Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-29
FROM BALTIMORE
lcon,inusd ilOm FRS, Passl

the "breiheTn' since he was engaged
in a work fimilar To that OF the
Methodist Winisiry-ihc helping TO
make Christian citizens, His state
meuts that the ''iimii good man was
not good for much" True patriot
Ism consists not only in loving the
good but IN ra;iug the evil" aud his
tribute To- motherhood II put above
the soldirr-ihc mother, Her birth
pangs put all the world under obli-
CATION to womrnhoud" were received
with sincere applause.
Senator D0ilivcr ot Iowa. = mem
her oi our General Conference fol-
lowed the president in 4 prepared adj
dress which while surprising tile
president, IN many ways was over.
shadnwed by the higher dignity oi
lhe first spsafcF, IL was a great day
aud not soon to- be forgotten.
Not only have We looked into the
eyes af President Roosevelt hut we
at n the feet Il W. ! Bryan the
evening af May roth Il Is no; often
,ha, a wCrtrFncF has the good IoF,
tune To- hear the two leading citizens
II his country in the same week
Col. Bryan irriuFrd to 1000 prnpie
ia Lyric hall on The Prince oi
Peace" The lecture - masirrly
arRumCn, for the Christian faith and
coming from = man 81 MI Hryans
standing will do untold good The
tpraicr explained that the lecture
was prrparrd - an address to young
men. who, lie feared. might be led
away from the faith by the immature
supnasiti1n that men oi brains and
Of action did not ini time Ia he re-
iieiIrs, I never shall forget the i'm
preston wish was made when ihs
speaker expressed IN 4 disnihci way
his uuFr served acceptance Of the
Christian iaiii Let mc give YOU
some ni his rpisrsms' II am inter
rs,sd in religion more than ] am IN
,-frsird in government because gov
rfumrnt touches lu' \ part OF onr
life while religion touches all the
life" II an as snrr that man will
live again as am tia; lie lives now
Service Il 'hC measure oi great
ness" christianity has one unan-
swcrabic arSumcni-nn ono can an
swrr a Christian life" ~ Christian
il ono who looking at the character
oi the Christ finds himself anxious
10 make that character his.
No, only was the lecture a remark
able ono. hut the introduction Of the
speaker was - remarkable. Gov.
iianicy of Indiana. republican IN
politics. aud aur of the lay delegate
To- the General Conference. paid the
lecturer a frc tribute aud in present.
ing the speaker said: "iic speaks well
iut lives equally as well.
Politics were not mentioned except
as Mr BryHn in reply to Gov. Han.
icv's introduction said that he had
felt ttr separating influences OF poll
tics and &c was glad to he able to
he where ono could sing "Bicst be
the tic that binds onr hearts i'll
Christian love"
But | have written enough. When
ono has a large number nf events tu
rci7tr one must hc careful lest he
leave a confused impression on his
readers. I have seen much and felt
more and hri little of either have
I been able to record III these five
letters But perhaps enough has been
written to inspire some to make
some invcsimCnt in seeing this glor-
inus land Of ours II such is the case,
shall feel glad that ! wrote
turn my. face homcward next
Wednesday aud will reach home Sat
urday. the goth. and expect to be IN
my pulpit the next day. The best
part of going away is the coming
back paradoNical statement but
true. Sight seeing. like office seek
ing. is mighty hard work. but pays
l., . Is,,1-r ,,s,sfpgt on life and in