New-York tribune., 1909-12-14
AFTER TAFT. DELUGF.
Big Audience Hears Him
Praise -4frTcan Missions.

Praise African Missions.
Ths use-ulness ~ IN. foreign mission
So work IN general and that ~ the
2asstoelst Episcopal Church IN psrtieu-
lar Was prsts-d last nighr by President
Taft N Carnegie Hell. and he himself
v7x spuisu6eo IN turn hv an audience
sn which zeal for the cause-or desire 20
Sc sn6 bear "a. Chief Executive Of the
rstioD-wRs 50 compelling thar II could
mo- ~ wet down 70 the satisfeo-to-stsy-
Hf-hons condition bv one OF the most
persistent rsfnE.ornns - tBe --esr.
Tn weather Tsight have been worse.
hut thBt war not the question last night.
and there was NJ disposition 20 quarrel
sstth The elements or the part o. the
sulendiG agdiencs thst came with P-exi-
dent Taft 20 celebrate the diamond 5ubi-
Dee anniversary ~ TIE institution Of the
f.rst foreign mission q the Methodist
7 piEccpal Church.
FREsIDENT ALMOST swAMPED.
They cam. early and stayed late and
rh-er-S enc ErplsuSeo tho President
hesrrlly. anc At the end of ths meeting
after Bishop 7. g. Hartzeu. 81 Africa.
had announced thst the contributions
Tor fhe African missions hsd already
iseen Fyelleo 80 S520 l67. 5uxt $40 1sT
mere thar the committee hso SCI out -
rsise h7 The enc Of the year they rushed
forward in such eaEerness 70 get near
nir TAR thar onlv rhe intervention of
rhe police and the Secret Secrive rneu
prevented hin from being swallowed M
iI fhs rnldst OF an enthusiastic crowd Of
men snd women.
Tils P-sEidsnr. ~1no pleaded fhzr ne
hss . colo talked only about twenty
Hvs minutes. but nc point 81 has address
vas los1 IN ms hearers. who found fre-
cnsut oppcrtunitv - express their SIN
psTfT Tfth his vie~-s in regard n IN.
work ~ me cnurch IN tho foreign mis-
siohsry field
PHASES MTTHorIsN
There was sharp and concerned A.
onmpsninent - spplsuse when the Pres
scent a. perfect picture ~ pesce ana
serenity 80 ever vas seen on tbs car
r-Ele Hail EraEp. rold ms audience .hs-
he hkao fc rr3sk ~ Merhodirrn among
fie oenoHlns taens a. sh Affirmative. az
sreSsive, pushing. practical church ruib
fsnf Ihev liked his calm declaration
rrEr me Tnite5 Stsfes was TOO irnr.--
tEnt nation ~ 20 fere~tful n SIS duties
N ths inf-rnsucnsI community toward
thr weaker nations. even n ID hsd no
desire 70 share IN rhs soysrs4rntv of the
liark Ca1Caent of AfrlCs
E7is tsibuses 70 the r-c-k ~ ,rs MS
slcnar1es IN rrrrBoinF Christian civ
i'izatiun. especially 20 those missionaries
Vho. he said. had ths hardest tsek-the
~n-kerr IN Afri-s-Esve uufsirnes
pleasure which bishop ano IarHuen white
Hnc black fthere were many Of the Afri-
ran race on the platform and in the hsrl
5oine1 In expressing. AND. IN closing. hs
couo have said nothing more 10 their
taste man fhat 10 hoped Rishop Hart
reii would Eef s3.0paseo instead of the
s'''n"se he wanted ~ make sure NJ for
fhe nesds ~ fhe African missionary
~'ork nir. Tsft's speech follows:
an E-try elso 70 be here ana bear MI.
Whlln IEis nfeeieinF Celebrats-s fte z~,s.l-
- ne MffhrdlSf fhCrrf unnu A f,-io. =
s,,,-,,-.,.., :. .tit1., sf Meth9disfu among the
sive. riIsninE. uracffrsl rTl7I~rb ,,-tf9s.
80 ~ Heeoec 70 - thar 10 faokle fri~a
since nevf Lao the lsonor 10 f.eor,r,-
rurhn orflre n has fallen ~ mo ~ sGd,,sigss
lfi--ii7lEf - Inany different chflrcfes sns
7 aie'efk eeiZf fIe pnpurrI-llf-y n y,-,s,, -,
fitso - arr crner rturrh ffaFl M ,~,-n
snc norf 4 CO uoI iesTe nuf M srv-n ~
nsuef lie 80 fee and fruhif,e Ia ~. -.
ure fh@ renSe - Felefaura srT 80 a.
cTeaef ln f@ellDG 81 ffle hTofberh~oT ~
800 nuc fts hrC1 herhood of man ar,or-,
st rh@ oeFoFninsfions - the rl,r1rei7es
a No nlT oRn F@eeQfigu nts ioee lt,s seel ,ear
falu y fhc growing and WiSe cafholfeirv
~ flss Chrierisn Church
PEI ispf ft u kscauEf-6ouB b. ls.es n ie hs
- uef naE nnf aroused - she fuirf,r-
fsnce ~ tfaE missionary fpirff znr rhe
sresf fninEs that were kcinE done vesrs
SED f1Hf ~ seems 20 me that ~ Is nrl-
W1flin re0enf rimes that rhis risgiouar-v
1eeelinE haf fanen such q loid llnOu the
people have observed that each man
1sf1t The Err~sd ~ public opinion on 4
particular Fuhiecf from she time fhaF be
began 30 fhfuk 81 81 fsuf fhe history 81
our country doef offer = daff and an epoch
HlIen. a. seeTnE 80 fnf. people or the
uifec State acquired wider and =
World feeling Hnd an iutercsf and q re-
rponsi hilifv Tor aN the people of tho world
- disfiuEufs,sd from fhuse fiiaf eniov
our Cppori unrfisr ~ living under Tie starr
sn1 Srripef fApplauEe1
- ~ uOf perhaps apprupriatf 80 date =
T.iiElouE movement from War. hut n
docs seen 40 me AZ our people acquired
= World feslinF from the time ue under
frcf fhf responsibility ~ freeing Cuba aud