The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-12
Bryan's Visit to the Valley.
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not shake his faith in Jehovah
Speaking of evolution he stated that
he did not believe that man ever
came from a lower animal If there
were any present who did, he was not
jealous of him. but he did not want
to be connected with that mans fam
lily tree. If any accepted this theory
with the idea of evading the myster-
les of the Bible. he would find that
the theory does not explain the mys-
terry of creation, that it began by as
Stunning life, and that in itself was an
inexplicable mystery. To him, this
was a Tepulsive creed, for it makes
hatred the law of mans development.
To him the law of love was more ac-
acceptable He could as easily be-
Iieye that God created man, as that
He had created the germ of life mill
lions of years ago and endowed il
with power to develop into a man
with man faculties. That if a man
ever firmly believes that he is nothing
but a beast, he is likely to live up to
his ideals. The prophesy of the COM
ing of Christ, the Prince of Peace,
and its fulfillment in the fullness of
time the beauty of His teachings and
their promise of a future that makes
life worth the living. were dwelt
upon, while the miracle of the resur-
rection with all its glorious posi-
bility. formed fitting conclusion to
the lecture.
The entire address was listened to
with the most intense interest, and
hearty applause followed its conclu
sion. A great many stayed after
wards. seeking the honor of meeting
the Great Commoner. and expressing
their appreciation of his address.
Z. Sunday forenoon at II O'Clock Col.
and Mrs Bryan attended divine ser
vices at the Presbyterian church.
Yesterday afternoon on invitation
of Frank Rabb, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan, accompanied by Mrs.
Jas. B Wells and little son. Robert,
Louis Brulay. E. F. Rowson, Max
Shireman, c GiIhousen and ]. c. Nc
Mutt. of Martinsville Ind. visited the
Rabb plantation and the property of
the Indiana Cooperative Canal Co.
below Brownsville. The party left
the city at 1870 yesterday afternoon
in two automobiles. returning at 3
p. m Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were shown
through the magnificent grove of
palms and other semi-trOpical trees
on the Rabb plantation. which sur
prised and delighted Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan They we're also shown the
pumping plant. canals and farming
lands of the Indiana Cooperative Ca
nal Company Mr. Bryan was es-
pecially interested in these and eX-
pressed surprise at the bountiful
crops which he saw on every hand.
Before leaving Mr.. Rabb promised
Col Bryan to send some palms,
bamboo and other trees to Mission
for his winter home there. This
was Mr. Bryan's first visit to the coun-
try surrounding Brownsville and
so well pleased was he with it, that
he promised Mr.. Brulay that upon his
next visit to the valley he would
spend at least one day with him on
the Brulay plantation.
Col and Mrs Bryan left on the
AIS train yesterday for Houston,
where Col Bryan speaks tonight for
the benefit of the Houston Settlement
Association. Before leaving, Col
Bryan expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the way he had been
received and entertained in Browns
vile and promised to make many
more visits to the metropolis of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley in the fut-
ure when he becomes a winter resi-
dent of the valley.