Evening journal., 1918-12-30
WILSON VISITS
MOTHERS HOME
Quiet English Town Gives
Rousing Welcome to
Amer can President
CHIEF EX CUTIVE
SPEAKS IN CHURCH

son, came 10 Carlisle yesterday 10 rain
and a cold penetrating mist 10 visit
the girlhOod home Of has mother. But
The warmth Of the greeting Of the peo-
pie Of the town and OF the thousands
of strangers from the surrounding cOun-
Try more than offset the dreariness OF
lie weather.
Large crowds lined the streets and
cheered the presidential party Justify
as il drove from the station, where the
President was received by Mayor Bert
ram Carr and local nOtables, TO the
crown and Mitre Hotel where the Presi-
dent signed the Freeman's roll.
tThe President visited Annetwell
street, where the site Of his late
grandfather's chapel was pointed out
10 him and the house in Cavend.sh
Place that was built by his grand
father. Later he attended services
in the Bowther street Congregational
Church Here during the services the
Rev. Edward Booth, pastor Of the
church, requested the President to
come into the pulpit and address the
assemblage. This the President id,
delivering a short speech, in which
he touched simply but eloquently on
his mother The President spoke as
follows
n is with unaffected reluctance
that ! inject myself into this service.
Z remembcr my grandfather very well,
and, remembering him, can see how
he would not approve. ] remember
what he required Of me and rcmem-
bor the storm lesson Of duty he spoke
md ] remember painfully about things
hc expected De 10 know that | did
,pt know
There has come q change Of times
when laymen like myself are per
,l ed 10 speak in a congregation.
There il another reason why | was re-
uctant 10 speak
The feelings excited in me today
are really too intimate and too deep to
permit of public expression. The
memories that have come Of the
mother who was b0in here are very
inect.ng. Her quiet character, hc
.asc Of duty and her dislike Of oc-
ientation have come back 10 me with
increasing force as these years Of
duty have accumulated Yet, perhaps
O. is appropriate that in place Of
vorshiN I should acknowledge my in
deblednoss 90 her and her remarhabds
father. because. after all, what htc
world now is seeking TO do is to re-
turn 10 the PATHS Of duty. TO tutn
from aihc saNagsry Of interests 20 the
dignity cf the performance Of right
~ believe as this war has drawn
nations temporarily together in
ombuatnon OF physical force. we
shall now be- drawn together in a COM
hinguon Of moral force that is ire
+, stible 1t il moral force as much as
physical force that has defeated the
rnort 10 subdue the world Words
have cut as deep as swords.
The knowledge that wrong has
been attempted has aroused the ma
rons. They base gone out Ike men
for a crusade No other cause could
have drawn So many Of the nations to-
aiher. They knew an outlaw was
rbrcld and that the outlaw purposed
things.
m is from quiet places like this
I'D over the world that the forces are
accumuldiad that presently viii over
rswcr any attempt 70 accomplish
. Sin on . eccat scsole II Is Ike the
-i,1iI.t that gathers into the river and
lle river thai goes to the sea. 20
tlcre, comes out lf communities Ike
lose stseams that fertilizc the con-
,ience Of men. and Il is the conscience
.f the world wc now mean to place
n6on ilic throne which others try 10
o. lurp
Tbc fhglhy program Oi the day was
rsrriel ont wifi ihe single exception
ihat the President had not intended to
-peas in thc church The presidential
ain arrived at The Citsdel S'ation on
,hcdule lime. in addition 10 Mayo"
qrr The lady may0ress. Miss Eleanor
carr. Msi0~ General sir john Cowan
ad the high sheriff were on the pat
form when President Wilson alignted
r0m his car Atef The presentations
Miss Carr gayc Mrs. Wilson a huge
bouquet
The presidential party was then con
Quoted 90 the entrance Of the station.
v here The square was tlir0nged with
eOplc who burst into hearty cheers
which lasted for some moments. The
Stars and Stripes and The British nag
we're hoistcd on the tower Of the law
courts simultaneously with the .emer-
gencc Of the party from the station.
Tie rain continued 10 fall. but the
crowds in the st eets cheered President
Wilson all the way to the Crown and
AIitre Hotel, where other prominent cit
izens were awaiting to receive the noted
guest. Here Thomas Watson. an aged
house painter and the last living pup.
Of the school Of President Wilson's
grandfather. was introduced TO the
President.
President Wilson inspected docu-
nents dealing with the residence here
II his grandfather, the Rev. Thomas
Woodrow. and then drove to the saliva
lion Army Hall, where once stood the
building that was the Presidents
mothers home. Then he visited Caven-
dish House in Warwick road, built by
his Grandfather. and where his grand
father taught school and where the
Presidents mother also lived for
while. The President remained here
for 10 minutes and proceeded 10 the
Lowther Street Congregational Church,
which was crowded.
The congregation rose as the Presi-
dent and his party entered and were
conducted TO the front pew As the
party walked down the aisle the organ
ist played The Battle Hymn Of the Re
public, which was listed on the pro-
Tam as the American national anthem.
The Rev. Mr.. Booth entered the pull
pital accompanied by the Bishop Of Car
Isle. Mr.. Booth gvae the invocation
and the choir and the congregation sang
The hymn Before Jehovah's Awful
Throne. President Wilson Joined in the
singing.
The service concluded with the sing
ing OF God Save the King. After the