Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-10-01
Taft's Religion.


religion of Mr.. Taft, Republican
candidate for the President OF
the United States:
GAS | shall not have time to
answer the many communica-
tions coming TO me with regard
to my recent editorial protest
ing against the election OF a man
to the presidency OF these United
States, who denies the deity of
Jesus Cchrist, will answer them
one and all at this time, through
the columns OF the Herald. Am
ong these communications, com,
ing from every quarter, there has
been only one of adverse critl-
cism. This one calls attention to
the fact that Mr.. Taft has said
kind things OF missions, t h e
church, etc, ETC., to all of which
l simply answer, Mr.. Taft is a
Unitarian. Jesus Christ was all
He claimed to be or He was an
impostor. He claimed to be one
equal with the father. He said:
"He that hath seen me hath seen
the Father. This the Unitarians
deny. OF course, they have many
ways OF wriggling in and out,
explaining and hair splitting,
but they are a curse and blight,
to any community in which they
exist, in sufficient numbers to
give them influence. The Chris
tian Church does not, cannot
recognize them or fellowship with
them as Christians. | believe it
would be q great national sin.
and bring national calamity, to
elect q man our Chief Ma gistrate
who has the views with regard
to Christ that q Unitarian must
have.
"To the large number offriends
who have sent me word of appro
val and congratulation, / return
my thanks. But for the candi-
dates Unitarianism, l should
have said "a word. 1t startles
and saddens me to think of the
great, greedy corporations and
constituencies money kings. uni
ting their tremendous influence
to put this man upon the throne
of power. Nearly 2,000years ago
this poor, mad, blind world reach
ed the high tide Of sin when it
cried in mad frenzy, release unto
US Barabas and cruelty Christ.
Madmen had their way that aw-
ful day OF tragedy, but their
Judgment came sure and soon.
Will this generation repeat the
blind folly OF the Jews7 If 50, we
must prepare to reap q harvest
which is sure to ripen in d u e
time.
"Not long ago the Senate OF
the United States ignored Christ's
teachings ihot 'No man cometh
TO the father but by me-" and
elected q Unitarian chaplain to
pray for them-to mock God.
But no one seemed to care. 1t
looks as if this country has be-
come too stupid to become ar.
oused TO q state OF righteous in
dignation. Directly afterward one
man just out of the Senate was
shot to death by the woman he
had debauched and deserted, an
other died in time to keep out OF
prison, another was sent to pris-
on for dishonesty, another was
i'll q divorce court and mixed up
in a most disgrareful scandal
The same Senate failed to break
the power OF the Tobacco Trust,
and stands back Of the whiskey
power shipping its intoxicants
into prohibition States and zones
and thus the government legali-
yes and protects crime.
Tt is high time for Christian
men to think, for patriots to "a
rouse themselves. II we continue
to SOW to the wind as sure AS
sure as God is true and His word
is true, we will reap the whirl-
wind. We are approaching q crl-
sis in our history OF such vital
Importance thatit seems to me