The daily sentinel., 1907-04-08
SOME RADICAL STATEMENTS.
hev. Forsyth Declares Negro In Every
Way White Mans Equal and
Italian Better Citizen Than
Irishman.

yesterday morning in pretty rad
zeal sermon Rev. D. d. FORSYTH. of
the Methodist church, made some
very startling and very sensational
statements.
He dwelt with the alleged curse of
Mormonism, the race problem and
the dangers attending foreign immi-
grafton, and offered solutions for
each OF these mighty questions.
In dealing with the race question
Rev. Forsyth declared that the negro
has equally as bright mind and
equally as strong an intellect as the
white man, with pleasure he related
instances where in his opinion this
declaration was easily proven. He
told. of a negro recently excelling
Pennsylvania youths In certain ex-
aminations held in the Keystone state
and related story to the effect that
negro entering Harvard had sur
passed in his studies and work the
son of prominent gentleman of the
old South. He denounced the idea
that the negro is all right In his
place. continuing that his place, is at
the side of the white man and should
be treated with brotherly affection.
He referred to the plan of the COVER
nor of Florida detailed in the SEN
tinel few days ago in which plan
If carried out, the negro would be de-
ported from the United States, his
lands and property all being purchas-
ed at reasonable prices and he and
his people settled in a desirable coun-
try He opposes such plan and wants
the negro to remain in this country.
He believes the race problem
can be solved by thorough campaign
of Christian education throughout
the south.
In speaking of the heavy foreign
immigration to this country annu-
ally Rev. Forsyth dwelt upon the diff
ferent nationalities of the incoming
hosts. He at one time declared. that
the Italian is a better citizen than
the Irishman as far as this country
Is concerned" In proof of this he
stated that statistics taken from the
large cities where the foreigners con-
gregate show that there are many
times more Irishmen in the iails, the
penitentiaries and the poor houses
than Italians However, he asserted
that the Italian is not as easily Amer
icanized and is not as near an Amer
lean in character and being as the
son of old Ireland.
The minister declared that he is in
favor of foreign immigration but that
a great danger lies in the fact that
these foreigners are not American
lied as they should be and made to
assimilate with the American people
but rather to a large extent are al
lowed to form great colonies, settle
ments and 'cities inside of cities in
the big centers of population. DEM
ppgfratfnpr thfe he rafarra1 n tba hiu
Italian, Jewish and Hungarian settle
ments in New York within the boun
daries of each of which settlements
there was every evidence. custom and
plan of a same city of the same ma
tionality in the native country across
the sea.
Dealing with the growth of fore
ign immigration Rev. Forsyth gave
some startling statistics. Nearly g.
900, 900 foreigners have come to this
country since 1900. more than enough
to populate sixteen American states,
more than enough to make 125 cities
the size of Grand Junction or thirty
cities as large as Denver. Christian
is needed among these
great armies of foreigners.
Touching upon Mormonism the
minister denounced 1t in merciless
language stating that ''if Mormonism
strikes at anything 1t strikes at the
virtue of woman and the purity of,
the home" He branded Mormonism
as one of the prime evils of the time.
He said the church was extending
its influence all over the west and
now controlled several states and
has its eye on Colorado" He de-
clared it to be "the greatest prose-
lying church on earth"
The minister got very heated at
times and quite dramatic especially
when dealing with the race question
and the Mormon church. He grew
enthusiastic in his declaration of faith
in the equality of the negro and the
white man.