New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-04
TAFT At CHURCH GETS
PROGRESSIVE SERMON
Pastor Didn't Know President
Would Attend and Couldn't
Change Plans.
STARTS FOR CINCINNATI
Will Vote There, Get Returns at
Brothers Home, and Go
Back to Washington
on Wednesday.

President Taft attended church yester'
day morning, going, as he usually does
when in this city, TO the Church of the
! Messiah, 3ith street and Park avenue
! where he heard a campaign sermon, in
which all the virtues of present day poll
| tics were ascribed to the Progressive
| party. Only a. few Of the congregation oil
something like eight hundred persons
/ knew until the end OF the service that the
I President was In DR.. John Haynes
Holiness audience. Mr.. Taft went to
Cincinnati at s O'Clock last night.
The pastor Of the Church Of the Mes
siah is an ardent Progressive, but he was
anxious TO have it understood that when
he prepared his sermon he had no idea
the President was to be in his congrega-
ton. His sermon was an extended argu-
ment for the third term party cause, and
though he mentioned no candidates by
name, his references were unmtstakable.
Chairman Hilles who accompanied Mr..
Taft, said last night that the Presidential
party had laughed over the experience
later, but the chairman added that he be-
lieved It must have been known to the
church people that the President was GO
ing to attend yesterday morning. 1t was
only when after the President had Joined
heartily I'm the singing Of my Country,
'Tis of Thee" at the end OF the service
and DR.. Holmes asked the congregation
TO remain standing while the President OF
tho United states passed out that most
Of, those present learned that Mr.. Taft
had been with them. s'r' So. ...
Says More Progress Is Coming.
1t is a progress era In America" Or.
Holmes said "and 1t Is going TO be more
progressive. To-day there is a sudden
awakening. Americans realize that they
have not fulfilled their destiny in national
and city administrations. Our free polti-
cal institutions are a fArce. All OF the
social Ills that are fou!N 81 Europe
poverty. disease, industrial Javery-are
found here under the present political
government
This discovery explains the wide and
deep unrest OF our times. This discovery
Is bringing about a rebirth OF American
political life. We no longer have a sense
OF our destiny while we do nothing. In
stead. We have a sense OF II IL we per-
form individual service. We are to work
out our own political salvation.
This new conviction explains the new
politics OF progress. And this new poll
ties means that the people govern The
people are going to take possession or
their government and use II for the COM
mon good as It has never been used in
the past :" 'H ... q HNH - ~.'....
The preacher went on to say the new
politics meant the dawn OF social justice.
and that politics OF the future would
serve the individual rather than business,
lie compared the campaign issues to the
issues Of lS6O-'6l.
Or. Holmes was anxious afterward 10
have II known that he had not expected
to see the President in his congregation
yesterday morning and, although the
President came early, the preacher said
pared and had to deliver II. lie declared
emphatically that he had meant no dis
courtesy TO the President. Mr.. Hilles said
later. about the only thing the preacher
did not say was that he would turn the
collection over TO the Bull Moose treas
urer.
"He certainly gave us 10 understand
that the millennium would come II the
Progressive candidate should happen To
be elected" said Mr.. Hilles.
Returns at Brothers Home.
The President will reach Cincinnati at
l047 this morning. and will remain there
after voting until Wednesday afternoon
at 8 o clock. when he will go by the Penn
sylvania direct TO Washington. He. Will
receive the election returns at the home
of his brother, Charles p. Taft.
Major Rhoads, his military aid: Carmi
Thompson. one OF his secretaries, and the
Secret Service men were his travelling
-
Henry W. Taft and Mr. and Mrs Hilles
Joined the Presidential party at luncheon
and dinner was put of until
after they were aboard the train.
In the afternoon Mr.. Taft went for an
ride with HIS brother up Riv-
erside Drive to l55th street. On his re-
turn no sent a telegram OF congratulation
10 Andrew d. White. OF Syracuse The
former Ambassador to Germany will be
eighty years OF age on Thursday.
A message was received from the Presi-
dents aunt, Miss Della Torrey, In which
she said she was praying for his success.
Job r. Hedges. Republican candidate for
Governor; William Barnes, jr.. Dr. Mich |
olas Murray Butler. George r. Sheldon |
and Ulysses s. Grant, OF San Diego Cal. !
son OF the former President, were among |
his callers during the afternoon.
Hundreds of people crowded around the |
Hotel Manhattan throughout the after |
noon and cheered the President when he !
started and when he returned from his !
ride, and another crowd was |
on hand In the evening when he departed |
for his train. 1t had been announced that /
he would leave by the New York Central, |
and the people who had gathered along |
i2d street between the hotel and tho |
Grand Central terminal were somewhat
puzzled when his automobile whzzed west |
Instead Of east from the hotel. 1t de-
veloped. however, that the Presidential
party had made arrangements 10 board
the train at 18th street and Park avenue.
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