New-York tribune., 1908-04-21
TAFT On MISSION WORK
SpEFCV BEFORE L4YMEN.
Se-etq-g Declares III Great Ci1ili2-
ing Influence.

-- Tat vas rhe principal s7eak-- ~ the
- meeting Of the iaymen's missionary move
IT. - night a. Carnegie Han His subject was
n. '-,.sie-s Of TIE mission work in the Orient,
: -ortt-sl stau6peint. Mr. Taft vas con1tnu-
- -nrlsuoed during his speech. the appla1lse
- hs entered the hall continuing Tor seTera!
minutes =. ,.,. :, ,,,-+
- speakers Of the evening were Dr.
- = -apen. of Boston: silas McBee. editor
:. .s-q-a Csu7chrnsn.' and J Campbell White. gen
=. sec-e-a-v OF the movement The nan was
- decorated with bunting and flags The
= x-,i,7 seats had been erected. was re
So . -hs choir and She invited guests. Charles
= .,.-.-5er the revivsIist singer. had charge OK
= - of four hundred male voices, and from
.-for. tne hail rang with their hymns
,-hcurh q vas called mems meeting. gooo
= ere Hvs thousand persons present were
- z7s sh-y joined IN the singing with as
80 enthusiasm IS the men LonS before the
=, - oQenns she doors tie streets IN 'he
--.,-.oo- were crowded with those anxious 70
- sa--~rarv Taft. and nearly two thousand
- -rrabIe n gain admission
- Sa--=ts-v arrived the choir vas singing
NJ rosutry -Tis Of Thee-' and waited until me
= s--si- had oeen sung before he mounted 'ie
=. TIE applause for the hymn had haro'S
- -he- he noticed X Nas asalh 'a-N7-
: this ttu1c II MS honor
sFrRETARY TAFTs SPEECH
-..,- Greer opened the Meeting with PRAYER.
80 --fr--re TO Nj Taft for the part ne hao
- f- sdvancTng Christianity throughout the u''-
iced world. He said that It was the hHlP u
-. --er that cid 50 much foV me I'Sso.I0's
.--a-- As Secretary Taft was introduced JAeFe
IS more applause. when kept Elm ''Ni'= "
- minutes He said
y,z- great many people opposed 20 teEels,,
lsstors IN fact. who relslousl4. II Ou a. a4,s- ss
sa- there vas tine v @ eea T ss S1.nCs bI7
-rs7--s5 me jrsmel Importance o. foreign MIS-
s2s - eor to vase this country up 10 he fact
-re-- are Other people in-the world neSaeS Us
ls - pee Rave been thrust uFen us and VINO neec
p-'sr-. --C-ea-- and hel0 Christianity ana tie
--esG y Christianity = the ONLY bass Tor a UNI
go religious standpoint - the ot0eT speakers
re-e tonight have done but IL discuss the SUP
-s-r from political standpoint
You 5znn6t svu5y the nations but You Viu
-es-z~ that Christianity Is the hope ot modern
e5zstla7- FOR Chrstianify is the true dernocracE-
WI Turn 70 the beginning OF fo-eisn lnss-oa- -
--s7 f-ars ~e-t there. and q consequence
he o1-r 5od- q Christians in the whole ORIENT
II tie G-shPslago q the Philippines. g.
Because they are Christians theE are a nj People
- -ske z sef-sov>rIlins people n one or rFto or
iz-ee generations None can deny the NoHder141l 1
STEPS toward civilization that those nFe trsTs 'ooA
E-c5 the islands i Is ny frra CONVECTION tnat ol-
rstel IS Just as n1cn Gslacgt - - H. -I7-,TrT
~ rsT---E Tot EFeS7 people nc Ls,e -
a7o- IL ghe rgrh are with caring Tor the poor
s7I--- of struism in the Constitution and there Is
surely nothing against H.
-.r-afz-x Taft then said Ehar both the Protest
z--s ana Catholics alike IN me Philippines hoped
-7z- tEe Roman Catholic Church might be
z--e-Erhened there 10 keep up the work that IL
had been carrying He said that the poverty
os --e Catholic Church there vas one of t1e sad
asst .h.ngs II the Philippines He then vent on
20 discuss the work that had been carried on IN
rr-rs and said tnat ne sorT. 10 know O. Inc
gaz-acrer NJ same Of the men who had pushed
western enterprise into China and who he said
had left the West for the good OF the West
SueakrE of the Boxer uprising. the Secretary
SAID
Vow K hzE been charged that m Boxer out
-rezE MS directed agsinsL the EllssloGaTles iil-
-0- r-ue Il Is true THAI the missionaries were
were -rz furIhes- advanced HIEflH ne so1l-l-! -
s-- --srx we're attacked Tot because {itel Neie
-rs--ra-er-es FslI because they were those gong
srl-F e thar Western civilization Hf--n ti4r
.----zS@ r5-eF T-. Chinese felt that -re foreigners
Ez-s king around TO divide up the A-o1le t-L-
rrr- 2. one Of the nations 70 them Na~ "
--- around for piece or Llle pork -1lu ! al
arerz-z6 % state that The Chinese were IoL f-=L-
r--rg MS address Secretary Taft paid g tribute
~ Judge W-flney. zho sent 10 Shanghai a.
d. mage @ lie United Safes Circuit Court ne
s-lszz- said 1za- JG5 tine Judge W i-re>
vzs ze-r -ne-- q disgracefuI condition existed
-.s=- --- American consular system among me
.=--sr-s FafepeaHs me word being synonym NOUS
win Americans zad Europeans. but that Judge
F-a-v AFTER much vork mace II q moral ana clean
.7--~---~z-r lie also said that the United States
vas "a zirE wonderful progress tn Tire orient anu
-ags s-= stood better with China and ne Crinese
,aa- ever before