Richmond planet., 1908-02-22

at?-that profanity is to be approx
e4?-that viciousness is TO be com
mended2-that cOarseness and vul-
garity from a pulpit are humorous
utterances Pin short, do they ap-
prove the utterances of him VINO
stands up in the pulpit and speaks in
favor of those very things that the
laws OF God and man condemn and
forbid?
Until Monday evening, it had nev-
er been the fortune of the writer to
hear blasphemy uttered from a pulpit
either in this or any other city. For
the first time that evening. it was
our fortune to hear murder glorified
openly in n church. IL was also our
first experience in hearing treason
beloved from the place where every
Sunday a disciple OF Christ, who
came TO earth. bearing the message.
Peace on earth. good will TO men,"
discourses upon the duties OF
Christian.
We knew what Tillman would say.
Him we do not criticise. because he
but delivered the goods that he had
been asked TO bring with him. He
did t. We went to hear him be-
cause OF curiosity TO know now
Chautauqua audience would receive
his profanity. his coarse and brutal
remarks. his gloating over murder
committed and murder contemplated
and HIS thousandth time assertion OF
HIS belief in those peculiarly South
ern phrases Of treason, for which
millions OF lives and billions OF
money were sacrificed, I'm order that
the Union might live.
Well we know how Il was received
by that Christian God save the
mark audience. There Is no deny
ing. that it comes as something of
shock TO witness the spectacle OF n
church audience applauding. I'm
church. the utterance OF things that
would be condemned in n dive.
To us a church while no moro
than a mere buildings yet a place
that Is fragrant with those things
we love and revere. IL Is the place
where the mother who teaches the
child at her knee 20 say. Now I lay
me down 20 sleep" goes to recruit
her spiritual strength and ask for
the guidance OF God. that she may
have wisdom to teach her child 20
live an upright life.
II Is the place where we take upon
ourselves the VOWS OF matrimony. and
a. is the place where we hear the
minister OF Him VINO represents our
hope OF salvation, say softly, MAN
that is born OF woman is Of few days
and fun OF trouble" and &c Is the
place from which many Of US will
make our last earthly journey TO
God s acre" there TO rest until in all
good time He who shall Judge the
quick and the dead. summons us TO
Him. II We have anything good a
bout us. it is our love and reverence
for The Church that stands to repre-
sent so much TO all of US.
Well. when an audience Of Chris
tian people can do what that aud
fence did, at Tillman's lecture in the
Centenary Church, we begin TO think
that home is a pretty good place,
and that. after all. the morals of
the sinful ones OF the world do not
differ much from the morals OF
those who profess 10 be followers OF
the meek and lowly Christ who
taught that love and kindness are to
be cultivated and nate and murder
are to be condemned.
Some people have no sentiment a
bout the matter OF a church and it's
holiness. but then there are those
who could make a melon patch on
their mothers grave and laugh about
IL IL they were reminded of what
they had done. OF such we are not
one.
Il don't mind tellin' you that We
went there intendin' to kill" "If
the truth is known, I'm under in
| dictment for murder'-'I don't be-
lieve In the Fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man." "I don
care what the Constitution says, we
will nullify ii in spite of you"
And an audience of fifteen hundred
Christian people applauded him Wig
orously. Are we really civilized?
champion, n. Y. Herald, Feb
-, 190S.l