Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
PASADENA GIVES |. A.
PASTOR WARM GREETING
Return of the Rev. Robert J. Bur-
dette Celebrated at the
Hotel Maryland

PASADENA, July 17.-One of the
most spontaneous welcomes ever eX-
tended to any returning citizen of
Pasadena was that which greeted the
pastor emeritus of Temple Baptist
church of Los Angeles, Robert j. Bur-
dette, at Hotel Maryland last night.
The banquet was arranged on short
notice, and 200 fellow citizens availed
themselves of the opportunity to eX-
tend greetings. 1t is said the only
reason the whole town was not out is
because the affair was on Saturday
night, when many merchants ana
others had to be at their business. The
non-sectarian nature of the welcome
was emphasized by the presence OF
Bishop Conaty of the Roman Catholic
church and ministers of other denoml-
nations. The decorations of the Hotel
MARYLAND lawn were suggestive or the
Orient from which the Rev. DR.. Bur
dette recently returned.
Mayor Farley introduced Hon. James
McI.achlan as toastmaster. Mr.. NC
Lachlan in a few brief remarks intro
duced Dr. Frank NJ. DOwling, former
pastor of the Pasadena First Christian
church and fellow-humorist of Dr.
Burdette.
Rev. Dowling said: "Never in the
history of this old world has there
heen a more general outburst of ap-
preciation and affection than shown
here tonight" He contrasted DR.. Bur
dette's gift of humor with the sea
which he recently crossed. 'Ihe RIP
1oles of it's waters are as nothing COM
pared with the ripples of merriment
which he has caused. The waves are
small compared with the waves oL
laughter he has created, and those
waves of laughter have sometimes
grown to pillows of mirth in which we
have been submerged. In seeking to
honor him, we are honOring ourselves
He is welcomed by the church, the
citv. the state and the nation, but the
only man who could express our feel
ings is the man to whom they are
directed"
In introducing DR.. J. Whitcomb
Brougher. the toastmaster said: He
has a difficulty to overcome. Any man
who would follow DR.. Burdette is III
the same position as William Taft when
he tried to follow Theodore Roose-
Welt"
Dr. Brougher said: "I am not DIR.
Burdette's successor; I am his CO.
laborer. [ would not attempt to sue
ceed him. The love that lingers' round
his name will never be overcome. Like
the boy standing by the full sugar
barrel 1 will say. ooh, for thousand
tongues to do this thing Justice We
welcome him because he is man in
every sense of the word"
Other speakers were Prof. George
Wharton James, Bishop Conaty and Dr.
J. w. LIE Seur of Batavia. N. Y, a
member of the American Institute Of
Homeopathy and for several years sec
retary of the Batavia board of trade
DR.. lie Seur returned the welcome
which DR.. Burdette extended the doc
tors on the opening of their convention
Monday.
DR.. Burdette, in response to all the
good things said about him, delivered
one of his typical humorous talks. He
said in part: Il am glad to be back
home l had rather quarrel with a
man in Pasadena than love him any
where else. There is more good fel-
lowship in a scrap in Pasadena than
there is in a love feast in any other
town on earth.' He alluded to the
need of working together in all things
as we'll as banquets, and said, 1--WE
must always keep moving if we want
to keep sweet"