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May 18, 1910.
MR. BRYAN'S V
By Samuel
An amusing cartoon was
"D ?r iz> :
nit ncvicw ui i\cvicwb clJJ
visit to the southern half
The brilliant and genial h
Miss South America are t
each other, while Miss Den
through her field glass, anc
which is written "Mv bonn
derneath we read the titl
makes the heart grow fond
Bryan's visit may or may r
cal parties, at home or abrc
cnnrprn tint tli flii
will have, indirectly, on 1
Christianity, and conseqiu
work, he is very deeply cor
Mr. Bryan's visit was, in
have been in Brazil for rac
do not remember during th
attentions having been pai
Mr. Bryan came, not as the
American Government, but
live of the American Go\
people: as such he was rece
a isit to Brazil was an ovati
official representative.
He spent several days in
ient of constant and notal
prominent men in political
was the guest of Dr. Jose
of the largest and most
O Jornal do Commercia.
coaches were placed at his
the carriages and autombbi
and Ministers of State wai
eloquent and well-known
Peace" was translated?a ]
was?and was published in
cio. His addresses, and be it
religious or semi-religious c
crowds of the intellectual,
classes. His address at th<
livered to a large audieno
sided over by the mayor o
the Monroe Palace, which i
T r\l 1 i C TTiJf oi
spoke on "The signs of tli
Branco, Brazil's "Grand O
ister of Foreign Affairs, pr
tertained by Rio Branco, ar
lion in his mansion at Pe
the Minister of Foreign A
picnics given in his honor,
take him abroad, say goo
viagem. And notvvithstam
is the leader of the oppositi
Brazil, Mr. Irving Dudley,
lican Administration, was
fasts, lunches, dinners and
in all of the honors heaped
All this was a lesson to 1
Dudley's taking part so w;
THE PRESBYTERI
ISIT TO BRAZIL.
R. Gammon.
copied in a recent number of
ropos to Mr. Bryan's recent
of our American Continent.
;ader of the Democrats and
owing their compliments to
nocracy looks across the seas
1 holds in her hand a card on
ie lies over the ocean." Une
of the cartoon?"Absence
er." With the influence Mr.
lot have on politics or politiDad,
the missionary has little
luence it may and probably
:he attitude of men toward
ently on the missionary's
icerned.
some particulars, unique. I
>re than twenty years; and I
at time of such distinguished
id to any private individual.
: official representative of the
: as the unofficial representa ernment
and the American
:ived with open arms, and his
on to him as the nation's unS.
Paulo, and was the recipble
attention from the most
and social circles. In Rio he
Carlos Kodrigues, the editor
influential paper of Brazil,
Special trains and private
service by the railroads, and
les of Governors, Presidents,
ited on him constantly. His
address on "The Prince of
piece of fine literary work it
full in O Jornal do Commer:
reemmbered they were all of
haracter, were heard by large
literary, and most influential
t Y. M. C. A. in Rio was dee,
and the meeting was pref
the city; at the meeting in
is the Brazil Building seen at
t which meeting Mr. Bryan
e Times." the Baron of Rio
Id Man," and her great Minesided.
He was formally enld
by the President of the natropolis,
and the mayor and
.ffairs attended lunches, and
and met him at the wharf to
d-bye, and wish him a boa
ding the fact that Mr. Bryan
on party, our Ambassador to
rpnr^cpnfafr\f fUn PAOHK
* ~* I ? ?..?*; W. v?v ivtpuupresent
at all of these breakpicnics
and took hearty part
upon his fellow countryman.
Brazil. In the first place. Mr.
armly in the honors paid the
AN OF THE SOUTH.
leader of the opposition part}' v
a much needed lesson on a m
O Malho, which is our Ilrazilia
al very happily in a cartoon ii
feated candidate in the late Pr
Ur u:?
iHi. J?I >an, \\ 11U Wdilld IUIU 10
ful competitor. "But, sir, we
Brazil." Indeed we do not.
All this is very interesting, i
sionarv, the most interesting
visit was the brave way in whi
best in positive and aggressiv<
thing he did in S. Paulo, after
the evening, was to go to the Y
iiver an address and hold an inf
lie made an address at the Y. 1
E. Church where there is an !
fatinn r?f vunrcliinnprc iricifo/-!
the sailors and for the poorer <
of the great city, and made it
first of all a Christian man, a s
tions. I dare say Mr. Bryan \
lady who, after a residence of i
been unable to find any resul
work in the city. He had foi
work before he had been then
in this, as in many other thii
look for.
A missionary colleague who
told me he noticed a decided cl
of the leading writers in Rio,
niacie to religious subjects, so
some years ago. He was a ma
tian, a man, too, of world-wide
toward religion made men pans
must Mr. Bryan's visit have li
was a man, known everywhere
of brilliant intellect, a man u
him at the front of one of the
his nation, a man whose priva
a man who speaks with author
phical and scientific subjects, ;
digested what skepticism has
bringing his trained mental po\
jects, speaks out boldly, and d
be known that he stands for p
Vavnrpfh OC tllA ^Qtrinur r\$ m r? t
tent themselves with a smug,
religion, and who boast thems
materialism, agnosticism or sc
scientificism, and who pity one
superstitions of religious faith
ken notice, rubbed their eyes i
under the clear, strong, confidei
an. They might well have saic
have heard strange things toda
Such statements, made witl
quence, by a man so widely kpc
sode in the life of Brazil's capi
not, the influence of Mr. Brya
felt. If a preacher comes, be
wise, be he never so eloquent ;
ence is less. He speaks as a f
sion. or his business to say the:
613
/as a lesson to Brazilians,
ost important art of life,
n Puck, pointed this mor1
which it makes the de
esidential election say to
congratulate his successdo
not do it that way in
in a way, but to the misthing
about Mr. Bryan's
ch he stood for all that is
: Christianity. The first
gettng his dinner late in
M. C. A. rooms and deormal
reception. In Rio,
C. A., spoke at the M.
English-speaking congrethe
Central Mission for
dasses in a destitute part
clear to all that he was
servant of the God of navould
not agree with the
nany months in Rio, had
ts of Protestant Mission
ind large results of such
: twenty-four hours; but
lgs, men find what they
is a very close observer
iiange of tone on the part
when any reference was
on after Mr. Root's visit
n well known as a Chrisreputation.
His attitude
>e and think. Much more
ad had this effect. Here
as a man of parts, a man
fhose talents had placed
great political parties of
te life is without a stain,
ity on historical, philosoa
man who has read and
to say, ajid who, after
vers to bear on these sub*
loes not hesitate to let it
ersonal faith in Jesus of
1. Surely those who conconceited
indifference to
elves of their oositivism.
mie other philosophic or
who follows the ignorant
must have sat up and taind
pricked up their ears
at statements.of Mr. Bry1.
as they withdrew, "We
y"
i so great force and elo>wn,
formed a unique epi- .
tal city; and if I mistake
n's visit will be seen and
he never so learned and
and convincing, his influirofessional.
it is his misse
things. He was trained