Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-31
CLERGY FAVOR TAFT.
Lutheran Preachers Praise Re-
publican Candidate.
"A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN
ssThe Man Of the Hour He IL Called
While Bryan Is Condemned - T.
sTalkere and . Fomenter -
Class Hatred.

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"Talkerr and . Fomenter 80
Class Hatred.
civilian Howard Taft Is. ii mY|
opinion, one OF the strongest proo1sl
Dental candidates ever chosen By anX
political party" This Is the otafl4
valid, pastor Of the ELM Lutheran.
Church Of Chicago and secretary q
the Illinois Conference of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church.
Many other Swedish pastors JON
with the Rev. Mr.. Tengwald In ~
Endorsement of Mr.. Taft. Almond
them are the Rev. Carl Almen. p4o]
tor of the Swedish Lutheran 6aro1
Church. Iron Mountain, Mich; IA
Rev. G.. 8. Ohslund. pastor of m
Bethlehem Church, 5755 Fifth ave
nue.. Chicago; the Rev. John ALFRED
Eckstrom, Lutheran Gethsemnu4
Church, Worcester, Mass; the Hov
A. F. Bergstrem, pastor of the Tabo5
Church, 1850 Escanaba avenue, Chi
cago.
s'Taft q Christian Gentleman
The Rev. DIR. A. p. Fors, pastor d
the Lutheran Bethel Church, $40
Peoria street, Chicago, says: sTn4
Is q reliable Christian gentlema1
Twenty years ago I heard Bryan
debate in Nebraska, full Of stubborn
ness and radicalism. and how man
times has he not changed his Sk1
since then!"
Let Bryan talk and Taft ruloI
declares the Rev. N. J. Forsberg, ~
| tor OF the Lutheran Carmel Churc1
| Calumet. Mich. The pastor add
Even Mr.. Bryan may have his vt
tues, but honesty in politics II "A
the chief Of them"
The Rev. Adolf HUT, pastor OF 81
North Nineteenth street, Omah
Neb., gives I'VE reasons why Mr.. r.
should be elected, beginning wit
His character as q statesman
f~aultless."
"Taft the Man of the Hour"
I'VE have no confidence in a pre-
Dental candidate who spreads hatr
and whose principles are untenab1q
of the Lutheran Bethesda Churd
10,141 Avenue L, Chicago. wi
lam H. Taft Is the man Of the hour
he continues, "and there Is none
the land who possesses greater stat
manship, wisdom and experience tn
Mr.. Taft Another Chicago past
the Rev. G. A. Elliot, of the Megsf
Church, 1893 Seminary avenue,
clares 'Mr. Taft should have the b
port of every Swedish-American.s
Other pastors who add their
prevail Of Mr.. Taft are the Rev. ID.
Joshua Oden, 3D., OF the Irving "a
Lutheran Church, Chicago: the r
p. A. Helm, of the Humboldt Pl
Swedish Baptist Church, Chica}
the Rev. DR.. s. g. Gilman, Of
Swedish Lutheran Church. New
tain, Conn; the Rev. r. Martini
of the Evangelical Lutheran Chux
252 Ninety-frst street. Chicago:
R Rsyay G. g. A. Brandelie, ?. d of
Court place, Denver; the Rev. 9
fred Nelson, Of Trinity Church. 1
Barry avenue. Chicago. and the
]. Ekholm, TIL. D., OF the Evangel
Lutheran Zion Church, New
Grove, Neb., and secretary OF the
braska conference.
s"Taft the Champion of Right
"Taft Is the man to whom we
with the greatest safety intrust
reins of government" says the
John Lundeen. pastor OF the Swe
M. e. Church, Twenty-second a
and Irving avenue, Chicago.
adds, "He has shown In the many
sitions he has held that he Is the
partial champion OF the right.
Rev. Carl p. Edblom, pastor Of
Lutheran Church, AndOver,
agrees with his colleagues that
Taft should be elected Presi(
With him join the Rev. M. G.
seen. D. D., pastor of the Evangd
Lutheran Gethsemane Church.
West Huron street, Chicago: the
DR.. Ludwig Holmes, of the Luth
Church, at Evanston. ILL.,; the
Oscar N. Olson, of St. Paul's Oh
Chicago, and the Rev. John
Idstroem, of the Evangelical
+ Bethlehem and Zion chuI
Superior, Wis.
Prayer For Taft's Election
aWe have Democratic times q
ter remembrance and do not WI
return to them" says. the Re
johnson, Of the Lutheran Chur(
Ke~nsington, MINI. my wish
prayer to God Is that Mr.. Taft
Is rich In knowledge and exper
shall become our next Presi1
The judgment OF the Rev. Ca
| Andeer, pastor of the Swedish
eran Church. of Cheyenne, N.
incides with that Of the Rev
Johnson, while the Rev. 8. Pc
OF the Evangelical Lutheran G
dia Church, 2154 North Seel9
nue., Chicago. seconds his bret
the cloth.
II shall vote for w. H.
President of the United States
all l can for his election beca
Is the best fitted Of all the
dates and represents the best
cal party" This is the dictum
Rev. DR.. J.. E. Floren, Of Salind
The Rev. e. G. Chinlund. pal
the Evangelical Lutheran Chu
Red Wing, Mimi, also gives
of warm approval to Mr.. Taft.
In Mr.. Taft's home In Wasl