Newark post., 1911-08-09

held out in the open pavilion When
the golden rays OF the early morn
ing sun sparkling over the expanse
OF blue waters gave a glimpse OF !
rare beauty. But with 6ooo pres
ent at the first morning the man
ayers knew that it would be I'M
possible b ythe next morning tor
people to get within range OF the
speakers voice, so the rest OF the
Quiet Hours" were spent in Will
liston Auditorium where the roar
of the mighty ocean blended with
the voices of the worshipers in
prayer and song and lead all
hearts to blend in sweet accord
with the Maker o; the Universe,
and lead them to higher and hoher
heights. 1t has been said that the
strength of the great leader, DR..
Wilbur Chapman, lies in organiz-
ing his forces. His method is not
whirlwind but a seige; as a
speaker, he is clear, terse and. con-
vincing with wonderful gift OF
reaching the heart. The Shep-
herds Psalm was his theme. He
explained it verse by verse, clos
ing with the entire assembly recit-
ing it very softly and emphasizing
the personal pronouns all through.
The hymns sung were Il Love to
Tell the Story The Way of the
Cross Leads Home "My Jesus, |
Love Thee" GLORY Song" MY
Faith Looks up to Thee" Jesus
Lover of my Soul and The
Kings Business
The vast audience nearly went
wild with enthusiasm while Presi-
dent Taft was being escorted to
the platform. When the chorus
leader saw the procession coming
he started "America,' then follow
ed The Star Spangled Banner"
bringing in the Sheavcs', which
were rendered in an effective man
ner. That part OF the audience on
the main floor sang one line, those
in the galleries the next, ministers
and missionaries the next, all join
ing in on the chorus. The Presi-
dent said he had never heard any
thing like it.
In presenting Our Nations
President, DR.. Clark said he would
rather go down in History as
"William the Peace-Maker" than
as William, the Conqueror."
President Taft said the savagery
Of war is associated with the low
est moral qualities; that while
treaties might not abolish war,
they were instruments by which
war might be averted. One of the
difficulties in the way of peace is
the fact that the conscience of the
nation is little lower than the
conscience o: the average individ-
ual. While we have had several
wars in the past rs years, peace
has, nevertheless, been maintain
ed, and treaties have been made
with reference to arbitration at the
Hague and for the establishment
OF court at the Hague for the
settlement of international dis
putes. The heroism and exhibi-
tion of noblest quality of heart
and soul and mind of men that
war makes possible every student
Of History must admit but that
this is accompanied with the hor-
rible cost and sacrifice of human
suffering and lives, cruelty and
corruption is equally true and in
no case can the historian say the
good of war was worth this awful
sacrifice. 81 an? glad to say that
today we have reached such a
point in the negotiations for a
treaty OF universal arbitrations
with one of the great European
powers that we can hopefully pre-
dict the signing of satisfactory
treaty with Great Britain. This
treaty eliminates the exceptions
and provides that all questions 81
international concern of justih-
able character shall be submitted
to the arbitration of an i1npartia,
tribunal. To this audience and
this great society with its world
wide influence | do not hesitate to
appeal to give the tremendous
weight Of its support to such a
cause"
Judge Ben Lindsey spoke upon
two subjects: "I'he Christian
Citizen in Politics" and "The Boy
Problem. In his address on the
former subject he said the most
dangerous citizen in any city is
the man who acts indifferently
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