The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
MR. TAFT'S SERMON
ON FOREIGN MISSIONS THROUGH A
 PHoNOGRAPH.
The General Expressed Curiosity to Know What Repub Candidate Said to Talking Machine
 Has Been GFatfhed.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 25.-"A little sermon in a phonograph." is what one of the photographic records recently made by Judge Taft Is called.
 The generally expressed curiosity 10 know what the Republican candidate said into the talking machine was gratified today by this reproduction.
 ''I have known a good many people who are opposed to foreign missions have known a good many regular attendants at church, consistent mem bers, that religiousiy. If you choose to use that term. refused to contribute to foreign missions. confess that there was a time when was enjoying a snug provincialism that l hope has left me now when I rather sympatnize with that view. Until I went to the orient; until there was thrust upon me the responsibilities with reference to the extension of civilization in those far distant lands, did not realize the immense importance of foreign mis- sions. The truth is we have got to wake up in this country. We are not all there is in the world. There are lots besides us and there are lots or people besides that are entitled to our effort and our money, our sacrince 10 heip them on in the world. No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial stand point and not realize that Christianity and the spread of Christianity are the only basis for hope of modern civiiiza- tion In the growth of popular self government The spirit of Christianity is pure democracy. It is the equality Of man before God. is the equality of man before the law which Is. as I uns derstand 1t, the most God-like nani- festation that man has been able to make.
 T speak not of foreign missions from a purely religious standpoint. That has been and will be done. speak of them from the standpoint of political governmental advancement the advancement of modern civilization. and I think have had some oppor- tunitv to know how dependent we are on the spread of Christianity for any hope wo may have of uplifting the peo- ples whom Providence has thrust upon us for guidance.
 Tt is said that there is nothing fin the Constitution of the United States that authorizes national altruism or that sort. Well, of course, there Is not but there is nothing in the Con- situation that forbids 1t. What there is in the Constitution of the United states is a breathing spirit that we are a nation with all the responsibilities that any nation ever had, and there fore 1t becomes the Christian duty Of a nation to assist anoLner hatioh' tne authorizes it because It IS a part of national weil-being.
 Judge Taft was informed today of the formation of the first Polish Taft Club organized in this country. Its home Is in Minneapolis. The chairman Of the club writes:
 eve feel confident that we can prom ise YOU the almost unanimous vote of the Polish American citizen of Min nesota."
 Senators Hopkins of Illinois and Me- Cumber of North Dakota, and National Committeeman James Kennedy. also of North Dakota, were political pilgrims here today Senator Hopkins has been in washington in connection with the tariff Commission work and came here on his way to Chicago, "just to pay my respects to the next President of the United States" and to make 1t plain to Mir. Taft that should he make any speeches outside of Cincinnati that Tliinois wants him. said Mir. Hopkins. The visit of the North Dakota Repub- Iicans was expressed to be for the pur- nose of having a comprehensive dis cussion with the candidate on political conditions in that section.