The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-07


Taft, as the guest OF the New York
and Vermont Champlaln ter-centenary
committees. found himself the central
figure today in a series of events In
conjunction with the celebration of
the three hundredth anniversary Of
the discovery OF the Champlain coun.
Try. that promised no cessation of ac.
tiyities until far into the night.
Early In the day, the President mo-
tored to Clin Haven. half mile from
Blum Point. where he addressed n
large gathering a, the Catholic sum-
mer school of America. Returning
later to the Hotel Champlain, he re-
ceivcd the foreign ambassadors. Gov
ernors Hughes and Prouty. members
Of the New York Legislature and 9th
eTs OF the guests. While this was 60
Ing on, the Indian paGcants. which
have proved an attractive feature of
the weeks celebration. were given
on the floating island, which had been
towed from Fort Ticonderoga during
the night. and anchored at the mouth
OF the Saranac river
Further plans for the day included
luncheon given by Smith NJ. Weed
at his residence I'm this city to the
presidential party and about eighty of
the distinguished guests, including
Ambassador and Madame Jusserand,
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. Governor
and Mrs Hughes. Governor and Mrs.
Prouty, Hon, Rudolph Lemleux and
Madame Lemieux, Sir Alphonse Pell.
tier. Sir Lomer GouIu. Senator and
Mrs. Root Secretary of War Dickin-
son, Cardinal Gibbons, Seth Low. and
members Of the New York and Yer.
mont Champlain commission.
The afternoons program included a
review OF federal and state troops, and
civic organizations at Plattsburg Bar
racks. followed by literary exercises,
the speakers being President Taft
Ambassadors Jusserand and Bryce,
Postmaster General Rodolph Jemicux
OF Canada; Senator Root and Daniel
J.. Cady Of New York.
Senator Roots was the formal his
torical address of the day, his topic
being The Struggle for America"
Following the literary exercises
there is TO be an evening review OF the
troops at the barracks, at the conclu-
sion OF which. n special train will take
the official party Ia the Hotel Cham
plain, where banquet is TO be given
in honor Of President Taft. at which
Governor Hughes viii preside.
The Presidents welcome at the
Catholic summer school was hearty
one, and the ediice was packed TO the
doors.
At the Presidents right, on the plat
form. was Cardinal Gibbons, while on
his left was Governor Hughes.
President Taft devoted mis- address
mainly to his dealings with tho
Catholic church in the Philippines,
as had a bearing on the present cele-
bration.
81 am not a Catholic" said he, but
] have had in the last ten years a
great deal 10 do with the Catholic
church My lot did not carry me into
a part Of the world that made me as
familiar with the French explorers.
the French leaders of civilization, Ike
Champlain. as it did into the regions
of those leaders that came from
5pain-into the Philippines where the
same influence that carried Champl0in
here. and that same influence that con-
troled him, controlled men equally
brave. and in certain respects, more
successful LeEaspi. who came ont TO
the Philippines with four or five Aug
ustinian monks, converted TO Chris
tianity that entire archipaelago now
having some seven or eight million
souls-then perhaps 500 000-their
only community OF people in the entir
Orient that today. as people, arc
Christians
II think VIC have reached a point in
this country where we are very much
more tolerant OF everything and every
body than In the past and where we
lrc giving justice where justice ought
20 be given. We are no longer cher
shmg these NARROW prejudiccs that
,omc from denomination bigotTy, and
we arc able to recognize In the past
lhese great principles in religion and
In the Christian faith, and appreciate
tho virtues they exhibit and follow
the examples they set for US.
Religious tolerance is rather a
modern invention Those Of us OF
Puritan ancestI. have been apt to
think VIC were the inventors Of Tclig-
fact, what they were in favor Of. n |
can speak for Puritan ancestry. was
IN having a right TO worship God as
We pleased. and have everybody else
worship God In the same way. But
We have worked that out now. and
there has been a great change, ] am
surc-and his emineucc. the cardinal
will agree with me-cVen In the last
twenty-five years. ] have had person
al evidence OF It in some OF the work
that We had 10 do In the Philippines.
Fifty years ago. n Il had been propos-
ed 10 send a representative OF the gov
cnmout to the Vatican 20 negotiate
and settle matters arising In a coun-
try Ike tic Philippines. between the
government and the Roman Catholic
church. 70 would have given Else 10
the seyerest condemnation on the
part Of those who would provide for
some diplomatic connection between
the government and tho vatican con-
trary to our traditions. but In the last
ton years that has been done, with the
full concurrence n an religious de-
nominations. believing that the way
20 do things o. 20 do them directly