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ter of the community was the highest
authority as to what the law should
be and how it ought to be enforced;
but the spread of education and inde-
knoWeldge by the press, the disappear
ance OF the simple village life, have
contributed radically to change the po-
sitton and influence of the ministry in
the community.
During the administration of Mr..
Roosevelt, and under the influence of
certain revelations of business immor-
allty, the conscience of the whole coun-
try was shocked and then nerved to
the point of demanding that a better
order of affairs be introduced. In this
movement, the ministers of the various
churches have recognized the call upon
them to assist and they have been
heard in accents much more effective
than ever before in half a century. The
greatest agency today in keeping us
| advised of the conditions among ORR
eign missions. The leaders of these
missionary branches of the churches
are becoming some of our most learn
ed statesmen in respect of our proper
Orietnal policies"
The Teachers,
Judge Taft, discussing teachers, said
that their relation to politics and gov
ernment is of the utmost importance,
though indirect" He pointed out that
the professional teacher may exercise
encouragement that he ought to give
to the young man of college age and
life in the study and pursuit of poll
tics"
To the writer, in whatever capacity
he may labor, Judge Taft attributed
great influence, either for good or for
bad. Referring to the newspaper press
he said:
Its power of public instruction is
very great; but when it panders to
the vulgarest taste for sensationalism
and becomes entirely irresponsible in
it's influence for good, its pernicious
of the people to protect themselves
against it by a safe discrimination and
a healthy skepticism. The close rela-
ton between journalism and politics, no
one who has been in the slightest de-
gree familiar with the course of pop
ular government can ignore. The un-
Just color sometimes given through
jaundiced editors and correspondents
has an Injurious effect, but fortunately
such injustice is generally remedied.
The Doctors.
Judge Taft paid a high tribute to
the profession of medicine, because it
had contributed to the preservation OF
the health of all the people. He pointed
out that the profession had been ex-
alted by its great discoveries and by
it's assistance in the expansion OF our
government in the tropics and in the
construction of the Panama canal.
After mentioning the great good, in
actual results, accomplished by many
technical professions, Judge Taft con-
sidered in extent the profession of the
law. which, he said 'is in wide sense
the profession of government" He said
that lawyers often were selected to
carry on governmental work, because
the executive faculty was very
marked attribute of the modern law
yer While he realized that there were
defects and weaknesses in the profes-
sion of the law, he regarded it as the
most important in it's relation to po-
litical government. In conclusion, he
said: Natural exigency seems to call
forth the men peculiarly fitted to meet
the requirements of the situation. Such
great civil war. Such was washington
in the revolution, the anniversary OF
whose birthday this university appro-
priately makes it's Festal day. He
was not a lawyer or a doctor or
minister. He was a leader of men. His
pure. disinterested patriotism, his free
dom from small jealousieS, his marvel
Gus common sense, his ndomitapie
perseverance and patience, and his
serenity and calm under the most try
ing circumstances, gave him the victory
"a victory which could be traced not
to brilliant gehius or professional train
ing. but to that which, OF all things, IS
the most to be pursued and desired-to
his high character as a man."
DeImas in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Feb. 22.-Delphin NJ
DeImas. of New York, who Will be the
principal speaker at the Washington
banquet of the Kansas city bar asso-
citation tonight arrived here today.
Five hundred plates have been reserved
for tonight's spread.
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