Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-22

other state. Why was this? The state had become d by-word elsewhere. Why? Because of it's inward rotten. ness.
 Thus the doctor led up to real theme of his discourse, church poli. tics, declaring that there must come a great reformation in church as we'll as state in Arkansas before the state could expand into the full measure Of her glory. Referring to his now fa- nous address before a mixed audience at the Y. M. c. A. here several weeks ago-the speech that caused his sus. pension from the ministry-Dr. Hawk ins said:
 q want to say here that every word I said then is true' Great applause greeted this declaration.
 He stated that during his recent trip to Memphis to confer with Bishop Hoss relative to taking his case be- fore the general conference on appeal, a Little Rock citizen of prominence. who met him at the hotel 'incidental- ly,' made the statement to hipl that they realized that Thomas was gone, that nothing could now save him, but asked that the two old men" be spar ed "The two old men, referred to is supposed to be Drs Godbey and Rig. gin.
 He declared that the cause of his suspension from the ministry was not that he made that speech, but be. cause he made it publicly. If he had gone to every man in the United States personally and told him the things contained in that speech, it would not have eonstituted an offense, but because he made it publicly he was suspended.
 He stated positively that Rev. Jas. Thomas was living under a concealed identity, and characterized Thomas as the Blocker T. Washington of the Method st church" Those acquaint- ed with the allegations against Rev. Thomas readily saw the fine point of Dr. Hawkins reference, and the house was in an uproar for a few seconds. He said Thomas lied before God and man. and was liivng a lie every day of his life. He said the Fitzgerald letter. used at the Benton conference tt. shield Thomas identity, was used as fraudulently as any criminal had ever used a forged check.
 He wished it distinctly understood that he did not intend any reflection upon Bishop Fitzgerald, whom he pic tured as an aid and decrepit man, with one foot in the grave; but said he had been imposed upon, and the act of using his letter showed not on 1v the blackness of heart but the re- tenness of character, of those who used it.
 Here Dr. Hawkins rehashed the his tory of the case and read the two let ters written by Bishop Fitzgerald facts already printed in the columns of the Graphic. He said he would publish the testimony adduced at his Camden trial later on.
 Aoain referring to the first FitZger- aid letter, he said it was a case of poor old, decrepit man being duped Inv Dr Godbey or someone else, and Thomas was caught in the very act of s+oa,inp testimony. Such practices would put Tammany hall to shame.
 Here he continued the history or Inc Benton trouble, the details or which the public is already familiar with and referring to the arrest of Rev w. E. Thompson's character said Bishop Hoss had told him that Dr Codbey stated that it was done as q line of defense to protect Thom es He said Thonpson's accusers had no testimony. and never had. Bu' tn order to shield one of their clique Thomas. they had accused Thompson of undre intimacy with ore of the eweetest and most v'rtuous young la a;cs in all the south. He had 9oia Mrs Galloway, wife Of the presidins hiehoD at Camden, that he woola wade the Ouachita to it's head before ba would acknowledge he had made q mistake in protecting the. innoceaee ,f the southern women, and down tue rascals who attempted to oesaa'feA ,or character. He was roundiy ap,