Milford chronicle., 1908-10-30
CLERGY FAVOR TAFT.
Lutheran Preachers Praise Re-
publican Candidate.
"A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN"
"The Man Of the Hour" He is Called
While Bryan is Condemned as q
''Talker" and a FOmenter OF
Glass Hatred.

"Talker" and Fomenter "a
Glass Hatred.
William Howard Taft is, in my
opinion, one Of the strongest presi-
Dental candidates ever chosen by any
political party" This is the state
ment of the Rev. Victor ]. Teng-
wald, pastor of the Elm Lutheran
Church of Chicago and secretary OF
the Illinois Conference Of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church.
4 Many other Swedish pastors join
with the Rev. Mr.. Tengwald in his
Endorsement of Mr.. Taft. Among
them are the Rev. Carl Almen, pas
tor of the Swedish Lutheran Saron
Church, Iron Mountain. Mich; the
Rev. G. S. Ohslund. pastor of the
Bethlehem Church, 5755 Fifth ave-
nue., Chicago; the Rev. John Alfred
Eckstrom, Lutheran Gethsemane
Church, Worcester, Mass; the Rev.
A. F. Bergstrom, pastor of the Tabor
Church. 1850 Escanaba avenue, Chi
cago.
Taft a Christian Gentleman"
The Rev. Dr. A. p Fors, pastor Of
the Lutheran Bethel Church, 62O6
Peoria street, Chicago, says: Taft
IS a reliable Christian gentleman.
Twenty years ago l heard Bryan in
debate in Nebraska, full of stubborn
ness and radicalism, and how many
times has he not changed his skin
since them"
Let Bryan talk and Taft rule"
declares the Rev. n. j. Forsberg, pas
tor Of the Lutheran Carmel Church,
Calumet Mich. The pastor adds,
Even Mr.. Bryan may have his vir-
tues, but honesty in politics is not
the chief of them"
The Rev Adolf Hult, pastor Of the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, oil
North Nineteenth street, Omaha,
/ Neb, gives five reasons why Mr.. Tart
/ should be elected, beginning with,
His character as a statesman Is
| faultless."
Taft the Man of the Hour."
1--WE have no confidence in a presi-
| Dental candidate who spreads hatred
and whose principles are untenable,"
says the Rev. Andrus Andre, pastor
of the Lutheran Bethesda Church,
| 10,141 Avenue L, Chicago. Will
lam H. Taft is the man of the hour,
he continues, "and there is none in
| the land who possesses greater states
manship, wisdom and experience than
Mr.. Taft" Another Chicago pastor,
the Rev. G. A. Elliot of the Messiah
| Church, 1888 Seminary avenue, de-
clares "Mr Taft should have the sup
port of every Swedish-American."
other pastors who add their ap-
proval of Mr.. Taft are the Rev. p. NJ.
Joshua Oden, BID, of the Irving Park
Lutheran Church, Chicago; the Rev.
P. A. Helm, of the Humboldt Park
Swedish Baptist Church. Chicago;
| the Rev. DR.. S. G. Gilman, of the
/ Swedish Lutheran Church, New Bril-
tain, Conn; the Rev. P. Martinson,
OF the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
252 Ninety-hrst street, Chicago; the
Rev. G. A. Brandelie, d. D., of the
Lutheran Augustana Church, 1850
Court place, Denver; the Rev. Gott-
fred Nelson, Of Trinity Church, 1914
Barry avenue, Chicago, and the Rev.
J. Ekholm, TIL. D., of the Evangelical
Lutheran Zion Church, Newman
Grove, Neb., and secretary of the Ne
braska conference.
''Taft the Champion Of Right"
Taft is the man to whom we can
with the greatest safety iutrust the
reins of government" says the Rev.
John Lundeen, pastor OF the Swedish
NJ. E. Church, Twenty-second street
and Irving avenue, Chicago. lie
adds, "He has shown in the many po-
sitions he has held that he is the i'm
partial champion of the right. The
Rev Carl P. Edblom, pastor of the
Lutheran Church, Andover, H.,
agrees with his colleagues that Mr..
Taft should be elected President.
With him Join the Rev. NJ. c. RAN
seen, d. D., pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran Gethsemane Church, 19
West Huron street, Chicago; the Rev.
Dr. Ludwig Holmes, of the Lutheran
Church, at Evanston, Ill; the Rev
Oscar N. Olson, OF st. Paul's Church,
Chicago, and the Rev. John B. A.
Idstroem, of the Evangelical Luth-
Gran Bethlehem and Zion churches,
Superior, Wis.
Prayer For Taft's Election.
~We. have Democratic times in bit
ter remembrance and do not wish 70
return to them" says the Rev. l..
Johnson, of the Lutheran Church, OF
Kensington, MINI. My wish and
prayer to God is that Mr. Taft, who
is rich In knowledge and experience.
shall become our next President.
The judgment of the Rev. Carl W.
Andeer, pastor of the Swedish Luth-
eran Church, Of Cheyenne, n. D., CO.
incides with that of the Rev. MI
Johnson, Whlle the REV. D Sai sum
Of the Evangelical Lutheran Concor-
dia Church, 2154 North Seeley ave-
nue., Chicago, seconds his brethren OF
the cloth.
Il shall vote for W. H. Taft for
President Of the United States and do
all l can for his election because ne
is the best fitted Of all the candi-
dates and represents the best politi-
cal party" This Is the dictum OF the
Rev. DR.. J. e. Floren, of Salina, Kan.
The Rev. E. G.. Chinlund, pastor OK
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, OF
Red Wing, Mimi, also gives words
of warm approval to Mr.. Taft.
In Mr.. Taft's home in Washington