The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-04
TAFT breaches
ANOTHER SER MON

Portland, Ore, Oct 3-President
Taft today preached another sermon
The scene had changed from the Nor
mon tabernacle at Salt Lake City on
Sunday last to the corner stone lay
Ing of the First Universalist church
in East Portland.
The president handled the silver
trowel and worked hard to see that
the stono was properly adjusted. His
apparent earnestness In setting the
stone called out great applause from
tho open air audience.
The president referred to his vari-
ous church experiences and in con-
cluding his remarks. said:
mo church In this country, how
ever humble 1t may be, that breaches
the doctrine of true religion and true
morality. Will lack my earnest sup
port to make II more influential when
ever opportunity offers"
The presidents train left Mt $50
p. m. over the Southern Pacific for
Sacramento. Cal
A Religious Day.
Mr.. Taft had truly religious day
which began when he attended the
morning services at the First Unitar-
ian church in Portland and listened 10
a sermon by Rev. w G. Eliot. Jr. Fol
lowing this service tho president was
the guest of honor at luncheon tend
cred by Senator Bourne and which
included the various state and city Of
ficlals. In tho early afternoon. the
president visited St Mary's Roman
Catholic school and made a flve-minutc
address TO the school children in
which he declared that loyalty 10
church meant fidelity to country,
The line OF march folliwed by the
presidential party to East Portland
was almost as crowded as were the
streets on Saturday and there was
handclapping all along the way, with
some cheering by the more enthus-
iastic in the Sunday throng-
When the president had been intro
duced at the corner stone laying by
the Rev James D. Corby, pastor OF
the church, he said
II don't know that any one ques-
tions the proprlety of my being here
and officiating on such an occasion as
this or that an explanation of any
sort is called for. But / want TO say
that | believe it to be the duty of
the president of these United States
to welcome and 10 support every In
strument by which the morals and
religion of the community may be
elevated and maintained Not long
ago | officiated at the corner stone
LAYING OF an orthodox Congregational
church In Washington. Then | ap-
peared In the pulpit OF Jewish taber-
nacle at Pittsburg, But few days
ago, | helped 10 lay the corner stone
of a Catholic institution at Helena,
Mont.
A Liberal Church.
And now it Is my great pleasure
to assist here today in laying the
corner stone of this Universalist
church, which. like my own church.
the Unitarian, is known as a liberal
church.
II am always glad to be present at
such occasions as this, for ] believe
that the cornerstone of modern civ
llizatlon must continue to be religion
and morality
The president told some OF his eX-
| periences with the Catholic church In
the Philippines and then said that on
the occasion of his visit to Rome some
two years ago. he ventured to say TO
, the pope that while in America the
sentiment was strong for the principle
OF separation of church and state.
there was nothing In the American
government or the American presi-
dent that should stop the highest de-
yelopment OF the church. and that it
had grown and flourished nowhere as
In America.
Il added" continued the president
that this was not to be taken as an
| indication that every government and
state official was other than anxious
| TO encourage the establishment and
maintainence of churches and that
| their influence might be broadened
| throughout the land.
Churches Growing Together.
Il think we have reached the time
| when the churches arc growing to-
Gether, when there is less bitterness
! of denominational dispute and that
| no matter what creed we may follow.
| the churches are beginning to realize
that they must stand shoulder to
shoulder In the contest for righteous
| ness, that We all stand for the father