Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-07
TYPE Of
CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN
Churchmen Who Know Judge Taft
Render Him This Sincere
Tribute.
The Attitude Of the Republican Can
didats Towards Religion and =
81 Life Which Shows Adher-
snss to the Best Ethics
y and Morals.
and Morals.

stBecause he Is the highest type Of
the Christian gentleman"
This Ii the way In which heard the
pastor Of 4 Methodist church In south
,ern Illinois end an argument with a.
layman On the train coming to Oincin-.
matt fromsS Louis. writes stan cor
respondent of the st Louis Globe
Democrat. The layman, paying due
respect to the cloth Of his OPP
ponent, was trying to convince him
that he should not support Mr..
Taft for the presidency, and instead
should vote for his Democratic oppo-
enent. The churchman defended the
principles Of the Republican party, and.
as indicated, defended the man for
whom he said he expected to vote, from
his personal standpoint Of a churchman,
because he Is the highest type Of 4
Christian gentleman. =
Bishop Q. 50 HartzelI OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, discussing the
religious beliefs Of Bryan and Taft,
after calling on the latter, said;
Which Of these men shall vote for
will not be decided by their religious
beliefs, but what they are as men, and
By the principles and policies they stand
for in the administration OF the gov
eminent. believe that In acting upon
this view, as an American citizen, I am
III harmony with the spirit and purpose
|of the founders Of our republic who.
put into the constitution that there
should be mo religious test as to quail
feations to any ONCE or public trust
under the United States Ny conyic-
tion Il; that the future safety of the
nation depends very largely upon our.
people needing that constitutional pro-
hibition Our nation owes much in
moral character, statesmanship, litera-,
ture, art and religion to those who
have not been Ii strict harmony with
some Of the dogmas OF the church. The
days of the inquisition are past. =
Remembering that Mrs. Taft ID a
Presbyterian but that Miss Helen Taft
Wassconarmed In tine Episcopal Church
lin Washington last winter at the same
time that Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daugh-
ter Of the President was confirmed, 4
wondered 40 to Mr.. Taft's church asso-
citation. When 4 made the Inquiry here
II was answered through the columns
fof the Northwestern Christian Adyc-
cate, the great Methodist publication,
just as 1t had given answer TO hundreds
fof Inquiries from Its Methodist subscrib-
err. 1t said }5s
Man 81 Rroad sympatAaes.
| sMrs. Taft and children are Episco-
palians, and the Secretary frequently
accompanies them to st. Johns Church,
where, also. he has pew. While Mr..
Roosevelt goes to the German Reform
led Church, his wife and family, who
are Episcopalians, attend historic st.
Johns Church, where they Git only one
or two pews removed from Mrs. Taft
and her children. secretary Taft
spends his vacation at Murray Bay,
Canada, whore there Ii q Union Church,
attended by the summer colonists Of all
denominations. The Secretary Of War
- one Of the trustees Of this summer
colony church, WHARF people Of many
faiths gather for worship
This Methodist testimony indicated
to me the broad and liberal View Of
Mr.. Taft IN religious matters In look
Ing Through the Gle Of this same pub.
lication-the Western Christian Adyo-
eateI found q discussion OF both noza-
tness, In the course Of which 1t was
asserted: @
"The sympathies Of both Mr.. TAN
and Mr.. Bryan are very broad. and they
worship easily and naturally with any
Christian denomination Whichever
man 10 elected, the country will have,
/ therefore, President Of clean life,
lofty principles and Christian convic,
/ tions.'
opiaisH 81 Negrs cIsrEyman.
1 On the Same afternoon, whom Bishop
Hartzell called, Rev. James q. Robin.
son, pastor Of the Eaksr Street African
Methodist Church pf Dayton, Ohio
called at the headquarters Id company
with w. "a. Jones, ONE OF the leading
colored lawyers Of tho same city. Hr
Jones was proud OF the fact that he ii
i president Of the Colored Taft Club, ths
frst one to be incorporated IN the Uni.
ted States. and Rev. MI. Robinson al
mitted that he 10 presidsnt Of the
Beard OF Directors of the same club
4 As he left Mr.. Taft's once 1 asked hin,
Tor his view Of the candidate, both from
his STANDPOINT as churohman and ii
leader OF his race.
II believe" he said, Judge TAFT viii
Do elected ny d safe and csanfortabls
majority, NOT simply because be ID i
Republican, nor am ! speaking because
am 4 Republican. But Judge Tafi
represents al Of the idsaIs of the trns
Christian statssmaA. =
As TO the attitude OK his own race
Rev. Mr Robinson said we can noi
aMord 10 line up with the Democratic
party, which ms beer aitsgoaistic Il
ens interests always. and sgaiast ths
party headed BIZ suck wise ana CAris
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