The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-10
n. JOHN sweet
|LAsHEs POLICE
commissioner
AppALLlNo THAT MAN CHARGED
WITH EXECUTING LAW GOES
OVER TO LAwLEss ELEMENT
.PHEAchERs ANSWER WARREN.

PREACHERS ANSWER WARREN.
* The continuation OF the discussion
|1{ the paper on "A business mans
lew of the church.. presented by
Homer Warren In the October meet
- OF the Pastors union, took place
the Monday morning session OF the
lion In the Central Methodist church
ma was productive OF a tongue lash
- for Standard Oil, John ID. Rookie
Her. Sunday baseball, Sunday the
Yrs. the courts OF the city of De-
NIT Police Commissioner Smith and
hep rfvate clubs.
The ministers who spoke on the sub
ct criticised Mr.. Warren for the in
renee In his paper that the ministers
ore not doing their whole duty In
EArd to preaching against the yari-
10 evils OF the day. Mr.. Warren was
Eesent and AT the close OF the dis
1eeion By the ministers replied to
bom.
The Rev. w. T. Jacques, of the
<umbuil-aye. Presbyterian church,
lid In part:
1--WE often see into the heart OF the
unlntss man In the church and.
Aerefore. are better prepared 10 know
rs viewpoint. We have high type
|t( manhood in the Christian churches.
- the. churches we have representa-
11ye Christian men men and they are
- q higher plane than we sometimes
link. I take exception TO the pre-
milling idea that a few men are rep
>nontatiye of the Christian business
nnn. We do not find all business men
Gfiswold-st We have them In
ores. ofYices and factories, living
md, conscientious Christian lives.
IN d. Rockefeller is not represent
I've business man of the Christian
nrch. The Christian men In this
m carry their religious convictions
10 their business. | believe that
Hrlstianity rs a power and Is worth
cents on the dollar In Wall-st.
The Rev. G.. l.. WiJtet said that lay
~ who talk against the church and
Ia teachings of tho church have some
Fret sins which the church protests
ninst. I'VE need to watch men,
said "who come TO you talking
<out their religious convictions In
Hnoction with their business. M
ckefeller's position In the church
TO do with the Baptist church In
<eland. not with the churches N
denomination throughout the
Each church Is absolutely gov.
nent by itself"
referring to the influence on the
EIrn by the foreign element, Mr..
" aid: II do not like to be COM
to foreigners and to be told
they are AS good as i am. / do
think they are, and I don't want
~ put on level with them.
nY1ker. don't believe in the so
111 liberal Interpretation OF the law.
1lberat man wants to pull down
These liberal men work "a
~ the day to try to destroy the
nnder the name OF cosmopolitan
Nberality. II the laws are wrong,
~ amend them, but enforce those
we have. The police are fighting
cltjzenship. and the anarchy being
n Al this country Is the result OF
f1gard OF the law"
ho Rev. John Sweet denied the as
HON made by Mr.. Warren In his
~ that the Methodist church
Md DR.. Days attack on President
neyelt.
Nv. Day received criticism from the
k01ist church and many pulpits
ounced such an attack" declared
UWeet. II have been in the church
roArs and am sure there is more
kess honor and integrity In the
ech than In the same number of
outside the church. II Is NOT
that lour business men are alto |
&er lacking In morals in their con- |
- OF business"
Roast For Fred Smith.
~. Sweet then approached the Sun
baseball question and said that
men who play baseball on Sunday |
criminals, and commit a crime |
IN time they play.
but the hue of their criminality |
- into snowy Wilderness compared |
the criminality OF Fred Smith.
police commissioner. continued |
8weet. There Is nothing so APP !
fnw in the city OF Detroit, to my |
a. that the very men who are
rrod with executing the law. go
70 the lawless element. Our at
on sunday baseball was made be-
- the courts give a leverage that
d1Ant have In other forms of Sun
nmusements. The whole machin-
a the courts OF the city OF Do
q for the purpose of multiplying
INV. We are not simply lot OF
~ reformers. We are citizens and
ayers and help to pay Fred
fk's salary aud the expense Of
2aining courts. When the people
A6ntent to have the courts of JUS
armed into comic opera without
e1t. I say to you that we are not
ofo as we think we are. We can