New-York tribune., 1903-05-18
SAYS HAY CAN FIND WAY
Dr.. Macarthur Declares LynckerS as
Bad as Russian Butchers

The Rev Dr. Robert s. Macarthur preached
sast night ST Calvary Baptist Church, IN west
Fifty-seventh-st. on the dual theme or saNaee'H
IN Russia and savagery in America nous
he began with q bitter arraignr7ent o. i'uSs'
for the massacre at Kishineff. he devoted quite
ss much time TO a denuncation Of the lyn'hlhS
~ negroes IN this country He said that 4 mon
which killed negroes in this country was as haH
as A mob which Stayed Jews in Russia Inc
onlv distinction which he noted was tha1 the
outrages in Russia were the natural oeNeioP
77e-4 of the policy Of cruelty Systematically Pur
sued by the Russian Government ana en-
-ouraced by the authorities Of the Greek ChuIoh'
through many centuries In ending ne Saio 'ii''
~ had himself been born under corner OF me
r,---sh ea- and that while he loved the Amerl-
can oar with every drop Of blood in his ooaE,
,to,a mas no flag in the world SO fair 10 men OF
all co1ors and all faiths the British nag fNe-
.-arding the proper attitude for this country l"
take in the present emergency. he salo'
We have all been startled by the unspeakabie
atrocities inflicted by the russians upoit II
Jews Russia is the great bear IN tne -.
>..-frvaI T71enac cerie 1t is the medieval bar
harisr In the modern world. Ever slIloe - -
time of Ivan the Great deVout Russlails Aoo 60
lacked upon the Car The VlceSeitill o1 - -
.,-,on earth Ever since that time huSSla no nc
claimed divine right 10 be the world nlas.el, t
II Great Britain and the United states IN
hostile TO each other no earUIig poHh -
5,-event Russian tyranny from gaining the ildS MAJ
1erv of the world early in the twenueth cen, ,
r,.-v Every American pulpit tIlIou6ilo..t
S.D6 slould llnire in righteous denunciatloh OF
these unspeakable atrocities II the ~ ueIIOi-+ .
who committed these outraSes IN me iiS IaiiI ta
t-l,r;stia-itv were really Christians l "ould ps
sn fn66el II were better that they shoul4
claim to worship the devil, and be cohsls'eiIt;
than claim TO worship the 600 oA DO'e
murder hts innocent children ,.,,..
The Russian Government is TO blame pee peoau &c
SIS representatives took no e1ectlNe Steps
stop the hand Of the destroyer X Is eri5 Iza by,
sba+ the soldiers sneered at the calls mace "
Jews for help and that some OF @ @IneIl W., 80
bered among the assasslhs- mn i,, - L. taI-e
b-5res them TO irsric~ the world VIII not nave
-rT1rb faith in the sincerity Of his WlSheS @ 1ot
Justice and peace. But the RUSSIAN Coy -'' -
IS not really an autocracy. e as Is A-d the
rzosed but IS instead a bureaucrdCS- Anu -
-,oItrv of that bureaucracy Is SHOWN III u N
slaughter Of the Chinese. untl thelr ,caor oouIoS
ciaeEed the wheels OF the steamers III 'iie EN
River only q short time ago -, ,.o ,e
(s-,- government must protest II the naiiie %
,,-s,3+1- apainst such cruelties Jews are siam.
--or9a-7 are 6ishonored children are slain why :
T2aca1ise they dared to be true 10 tnelr aiClelI'
faith To say that our government Il7S IlO
right 10 address reTnonstrlce 10 - .ilT 81 I,-
Government is TO mistake the tuncCohs OF ou5
f-o1-arnr77ent today. If this country had dared
I. address Turkey the Armenian illdS9SiNie9
T. c-aat Britain and the United States will
soin hands they can stop atrocities in all parts
Of the world. Perhaps such protest MouIu
violate some laws Of international eiqueIee'
l7,1- I hold that the laws OF humanity are Su-
rarIor TO any laws Of etiquette No ndtloii i4a0
-,.-5rv and mar Russia has done. l believe
7har Colonel Hay-the most sFdlful dlplomatsl
ia the world to-day-can find . proper way 70
frame our protest Because Of tins profess M
sc res hacked down IN AIanchuria-but only 1or
= time There Is never i change IN fuSSIa :
mans She viii have Manchurla ana AohSolld-
80 She will Sfsrlerrler China But Il Is our
5,rv now 10 give expression 20 the righteous
i-5ienation Of the American people At these TN
er,=a x. hle atrocities peroejrate1 ny men MIio
IN themselves Christians. but who in reality
are Savcges.