| Show OF CHURCH IS PLACED LACED BY PRESIDENT TAFT Declares Every Church Preaching I Doctrine of True Religion Has His Support Portland Ore Oct 3 President Taft today preached another ser sermon sermon sermon mon The scene had changed from the Mormon Monnon tabernacle at Salt Lake City on Sunday last to the corner of the First church in East Portland The President handled the th silver trowel and worked hard to zee see that the stone was properly adjusted His apparent earnestness in setting the stone called out applause from the open air audience Tilt Tile President referred to his various church experiences and in concluding his remarks said akl No church in this country however humble bumble It may be he that preaches the doc doe doctrine doctrine trine trifle of f true religion and true morality will mill lack my earnest earne t support to make It more influential whenever opportunity of 0 The Presidents train left at p m mover mover mover over the Southern Pacific railway for Sacramento Cal Ca Car Mr r Taft had a truly religious day da which began when he attended the morn mornin morning mornIng in ing services at the First Unitarian church In Portland and listened to a ser sermon sermon sermon mon by Rev Re W V C Eliot jr Follow Following FollowIng Following ing this service the President was the guest Jest of honor at a luncheon tendered E b by y Senator Bourne and which Included the he various state and city officials In Inthe Inthe the till early earb af aft tern ion the President visited St S1 Marys Mars Roman Catholic school and made a address to the school schoolchildren children in which lie he declared that loyalty to church meant fidelity to country When the President Pre had been intro introduced Introduced at the cornerstone laying by the Rev James D Corby pastor of the church he said saidI 1 I dont know that any one on questions r i the HIe propriety of or m my mi being her und kind J nd of officiating officiating on su h n js ilS this or that an explanation of any sort Is called for But I want to say that I believe bellee it to be the duty of the President of these United States to welcome and to support every Instrument by which the morals moral end md religion of the community may be elevated and maintained I r think we have reached the time when the churches are growing together when there is less bitterness of denominational dispute and that no matter what creed we may follow the churches are begin beginning beginning beginning ning ta to realize that they must stand shoulder to shoulder in the contest for righteousness that we ve all stand for the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man manI I am an optimist I believe we are an much better today than we were fifty years ago man by man I believe we weare weare weare are more altruistic and more interested in our fellow man manthan than we wo have been at any time in the last fifty years rears Of course you hear from time to time of instances of selfishness and greed but the only reason r these Instances are given prominence is because we condemn then them th the more and believe that in calling at al attention to them they will be made morand more mor and more infrequent No uNo church In this country however humble It lt be bt which preaches the of true truC religion and true mor ity will vill lack my earnest support to tomake tomake make It more Influential whenever op I offers off rs |
