The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-25
ANOTHER MANsFiELp RIOT.

Mansfield has succeeded in dlsgracing
herself again and has put in another
riotous Sabbath, tarring and feathering
a company of probably misguided but
doubtless well-meaning religionsts
who desire to worship God according to
the dictates Of their own conscience.
Dowieites have suffered many indig-
mites at the hands of the Mansfield
people and their persistency, while dan
gerous to peace and order under the
circumstances. is a monument to their
sincerity. Mansfield ought to be
ashamed. Every citizen of the town
ought to hang his head. 1t has been Sc,
forth time and again-and IL is admit
ted by the Mansfield people-that the
Dowieites have certain rights under the
constitution Of the state and of the
United States one Of which is to worship
as they see fit. 1t was known that there
would be disturbance If the Dowie-
ties came back and the governor NJ
ohio knew that the authorities had
been enjoined from molesting the Doy,e
elders and would take no hand In mat
ters' H. indeed they would not openly
iend their support to the mob. He was
aomonished that the elders would come
ana should have provided for them.
Ihere Is nothing now to Co in the
Mansfield case but to send in soldiers to
take the government of the CITY ont
Oh the hands of the local authoritie.
VINO have proven themselves either IN.
adequate or too cowardly to do any,
thing to stop the disorder. While thew
are en'oined from interfering with the
eiuers they are not enjoined from in
tertering with those who are engaged
IN ofering indignities to the elders.
These Dowie people have lust a. much
risht TO conduct their religious SER
vices as have the Methodists. the
the Baptists, the Catbo-
lcs' the Reformed people or any other
denomination Of worahipers. So long
as they break no law and create M di..
order, they are entitled to nroteo,,on
IL II takes the entire state militia.
The Presbyterians used to believe IN
lnfant damnation. Yet they were not
Many Methodists believe
IN the doctrine Of holiness and in
the efficacy Of prayer. They do not
come out plainly and say that people
'an De cured by faith, yet they believe
n answer to prayer and If prayer i.
'Hered for the sick they must believ.
VIII be answered, or the entire fabric
u their belief in prayer is rent. But
Nobody Is mobbing the Methodfsts
The Baptists believe in immersion.
ret some other churches look upon that
ioctrine as out-of-date and not correct
Yet 1t is one of the ways to heaven in
ne Baptist creed, and mob violence in
Tot offered.
The Catholics have their beliefs and
heir creeds, and the Reformed people
md the Lutherans and members of the
evangelical church and other denomi-
lations think they are wrong, yet that
their notion of the way % get to
ieaven. Nobody is thinking of mob
ling the Catholics.
There are faith curists in all of the
hurches. Those who believe in per-
ection here on earth believe in that
doctrine, or most of them do, at any
ate. Nobody denies them the right to
'elive what they desire about that, or
lnythiig else.
Some people do not belong to q
'hurch at all and do not belive in any
If the creeds. Some even deny the
Master, as did Peter until the Growing
'ock reminded him of his dereliction.
Yet these people are tolerated and tar
Ind feathers are not suggested as an
lntidote for their disbelief.
There is a very healthy organization
II Christian Scientists in Canton. They
,ave fine meeting place in the Home
savings and Loan company building
md hold regular sessions. They do not
believe in doctors any more than the
oowieites do, and they do not believe
my disease Is incurable. Anybody
who dies does so without their consent.
They claim that death is not neces-
'ary--if one only understands the
ruth and how to live by 1t alone. They
we're very indignant recently when t.
'eport was printed that their leader,
Mrs. Eddy, had an .incurable disease
Ind that she had called in a doctor.
rhe idea that she had called in a doc
or was bad enough but that she had an
rcurable disease was worse. But no
BODY. is mobbing these people. They
ire proceeding on scientific principles
Ind on christian principles and they at
east have, to recommend them, that
hey practice what they preach-some-
hing that cannot be said of all de-
Recently. for instance. a
collection was taken up In one Of the
Canton churches for the relief Of the
Galveston sufferers. The preacher
talked very pathetically about the ter
rible condition Of the Galveston peo-
Pile ana told how much more blessed 1t
was to give than to receive. and, when