New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
BROOKLYN SERMONS STIR UP SOUTH.
Comments from Several Papers-Dr. Babbitt
Reiterates His Views.

The Brooklyn pulpit has evidently justified itself
as a live force. as is shown from the following
selections from Southern newspapers in their COM
on the problem as treated by Brooklyn
pastors:
THE News and Courier" Charleston S. C: While
the race question is receiving much attention In
city would ascertain how many quarters and
dimes brothers Ba abDidt regg and aliS l9c abe b
war; OF course. if the inquiry would be painful 1t
The Arkansas Gazette June 4: Some of the
most prominent ministers Of Brooklyn are still ser
wing the Lord and earning their salaries by preach
ing bilious sermons each Sabbath morning The
aggravated form. Last Sunday he preached Christ
verses verse; m t snt sn9 t SndaT in Broovn Ok
The Rev % Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitt- of the
e t so of the % Smith b sa6 Nefrf I
us alone; This negro question is our question: we
will settle it But they are not settling it; they
are aggravating it, Instead Of the South aggra-
waiting the negro question it IS aggravated by Presi
dent Roosevelt, The constant Inflammation OF the
time have effect The thing know some
The New-0rIeans Picsyune.' June I: This &c
centric and restless person president Roosevelt by
sg @ SOCIAL ric @ socis iss1ses fhaf Threatens to
Of mouth frothing deciamatiop tor as PVT forfh ~
OF the Epiphany Brooklyn. n y: To-day the poor
black man is not sold from the auction block, but
catchers and slave BUYERS We dare not leave the
negro 70 be dealt with by the South alone. But n
malice and rancor these fanatical pulpteers, there
would he little 10 fear. But the question TO be
asked IS. What is the President going to do?'
THE Richmond News-Leader'': A few days ago
we discussed the new crusade" Of ''nagging the
South" going on with especial rabidness by the
discussion WAS not in the nature of reply It was
designed simply to terate that so Iar as she vas &
issues which the crusade was being conducted
The Rev DIR. Dean Richmond Babbtt, rector OF
the Church OF the Epiphany. Brooklyn when his
attention was drawn the above extracts. had this
10 say:
As for myself one Of the Objectionable ministerial
very friendliness of the South its PATRIOTISM
honor Of woman. military character and genuine
Amerieansm outside of this terrible race question
venture. I went South and lived among Southerners
and even edited Of their papers. I he rank
prejudice volcanic teInpers ana want OF freedom IN
pulpit and press made, in my judgment, no place
for Northern man Of convictions.
different in opinions Henry Watterson and
Colonel John Brownlow. son Of the famous anti
slavery "Parson'' Brownlow. and attempted then
as ] have within only the last three months TO
study the race question in its native habitat These
papers show the same prejudice the same intoler-
in my sermon. and reterate that the negro is
safe among those people must still be the ward of
IN solving this race problem.
To show my impartiality and that 1t is not
political economical question which I have
been speaking, be permitted to say that along
the line of Americana have some of the most in
me by southern people whose ACQUAINTANCE 1 value
most highly. On a shelf in my home cheek by jowl
ern woman and one Of Abraham Lincoln from the
house the latter died-one the defender the
Lost Cause and the other the Great Emancipator
In this question the Southerners too near
the negro to him or To see right and Christian
principles. As came 10 my convictions slowly.
stand by all have said, and glad lift voice
for an oppressed race.