The Washington herald., 1913-12-29
1918 ROLL CALL
GIVEN by PASTOR
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe Keeps An
nual Custom of Review
ing the Year.
MORALS SEEN In EVENTS
Clergyman Pays Tribute to Men Who
Achieved Things in Many
Fields.
MORALS SEEN In EVENTS

| Narrating the outstanding events Of the
year nearly passed, Rev. DIR. Wallace
Radcliffe In his sermon yesterday morn
ing on THE Roll Call Of 1sl3." at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
said its significant words were benevo-
lence and peace. having no fairer history
and prophesy than the legend made bril-
liant on the facade of the Gait Peace;
Good Will to Ali Men," at the time of the
Community Christmas Tree celebration.
Other clergymen Of the city Joined in
a general retrospection of the year and
the great morals and lessons learned
| through the principal events of the past
twelve months were pointed out, either
as warnings or as encouragement in
guidance through the coming year.
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe, in keeping his an
nual custom, reviewed the world in the
light Of its various achievements In re-
ligion, science, poh,ics, literature and
other fields OF activity that have parked
the onward trend OF civilization.
Among the historic names he paid
tribute in part as follows: King George
of Greece whose strength was in the
love of his people: Shuket Pasha, the
most able man of Turkey: Lord woolsey,
soldier and reformer; Behel, German
scientist leader; Henderson. author of the
thirteenth amendment to the Constitu-
ton; Senator Johnson, author Of the Sun
day rest bill: Tim Sullivan, William J.
Gaynor, the energetic. scholarly and sue
cessful mayor of New York City.
Lnuds scott and GaiIInrd.
To those who won fame in law who
have passed away he recalled the names
of Black. former governor and learned
jurist: Associate Justice Brown OF the
Supreme Court of the United States; Ken
ney, for thirty-three years clerk OF the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
McNaughton, confessedly first on the
English bench.
''In war. Admiral Casey, Gen Kidd.
Col. GaiIlard, whose monument Is the
CuIebra Cut in Panama, and Scott. who
met death in the south pole regions. both
of them immortal soldiers of peace.
'Tn art, La Larche and Morot, of
France; in music, Bowman, orgsnist and
composer: Maybrick. author Of The Holy
CITY" and Porter Lawrence, cultured,
devotional, and loud in the praise of the
church.
"In science, Baker. inventor Of the X
RAY apparatus; Hall, Irish astronomer;
Hammond, inventor OF the typewriter;
Lubbock. popular writer upon natural
history higher mathematics. and astron-
orner; Wallace, colaborer with Darwin.
but opposed to him, as he insisted upon
the instantaneous creation of mind and
soul by God"
Among the great educators the roll call
includes Billings, director of the New
York Public Library: Fisher. college pres
ident; Keller. college builder and edu-
Gator; Murphy, one OF the makers OF
the new South, and Vemberf. the Hun
garian student and master Of twenty-one
languages"
Praises Catholic Novelist.
In the field of literary endeavor he
pointed to Austin. the poet laureate: Hal
lock. journalist; Larrabee essayist; En-
lily Miller. writer OF children's stories;
Joaquin Miller, picturesque and captivat-
ing poet of the Rockies; Rochefort,
French journalist and publisher, and
Sheehan, Catholic novelist.
To the great financial men OF the past
year he paid tribute to ''Havemeyer. the
sugar king: Mcdonald. the millionaire
p.uper, OF San Francisco: Hubbard,
PRESBYTERIAN clergyman. whose genius
developed for all churches our modern,
systematic giving. and ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, Napoleon of finance. tremendous
symbol OF strength and privilege, OF great
initiative. courage, and responsiveness,
leader of business. patron Of art, lover
Of his kind, devout churchman, and great
American. whose greatest deed is in the
magnificent testimony OF his faith with
which he began his last will and testa-
ment and which should be written in
bronze on the walls Of the Cathedral OF
st. John, the Divine.
'In philanthropy. Altman, OF largest sin
gle gift OF art; Angel, whose life was
devoted to humane education; Borden, |
young ar wealthy minister who died on
his way to his mission post: Booth. once
moderator of the Presbyterian General
Assembly; Dowager Duchess of Newcas-
tie, lifelong worker in London slIrls;
Flagler, who found Florida a wilderness
and left IT a great garden, and W. W.
Smith, millionaire, who began business by /
announcing that he could fail in business,
but he would not break the Sabbath, a
notable example to real estate and other
dealers in Washington.
Other Church Services.
"In religion, Cardinal AguIrro. primate |
of Spain; Cardinal Rampoli, first prelate |
of all Romanism; Bishop Sabine, Bishop
Doane, the Episcopalian; Matthews,
whose great lifework has been in dis