The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-25
BROUCHTON TALKS |F.
MASSACRE,
outrages on the Polish Jews Hav,
Not Been Exaggerated, Declares
the Minister-says Help
Should Be Extended
Them at Once.

Tabernacle Baptist church. Of Atlanta
has returned from Europe. where ba
spent several weeks. fully restored 70
his usual good health. He filed hi,
pulpit Sunday night. May H. and SINK.
Interestingly of the persecution Of t5s
Jews in Russia.
His subject was, Home, Sweet Hons
in Mid Ocean" Among Other things Ia
said:
THE whole of Europe IS In an upraar
over the recent outrage in Russia TWAS
thought only a short while ago that TIE
car of Russia's liberal stand IN allowing
his subjects religious liberty included the
Polish Jews. who have In time past been
so cruelty treated, but 1t was soon seel
to be a mistake. Russia hates the JEW
much worse than we hate the devil At
the present time thousands of them ara
hiding in dens and caves because ther
have no home. What q SAD spectacle
Gods chosen people thus driven by tie
9ssassin's bloody hand into hiding stary-
alton and death. But this is not tho hall
of it: whatever the reports YOU may HAYS
seen I'm the papers in this country. tai
YOU that hundreds Of poor. helpless limo
cent women and children as well as a
Iaree number Of men have been literally
butchered to death
''The women have suffered more than
the men. Their treatment has been
thousand times worse than death 1t has
been OF such a character that ! cannot
even hint at 1t IN this presence. The maia
facts of this most terrible outrage have
obtained from the border land through
authenticated sources All Europe is full
Of It, and there IS united feeling of
horror What does 1t mean? FIRST OF all,
it means that the scriptures are true
ProDbets declared that the Jewish nation
should be tramplcd under foot because Of
n rejected Christ. And to more or ess
degree it will be so until He comes again
and IS crowned by His chosen people.
but. while this is true, woe be 10 tas
nation under whose feet they arc trans
pied: and woe be to the nation that sits
etili with folded hands while the
trampling goes on and the blood Of Gods
neonle stains the earth which was mad.
for thorn to rule. 1t js q mighty cry Tor
sympathy and prayer. oh, that Col
would hear our cry and usher IN the DAY
OF His peace But not this alone It
the time for nelp.
mot such help II you please as
now proposed by the theatricals Ia Al
lanta and notwithstanding thesa poor
unfortunate people as q pretext 70 pack
their play houses TO witness some Infer
raj play. Such, whether In Atlanta or
elsewhere, reminds mo of the greedy
mob that got down at the foot o. the
cross and gambled for the garments q
the Christ while His block trickled down
His side. It is now quite common for
theater mana gers, actors and actresses 10
bait the community in such d way Like
the devil. they lie in wait for some blood
chilling incident, one which wrenches
the heart Of humanity, and use II under
d pretense of charity for the 1i.ins o.
their Golfers. a gift, forsooth, OF a
part of their proceeds. It makes sweet
charity blush and draw tight around he:
her mantle of white. Look out next loc
the society folks to get up q charity ball
Perhaps they will invite NordiCa 10 sing.
but certainly not to be entertained lAeI9
is no objection to anybody giving money
to this object. These poor people need
1t all; but ! am sick of seeing the com
munity gulled in such a way by money
grabbers, It is in no sense a praise
worthy act of charity. It is straight
business and deserves so to be seen
"Nhat is needed now more than any
thing else IS protection The idea suel
religious outra geOusness in this Day Of
advancement. Let us seize it as the o2-
casion for the strong hand of our civ
ilizauon TO lift the flag Of religious lo-
erty over the nations OF all the earth
saya US, because it must he us 10
nation Of the earth can move the other
nations TO act SO well as America Here
where no religious martyrs blood can
stain our Stars and Stripes. Here where
no cry of poor peniteny sinner fog peace
is ever stopped Here where the only
real religious liberty coupled with III
plete separation Of church and state 9
to be found ! say here is the plaza
where the first move on Russia ought 70
be made. The president, backed 5g saca
record, through the secretary Of state
should at once send to the Russian goV-
eminent a scorching protest. We don
need precedent. If we do thu records
at Washington are sufficient We need
action. humanity is suffering. Inc
right OF religious conscience is being sup
pressed. The black cloud of the inqusi-
tion is again rising Our new century
is threatened with d revcrsiou. The MAJ
tyr's cry is to break the harmony q
the oratOrto OF praise and progress whial
tn old century has taught us and when
we had thought We We're about ready ID
give forth. Let the great heart Of Amer
lea respond and at once. Oh, America
God blest forever. let us ever feel fer
this cause which has made US; ana " IN
one hand upon our flag and the other
upon our Bible we shall roll back the