The times., 1899-09-11
PROTEST. OF THE PASTORS
Washington Clergymen Denounce
French Injustice.
Pulpft Opinions ON the Conviction of
Dreyfus-Dr. Domcr Terms It tke
Tnfqufty of the AEe-Dr. Radclfne's
Prayer for the IRnocent-HOr-
rors of DEVILS Island Pictured.

rors of DEVILS Island Pictured.
The Rev. Dr. Samuel H Domer. pastor
OF St. Paul's English Lutheran Church, at
the morning service yesterday directed
special attention to the result Of the trial
OF Captain Dreyfus. and expressed his opin-
ion as to the result Of the conviction upon
the Paris Exposition His subject was
The Advance OF Civilization" and he
noted the steps the world has taken from
the beginning until The present Then re-
ferring to what Is going on among the diff
ferent nations of the earth. he said that
notwithstanding the great conference which
was held at The Hague, Russia is standing
under arms, and Great Britain is ready to
march against the Transvaal. The German
Emperor is reported TO have announced,
said DR. Domer. that the only safety for
Germany must be found in the loyalty of
her princes and in her well equipped army
America, he said, is fighting in the Phil
ippines.
Referring directly to the Dreyfus affair
he said: France, poor Francei Shame on
Francei The iniQuity OF the age has been
wrought out in the case of Dreyfus. We
all know what has transpired and we make
no mistake when we say that the action of
that unholy court is condemned throughout
the whole world. II there has been any
anti-Semitic prejudice outside Of France it
is now changed TO favor, and the world
now condemns the punishment put upon
the Jew. Has there been a word of testi-
mony which any thoughtful man would re-
gard as evidence sufficient TO convict Drey
IL hs-
Where in what part Of the testimony was
there even an appearance Of his guilt? Was
he not made the scapeg0at for other men
by the militarism Of the court2 Did not
the German Government declare few days
before that neither directly nor indirectly
did she have any communication with
Dreyfus on the questions involved in the
trial? It declared ii had not and that
ought to have been enough.
And now" DR.. Domer said, what will
be the issue between France and Germany
Ought not Germany TO demand satisfac-
tion for the implied imputation OF buying
\ secrs4s from DreyfuS? Ought she not To
der4and an apology for the insinuation that
sic has engaged in such negotiations with
treyfns when nothing which could be SO
construed was proved al the trial2 Now,
what shall be the result2 Who can tell
Surely Americans can have no sympathy
with anything which borders on religious
persecution. be 1t against a Jew or Gentle,
and we viii join the Jewish people~all over
the world in eternal protest against the
wickedness, the crime of condemning an
innocent man and Furnishing him with
such relentless fury. DEVILS Island stands
as a synonym Of hellish hate and prejudice
Win it not be proper for the American
people to refuse TO have anything TO dc
with the great Paris Exposition until bet
ter conditions prevail p
DIR. RadciiGe's Prayer.
The Rev DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, who las
week returned from his summer vacation
occupied the pulpit yesterday morning a
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
He was warmly greeted b. the member
OF his congregation. IN his prayer, pre-
vious to the sermon, DR.. Radcliffe made ref
erence to the turmoil in France. He in
vosed divine power to the end that justic
might be done: that the innocent nigh
be delivered from persecution. the passion
Of men Eubdued. and the Republic OF Franc
saved.
a Trayesty ON Justice.
The service yesterday morning at III
Luther Place Memorial Church was con
Quoted By the pastor and was attended b.
sn unusually large congregation. The Rev
Dr. J. @. Butler. who preached the sermon
took for his subject, The Courage Q
Faith" and. in referring 10 the convictio
OF Captain Dreyfug. said:
No such verdict could be given in tn
United States against Dreyfus as that ren
dered in France We have more OF Go
and justice and truth in our public con
science than has France. France, in he
history, has not emphasized godly faith a
we have. She has not our Sabbath but ha
her elections and horse races on the Lord
Day The church is largely corrupt an
poEe-less, and yet there is q leayen {
righteousness in France which will event
ually bring her into honor as a free Re
public The verdict OF the world acquit
Dreyfus, and is shocked at this travesty Q
justice"
Not Fair Trial.
Reference 10 the verdict condemnin
Dreyfus to serve ten years in Frenc
fortress was made by the Rev. w. /
Stricken, d. D., pastor OF Hamline MethS
dist Episcopal Church. in his sermon la
night re closed his discourse with
word picture Of the horrors Of Devil
Island, where Dreyfns endured five year
imprisonment Abiding TO the close
the trial. he expressed himself as believir
that the prisoner did not receive "a
treatment
Independent Of the fact whether
WIS OF was not guilty. said Dr. Strict
len "Dreyfus should have been given
fair and Just trial As a citizen Of Fran
he was entitled TO that, whether innoce
or guilty"
The Reformation of France.
The Rev. ]. Fred. Heisse. pastor OF We
ley Chapel. said last night to a reporter (
The Times that the Dreyfus verdict "
a great disappointment TO him He b
hoped for an acquIttal. he said. but in VII
Of the verdict OF guilty, there seemed lit
hope Tor France without a great polite
reformation This re r1rediprpd rraF