The Washington times., 1910-02-07
FAIRBANKS u ABLE
TO SEE POPE Plus
Audience Cancelled When
Former Vice President
Speaks at Church.

ROME, Feb. Former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks brought on a very deli
cate diplomatic situation here because
he wished 70 pay his respects TO the
King, the Pope and the American Meth
Odist Church
BY q taCtfUI arrangement M Fair
banks audience with King Victor En-
manuel was fixed for Saturday and that
with the Pope for Monday But when
everything seemed satisfactorily planned
the Vatican suddenly announced thai
i would be - possible for His Holiness
10 receive the former Vice President #
he carried out his announced intention
10 speak in the American Methodist
Church here. because the NIethodists
have been active in prJselytiZinE among
the Catholics
Nesetiat5or-s were Immediately begun
20 avoid any unpIeasantueSs- and prom
inent Vatican officials exerted every II
uffenCe 10 remove the difficulties But
finally NIr- Fairbanks declared that, al
though he had a strong desire 10 pay
his respects TO the head Of the Catholic
Church, whose followers have played
such an important part as good Amer
can citizens, he could not break his
promise 10 deliver an address before
lie American Methodist Church
Dinner to Fairbanks
Rector kennedy, Of the American Col
leze. gave a dinner at noon in honor Of
-Ir. Fairbanks. The hall was decorated
win American faEs- Among those
R4esent were 1sf American students, the
Farsest body OF Americans that has at
tended the institution
Mgr. KENNEDY gave a toast 70 the
former wee President expressing high
appreciation OF the honor conferred
ULru the COLLEGE and said that M
FAIRBANKS was not among strangers
hur still in an American house among
men proud TO be Americans ana anxious
L. return home 10 labor Tor the good Of
~. FaIrbsnEs toasted the Christian
Church making no distinction OF de
nomination He said the Calnollc
church has accomplished great Things
for Cod and humanity. and preJudiCeS
against the Catholics have disappeared,
for they always are at the front When
the country needs defense
At the American MeJhOQlSL Lllultil
III. Fairbanks address acquired ezceI5-
tiCnal importance because or the moi
dent with the Vatican and II IS looked
IipOn as his final answer 10 the condl-
IionE imposed upon him relative 10 ms
audience with the Pope. Among oJHeT
things he said
1T is impossible 70 emphasize too
strongly the good work the Christian
Church is doing IN all lands and amOns
al natfOuaIities- Il IS gratifying that
T-n American EllLLf.LLt-~ llA
countries are asserting a wider influence
today than ever In their history
Christianity Expands.
The agitation going on In the Do
IIticaI. social. and economic worlds is
due 10 Christianity breaking down
castles and prediudicCs and lifting man
kind TO a higher plane. The democratic
idea which is taking root IN political
institutions is due 10 the expanding in
1uenCe OF ChriStianity.
''Au Christian churches are worthy
Of support They above All should b'
inspired by a generous. tolerant Srz-l-
toward each other Nothing = more
unseemly than the narrow 1ealOuSies
they. occasionally manifest toward each
other There IS room Tor all Cease
narrow UNCONVENTIONAL wars and direC1
your Energies toward the common enc
my. Lei Catholics and ProJestanJs 81
all denominations vie with each other
in carrying forward the work of The
Master, which is worthy OF the best n
them all"