The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-07
Because Fairbanks Insisted
On Speaking in a Meth
odiSt Church.
INCIDENT OF ROMAN TRIP
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT CALLS
ON ALL CHRISTIANS TO ASSIST
IN EFFAclNG UNCONVENTIONAL
LINES.

Rome, Feb. THE visit to Rome
of Charles w. Fairbanks, former vice
president OF the United States
brought about very delicate situa-
ton owing to the fact that he wished
to pay his respects to the King, the
Pope and the American Methodist
church.
Incidents of this kind are not infre-
quent, and extreme care has to be ex-
ercised by those upon whom the ar
rangement Of the audiences fall in Or
der to avoid offending the susceptible
tiles of either side.
BY a tactful arrangement Mr.. Fair
| bankss audience with King Victor
Emmanuel was fixed for Saturday,
and that with the Pope for Monday,
and when everything seemed satisfac-
| toryily planned, the Vatican suddenly
announced that it would be impossi-
BILE for His Holiness to receive the
| former vice president if he carried
out his announced intention to speak
in the American Methodist church
| here, because the Methodists had been
active in PROSECUTING among the Cath
olics
| Tried to Avoid Trouble.
Negotiations were begun by friends
with a view to avoiding any unpleas-
antness But Mr.. Fairbanks finally
declared that although he was ami
mated by a strong desire to pay his
respects to the head of the Catholic
church, whose followers had played
such an important part as good Am
ercan citizens. he could not withdraw
from his promise to deliver an adj
dress before the American Methodist
church.
Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the Ameri-
can college gave a dinner at noon in
honor of Mr.. Fairbanks. The hall was
decorated with American flags.
Among those present were 144 Amer
lean students, the largest body of
Americans that has attended the in
stitution.
A Toast by Kennedy.
Mgr. Kennedy gave a toast to the
former vice president, expressing high
appreciation of the honor conferred
upon the college. and said that Mr.
|
but still in an American house
among men proud to be Americans
and anxious to return home to labor
for the good of their fellow country.
men.
| Mr. Fairbanks, in rising, gave a
toast to the Christian church, max
ing no distinction of denomination.
| At the American Methodist church
Mr., Fairbanks address acquired ex
ceptional importance because of the
incident at the Vatican, and it is
| looked upon as his final answer to
the conditions imposed upon him rel
ative to his audience with the Pope
During the course of this address he
said: 1T is impossible to emphasize
too strongly the good work the Chris
tian church is doing in all lands and
going on in the POLITICAL social and
economic worlds is due to Christian
ity breaking down the castles and pre-
JUDGES and lifting mankind to a high
err plane. The democratic idea which
is taking root in political institutions
is due to the expanding influence OF
Christianity. All Christian churches
are worthy of support. Cease the
narrow UNCONVENTIONAL wars and di
enemy. Let the Catholics and the
Protestants of all denominations vie
in carrying forward the work of the
Master, which is worthy of the hes,
in them all