Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-09-18

Democrat a Members Of the Bryan
q Kern Club, Martinsburg, w. Va,
| 9sntienen:
write this letter for the
specific purpose Of arresting the at
tention Of both the thinking and non
thinking voters, and to draw public
attention to the various issues involv-
ed in it, consideration, ard 70 assist
In indicating that man has right to
think fer himself, fer mans inhuman-
lify to man makes countless thousands
mourn. 1 appeal to the common
sense and judgment Of the American
voter to consider how slow was the
growth Of Christianity, how long IL
has been undergoing its development.
Consider how many centuries It took
before the civilized nations Of Earope
consented 20 discard paganism and
accept the new faith In its stead. Fer
long time Christianity was believed
IN BY few. The constitution Of the
United States permits man to wor-
ship God according to the dictates OF
his own conscience, and We are also
taught that before entering upon any
great Or important undertaking We
should always invoke the aid OF Deity.
The elesting Of q President 10 an inn
portant undertaking, and II Mr.. Taft
and unbcliever Ia the Divinity Of
Christ were elected and indicted into
the char of President with the Lords
prayer; what satire 1t would b. on
our Christianity. Than consider his
authority; tn veto power, which does
J not make laws but unmakes them.
! The President has ~ much influence
upon legislation AZ the whsle body Of
the legislators together. IL this right?
An unbeliever our final law maker,
for without his signature no bill ever
becomes 4 law. How msnstrously
and outrsgeously wrong Can it be
1 possible for Mr., Taft To be comforted
with : part 0fa belief which must bs
ATiix iuaperfect. When aAAu
csesss b sil<ve II tt1e inspiration d
the Bihle * my ~ * NJ chaptefs, N
shows by that fact aion< that Al nm.
not he Christian. Whsn one STONE
Of the perfect arch falls, the arch itscil
falls. Not the keystone slsne bull
every stone fitting In its ewn particu-
lar place aud ioing its owl particular
work, 10 Indispensable. X we take
one or even one-twentieth Of one from
one hundred 1t ceases to lie one nun
bred after that. Soft Is with man I
faith; when he looses part he aban.
dons the VIII lie and becomes be-
4 lever in . new doctrine. America n
citizens consider your rights and not
permit yourselves to be fettered by an
unbcliever who would prevent any
thing like development or free move.
ment on your part Provide CO 10 not
demanding this awful tribute Taft
from the American people to-day in re.
turn for our advancement in christian
civilization among the nations OF the
world. Enlightened and Intelligent
men have always placed high esti-
mate upon the blessings ofcivilization
The growth of the christianity IN
heather countries, Is the efforts Of all
christian political parties 10 furnish
ing money for the missionaries. Many
thousands OF dollars are given annual
\
ly for foreign missions, and Hundreds
Of thousands Of Sunday school child
rem on Bonded knees, and With up
lifted hands pray every sabbath. Oh
God, the Son, Redeener Of the world
deliver US from all evil. American
citizens honor our father and moshs
that our days may be long in the lane
which the Lord our God glveth US.
An unbsliever is uniformly considered
not civilized, An u4beIiever therefore Ii
a biPsd, having the shape and appear
ancs Of man but without any Of tn,
attributes that characterize thos'
heavenly creatures who may properi ,
assume the name OF men. He has i
is true the form Of human being, bu
In these qualities Of head and heart
which mark the civilized and christ
ian noble men VI earth, he 10 great.
ifnot wholly deficient. 1t il univer
sally believed, among enlightened ant
devout men, that God made man ii
his own image, and that Christ die
to save all men. IL the philosophy
that guides w. H. Taft, the republican
aspIrant for the White House, has |
due admixturs OF the civilized and un
civilized 1t ought not to be surprisin
even to the mere enlightened peopl
were he to be the chief executive o
the nation to have ons code Of justic
fer friends and another fer foes Why
Mr.. Taft's very acts and general de
meauor tell us that privileges just ],
belong to the rich and obligation
properly belong to the poor, and the
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