The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-03
gLERGY EAI1R DEE
lutheran Preachers Praise Re-
publican Candidate.
a Christian eENTtEnAN. /"

"a CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN"
aTbs Mar Of the Hour He Il called,
While BrSan u ceodsnasd IS .
@TafIesr9 and \ Eemoutsr Of Class
Flstrsd.
..WHifam Howard Taft e. IN my
opinion, one OF the strongest presiden-
tiai candidates ever chosen by any Pc
nticaI party" This IS the statement
OF the Rev. VICTOR ]. TengEald, pastor
OF the Elm LutheraR church Of Chi
caRo and secretnry OF the Illinois con
ference OF the Evangelical Lutheran
church,
Many other Swedish pastors Join with
the Rev. Mr.. TengFald IN his indorse-
meut of Nr. Taft Among them are
the Rev. Carl AImen, pastor OF the
swedish Lutheran Saron church, Iron
AIountGfn, luch-s the Rev G. S. Obs
lind pastor OF the Bethlehem church
5755 Eth avenue, Chicago the Rev
John Alfred EckEtrom. Lutheran Geth-
Senane church, worcester. Mass; the
Rev. A. F. BerEstrom, pastor OF the
Tabor church, 1850 Eseanaba avenue.
Chicago
TaH a Christian Gentleman"
The Rev DE- A. P. FOrs. pastor OF
the Lutheran Bethel church, 62O6 Pc
ORA street. Chicago. says: Taft Is n
reliable Christian gentleman Twenty
wears ago heard Bryan In debate In
Nebraska, full of stubbornness end
radIcaIfsm, and how many times has
he not changed his skin since them
Let Bryan talk and Taft rule" de-
cIares the Rev. n. J. Forsberg- pastor
Of the Lutheran Carmel church, Calu-
met Mich The pastor adds, Even
Mr. Bryan may have his virtues but
honesty In politics IS not the chief OF
them
4,he Rev. Adolf HUT. pastor Of the
Emmanuel Lutheran church, 511 North
Hineesenth street. Omaha Neb. gives
I've reasons why 8fr- Taft should be
elected. beginning with, His character
as n statesman IS fauldess-"
4Tsft the Man of the Hour
eve have no confidence In n presi-
dential candidate who spreads hatred
and whose principles are untenable,&
Eays the Rev. Andrus Andre. pastor Of
the Lutheran Bethesda church. -10.141
Ayeuue L. Chicago william h Taft
Is the man OF the hour" be continues,
.and there Is none In the land who
noSsesses Ereater statesmanshfp. wis
dom and experience. than Mr.. Taft"
Another Chicago pastor, the Rev. G. A
Elliot of the Messiah church, 1888
Seminary avenue. declares MI Taft
should have the support Of every
Swedish-Amerfcan-"
Other pastors who add their approval
of Air. TAFT are the Rev. E n JOshun
Oden. d. D., of the Irving Park Luth-
eran church, Chicago; the Rev P. A
Helm Of the Humboldt Park Swedish
Baptist church, Chicago; the Rev. Dr..
g. G. Gilman of the Swedish Lutheran
church. New Britain, Conn: the Rev |
p. AIartfnson of the Evangelical Luth- |
eran church, 30 Ninety-hrst street |
Chicago: the Rev. c. A. Brandells- |
ID. D.. Of the Lutheran AugustanI
church, 225o Court place, Denver; the
Rev. Gottfred Nelson of Trinity church, |
1914 Barry avenue, Chicago. and tho
Rev. ]. Ekholm, Tn. D.. of the Evan |
geIIcaI Lutheran Zion church, New
man Grove, Neb-. and secretary Of the /
Nebraska conference
TAFT the Champion Of Right
TAFT fs the man to whom we can
With the greatest safety intrust the /
reins of government" says the Rev /
John LundeeR, pastor OF the Swedish |
NJ. 3. church, Twenty-second street
and Irving avenue, Chicago BE adoS,
's4e has shown In the many positions
be has held that he Is the impartial |
champion OF the right" The Rev
Carl P. Edblom. pastor OF the Luther
an church. Andoyer. III agrees with
his colleagues that MI Taft should be |
elected president. with him Join the
Rev. NJ. G. Ranseen. D. D.. pastor Of
the evangelical Lutheran Gethsemane
church. 20 West Huron street, Chiea- !
70; the Rev. Or. Ludwig Holmes OF the
Lutheran church at Evanston, III: the
Rev, Oscar n. Olson OF St Pauls
church, chicago. and the Rev. John
B. A. Idstroem of the Evangelical Luz
theran bethlehem and Zion churches.
Superior. wis.
prayer For Tafes Election.
I'VE have Democratic times in BIT
ter remembrance and do not wish to
return to them" says the Rev. L John 1
son of the Lutheran church Of Ken |
sinpton. MINI. My wish and prayer
to God Is that Air. Taft, who is rich
in knowledge and experience, shall DO.
come our next president" The judg- !
mont of the Rev. Carl W. Andeer, pas |
tor OF the Swedish Lutheran church Of