The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-04
in politics i.

righteousness in politics.
why. following this little furry
last week." said Rev. Mr.. Platt. re-
|ferring to his debate with Mr.. Harding
on the representative situation, bus
|iness men looked at me as though
were leper, when walked
down the street. 1t is the right and
the duty OF every preacher to take
part in such affairs. The public is
too prone to regard the minister as
a man whose only duty is to drink
pink tea and kiss the babies.
While Rev. Mr.. Piatt said that 1t is
the duty of the church to conquer the
world and take it for Christ, he does
not believe that at this time 1t is in
shape to accomplish any such end.
1t must first be purged of the sin
|fulness and the sensuality which per-
|vades II today. In Marion today the
|church as an organization is not vic
|torious.
There are 1000 church members in
Marion today and the steeples rear
ling themselves up throughout the
city look like the teeth of fine
comb" said Rev. Mr.. Piatt. yet
sin, greed, vanity and sensuality
flaunts in our faces"
The preachers today are subjected
TO more subtle temptations than men
in any other callings declared Rev.
Mr.. Piatt. They are tempted to be-
come effenminate. Mr.. Piatt said
that while he does not believe a min
lister should be a r1iffian and should
not go about with chip ON his
shoulder, should not be looking for
sensationalism, he should be always
ready to fight for what he believes to
be right, to give blow and take one.
when the churches demand men
who are strong and aggressive, men
who are real men and not womanish,
then there will be more preachers to
supply the demand" said the Central
Christian pastor. when the church
of Jesus Christ girds itself for the
final conflict, the man who Is strong
and aggressive will be the only man
who can be used"
This doesn't mean that the church
pulpit Is to be turned into a poll
|itical rostrum," said Rev. Mr.. Piatt,
but that the preachers are to speak
the gospel. He said that he does not
believe the members Of his cOngre-
cation will admit that he has turned
'his pulpit into political rostrum.
Rev. Mr.. Piatt paid considerable
Iattention to Hoke w. Donithen, the
candidate for representa-
tive. He secuted at Mr. Dointhen's
lstand on local option. saying that
1.-THE republican candidate stood one
thing one day and one another.
"Mr. Smith, the democratic candi-
ldate for representative, Is to be hon.
lored for the stand he has taken, Rev.
Mr.. Piatt said. You can ask Mr..
Smith where he stands one minute
and return five minutes later and find
Linn holding the same position" the
speaker declared.
AS for Rev. Mr.. Hensel, the inde-
lpendent candidate for representative,
the speaker said that he Is not being
supported because he Is a preacher,
but because he stands for the thing
for which they are fighting.
"We nominated Mr.. Hensel because
he was willing to make the race.
Some people have asked why we
Nominated a preacher. I can only
say that minister is best equipped
to make this race. No business man
would have accepted the nomination.
The trouble is, that we preachers
know little more about politics
than some would have us know"
IL have as much right to be in pol
itlcs as any man." said Rev. Mr..
Piatt. "I'm right where | belong
and have no apology to make"
Rev. Mr.. Piatt said that the day
will come when congressman and
Legislators in general will get on the
floors of the legislative halls and use
the Bible to support their stand on
various questions.