The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-22
CLERGY FAVOR I'!|'AlE!|:T.
Lutheran Preachers Praise Re-
publican Candidate.
a CHRISTIAN eENTLEMANs

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1.-THE Man Of the Hour He IL Called,
While Bryan Is Condemned q .
| s.Talkcrr and q Fomenter q
\ Class Hatred.
William Howard Taft Is. In my
opinion, one Of the strongest presi-
dentiai candidates ever chosen by ahH
political party" This 10 the statei
ment OF the Rev. Victor ]. Teng{
wald, pastor of the Elm Lutheran
Church OF Chicago and secretary %
the Illinois Conference of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church.
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 Saronl
Church, Iron Mountain, Mich: the
Rev. G. 8. ohslund. pastor Of the
Bethlehem Church, 5755 Fifth ave-
nue., Chicago; the Rev. John Alfred
Eckstronl. Lutheran Gethsemane
Church. Worcester, Mass; the Rev.
A. F. .Bergstrom, pastor of the Tabor
Church, 1850 Escanaba avenue, Chi
cago.
'sTaft q Christian Gentleman. :
The Rev. DR.. A. P. Fors, pastor OF
the Lutheran Bethel Church, 6206;
Peoria street, Chicago, says: TAFT
is reliable Christian gentleman.
Twenty years ago heard Bryan In
debate In Nebraska, full of stubborn
ness and radicalism, and how many
times has he not changed his skin
since then!"
LET Bryan talk and Taft rule.
declares the Rev. N. j. Forsberg. pas
i 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, 51t
North Nineteenth street, Omaha,
Neb., gives FIVE reasons why Mr.. Taft
should be elected. beginning with,
His character as a statesman u
faultless."
"Taft the Man Of the Hour" -
1--WE have no confidence in prest-
Dental candidate who spreads hatred
and whose principles are untenable,s
says the Rev. Andrus Andre, pastor
of the Lutheran Bethesda Church,
1914 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, 1893 Seminary avenue, de-
clares "Mr. Taft should have the sup
port of every Swedish-American.' 90
Other nastors who add their APP
proval Of Mr.. Taft are the Rev. 3. 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.. 8. g. Gilman. OF the
tain, Conn; the Rev. p. Martinson.
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
252 Ninety-first street, Chicago; tho
Rev. g. A. Brandelie, D. D., of the
Lutheran Augustana Church, 1850
Court place, Denver; the Rev. Gott-s
fred Nelson, OF Trinity Church, 1914
Barry avenue, Chicago, and the Rev.
]. Ekholm, TIL. D., Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Zion Church, Newman
Grove, Neb., and secretary of theme.
braska conference.
'.Tnft the Champion Of Right.r
"Taft Is the man to whom we can
with the greatest safety intrust the
reins OF government says the Rev.
John Lundeen, pastor OF the Swedish
NJ. e. Church, Twenty-second street
and Irving avenue, Chicago. He
| 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, ILL.,.
agrees with his colleagues that MI.
Taft should be elected President,
With him join the Rev. NJ. G. Ram
seen, d. D., pastor Of the Evangelical
Lutheran Gethsemane Church, 70
West Huron street, Chicago; the Rev.
DIR. 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.
1dstroem. Of the Evangelical Luth-
eran Bethlehem and Zion churches.
uperior, Wis.
nSer For Taft's Election.
ter remenArauce aio lot wish to
return to them.r says the Rev. L.
johnson, Of the Lutheran Church, OF
Remington. MINI. my wish and
prayer to God Is that Mr.. Taft, who
is rich in knowledge and experience,
shall become our next Presidents
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. Mr..
Johnson, while the Rev. s. Pearson.
Of the Evangelical Lutheran Concor-
dia Church. 1854 North Seeley ave-
nue.. Chicago, seconds his brethren Of
the cloth. "a
II shall vote for w. H. Taft for
! President Of the United States and do
all ] can for his election because he
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. 2. Floren. OF Salina, Kan.
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