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Domestic News
December 14, 1909
The Hawaiian Star
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii
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On December 13, President Taft addressed the Methodist Episcopal Church's diamond jubilee convention in New York, praising missionaries, then spoke at a Bowery mission to a crowd of locals despite rain.
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President Taft as Preacher
TAFT PRAISES MISSIONARIES.
NEW YORK, December 14.—President Taft was yesterday one of the speakers before the convention that marks the diamond jubilee of the Methodist Episcopal church at present in session here. In the course of his address he commended highly the work of the missionaries of the combined faiths and referred to them as the forerunners of civilization.
After leaving the convention he made his way through a drenching rain to one of the Bowery missions on the East Side. While here he addressed an audience composed of typical Bowery characters. The hall was crowded with the men of the neighborhood who wanted to see the chief executive.
TAFT PRAISES MISSIONARIES.
NEW YORK, December 14.—President Taft was yesterday one of the speakers before the convention that marks the diamond jubilee of the Methodist Episcopal church at present in session here. In the course of his address he commended highly the work of the missionaries of the combined faiths and referred to them as the forerunners of civilization.
After leaving the convention he made his way through a drenching rain to one of the Bowery missions on the East Side. While here he addressed an audience composed of typical Bowery characters. The hall was crowded with the men of the neighborhood who wanted to see the chief executive.
What sub-type of article is it?
Religious Event
What keywords are associated?
Taft Speech
Methodist Convention
Missionaries
Bowery Mission
What entities or persons were involved?
President Taft
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
President Taft
Event Details
President Taft spoke at the Methodist Episcopal church convention marking its diamond jubilee, praising missionaries as forerunners of civilization. He then visited a Bowery mission on the East Side through drenching rain and addressed a crowded audience of local men.