The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-26
WILSON ADDRESSES
 M. [. CONFERENCE
Says Calm People of Nation Will Keep United States
 Neutral

Washington, March z5.-Ful confidence in the great body of calm people of the nation who serve as "stabiizers" when the excitable ones try to rock the boat in these perilous days. was voiced to- night by President Wilson in an address before the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. south in an- nuai session here.
 The President appealed 10 the nation for support in administering his office. saving, "If I can speak for you l am powerful; if I cannot I am weak He said it was possible for q people to be impartial "when a quarrel is none Of theirs. Referring to the danger of mis- sionaries in some foreign lands. of which he said he had thought much of late, he added:
 Wars will never have any ending uu- til men cease to hate one another cease To be jealous of one another. get the feeling of reality in the brotherhood of mankind, which is the only bond that can make us think justly Of one another and act righteously before God himself" :" Bishop Warren A Candier of Atlanta Ga, in introducing the President, de- clared that the members of the confer ence were behind him as patriots. Sec retaIy Daniels occupied seat on the speakers platform during the session.
 The President said in part:
 T have the feeling as l look upon You that I have had in many other church conferences. that 1 am looking in the faces of men and women whe are not interested in the temporary things but are interested in the per manent things, who give very little thought I hope and believe. to the things that separate us and give a great deal of thought to the things that unite us-things that are good for the healing of this nation net only but for the healing of all the nations.
 'This is a council of peace, not to form plans of peace, for it is not our privilege to form such, but to pro- claim the single supreme plan of peace, the relation of our Lord and Savior. Jesus Christ. Because wars will never have any ending until men cease 10 nate one another, cease to be jeal- ous of another, get that feeling of realty in the brotherhood of mankind which is the only bond that can make us think justly of one another and act righteously before God himself.
 Value Churches
 "I value the churches of this coun- try as I would value everything else that makes for the stability of our moral processes. There are a great
 
 give me any particular concern-but neverehtless great many people who in the language of the day are trying hard to rock the boat The boat is too big for them to rock. They are of such light material that theY can not rock it very much but they are going through the motions and it is just as well for them to look around once in a while and see the great steadfast body of self possessed Amer jeans not to be hurried into any un- considered line of action, sure thet when you are right you can be clean, sure that when the quarrel is none of yours you can be impartial. sure that the men who spend their passion most will move the body polite the least and that the reaction will not be upon the great body of American citizens but upon themselves.
 50 that I look upon you in the pres ent circumstances as a great part ,f tine stabilizer of the nation. You know that somebody has just invented n thing called a stabilizer that is used in connection with aeroplanes and by some process the mechanics of which I have not had explained to me and perhaps could not understand if I had this corrects the cratic movements of the machine, so that it. when adjust cd, determines the plane upon which the machine is to move and the ma chine cannot depart from it. Some- thing like that is the function Of the great moral forces of the world, to act as to stabiliZers when we go up ih the air.
 Know Right Way
 ''1 have come to you tonight. there fore, may l say. for reinsurance, to look upon an undisturbed body of men who have their compasses and know the moral charting of the world. We know what haven we are bound for We know the only legitimate processes by which one can work his way against the trade winds of evil in the world to the maven desired. So 1 a-i sure that l shall go away from here reinforced.
 'I need not tell you that the Pres ident by himself is absolutely noth- .-- -1he President is what the Amer ation sustains, and if 1t does
 tain him, then his power is con
 le and Insignificant If l can
 or you and represent you and
 sense hand on the moral
 hat you represent. then l am fat powerful. If l cannot then l rn ed weak l shall hope and be-
 1t l go away from hero sus- Isfe S Bishop Candler has go gen
 said by your prayers. l hope
 eel that I am also sustained
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