New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
BRYAN ON CHRISTIANITY
NebraSkan Stirs Audience at
Religion Forward Congress.
J. G. CANNON SPEAKER, TOO
Carnegie Hall Crowded with
Men, Women and Boys-An.
other Session To-day.

Carnegie Hall was packed last night with
men, women and boys, who were present
TO attend the third session Of the Christian
Conservation Congress, which is in all prob
ability the last step that will be taken in
the Men and Religion Forward Movement.
started two years ago with the object Of
getting more men To ally themselves with
the Christian Church. William Jennings
Bryan was the guest OF the evening.
James G. Cannon president Of the Fourth
National Bank and leader of the move
ment, made the opening address Of well
"ome, in which he declared that religion
and Christianity were necessary In every
walk OF life. He told Of the work done by
the movement, and ended by saying that
no stronger evidence OF the good result OF
the work of the last six months could be
given than the statement that the meet
ings Of the workers had been attended by
approximately 100000 persons
Carl Mllliken, of Island Falls, Me-, con-
Cured with Mr. Cannon in regard to the
need OF Christianity to help make sue
cess
AS he was closing Mr.. Milliken's eye
caught sight of the British and American
flags which decorated the hall. and he SAID
''Those flags bring to us the horror and
the sympathy We have felt for those In the
Titanic disaster. They remind us that the
British seamen and the American cluzehs
aboard that ship side by side sacrillced
themselves to save others. We cannot help
but see that their brave action was but the
result Of their devotion to Christian civiliza-
ton"
This declaration brought forth a great
burst OF applause.
Mr.. Bryan was the next speaker, and was
loudly applauded. He expressed his entire
svmpathy with the Forward Movement, and
stated that the work OF carrying religion
into all parts Of the world, which cost over
s25, ,OOO. 600 last year, should never lag lie
added:
Religion is the only foundation upon
which q system Of moral codes can be puilt'
Neither now nor IN the years 70 come car
we find a man, or group of men, whose code
Of morals has not been founded on the
teachings Of Christ
"If we wait for a man TO be fully ma
tured before he gets his moral foundauon
he IS ruined yet the law says that ne can
not vote or dispose Of his property until
he is mature and is Of age. We Will all
find that the foundations of our character
were made in our youth II there are any
who think that religion makes man a
weakling let him look down on this body OF
men here tonight and deny that there Is
such thing as God
I'VE need one day in every seven or
maybe more, for the supplying OF spiritual
nutriment We must feed our physical
bodies three times a day. II our SOULS were
as hungry as our physical pooies tnS
churches need never be empty. AS 1000
sustaIns us physically. so does the N"N' 0'
morally and spiritually. o,,,a
Mr. Bryan, continuing, said tnet u W. SttIS
always be found that the youth with hlgl
moral ideals would surpass the one Wno
thought OF nothing save himseiI ano h'S
own measures. He ended by saying: -,
Never have we needed the strenstn W W
morals in a nation more than we 90 no"
FOR no factor can be compared with re.
iIcion In every life. We have government
and we have education, both prooao!y tle
hest in the land: and the government MAJ
plant and institutions educate, put "oo
must give the increase 1-,... 1,
J. A. Macdonald, editor or The otooe,
~ Toronto. was the last speaker OF the
evening. re declared that the root ol eVl
IN high classes and I'm low that threatened
gnvarnment and democracy was seliishness
of man The only cure Tor thls' ne sdlu
was love and Christianity, or no chahso
could be accomplished. ,.L .h,
The sessions came to an end WIN .tle
.ingInr OF a hvmn and benediction. The
congress will be continued to-day.