Ogden Weekly Standard | 1905-10-27 | Page 1 | He is Now in Favor of Jerome

rockefeller and his bible class cheer for reformers new york oct 26 john D rockefeller jr s bible class took a plunge into politics lasic night declaring jar jerome and cheering the candidates name to the echo john D rockefeller jr in person led aba cheering it was his first appearance before the class in nearly a year and the big auditorium of the fifth avenue baptist church was comfortably filled ROT dr rutus P johnstone pastor ot the church addressed the class on our young men the speaker outlined the career of a certain young man of missouri who had done bis duty and won a governor ship hooray for folk the bible class switching to philadelphia the orator drew a second picture which the audience identified with cheera as shfot mayor weaver javen herd in our midst dr john atone said there Is a young man who Is honest tearless and sincere a man who has done hta duty BO young well la public office that the political parties will DOI have him the young man I 1 refer to is not like one of those little who dance at the fl ot a string bot any names coa tinned dr johnstone and the bouse rang with cries of jerome jerome 1 think you all know whom I 1 mean and I 1 advise all here every member of this class to see that your ballot Is cast for that young man governor montague of virginia mr rockefellers Rocke fellers guest spoke on higher citizenship in a of rare oratorical effect mr montague spoke for nearly an hour on the duties of citizenship and patriotism it I 1 were to criticism criticise critic ise the american people ha said not in censure it you please I 1 would say this they do not take interest in public affairs they only take interest when it is too late to take an interest citizenship sa founded on patriotism patriotism on morals and morals on christianity he said perhaps weve thought too muan of liberty too attle of duty to our fellow men these debts are as tangible and real as promissory notes my liberty stops where your rights begin