Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-30
HEBRAIC PEOPLE
HEAR PRESIDENT
Mr.. TAFT OCCUPIES PULPIT IN
TABERNACLE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DELEGATES
PARK FOUNTAIN
Address at Pittsburg Contains Appeal
for More Fairgrounds for the
People in All Large
Cities


PITTSBURG. May ga day as fair
as Pittsburg has ever known marked
the first visit of President Taft into
the central west since his occupancy OF
the White House. From the moment
of his arrival at the East Liberty
street station on the outskirts OF the
city early this morning through va
ried program which carried MIN INTO
the pulpit of a Jewish tabernacle III
the heart of the prettiest city park
in the country, through business
meeting of the Associated Western
Yale Clubs and finally out to the Ale
ghenv Country club where he spent
the entire afternoon, the president
way led him alongs streets that were
fairly choked with humanity and hlled
his ears with deafening cheers. Inc
presidents day was continuous oVa-
ton. e.,,,
81 never have claimed to conform
strictly to religious services sald the
nresident at Temple Rodeph Shelom,
where he made his first address Oh the
day to Rabbi Levy's congregation
"and it has remained for Pittsburg to
bring me to church both on saturday
and prospectively on Sunday. IL Is
great privilege 1 feel to appear peIore
this intelligent and patriotic audience
at the instance of your leader your
d..
predecessor and who, I believe, has
transferred that friendship for the time
to me.
At Home in Tabernacle
ct do not feel altogether out OF
place in q Jewish tabernacle LOT the
church 7 attended in Cincinnati during
INV boyhood and early manhood was
next door to the tabernacle of Rev. Dr
Wise and there was oftentlmes
change of pulpits between the two
churches, I am glad to be here on TINS
beautiful morning in this beautl1ul eul-
flee to show, if possible, by my pres.
ence how much ours is a goVerIililelit
of all the people and how wise was
tbe constitutional provision that no re-
ligious requirement or quallncatloh
should be necessary in this country.
an this Jewish tabernacle as presl-
dent of the United States L feel as
much at home and feel as much sup
port as I would in any other church
in the whole country. Inc prayer 70
which we have Just listened, so tull Oh
love and human kindness, should make
ms feel ashamed of all narrow cases
and bigotry. Never in the history OF
the country. in any crisis or under any
conditions have the jewish cltlzeuS
failed to live up to the highest STAND
ard of patriotism. l am not preach-
err and not in the habit OF appearing
in pulpits. [ never had done so until
went to the Philippines, where STOOD
first in a Presbyterian pulpit and then
in an Episcopalian. ,,,o
"Returning to this country, L nave
appeared in the pulpit OF my own
church, the Unitarian, and now l am
in a Jewish tabernacle. That is a
round which I think justifies me IN
saving that I hope to be the president
of all the people and hope to nave your
sunport. as you have given 1t TO my
nredecessors. without stint and WIFI
every desire to make this truly gooo
and great country"
Fairgrounds Necessity
From the temple the president was
escorted to Arsenal park, where he par
ticinated in the dedication of a foun-
Tain presented to the city by the
Daughters of 1912. Here the president
in brief address dwelt upon the ne
cessitv of providing Fairgrounds tor
the neople-the necessity of parks for
ali GREAT cities. During the morning
tbe president was the guest OF the
state and the city. At noon ne was
turned over to the Yale enthusiasts;
President Taft decided to leave the
Allegheny Country club at cIoCh
this afternoon in order to get TO tile
National League baseball GROUNDS III
time to see the Pittsourg- ~
game The official program placed the
president at the Country club untll
late this afternoon, but when ne
learned of the ball game he DECIDED 10
see it. Immediately special reserVa-
lions were made for him.
With this exception the program LOT
the day was not altered.