The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-27
TAFT BREACHES IN TABERNACLE Occupies Pulpit in Nor.
 mon-Land. URGES AMITY OF AMERICANS Predecessor Delivered Sermon in
 Same Place. President Reviews school Chiidren, Addre-ses Young Men, Then Jour- seys Through ogden Canyon
 And Makes Speech.
URGES AMITY OF AMERICANS


 the pulpit of the famous Mormon Tab ernacle, in this city where four yeais ago Theodore Roosevelt, then Presi- dent Of the United States. preached long. sermon on right living and the duties of good citizenship. President Taft faced an audience which he said inspired him to try to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and de- liver preachment.
 Mir, Taft did preach sermon-text and all The immense audience in the flag draped edifice, the splendid must cal program of operatic and patriotic selection. the enthusiastic cheering as Presiden: Taft apptared and the quick response of the audience to points which he endeavored to impress upon his hearers inspired. the President de- cIared. to higher thoughts of coun- try and patriotism.
 The Presidents sermon was an ap- peal for amity between the people for attributinR the best rather than the worst motives to the action of others when possible to do so and not to harbor hatred or animosity,
 "A soft answer turneth away wrath, put grievous words stir up anger" WaS tHE tIAt OA 4his Aokhb @CaVt @uN AAcih the book of Proverbs
 The sermon was a homely utter ance. largely made up of relation of stories to give emphasis to the points. From the tabernacle the President was driven to review about 20.00o school children. At one point along the line thousand or more children had been arranged in g living flag. red. white and blue caps and capes serving to outline the national emblem.
 Addresses Young Men.
 Thence the President proceeded to the Young Mems Christian Assoeia- ton, where he made brief address to an audience composed entirely of men. Lastly the President attended services especially arranged for him at the Unitarian church. After this unusually busy Sunday morning he left Ralt Lake at noon for Ogden. where he enjoyed an eighteen mile ride through Ogden Canyon and made his last address of the day at Lester Park.
 When Senator Shoot introduced tn. President to the audience in the tab ernacle the cheering was so great that Mir. Taft could not begin his address for several minutes.
 "I thank you from the bottom Of my heart" he said at last, for this expression of welcome and good will. have been impressed since coming into this magnificent structure with the thought that you have gathered here in part to hear me and that had nothing to address to you worthy of such a magnificent presence.
 T am glad that my distinguished predecessor under the inspiration of an audience like this delivered an ad. dress in the nature of sermon up- wards of two hours in length Now, he had the capacity; he had the spirit, and he had the mission to make such e preachment of moral force and in- spiration. He knew how to appeal to The best that is in a man and a woman and arouse them to lift themselves to higher standards and higher ideals. Preside nt Ia Modest.
 But it has not been given to m. tv exercise that great influence which was high and which shone forth from him as he stood before men upon a platform. And yet, I have felt that on this Sunday morning it was neces- sary for me to make such effort as 1 could to follow him in something that may sound bit like a sermon And as sermons are begun with a quota ton of text having more or less re- iation to what follows. I am going to give you the words from Proverbs:
 "A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger
 Tt Ia text that has forced itself upon my mind during the last ten years with especial vigor because I have come into contact with Oriental peoples and with those descended from the Latin races of Europe and have had chance to compare their views of life and their methods of speech and their social conventions and amend tiles with those of the Anglo Saxon race.
 We Anglo-saxons are. we admit. a great race. We have accomplished wonders In hammering out against odds that seemed insurmountable, the principles of civil liberty and popular government and making them practi- cal and showing to the world their benefits. But in so doing and in the course of our life, 1t seems to me we Ignored some things that our fellows Of Southern climes have studied and made much of; and that Is the forms or speech and the methods of every day treatment between themselves ana others. At first that seems superficial 10 us, who prefer no and yes and abruptI methods and communications Tn the shortest and curtest sentences but my friends. we have much to learn from people Of what kind of country and politics, which after all consti- 'ute nearly all there is in life.
 Urges Broader Vtewa.
 Now another corollary from the text which I should draw Is that we ought to ascribe to our neighbors ana To those with whom we come in con thct, or with respect to whose action We have to express an opinion. as nigh motives as we can. We ought to avoid that acrimonious discussion that consigns everybody who is opposed to our view to perdltion and to having the most corrupt motives and ascrihe to those who stand with us onlv tha purest motives. Life Is too valua bia L" waste in anger and the charging and denunciation of our fellow man when they don't deserve it
 Mir. Taft said he was the last mar to pardon or mitigate wrongs aRainst the public or against individuals,
 T believe, and regret 10 say it." he continued, that throughout this coun- try the administration of the crimia- al law and the prosecution of crimin- als Is disgrace to our civilization; but