The Washington times., 1909-11-11
Compliments Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement Upon
Its Work.
COMPARESITS LABORS
TO GOVERNMENTS
Clifford Pinchot Makes Strong Ad-
dress AS Chairman-Introduces
the President.

Manifesting keen interest in its work,
President William H Taft. in a speech
before the Washington convention Of
the Laymens Missionary movement,
which began its sessions in D. A r.
Hall today, compared the organizations
labors to some of the great things the
American Government is doing and has
planned.
Mr.. Taft made especial reference to
the difficulties confronting the American
Government in some Of its foreign poll
cies. and also in working to bring about
totally satisfactory conditions in recent
Iy acquired colonial possessions.
The President was in rare humor, and
his speech direct and convincing, was
interpoiated with flashes Of humOr now
and then.
BY the time the President arrived.
nearly a thousand men of Washington
nominations, We're in their seats on
the stage sat many notable church
men and diplomats. Prominent among
the latter was Ambassador James Bryce.
Miss Taft In Box.
Just a few women mana ged to elude
the alert doorkeepeTs and, enter the
hall Miss Helen Taft and a friend &C
cupied one of the boxes. while three
women sat in the ga'ieT, VI the audi
forum. The meeting was 1or men. the
doorkeepers announced. as they turned
away m&ny women who desired to hear
the President.
After the morning devotional eXer-
cises led by the Bishop o. Washington,
Clifford Pinchot. chairman of the meet
ing, made g characteristic speech be-
fore the President arrived.
The laymen's movement declared
Mr. PinchOt was nothing more than
he a q
servat ton which had been eXemplified
in this country so Tar as material
things are CONCERNED in the Roosevelt
policy Of conservation OF national re-
sources.
THAT policy had spread to all the
world so FAR as material things are con-
cerned." he said Now. this iaymen' 5
movement looks TO the conservation Of
the spiritual and ethical resources Of
the Christian brotherhood for the benc-
n of the millions outside the fold
President Is Cheered
Shortly after Mr.. Pinchot had con-
cluded his short address the presence Of
>the President was announced by the ap-
pearance in full uniform OF Captain
Butt. his aide. AS the form OF the Chief
Executive appeared the audience arose
and cheered for several minutes As he
shook hands with Pinchot there was an
other large outbrrst of cheers. Then
somebody started 10 sing America. ="
and the audience Joined in before sit
ting down TO hear the President talk.
In introducing the President Mr.. Pin
chot declared that he was the author Of
the best defense Of missionaries that
had ever been utteTes.
"It is my high honor TO introduce a
great laynaan a strong advocate Of
material conservation as well as moral
and spiritual conservation, and himself
the greatest missionary in the history
OF the world he said.
The President said he was once at
Marshall Hall with Justice Harlan. and
saw the latter shoot at a mark and
hit the bull s-eye in the center. After
that. he said, the justice could not be
he as smart as Justice Harlan, he re-
marked. he would not be there TO take
another shot at the missionaries work
If he had done 50 well as the chairman
had stated.