The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-30
HAWTHORNE ON THE A.P.A.
lie Attacks 1t and Our Boast Of Re-
iiSiOuS Liberty.


The Baptist Editor Who Attacked
Gov. Northen for Appointing Patrick
Walsh Senator Read Out of the
Churoh-The Employment of Chap
lains By the States and Federal
Government, and the Exemption Of
Church Property From Taxation
Denounced.
Atlanta, Ca, April 29-Rev. DR.. J. B.
Hawthorne, pastor of the First Baptist
church, preached sermon to-day that
will DO likely to have an interesting here
after. The recent bitter attacks upon
Gov, Northen on account of his appoint
ment Of Senator Walsh, a Catholic,
by Rev. DIR. Cranfll, editor of the Texas
Baptist Standard, caused DR. Hawthorne
to take up the American Protective As
sociation, of which organization Editor
Cranfill is reported to be member, and
he handled it without gloves He also
discussed the question of religious liberty
in America, and took the position
that despite our boast of re-
ligious freedom, there is
distinct alliance between the church and
state in this country. The state of
Georgia, he said, still bears the blot upon
her name of fostering the Protestant re-
ligion in sustaining the Office OF a chap
lain for her legislature and exempting
church property from taxation, and he
advised that the question of abolishing
this Office of chaplain be made an issue in
the approaching legislative campaign.
In handling Editor Crantill and the
American Protective Association, DIR.
Hawthorne read the Texas editor out of
the Baptist church and declared that the
American Protective Association which
was an oath-bound organization TO fight
the election or appointment of any Ro-
man Catholic TO public Office in this coun-
try, would not only be overwhelmed by
the people Of tho country, but would con-
vert more TO the Catholic religion than
the greatest achievements of Romish
propaRandism,
A. p. A. CLAIMS RIDIoULED.
He ridiculed severely the American
Protective Associations claims that the
organization is fighting papal conspir-
acy TO gain control of the government
| and stamp out Professionalism in this
country He characterized the American
| Protective Association as a relentless
association, whose purposes were not only
contrary TO the principle of religious lib
erty, "but," he said, referring to Editor
! OAdHlils u AIldu VINO Is u UltIlDef OF III Is
! as unit for mem Dership in the Baptist
church as he is for the rights of citizen
| ship" Without referring TO him by
| name, DR.. Hawthorne commended Gov.
! Northen, who was In the congregation,
! for his refusal TO allow considerations of
| religious sect TO enter into his official
| acts.
| Gov. Northen and DIR. Hawthorne will
! both go TO the Southern Baptist conven-
| tien next week DIR. Cranfll will also be-
| there, and the probability is that there
| will be some sensational passages be-
| tween them in the convention DR.. Haw-
/ thorne's sermon to-day was such an ar
raignment Of Editor Cranhll that IL can
| hardly fail TO attract the notice of the
| convention.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY FARCE.
| In closing his sermon, DIR. Hawthorne
undertook TO prove the fallacy Of religious
! liberty in this country He arraigned
| congress for using the public moneys TO
| support a congressional chaplain, though
| he thought the average congressman, es-
| pecially those now in Washington, needed
the benefit Of prayers and good old or
( thodox sermons, il anybody in the world
needed them; chaplains in the army and
navy chaplans for the governmental
schools and for appropriating money for
| teaching religion to the Indians. The
doctor thought congress had about
| as much right TO make
| Mormon elder or a Buddhist chaplain,
as a Presbyterian or Baptist. There was
| n patroniLing of religious creed by the
state, he said. II is not right to force the
| Jews, Romantics and others 10 support
with their taxes q religion which they
repudiate. The same, ne said, applied TO
the state Of Georgia where church prop
erty is exempted from taxation and
money is appropriated to schools for
| teaching religion. All this he contended,
was Just as opposed to religious liberty as
| the American Protective Association and
its policy of outrage and persecution.