Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-07-01
DESCRIPTIVE TALK
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harmony and present to the worlu a
gospel that will shine with the white
light of the Sun of Righteousness. Z"
And so these men of great minds
brought to US these greetings of
church union and do you know. the
Bishops and brethren all shouted
amen. Organic union. temperance
and missions. seemed to be the spirit of
the Conference all through.
Then we were invited to 10 to
Gettysburg and visit that great battle
field between --the North and South.
Gettysburg is very quaint old city.
beautifully located and rich with his
toric facts. and yet up to the time Of
the great battle. was undoubtedly I'M
known outside of it's own state. But
since the great battle it is in the
mind of every scholar In America.
And we'll 1t should be, as upon this
field was fought the greatest battle
ever known i'm modern times: as the
more thar forty thousand; and it was
betting that our government should
purchase the land and convert II into
a national park. They have about
seventeen miles of macademized road,
hundreds and hundred of monuments.
Neaerly all of the state have sppro-
priated moneys to erect the monu-
ments wherever their soldiers were
stationed. and for all its beauty ana
grandeur, its history makes it sad.
Had the North and the South been
possessed with the spirit of the gen.
eral conference. instead of flag
stained with blood. it would haev been
banner of life and love. But the
battle has been fought and all dead are
gone. The day was drawing to a
close and all there was left for us to
do was to make the best of it and go
back to Baltimore and, in the hands
of GOO, Law the. foundation of a
church that should reach the hearts
of all nations and that should be a
menace to war as long as the world
shall stand
Then we were invited the next Sat-
urdav, May 16, to go to Washington
TO see the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt No. not to see President and
his wife. but to visit that American
University. You no doubt know a
little of the history of that Institution.
Well, as il stands today with two of
its beautiful white marble buildings
out in the country some two or three
miles from the capital at Washington
and as yet without student, it
would look rs though it was doomed TO
be failure. but when we think of its
noble founder. a man of God, Bishop
John +. Hurst, God was not trifiing
with his when he laid that stupen-
deous task upon his heart, and. When
you see the beautiful College of History
building. built a cast of Sl76. 900. and
also the College of Government build
ing, that about the same: cost, you
will, | believe. agree with me that
Bishop Hurst did not plan in vain and
that the University of America is a
reality aud not the dream of a fanatic.
A speakers stand had been prepared
in front..of the main building on which
sat the speaker OF the day. Chancellor
Hamilton of the University. introduced
Bishop Cranston, as chairman. and he
invited Bishop Warren to pray and
then began his introduction OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt and he gave him one TO
the strongest introductions. | have
ever heard. | will give part of it:
And now happy privilege is mine.
l am hoDored by the trustees of the
American University, with the duty of
presenting to You the President of the
United States-a ruler for whom YOU
are taught to pray. do pray with fer
vent shirt; the ruler who represents
the sovereignty of the American peo-
pie. but whose hand l have seen hearth
ly offered TO an American workman
ruler who is in cordial sympathy
with the missionary movements of all
churches ruler who has lifted poll
tics to the plan of statesmanship and
forced diplomacy into the open; a ru-
Ter who takes the people into his conf
dence because he has nothing to con.
ceal a ruler who is noue the less a
man because ruler, and who as a
man, In the intensity of his coDvic.
tions and feelings. in his social. com.
mercial. political and ethical life: il
his fearless rebuking of iniquity anC
his belief in judgement day for evi
doors. as well as in his readiness t.
bear witness to the faith that is IL
/ him-a born Methodist. but ecclesiss
ticallv misplaced in early life. He il
not. now ont of place. but at home witt
the family here today. MethodIsts o.
all the Americas and Mexico: Metho
dists of Germany. Norway Sweden
Denmark, and Italy: Methodists o
Japan, Korea, China. India, MaIaysi'
and Africa Methodists of all the worlC
your salutations to Theodore Roose
welt President of the United States o
America. friend of higher learning an'
of every good cause. -
President Roosevelt responded thus
Bishop Crsnston. l want TO thanI
you personally for that introduction