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sionary in Canada and later became
the pastor of church in Chillicothe,
Ohio. He was a graduate of the Uni
versity Of Glasgow.
WILSON'S ORIGIN
Woodrow Wilson's father was also
a Presbyterian of severe, intellec-
tual type. Wilson was, therefore, a
dyed-in-the-wool Scotch Presbyter-
ian, a Scotch Presbyterian Christian,
with all that that implies-in philo-
sophy, ethics, morals, standards OF
conduct and practices.
Those who do not recognize this
waste their time in trying to under
stand him, and those who do recog-
nize and remember this, those who
evilly gossiped about him, will sink
into their proper places.
There were many such evil-minded
stupid creatures gossiping during
Woodrow Wilson's life and there are
still some left. They abounded in
Washington, which, in a way, is the
national headquarters of gossips who,
with more money than brains or NOR
ais, occupy position of commonplace
social leadership and who, having no
worthy intellectual interest to COM
mand them, busy themselves with
manufacturing and disseminating I'M
wholesome rumors about those in high
political position, particularly about
the President.
1t has always interested me to OBJ
serve that the lower classes every
where throughout history have taken
a peculiar pride in imputing immor-
ality to their rulers. Few Presidents
have escaped and few hereafter will
escape. Washington, Jefferson, Jack
con, Lincoln, Cleveland, Roosevelt
and Wilson have all been victims of
their venom. The more outstanding
the character the moro venomous have
been their assaults.
BELIEVED IN MIGHT OF RIGHT
said that Woodrow Wilson was
Scotch Presbyterian Christian. With
him God was an imminent presence.
He was with him in the White House,
and il he could discover what He
wanted he gave no heed to what any
body else or everybody else wanted
or thought. Reference has been made
to the meeting Of the Cabinet before
our forces took Vera Cruz, when he
startled the Cabinet by asking those
who still believed in prayer to pray
over the matter. That he did so con-
stantly admits of no doubt. Mr.. VIII
son believed in an ovcrruling Provi-
dencc. This is revealed in many OF
his addresses, and there is abundant
evidence Of his solemn reliance on Its
guidance.
This recognition of an overruling
Providence was strikingly reflected
in statement Mr.. Wilson made not
long before his death.
A friend who was visiting him cx-
pressed regret that the nation still
had not ratified the Treaty Of Yer
sailles or entered the League Of Ma
tions. Mr.. Wilson said in substance
IL am not so sure that the delay is
not for the best. The people should
be Enthusiastically back of the govern.
ment's action. After all, Providence
knows more about these things than
any Of us. Any one is fool who
questions its ways"
1t follows that Mr.. Wilson had a
strong belief in he might of right. I'm
all my contacts with him, in every.
thing | heard him say, / was i'm
pressed by this more than by any
thing else, viz: That he was inter
estcd above all things in discovering
what was right; what was the right
thing to say, and the right course to
pursue. He was nervous only about
the possibility Of being wrong.
The only real appeal one could
make to him was on the right or
wrong Of a matter. He had little
stomach for compromises of any sort
and none for compromises which had