New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
SPEAKS TO METHODISTS
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT.
Good Citizenship" His Topic
Paus Tribute to Motherhood.

the American University in course of construction
Just outside the city limits The assemblage was
composed principally Of the delegates TO the Gen
eral Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
in session al Baltimore. What have been
feature of the occasion-a reception to the dele
gates by President and Mrs. Roosevelt in the Col
iege Of History-was abandoned. owing to an en-
gacement Whch the President had made.
Perhaps no feature Of the exercises caused the
President more real delight than the singing by
the German members of the General Conference or
the hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
That's fine" he exclaimed. when the singing be
gan adding that IL was his fsvorite hymn He then
repeated a portion or the first verse in German
the delight Of tire assemblage. An incident
which created great enthusiasm was the declaration
by Bishop Earl Cranston that President Roosevelt
was born Methodist but he added that the
President was enthusiastically misplaced early in
life" The President replied saying, i 90 feel
mighty kin to you.'
The exercises began at s O'Clock. the univer-
sity campus Bishop Cranston presided. being in
troduoed by Chancellor Franklin Hamilton. Of Bos-
ton. The invocation pronounced by Bishop
Henry w. Warren. of Colorado, and music was
furnished by the Marine Band
II 8 tribute to President Roosevelt Bishop Gran
eton declared that he IN sympathy with 'ne
missionary movements Of all the churches' that ne
had lifted politics to the plane Of statesn,ansfp'
Fsd forced diplomacy into the Open had taken the
,eorie into his confidence because he had nothing
u conceal. was fearless in rebuking iniquity ana
believed in a Judgment DAY for the eviidoers-
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The President followed but before beginning his
address he wished the authorities well IN thelr
purpose ito plant here a great American url'eI
sta university that shall fulfil the dream, OF the
greatest and first of American Presidents 1eoiee
washington" He spoke as follows
7 ,ss pleasure to be with you to-day and to to
capital of the nation lTporzsnfb p tbere is none
in which il has played SO great ana Pes.td is
IsF1 as 5eTe i1aToTen IN aF With the history of
ccIjntrv for the sxscore years since ne CoIs 5,b
o5isrn IN America entered on its period OF aF set
growth 1ust about the time OF W i1 9er AND
restless energy Of spirit and the vide ged PLAY fhae fo
gfe i peoaTly coneeniai hardy and y1re lie
folk democratic 10 the core prlzlns se,ons Iau and
etEsgeS IN ,fe rough and stern work Of CONQUER
TIE old communities and the Ions IppepomenaI
4 the Atlantic IideTater: but us ps pIltIspi re
ThcIe 6oln1TE ,i+ Is ri5ere the Methodist pioneer
ne MeInoo1s{ bse movement westward kept pace
1a--n TIE movement of the frontier VINO - sIlalS
s1 The hardshios in the life Of the fronters@snan' man
w1ie 81 the same time mnisterlng TO tnat IrGt on
1iersn1sn's spiritual needs and seeing 5 TSnding
roTerTT of his life did wholly eHtinsusn IN, one
q ne psst and your work in the present is as
great. for the need and oTPorInnIsy, R4dens II
= -o- +r,1a in this country that the poor nave
= No. ,ooTaT" 1ert n is true that in many sec
rirh have grown very much rlcher as :" ,nsUns
ia Sc @ nan who makes each days livelihood by
1hat days work and those Who Win VIII. eetbssr for
rl-jla help and those who do most to keep ne
through church organizations through ,Pida6 Pnldiaa6
EoglS s MANIFEST tseif as eectively in The
crowded and complex life OF t2-daE q 49, IN ,sed
2 ign now and Strive bltndly toward it, as
raey needed i and strove to7sIG al r - yor5 ~ of the
cr5 a. The farm and in the mine IN me couLu LIS
tess.5e he blasting furnaces. Just as il was ne
-ssk of your spiritual forenears 70 20 s1eIT on he
stump dotred clearingS IN me FT than ours
a'1on oh m n5 rns |" oofdenoe 90 toward the future
Nowhere else has TIE experiment 1e oa ND for
- people IF government based on the prlncipIe
~ --esrrz each his innate worm d NC,
been tried on 50 vast scale a VI "i' - u s,,rceee-
-e Rhoe. the experiment mas been more E4aIe
ra.rz II BE- said that We have srogn on goo5 n@,
zrzo Greatly sbounds. and II wrong grows so IN
-aa q eser measure grows the stern sense o. reil
-[g5 h. both 5n1fanly and unwarranred 10 be
srr7e hearted or despairng oou1 1he % rso. |
r--1 brave Of heart and cool Of head while not Tor
- z[iIs s-o1'rd US must Yet also feel conf
dent assurance that in the s1L9ssle We eatr .T,e5
VII sec gresr triumph for our people. .,. =
v-a re--cr losing hope and belief in our progress
- . the same time to ref use 70 blind ourselves
forces working through. and with and against
oae auother in re uIbnolrg, eng, o. a5 cur I'll ss We'll
m1ch that tends toward good and snd ne be-. true q
- good. does ms best TO combat the evil; TO TO
sr7-7p out where that is possible and at least
~e-essa~y though il he the material basis or
national greatness. inevitably tends to undue exI
c-s~sCter- and must largely rely on The eforts
cF sr~n and women as those ] am addresslns
aald uP the spiritual bfe without which :he
s-r-~5s gepe-srinn the problems change in their
external shape: old needs vanish, and new needs
arise Il renainE true as ever that IN me
'aet ANALYSIS national greatness national happiness
rs-.g~sr success depend upon the character Of the
5-5.-tl Il and Individual woman Ne need 1000
.sp-s- need have these laws honestly ano feaT-
-cssiv zdrniristered, need wealth. we neeo Sc
e-se and art and all the kindred actiElties M ma
E-rE from, The clever brain ano the ger I,aiu ,ai
BIZ NOS of al We need the essential QuaIltes
t-s- ~ their sum make up the good man and the
Fro- woman. most of all need that fine ana
'ee f-.- family life the lack Of which makes any
srare -Trzsl r3an is braPe Pe and hard 1rorkng
END clean living. = the average woman has the
# sacr self respect. and II each realizes that
- Ee.lest hing In ne IS ne cI1a atf@n R .e .e eo
7z g oal1I9I ,5 .,oI,+ uI o corderanSs what
Is evil must condemn the man who Is either
b-rfs ss1 vicious. weak and cowardIy; me man
s4 er 90 s7 9s der an fnconsiderate and seish
husband. negectfui father So also we t must
col6hess from selfish love Of from lack
her gresr and aIessentfai duties OF vgfehood and
rnc1herIood. We admire a good man: but we ad-
rn.re good woman more. We believe in her more
q honor is due the man who does his fun duiy
N pesoe. who a soldier does his full duty IN
Var. hlr cen more honor is due the mother: for
l2e birth panes make al men the debtors T an
women No human being has greater title TO
TeSpccJ than the mother who does her fun duty.
50 that there shall national growth and not
alal 1fcadence so tllat IN o1aIty aho guam ~
Ief IN and respect for the good and the
ssauon ~ The and the woman who @hether
.}m ziciousness o. selfshness or from vapld