The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-21
IL SAD NEED or UNITY.
Baptist Pastors who Disagree.
IChicAgO Daily News. |


New YORK, Nov. 17.-Justin D. Full
ton, the noted baptist preacher of Brook
! Ign, created sensation at the baptist
pastors meeting in this city to day. The
mild appearing gentlemen were nicely
seated and the meeting called to order
and DR.. Fulton stood up TO read paper
on "Our New Opportunity His first
sentence started the assemblage. There
has been great presidential struggle, he
said. land the party which represents
virtue, morality, and liberty has suffered
defeat. Why? Because it was afraid of
the truth. The Hon. Emery A. Storrs
says, in the Tribune, that there is no in>
teligent democrat who doubts that New
York state would have gone for Blaine
were it not for the words of the Rev DR..
Burchard. in which he counseled all hon>
est, God fearing Chaistian men to vote
against the party which was Identified
with rum, Romanism, and rebellion |
bless DR.. BurChard for those noble words
They are true | indOrse every word of
them. Roman catholics did not defeat
Blaine Every Romish priest Of this city
and Brooklyn delivered over to Blaine
faithfully every vote which he could draw
behind him. North and south, east and
west, the word had gone forth from the
cardinals place in New York for Roman
catholics to support James G. Blaine be-
cause he had bowed down to B9al, be,
cause his son was married to a Roman
catholic, because his mother was RO-
man catholic, and because his congrega-
tionaiism was only skin deep. No, sir;
the reason why James G. Blaine was de-
featcd was because he and the leaders of
the republican party were cowardly and
trucking. They bowed down before q
lie, they cast blame upon DR.. Burchard,
who was no more to blame than the hand
upon the wall. Meme meme peres tekel
uPharsin (aughter), yet the leaders
made haste to repadiatG him, and by so
doing sent thousands of honest, God fear
ing men, who had felt the truth of Dr.
Burchard's words, to vote for Cleveland
and so they gave the country to the dem
oCrats."
Dr. Fulton was getting hot. The re
publican moderator DR.. Morse, grew red
in the face, and the brothers moved un>
easily in their chairs.
What was there in DR.. Burchard's
words to brighten the rcpublicans?7 con~
tinucd DR.. Fulton. in a dramatic tone
DO they not disapprove of rum? II they
don't, we'd like to know it. Don't they
disapproyc of rebellion? If they are in
favor Of it we'd like to know. Don't they
djSapproyc of romanism dominating the
country! If they are in favor of its dom>
mon, let them say So
A warm discussion followed. and many
Of the leading members present indorscd
Dr. Fulton. The moderator was dunn
founded Il cant give my Endorsement
to that paper he shouted. You have
no right to make charges against Mr.
Blaine without proof"
proof! proof" excitedly exclaimed
DR.. Fulton What proof do you WANT"
"Sit down" shouted the moderator.
Il thought you wanted proof, ;" said Dr.
Fulton, angry and flushed, "and now you
shut my month";
After brother who did not indorse
what Dr. Fulton said had spoken, the
latter was gwen five minutes time to re-
ply to structures on his paper. He bOunc>
cd to his feet, his face flushed with anger
and shouted: Mr. Moderator, will you
tell me what you don't believe in that
paper which | read?"
Il don't believe any of it, was the re
ply
That's no answer. You believe the
bible. don't yOu?"
There was no answer to this.
"You believe the bible. don't your
Some of what | said is in the bible.
Laughter. What don't you believe?
Approaching the modcrator's desk
How can reply to you if you don't tell
me what you don't believe? Voices
Order" "Ordcr" Mr. Moderator, rise
to a point of order" Mr.. Moderator,
don't you believe that Blaine has sold out
to the Roman catholiCs?" shouted DR..
Fulton. "Wcll, here's proof (producing
newspaper cxtracts). Don't you believe
that the Roman catholic vote was cast
for Blaine? Here's proof Showing more
newspaper chippings). 1t doesn't do to
say these things are not true
The meeting suddenly adjourned in
great confusion, with DR. Fulton still
shouting and waving his paper in the face
OF the moderator.