The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-12
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DR.. Hawthorne, However, De-
clares Well Known Minister
to be Moral Hero.
coMMENDs JUDGE PARK Err
ICoMMENDs JUDGE PARKER
Sets Splendid Example Of Poll
tical Integrity Right Pre- .
ferrcd ito Presidency.

On last Sunday morning Or. Hawthorne,
speaking from his pulpit In Grove Avenue
Church, said in part: 81 NJ II \ /
IF Christ was profoundly Interested
In great questions OF civil government
and social reform, surely we can ford
to be- The Christia who is unconcernedI
about the legislation and administration
OF the government under which he lives
and tho social conditions lof the com y
munity ofwhlch he Is a member. Is very
unlike his Lord and Master.
Christians. and especially Christian
ministers. should be guided by His exam
pie in their efforts to eliminate political
and social evils. Christ publicly COM
5demned classes of men, but never5indlvid-
srals. He said: Woo unto ve, Pharlsees.
but never Woe unto you, Caiaphas.
He hated the cruel despotism OF Herod,
but never pointed to him as an indi-
3vidual tyrant, and held him UP to public
3reprobation and scorn. He despised the
scowardice of PLATE, but did not brand
him as N coward before the multitude
i have again and a again cal led the atten-5
ton IT. a tcityItsto corruptions In their
municipal government but l have never
felt that my CONN ission as a minister of.
Jesus Christ required me to name any
municipal officer and de1lounce him as q
sensuallst a tricksterS and a thief. The
1ninlster8of the gospel who adopts such
tactics In a. battle for civic righteousness
repudiates the example and wisdom Of
the divine Son of ( God. IL lbs 8
DIR. sBROUGHTON'S MISTAKE.
si'tsWhenf Dr. l.. G.. Broughton,5 of Atlanta,
called out from the pulpit the name of
a city official and denounced him as a
moral Sleper, he transgressed the bounds
of ministerial duty and proprlety. and ex-3
posed fhimselfato a vast deal sof jus t8criti-i
cism.s Dr. Broug llton is a man of deep
convictions. He lisa Christian hero. I1a:
does what5le believes to- be rght. without.
regard ato 6consequencesStoEh himself; but
like many Their m ora heroes, he IS Ca pa
be OF very serious mn akes and Ind IS
tcretions. 33 n e sB
Chrlst's remed ~ for political evils was
the principles OF ia is II own everlasting
gospel With these, and witt these alone.
He worked to purif y$polit teal government.
He appealed to the moral nature OF.
men. He laid before the Intelligence Q f
the world the great laws Of ethical life.t
He knew that obedience to these laws;
would bring the solution of "a II POLITICAL
and social problems, the downfall of all
despotism, tho security of all huma n
rights. the publication Of every human
home. and the elevation and hap pinesss
Of every human life. Christ laid upon
the consciences Of men the obi ion TO
be honest and transparent I'M all the cir
8cumstances Of their lives. He demanded
that men should be loyal to truth@ands
virtue even at the sacrifice Il of Office,
fortune, liberty and life. It ssto me a
very pleasing and Inspiring fact that
the vrtue-loving men of al politica pa r.
tiles in this country can point to Alton b.
Parker as an Illustration Of that type
OF political Integrity which cannot be
seduced By any temptation. lie will go
down into history as one of the few mt 4
of ur!nation who would rather be right
than President. H