New-York tribune., 1894-01-02
THE ANARCHIST ATTOI
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT IN PENTECOST'S
CAREER
RANKING HIMSELF WITH JESUS CHRIST AND
DENOUNCING ALL OTHER MIN

DENOUNCING ALL OTHER MIN
IsTERs AS LIARS.
To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The Tribune of yesterday edtorialy asks:
"Did Fellows appoint Pentecost because or the
Iatters simple Christian lfe?" From what we In
New-Jersey know of Mr.. Pentecost, II his appoint
ment was made on that ground the standard OF
simple Christian nfe" which the District-Attorney
of New-York sets up for himself and which gov
his official act is at very low ebb indeed
and its birth does not date at Bethlehem, but IN
the Garden of Eden, where Satan deceived Mother
Eve.
The writer was business manager of q Newark
daily paper when the Rev. Hugh o. Pentecos'
seeded from the Presbyterian Church; ana one
day a tall thin. spare man. with a heavy piacK
mustache entered the counting-room ana hahueu
in Il Sunday notice from which quote: Inc
Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost will preach tomorrow
subject: Was Jesus Christ Liar or the Ni'hls
ters?" He paid a quarter for the advertisement,
whereupon asked Are you a Minister yes
was the reply: IL am the Rev. Mr.. Pentecost'
"Then" I said Il presume that your proposition Is
Intended to signify that either Jesus CHRIST was
liar the ministers are lars to which he as
sentcI You will. of course. maintain that Jesus
Christ Is not liar but that 'he es,s "Srst not
a liar" | asked what are you? Where do YOU
who have admitted to me that you are miiiis.ei h
stand? DO YOU not thus proclaim yourself hypo-
crite and a liar? DO you not stand condemned by
Hugh o. PentecOst answered: II don't NEAR, ilySe,
but refer TO all the other minister's Ana with a
bland smile this tent-hoIier-than-thou apostle
babe "goo1-mornng. ,.,... pa,,a
While performing ministerial functioils; ien.t
cost advocated views which If they obtained Wouin
overthrow the social fabric and destroy the sihpIe
Christian life" which had birth at I5etnleneiin,, MIN,
If he caught burglar in his own house iadsI WIZ. t
plundar he would not he said. arrest MN, put
hermit him to depart with his il-goten gOoIs AZ
an npostle OF The Twentieth Century, Mr. ie,te-
cost at an Anarchist meeting In New orK; anVoII
On ted the assassination OF the car or RUSSIA uni
was 80 reported IN the metropolitan papers anu
vet ne shows his consistency by denouncins EhWs,
which are necessary for the protection or socety
The appointrent OF person as ASslstant III, IL,
fric. Attorney WHO hitherto has allied hinsei WIZ
fh. worst clements, and has not nlsaVo"eu na
bnr,tical notions. would be considered a ctllne
noalust human decency. to say the Least any ywier M
Loyonl the influence Of Tammany ttail. but "nae VIA
-. RS the Tiger for outraged pubic OPINION or
NOT The votes Of Anarchists and other criminals
,noro precious to the powers that pc IN uIe
,rfr,rolie9 What care they for the ethics OF SIM
Die Christian life? The tenets OF the Noral iius & io
ro forri,sn TO the conscienceless politicians VINO
are forcetfui OF their duty 10 the municipa@tiy MY ~
m. state to the Nation and to God Now tnt' t ,,d
Tiger has entered into compact WIN dnus alr
Of Pentecost what "a devil OF a time may .retT i
Dn, he expected during the next three yearIs ~ ~
which h. will take part; bringing errrl'sEa'' errrpl'ssd, -
Newark y. j., Jan. l. 1884, PAUL v fLhNN'