Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-17
DR.. TUCKER,
1870 S. Main St,

intelligent people since the Southern
churches, in like manner 40 years ago,
took up the task Of defending chattel
slavery as an institution of Gods
appointing, and which He would pro-
mote and prosper. Such perform
ance scandalizes the cause Of Chris
tianity, and it has a far greater ten.
dency to make infidels than the late
Col. Ingersolls coarsest invectives.
1--WE must 60 forward" this docu-
ment goes on to say, "to retreat would
be cowardice, to falter would be dis
loyalty to our King" with regard to
which the Leader says: with the
Christian people on his side the Pres
ident should be able to defeat the
forces Of reputation and national dis
honor easily" This marvellous deliver.
aDce then adds: 1--WE must be faith.
full to our trust to civilize and Chris
tianize these new possessions" The
way In which these new possessions
are to be "civilized and Christianized,
according to the policy thus endorsed
and commended is; first, by standing
upon a title to ten millions Of vel.
low men by purchase pure and simple
and that from power whose title we
denied and disputed second, by trans
porting to these new possessions" the
worst vices of our old possessions
and that too under martial regime
where the mere word of the man whose
policy is here vouched for as "Chris
tian' would serve to keep them out
third, by shooting christianity" into
men who are already "Christians' OF
at least as good quality as that OF
these purveyors of gunpowder "Chris
tlanity;;' and fourth, by subsidizing
protecting and consorting with, Mo
hammedans, polygamlsts and slave
holders, and guaranteeing them ir
their un-Christian practices.
This report in one place says: 1--WE
must join the forces that are march
ing to the conquest of the world fol
Christ" and winds up by asserting
that "Rum, Romanism and idolatry
are doomed" by the policy of the pres
ent administration towards our con
quered possessions; and this too, the
Cleveland Leader endorses and com
mends. These two statements are {
curious commentary on what may b,
done under the name of religion. w
see In them large body Of processing
Christians ayow their purpose of pros
ecuting, Conquest for Christ" ant
Immediately proceed to cast out o
"Christ's" fold the largest, t,-~numeri
cally, at least branch of His com
munion, TO pronounce 1t doomed,
and to brand 1t with infamy by plac
ing 1t between "Rum' and "idolatry,
lin the same category with the salool
which the "Chrls.ian" President of tn
United States suffers TO flourish in re
gions where his fiat is law, and tn
Mussulmen with whom he confeder
ates, and to whom he stoops to pay
stipend Of tribute. Is 1t any wonde
that unbelicf is rampant among us
May we not, the saying o
Talleyrand, d,-exclaim: Religion. lik
governments, exists in spite of It
ministers"
1t Is concerning this entire documen
that the Cleveland Leader says, editor
tally that "Chrlstian people are 70
Mckinley, "--the Roman church bein
counted out.
stlll again, this remarkable deliver
ance OF 800 clergymen, says: "Go
means that the American Government
shall shine out as lighthouse anon
the nations" II does not add, as wit
truth It might, that at the Peace Cor
ference at the Hague last year, thi
lighthouse government OF ours n
fused to join in prohibiting the use Q
incendiary bullets In war, because II
ally Great Britain wished to use thei
upon our fellow "Christians' in Sout
Africa, or that the same lighthous