The Detroit times., 1908-12-21
slvs TAFT CANNOT
! ENTER Gates OF
HEAVEN
-r....-.--.s-
MAN WHO WAS DENOUNCED az
ROOSEVELT COMES sAek WITH
SHARP REPLY-sAYs -uNlrARl-
& ANS BARRED FROM HEAVEN.

DAYTON. O.. Dec 2l.-President
Roosevelt's caustfc letter &c J. {. Mar
tin. who questfunetf the religion OF
President-elect- .rsft. has brought =
\ reply from MI Martin Sir. Marin
says he does not wish 10 deny or rob
the Unitarian Church. or which Mr..
TAFT 10 a member. of any good or ben
ent It has done Cor the world, but ar
ter admitting the claims Of the Un,'
tartan church be- asks ':all evangelical
protsstant churcEes--Methoaist. Bap'
list, Presbyterian. Lutheran. Disci-
ples. Episcopal as well as the Roman
Catholics II they can consistently cast
1ofde all the fundamental doctrines
a. thslr church" MIR. Martin con-
klnue4 mr.. President. viii you go
on record as branding them as foul
nlanderers OF their fellow conntrymen
and Of narrow bigotry? II not, thea
Why msf''
i Ar. Martins latter follows
About Taft's religion, you say he
~ . Unitarian. quoting from a pamph-
Lot issusd by J. C. -Capehart, OF Nor
xonGlOwn. w. Va -. Il have much
proof 70 support his asseItionl, Ed
ward Dvsrett Hale says the Unitar'
ian church denies the deity OF Jesus
Christ: the Unitarian chu~ch denies
JeooD Christ was with God IN the crea-
tions denies God the Father prom
l0ed Him a. the Messiah: denies He
He Was not the son OF Joseph; denies
he Wa not the son OF Joseph; denies
He was very God, OF very God mani
feet In desh: denies He lid the mi
racles recorded Of Him denies His
blood a4ones for the sins OF the world;
dem1es He arose from the tomb; de-
nice He ascended into heaven; denies
HD - 10 b. worshiped as God Jointly
With the Father: denies Ho Is coming
again 20 judge the world: denies the
! Bkble IL the word of God.
Il believe charity. like light, should
radiate on every side and lend TO all
the wants OF our brethren so long as
Il doos not oppose God and the Bible.
Mann Would be Out.
History shows US that II Unfair
iani6m disqualified one from render
fng service to his country then Hor-
acc Mann, one of the foremost edu-
Gators Of America, would have been
shut out; David Starr JORDAN, presi-
dent Of Leland Stanford university;
Carl d. Wright. president OF Clark
college, and many other professors
and the last seven presidents OF Har-
ward university, including President
Eliot. who has Just resigned after 40
years OF service, during which he
won for himself the foremost position
in the fieid of American education.
Then again, think how much our ma
tionAl congress Is indebted to Edward
Everett, Charles Sumner. Daniel Web
ster. John G. Calhoun and George +.
Hoar. all Unitarians, and IA of the
governors OF Massachusetts, including
John A. Andrew. the great war gov /
ern0r, belonged to the same denomin- |
alton; seven of the supreme justices |
Of the supreme court, many associate
1us1lces have been adherents Of the
Unitarian faith; many illustrious
names which have alike graced the
history Of our nation.
Now, Mr.. President, you say I
f0uIly SANDER my fellow countrymen
and that / am guilty OF narrow big
otry when I say the mass OF the voters
who are not Catholics will not support |
a man for any ONCE, especially for /
rresident Of the United States. who is
q Roman Catholic. repeat. I believe
nine-tentbs of the voters OF the United
States. including all religious beliefs.
VIII say I state a fact, and in your
own heart after due thought you will
agree with me.
IT II an admitted fact. and quota
ticnD from prominent Catholics show
that II they controlled the United
slater they would unite church and
state, which Washington, Grant. Gar
Held, Mckinley and statesman univer.
sally In this country opposed. II can
not be construed as an attack on the
Catholic religion. simply opposing