The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-23

Macs" With Whom He Has Kim
Ship. Thc Foremost Citizen and
Nbicst Editor in Kansas. Went TO
New York Where He Made a Nota-
bic AddreSs at the Men and Re-
iigion Forward Movement.
Especial to News and Observer.)
Red Springs, April 20.-The South
ern Presbyterian College has had a
most delightful and distinguished
guest his week, James A. Mcdonald.
LII H., ed~itcr-in-chief of the Toronto
Globe of Canada. the representative
of the Canadian in the
negotiation with President Taft Of the
first treaty for reciprocity between
Canada and the United States.
Or. Mcdonald, by Il recent ac-
uuainlance with Senator Overman.
learned of the Highland Scotch set
tientent of the Cape Fear section. and
became sufficiently interested to visit
u, in the interlude between his au-
dress at the Roanoke banuuet last
week and his discussion Of Chris
tliilllS III governments before the
National Congress Of Laymen on Fri
day evening. April 10Th, in Carnegie
Hall, New York, where William Jen-
Nluss Bryan was the other speaker
OF the evening.
Or. Mcdonald made an exceedingly
interesting address to the students Of
IN" college and Il number of town
people in the auditorium on Tues
DAY evening, in which he urged the
girls 10 cultivate love for there State
and nation, and TO go far enough
INTO the background of our history
u remember that a thousand years
OF AnglO-SaXOn civilization and
achievement contributed to the pop
ulating of America with pioneers, who
made our history possible.
Lack of land was one Of the com
polling reasons which sent the Scotch
~ North America, and he called at
tention TO the startling fact that so
per cent Of all the land in Great Brit
ain is owned by 3 per cent OF tie
peopie-One nan in Scotland haVins
an estate Of 100000 acres, wher,
no one lives but the game-keepers
This condition can be changed only
by Home Rule in Scotland and q
Scottish Parliament, which Df. Nc
Donald thinks is not far distant. Az
illustrating the interest in education
which prevails all over Scotland, he
NoAN ~ Il last LII
with a ta~vern-keeper in a country
district Of the Highlands. The frs
question asked by the host was
Have we been doc to the SCHOOL,
He assured DR.. Mcdonald that tn
school was mot SO bad"-high praise
from q Northumberland it was {
country school Of lao pupils, sever
tcachers-four of whom held the de
gree Of M. A, that the school pre-
pared students for the uniTersitiel
and that two-thirds Of the homes il
that glen have sent at least one stu
dent to the University Of Aberdeen
Upon being asked why the people pu
SO much money into the maintenanc'
OF rural schools, the bic ~tavern-keep
or replied: The only thing we hav'
TO export is educated people,"
Or. Mcdonald assured US that II
round many thing among US Whicl
made him feel very much at ON :
many expressions, mannerisuas an.
TickS Of speech, and he has halt
promised to come down next year ar
deliver the annual address before tn
Scottish, Society OF America. Perhap
one reason for DR.. McDonald's feel
ins, so much at home here IS tha
two Of his ancestors, John McDonal
and Big James Mcdonald; who .stoo
six feet six inches, fought under Corn
Wallis during the Revolutionary Wa
as members OF the Royal Saith High
land Regiment.
Al any rate, he is a thoroughly de
i'shtfui and interesting gentieIflt
and we shall all De glad to ha |e hii
COON again."
christianity and Governments.
address at Carnegie Hall la!
night before the Men and Religfo
" Movement Congress in ses
SION at New York, by James "A. Al
donald. LII. D.. editor Of the Toront
Glebe).
what message has Christianity fs
me Governments OF America? Whi
can Christianity do, through this he
and Religion Forward Movement. I
make government OF the people. +
me people and for the people 4 rea
ny or this continent: What pOMe
~ there in the religion OF the k2e