Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-24
A QUESTION FROM
EVANGELIST
STROUSE
Mr.. J. G.. ByaIs.
Bristol. Va.
Dear Sir.

MT. j. {. ByaIs,
Bristol va.
Dear Sir:
As you are a candidate for Con-
gress, may ask you a question:
This is a Christian nation and all
over orr land are churches erected
at which to Worship our blessed
Lord and SayiG-, Jesus Christ.
There asc IN our dear old state
mon who truly love Christ and who
would die before they world know
ingly deny him. for there is no
other name whereby we must be
saved.
Soon We shall all stand before
the bar of God. Now in his name.
appeal TO you and ask,-have
you done your duty as you have
gone up and down in your district
In instructing the people to whom
You have spoken? Have you shown
them what it means to vote for n
Unitarian whose very creed denies
that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God? If this were true. then pull
down your Christian churches. turn
out every preacher of Christ and
drive Sic dear children from the
Sunday-Schools.
See that man bowling around tho
family alta ana earnestly invok-
ing Christ to care for and bless his
family, and then go to the polls
and vote for a man who denies tn,
Divinity of his Christ. See that
catholic on his knees before the
Crucifction with his fearful ewes
hxed on the Cross, begging Christ's
forgiveness and mercy and then vot
ing for a Unitarian for president o
the united States. Was the spear
that pierced his dear side on calvary
any more cruel than such a thrust
would be? Would not the man who
SO voted, teach his children there
by that it is only a trivial matter
to deny the Divinity of Christ?
Would not the election of a Unfair
ian give in6delity in this land an
impetus and cause devils to re-
Jolce? How will a man who so
votes explain his vote to Christ at
the day of Judgment? This he
will surely have to do.
TWO Christian men, MIR. Garnett
OF Buckingham and Mr.. Robinson
of Danville, who were electors on
the Republican ticket, have for the
reasons | have stated, refused to be
voted for as electors or to vote for
Judge Taft. l praise God that in
Virginia there are a host of good
and true men who love Christ more
than they love party, and who, II
they know the facts. will not vote
for any man who denies the Diyini-
ty of Gods own Son.
Our people are sending many mis-
sionaries and millions Of dollars in
to mission fields with the one OBJ
Ject of inducing the heather world
to know and to love Jesus Christ
as the Son of God and thereby be
saved Now if Judge Taft were
elected President OF the Ulited
states, what can our missionaries
do? Suppose a missionary werc ad-
dressing a thousand intelligent Jap
anese and telling them how that
Jesus Christ is the Son of ucd and
died for them and should beg them
TO turn TO him and be saved. and
one should rise up and say. Your
own so-called Christian nation has
just elected a man President Of the
United States, who says that what
you say is not true and do you
expect Us to believe it?" The crowd
would walk off in disgust. Are men
who love God willing to put SUCH
ban upon the truth and thus to
embarrass every missionary who is
telling the poor heathens the sweet
story Of Jesus and his love?
Another question: What Is the
difference between voting for Judge
Taft, and for man who is running
on the same ticket and intends 10
vote for Judge TAFT himself and is
doing all he can to induce Others
TO vote for him? I ind the people
as rule, to be honest and they
want to know the truth and again
ASK have you and your associates
done your duty IN this matter?
There is nothing pol Lcal i'm this
letter care little for the great
parties but I'm the name Of the God
whom am trying TO serve. i'm
plore the American people not 10