The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-03-09
Mr.. Smiths Visit to Mentor.
He Tells His Congregation What
General Garfield and He
Said to Each Other.
New York World, 2sth

| New York World, 2Sth
"Paul, said the Rev. Congress
man J Hyatt Smith at the Lee Az
enue Baptist Church last night
"was a stalwart, an active, aggres
sive stalwart. A saint must take
an active, actual part in the real re
lations ofIife. They say religious
people should not go into politics.
They are just the people to get into
politics, but politics should not get
into them. The foundation of this
republic was laid in prayer Dur
ing the early days of the war the
minister who would not preach po-
litical sermons was not worth much.
1 have been ridiculed for moving
my church to Washington. This
is no place for reply to such attacks.
l am going to Washington and shall
preach there, exchanging with Mr..
Chittenden-GOd bless him. Il do
not speak as a politician, but as a
citizen, a clergyman and a Congress
man. l have never spoken of my
election here before, but now l will
say was not elected by a party but
by the people, and I shall cast my
votes regardless of party ties for or
against each bill according to the
dictates of my conscience. L did
not make a. pilgrimage to Mentor
recently, as has been stated. Invent
there upon invitation of General
Garfield In my interview with the |
Presidont-elect [ told him believed |
he was going to be the President Of |
the whole country, not of a section,
nor party, nor a faction of party
alone, but of the whole people. His
two large eyes looked into my face
like twin republics as he replied, |
While | am superintendent Of this
rational farm l shall allow no man
% interfere with me, and by the
grace of God it will grow the larg-
,st crops Of prosperity, peace and
happiness the country has ever
But while [ am managing
shall permit no mani / finish
ID the sentence for him, TO enter
IpOn your field and call it Garfield
That's Just it, he said He has ris- {
n above political factions and alh- /
noes and will be the President OF {
he whole nation l told him | had c
70 faVorg to ask and was too small t
D extend any. l had simply come p
} say that while he was President f
nd | was Congressman if | could i
erve him in any way / should be L
roud to do so. [ have been ridi- a
lled for saying this [ do not care;
repeat it. l did not say it as a
artisan, and hold that what aid l
IN extend to a President, as Con b
I shall extend, and it is s.
lie him that I should, so long as he l
President not Of a party but of
le whole country. When he ceases n
be that he should be dismissed, a
I'd is unworthy Of the support Of O
~ one. l expect to preach here O.
Early every Sunday, and if l find il
work interferes with 81
y duties as a minister, | shall re- W
gn my seat. Another man will do di
y pastoral work for me. One of D,
e Congregation told me the other k
y: 4 am glad Of it, for it has new di
been done l will say one or m
o more things just here. Ishould m
glad to see this Church ignore SC
TT Of its creed Of to-day and re-
we into its fold any one and all nc
10 want to work for Christ, regard DC
S of minuti8 of belief in this little an
ltter or that-such as the quanti- th
Of water used in baptism. I be ne
We that every soul that God ever GC
.de will eventually be saved. L
1T believe that God sent His only no
n to this world to save the souls Of sta
n and made a failure of the job. on
cording to orthodoxy, only about sal
, soul in eighteen is saved [ do
1t believe in such an enormity." tai