Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-01-05
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND THE
BIBLE.

The action of President Roose-
welt I'm furnishing the members Of
Companies b. G. and ID OF the TWEEN
| ty-hfth Infantry. consisting of from
40 20 200 persons for tine alleged
lonenses Of ten or twelve of them has
caused ass TO remember that he has
at times shown a decided aptitude
for the Scriptures and that he has
professed a desire that we an should
observe IT'S precepts We knew that
me did not have " leg TO stand on.
when it came 90 the New Testament
and We ware Interested to know
where he would find his authority
under the commandments Of the old
Testament
The War Department admitted
that some members OF the Twenty
fifth Infantry were Innocent for IL,
used the following language. which
language was encouched fin Presi-
dent Rooseveit's order of dismissal
I'm making this recommendation.
I recognize the fact that "a number
OF men who have no direct knowl-
edge as 90 the Identity OF the men
OF the Twenty-hfth infantry. who ac-
tually fired the shots on the night
OF the 18th day OF August. 1906 viii
incur this extreme penalty"
Secretary of War Tai. who seems
90 be afraid that some one NAV an
swer his question In the affirmative
and therefore proceeds TO answer
it himself in the negative said:
1T may be that in the battalion
are a number OF men wholly inno-
cent VINO know neither who the gull
% men are, nor any circumstances
which will aid ia their detection.
Though this cannot be true OF many
Because there may be innocent men
In. the battalion. must the govern
ment continue 90 use 10 20 guard
communities OF men. women and
children when il contains so danger
Gus an element impossible of detec-
ton? Certainly not.
The President not only did not
keep them in the service. but ne
punished them after they left the
service. Here is the order:
II recommend that orders be is
sued as soon as practicable discharg-
ing without honor every man in Com
panies b, C. and ID Of the Twenty
hith Infantry serving at Fort Brown
Texas on the night OF August 18Th.
1906 and forever debarring them
from re-enlsting ia the army or ma
w OF the United States as we'll as
from employment In any civil capac-
.sty under the government"
We have shown that in this he
violated the laws Of man. now we
expect 10 prove that he has gone
contrary to the practices OF God.
In Genesis. XVIII chapter. 25th
verse, we find the following:
'25. That be far from thee TO do
after this manner 90 slay the right
.eous with the wicked. and that the
righteous should be as the wicked.
that be far from thee: Shall not the
Judge OF all the earth do right"
This was a case where the whole
of Sodom and Gomorrah was wick
ed and yet when God announced
that he would destroy the city Abra-
ham pleaded with him and God
promised him if ne could find fifty
rigbtpOug he would stnora tho cgt..
In the case of Companies b. c. and
ID of the Twenty-ffth Infantry, IL is
admitted that out Of two hundred
there were one hundred and ninety
soldiers not guilty and that out OF
one hundred and seventy Soldiers
there were at least 100 not guilty. |
What was the ruling of President
Roosevelt and the War Department? |
God agreed to spare Sodom and |
Gomorrah If there could be found |
forty-fve righteous persons and /
then he agreed to spare it, II he
could find twenty righteous persons.
and then he agreed to spare 1t IL he
could find thirty righteous persons,
and then ne agreed to spare it IL he
could find twesty righteous persons.
The Bible says:
81. And ne said. Oh, let not the
Lord be angry, and l will speak yet
but this once: Peradventure ten
shall be found there. And ne said,