The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-25
THE MINISTER'S AROUSED
PART or Mr.. BHfAN's RECENT
SPEECH WILNINGToN.
AIlusions to Their Caliing-Many 'nu-
CLAIMS of the silver Candidate Have
Been Brought Out.


WILMINGTON, DEL, september D.
There Is great deal Of comment nero
about some illusions 20 minister's OF tho
Gospel which Candidate William J. Bryan
made Monday night in his speech deii'-
cred NJ tho Auditorium In this city. NO
report OF the remarks referred 10 was
furnished by either OF the press aSsoSut-
tons, whose representatives arc llaf1 IIHo
with Mr.. Bryan.
Tho Wiimlrgton Morning News pub
fishes tho following account OF the me-
dent:
in his speech IN the Auditorium last
evening Wm. j. Bryan. candidate OF tho
pOpulistio party Tor President. made
tack upon the ministers OF the United
States as a class. Ills denunciations CT
ministers OF the gospel MAS itt more
bitter and FAR more contemplate tlan the
most savage uttcrdnCes Ok Robert u. H.
"Ar. Bryan said IN effect that more
bitterness had been shown 10y ministers
Of tho gospel. as u class, against the adj
yocates of free silver than had sbeln
shown by tho politicians on the platform
and that 10 was not that they nad SO
much attacked free silver os that Ihey
had shown their general disregard ior
the interests OF the people. lie sall iho
ministers were ia league with the moncpo-
lists, that they lived IN ease opulence,
and luxury; that they were unacqualnted
with AMI had no regard for TIE tOioi'4oA
and welfare of their mock lnat s,..' -, 81.
position was not one which nini 'lcls or
tho gospel ought I'D OCCUPY thar tuey
should 10 ready ana anxious 70 give tl.t
fellow men a helping hdndl ihtt iIlli-s-
ters should be made no leel ina. X Mos
"A part OF their duty 90 share the out-
dens OF tho needy ones OF tne S"IiS -
raflOu. that they had, however, no -
gard for the condition OF tn0r yeopiei
thinking solely Of their own COMO ,y ~ ~
condition; that they We're 40 th,lI W.
for what they E0t out CT H. anu thd1 ~
ministers mrio up 81 .Ial ciAss ~
also sad moe along nat uhe 'oo WI"
temptble to DO printed. Many persons III
the audience were Indignant NJ SUCH an
attack mon the ministers. and so express
ed themselves. -.
The News is a 9ound-money paper,
TIE EVENING JOI NAA7 W. ~.
Vha E.sring Journal which b q Bryah
n-Der. furnishes - report or tne remarks
lo which exception II taken, sho Av''uAiio
aWhaf Mr. Bryan sald-Liccral Report
Of the Words ne 'lfscd-A Republican i'f-
,,ot Ton rs.t--Anv Preacher Who kesonts
'Bryans ltterances Regarding oe4s'i''
Glass OF Ministers Mast Have a corn hal
Us Punched or a Sore That rs huopgi. g..
Tho Journals report Of the reInafHS -
Won Fnow IL - vey hard FOR a person
20 appreciate an0iler's condition " ne mas
never been 10 q. Have you ever hctlcIss
how much more poluiM uOr H.,
If was on you instead Of ON someoooy
.yop take man whose property Is IN
vested IN dollars and whose dollars are IN
Government bonds. can ne app eeG,ltto
the condition OF the farmer, VIC tai,s
that his prices are fning ana hle rso'
moro difficult 20 pay. Can ne upt e.,
TIC condition OF the farmer when ne mus
mat. Instead Of sending his child % 81
loge be must Keep MIN nome 20 N,lh
keep tho wolf from the door Gan -
make that man appreciate VIII !, ,..,I, Iia
'If q man be out OF Work, WIN -
wife waiting for him 10 como nome. l'hi-
ng that bee viii have nothing 20 eat, fth
ne appreciate thatl Tie conNiuphs 81 ,tSe
are becoming fatiei am Aalur ia ''o
ma ssos OF the people.
You viii find no our cities preachers
Of the Gospel enjoying every luxury il'in-
selves who ara indi.tsc nt 90 me cries ~
distress which come u) from tnc JUS,
a. fhr people. IL Nl9 ~ait OF princes.
OF n foreign land, whel some enc salo
% fer. "rhe pee ple are crying IT, hf'iIt
fnlt She replied, why don't they eat
ctle9 Toll some - these ninisie > O..
g.. 0Oepef that men cnr - work ore
drivon into crime. and they can't under
stand why everyone g. not as well or ~
tnemselges when j have scen preachers
az tho gospel using even more ~.
speeches than Politicians against mo
clamorings OF THE people. r have "oreer-
ed whore they got the religion mat 'Noy
NV friends. the common people wero
never aided 4. their struggle by tttse
/ VINO were %, far beyond them taat tlrJ
could nor feel their needs ana synpa-
thiza with q cir interests. Iney L1fe
had 10 ift fhCuf elves up, ana n lhe
/ common ptcnla don't come 20 no rcecle
I ~ the gcverrmert the work wiz become
harder and harder M m nus ana
every tino you complain you viii be met
WI REV +. b. SHORT PROTESTS.
Rev. Frarcis Burgette short pastor o.
| tho Harrisnn-strCot Meth9dlst tplscopt4
/ church. uht vas one OF Mr. Bryan's au-
II regard tho attack made ~ Mr. Bry-
I an on tho ministers as Dr itdl, cOWttnly
and uuwGTr.nted Any man who vii A.
tack tho n minister's OF the gospel, as MI
bryan dld al the Auditorium on Iuesuay
night Is dong something totally lncllei
for by anything the ministers may Htf"
said or done. 20 was also 30 my mlnI ui-
/ rantiemarlv and Notwithstanding.
"He - not worthy 20 De siec. -a 70 tl4
high Cliice OF President or the Duiiel
States His delivery or ne passage al-
/ Jude 20 showed plainly nls spice To- lus
way man says some thinea eln ta . %
H. deeper impression than when inc WORDS
"rruo. the members u my church. %
othess DO pay their pastor 20 preach the
| Gospel. tho greatest honor conferred Upon
man. but they 90 not buJ-nor Try 20, nor
want TO buy cur manhood. we sen
neither orr bodies nor our political IDEAS
/ = guard and ry 90 preserve l.cm WIN
AN the sacIelncs7 and purity WiLh Wnlch
| they were handed down 90 US
Il rprudiate the fact tNat some minis
/ ter5 have felt disposed 10 discuss POI al
| questions and Issues from their pulplA.
Such is wrong hence unoecoinlh5 any
minister OF me Gospel and should not
} be tolerated hy the iaymen OF any church
.'Such d thing las never taken place IN
my pulpit unless as moral issue, anu
! have surely "A right TO protest against
such an all-.nclu-lfe statement as Vas
made by the candidate on Nos 10y night
LAST. when he attacked inc whole class
81 however can survive the shock. 1
| lntcn IL 90 the kick OF al ass. and IN doing
20 consider The source.
81 DO not desire. even though / might
receive such. any apology from lr bfs 10
GENTLY keen and nlInllaiAS 70 nm. 80
| tm spread himself Ike "a breen pay tiee
and let his discourse clnerts Do a9 lc" IS
/ po-sfbla. for very s0ou. Ike Jonah goufd-
| vine no Will wlthor and be forgotten.
And. in conclusion. permit me 20 s-y
| that though ] am minister nave ny
cOuntry's interests at heart ana nave a
/ ,seht as a citizen 20 prOuulglte and 70
! defend nav honest convictions. not in tne
/ n.ipit BIT I'M private OF on The platform
"HAS lost HIM N0 lhS.
Pev. w. +. Lewis. pastor CT Rodney
! PRESBYTERIAN church, said:
n ala rot hear the speech Or VT. brTan.
hut have tcan told by any number 81 the
| most responsible citizens both Of my con-
| preration and other denouanafions. that
| tbs remarks accredited tC Aim are correct
! and Mr. lTWlu USED them