The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-19
FAIR HAVEN.

The elimination of the motto Tn God We Trust" from the new coin- age of gold eagles, has been the sub feet of no little discussion in this part of the city, as we'll as elsewhere. The Journal and Courier last evening ob- tained the opinions of some of the lo- cal clergy on the subject Rev pr. Sheath of the Grand avenue Congre- gational church said: T see no oc- caslon for the removal of this motto from our coins. The presidents views do not impress me. He is liable to make a mistake when he says that it would be better to place the motto on some of the public buildings. Take the capitol building in Pennsylvania. How would it do to place the motto on that building? There was @ mil- Hon dollar steal in the construction cf that building, and the greatest kind of graft. It would be rather inappro- prlate to install the motto on some capitol !buildings where the greatest kind of fraudulent legislation had been adopted To my mind, the na- tion's trust is in God, and looking at the matter in that light 1 would have the motion remain on our coins. l see nothing irreverent In it. There Is no more harm in having the motto on our coinage than on our buildings, or anywhere else. If the motto is looked at in the right light, I consider lit a matter of reverence. The coin in itself does not express selflshness. v
 Rev. Charles G. Smith, pastor of the Grand avenue Baptist church, when asked for his opinion, said that as he was a native of the Dominion of Canada, 1t was perhaps not quite lproper that he should express an opinion It may b. said, however, that MT. Smith believes thoroughly in | America, even if he was born in an other country. Finally, MT Smith said:
 Really, it does not matter much what is on the coin. have known of houses where the motto God Bless | Our Home, was conspicuous on the walls, and yet there was no living with the people in that house. In the practical, every day outlook, or from an intellectual point of view, I accept the presidents statement He looks upon 1t that people should be as rev. erent as in the time of Samuel, and from this view of the matter, 1t is more proper to have this motto on the coinage than 1t would be to have a part of the s1st psalm printed in the Journal and Courier. I believe that some of the English coins have sim liar motto, If we interpret 1t that in God we look for everything that is good, why that is all right. From a irellgious and historical point of view 1t is all right to have the motto on the coin, But as the president says, if the people do not wish the new coin as 1t has been Issued, congress can easily change back to the old custom.
 Rev. E. c. Tullar, pastor of the East Pearl street M E. church, said that in his opinion it was 8 mistake tc lhave made the change.
 Hon. Michael J. Tanning, the tenn perance orator, said that the country had heard from an Episcopal body or the subject and the people would heai from the Methodist conferences and the Baptist associations criticising the removal of the motto from the coins And other religious bodies would speak in protest. He believed that g mistake had been made.
 sherman l Graves, supervising prln- cipal of the Strong district, said thai those who were against the president would criticize him for having the motto removed. For his own part, he thought no harm had been done
 George Stevenson yesterday receive
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