The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-14

years, ard has become a fostering sore
in our country. The slightest pretext has
a. times been converted into cause Tor
unbridling the fierce passions OF men ana
staining their hands in blood. 1t is not
true that lynching is confined to cases III
which women suffer at the vileness of
brutal men. Even We're this so, If the
purpose of mob action be to make an
example, in the light of past facts.
the justification of lynch law is untenab Bile.
Burning at the stake and the other re-
voting circumstances have not stopped
the commission of the crime and Will not
stop it. In-tempered utterances from
platform Or pulpit. from the public press.
undue prominence and fullness of detail.
ofttimes illustrated with pictures taken on
the spot serve to aggravate the situation
by melting the mind OF the masses. ana
eGucate the people to look upon an evil
as permissible and proper and lawlessness;
as the privilege OF freedom. So that we
find men. who. taking no open hand in
the nefarious business, give consent by
their silence and even sympathizc with
the yiolators of the law.
REV. W. w. IANDRUM. pastor First
Baptist church:
.'What Is the cure of lynching?
"rhis is my answer: First, correct
DIAGNOSIS: second proper remedy. What
is iynching?
"Iypching. as [ understand it, is
symptom of conscious or unconscious
atheism. sin, as defined by the apostle
Faul in Romans, is anarchy. Anarchy IS
lawlessness. Lawlessness Is denahcc os
all authoritv As all authority comes
from God. Reputation of 1t is practical
athcicm T,vncnlng In the last analysis
is treason against the throne OF the
eternal.
launching, therefore, is a crime i I'M
speakablv abhor. My heart gets hot win
riphteous wrath Whenever | think of It,
Men who commit IL become dehuma nized
and actually dIaboizcd Any state or ma
ton that tolerates 1T Is doomed.
Rotten Link in Our Armour.
pR. JOHN E. WHITE, Second Baptist
church:
"Bishop Gambler puts his pen through
rotten Ink in our southern armor
when he points out the disposition In
southern public sentiment to defend
lvnching as If it were their special be-
setment about which they leit sell
convicting resentment. AS Ii seems 20
me the southern people are at Sad
moral disadvantage before the "orlu Oh
this subject
Il am told that on one occasion mob
sought to lynch a man in one OF our 'e1r
gia county seats They approached me
laii, demanded the KEYS of the jaller' lie
stood on the steps Il brave man ana sur
veyed the excited mob. Looking the iTau-
err of the mob III the face, he sald; loil'
Smith. ] know YOU and you know riiv.
You know | will keep my word oI
think this man in the jail ought to dc
agree with You. He ought to DE III
Won will come inside with me / WIZ
carry YOU to his cell and you can XIII
him. ~,
"Bafora the proposition the man quail
ed He dtd not want to XIII man. ne
iailer's GOODNESS dispersed the MOP. Nol
2 man of them would assume the lndlV'u-
ual responsibility of taking human
life.
A Mastery Summing Up
REV DIR. l.. G. BROUGHTON. pas
tor of Tabernacle Baptist. ITO my mind
Bishop Gambler has summed mp the stu
alton in a wonderfully strong and mas
terfully manner. I agree with him hear'-
lily in his advocacy of such an ant-'h-
archistic platform The statistics ne
ing last year found that only thirty
two We're FOR tho punishment OF the I'M
mentiona5le crime.
A Presbyterian View.
REV. RICHARD ORME FILM, North
Avenue Presbyterian church:
so far az Bishop Gambler treats IT
mob violence and mob rule, agree with
him entirely His anti-ararchy doctrine
is one that must commend itself to
eN cry careful right thinking citizen.
was exceptionally impressed vita MS
handling Of tiIis part Of the subject ana
was forciblY struck with the statistics
he gave shoy ing hat 50 snail per
contnee gvc~a for tho pnniehnoNA Of th"
ultrncntio4 ole crime. ! know, tpo, from
affairs that have come wlthit ny o%h
experience that what he says as to the
worst cemen" leading in such mobS IL
undeniably true. 1t is the worst klnn
OF men tina invariably push TO the fore
in such matters and carry everything
before them-
!