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Show ROOSEVELT GREETS BRITISH WORKERS Embassador Reid Presents Congratulations Con-gratulations to Foreign Bible Assoeiatiou. LONDON. Nov 7 A groat meeting of the British Foreign Bible association, held at Albert hall tonight, celebrated the completion com-pletion of the centenary fund. Vhiteiaw Reid. the- American Embassador, who was .me ,.r tin- principal speakers, reid a letter let-ter from President Roosevefl, in whiih the President said: Letter Prom Roosevelt. My Dear Embassador May I through you, end 1 1 1 v- hearty congratulatloni to the Brltl b Foreign Blblo society ot its centenary thanksgiving thanks-giving meeting; I trust that this gathering will stimulate WOrld-Wlda Interest In the translation and circulation of the Bible, and i am certain thai all persons having the good of mankind elOSSl) at h'-oi t w ill feel for this effort tho most elncere sympathy onJ good will Embassador Jteid said it was his prrvl-legi prrvl-legi I., p. in personally in 'he congratulations congratula-tions . ! tin- society, but It wa.-c s greater privilege i" l-- the lM-arer of congratuJa-tlona congratuJa-tlona Incomparably more Important than Ms own IL s.ilil that while It was true that In llv United States there was no st ile support of religion and that no profusion pro-fusion of I'iiltli was made In the Constitution Constitu-tion a moment's glituci.- ov-r the tacts of lib lory would reassuio every one of the close moral kinship between the two great E ugllsh-speaklng nations. Quotes Declaration. The EQmbassador quoted from the De- clLriilion .', I ndepeiidenee und rotn tht seyings of Washington and Lincoln to siii.w th-- tuirt iii of nllglous thought He said that few great leaders In the United Si ites, and hardly more than one Presl-d Presl-d nt. were not avowcdlv religious men. The "martyred McKlnley." at tho height of his power and success, bowed without a murmur to a death at the hands Of a political assassin, merely saying, "It is God's way." Quotes McKinley's Words 'And now" said the Embassador, "McKinley's "Mc-Kinley's successor, my honored chief, shows his devotion to religion nnd his profound sympathy with tho circulation of the Holy Scriptures by tho latter he has written Oil this auspicious oec-aslon in jour history. I take pleasure In placing in your hands the original letter." |