiEhbOr.
90 ,o.-- ,rfrAh-. o.
is no question that this sentence cannot
solve; no war Of history that # might not
have sverted; no difference between men
that it cannot eradicate and cause to
pass away.
7 am an Optimist- ! have both faith
and optimism I believe in the work Of