Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-10-09
HIGHEST TYPE OF
CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN
CAsrchmen Who Know Judge Taft
Render Him This Sincere
Tribute.
xhs Attitude Of tbs Republican Cam
didAts Towards Religion and
Life Which Shows Adhsr-
sncs to the Best Ethics
and Morals.

because he Is the highest type Z
ths Christian gentleman"
This II the way in which heard tn
pastor Of 4 Methodist church in south
ern Illinois end an argument with
layman on the train coming to Cincir
natl from st. Louis, writes staff col
respondent Of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat The layman, paying du
respect to the cloth Of his op
ponent. was trying to convince hin
that he should not support Mr.
Taft for the presidency, and instead
should vote for his Democratic oppo
nent. The churchman defended tht
principles OF the Republican party, and
a. indicated, defended the man fol
whom he said he expected to vote, from
: bis personal standpoint of a churchman
sbecause he is the highest type Of q
Christian gentleman"
Bishop J. G. Hartzell 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
win not be decided by their religious
beliefs, but what they are As men, and
b. the principles and policies they stand
FOR IN the administration Of the gov
eminent. I believe that In acting upon
this view, as an American citizen. am
In harmony with the spirit and purpose
Of the founders Of our republic, who
pat Into the constitution that there
should be no religious test as to quail
Acations to any Office or public trust
under the United States My convic-
ton Is that the future safety Of the
nation depends very largely upon our
people needing that constitutional pro-
hibition. Or ma ton owes much In
mornl character, craftsmanship, litera-
ture. art and religion to those who
have not been In strict harmony with
some of the dogmas Of the church. The
days OF the inquisition are past"
Remembering that Mrs Taft Is a
Presbyterian, but that Miss Helen Taft
was confirmed In the Episcopal Church
in Washington last winter at the same
time that Miss Ethel Roosevelt, daugtl-
ter Of the President, was confirmed,
wondered as to Mr.. Taft's church ASSOC
ciation- When l made the inquiry here
I was answered through the columns
Of the Northwestern Christian Advo-
cate, the great Methodist publication,
Just as 1t had given answer to hundreds
OF inquiries from its Methodist subscrib-
err. It said: ..... .......
Man Of Broad SympAthies.
AIRS Taft and children are Episco-
palfans, and the Secretary frequently
accompanies them to st. Johns Church,
where. also. he has pew. While Mr..
Roosevelt goes TO the German Reform
ed Church, his wife and family, who
are Episcopalians, attend historic St
Johns Church, where they sit only one
or two pews removed from Mrs Taft
and her children. Secretary Taft
spends his vacation at Murray Bay,
Canada, where there Is Union Church.
attended by the summer colonists OF all
denominations. The Secretary Of War
Is one Of the trustees Of this summer
colony church. where people Of many
faiths gather for worship"
This Methods. testimony indicated
to me the broad and liberal view OF
Mr.. Taft In religious matters. In look
ing through the file Of this same pub
3Iication-the Western Christian Advo-
cnte-I found discussion OF both nom
inees, in the course Of which it was
asserted:
1.-THE sympathies Of both Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Bryan are very broad, and they
worship easily ard naturally with any
Christian denomination. Whichever
maa Is elected. the country will have,
therefore, q President Of clean life.
lofty principles and Christian convic-
tions~
Opiaisa 81 Negro Clergyman.
On the same afternoon, when Bishop
Hartzell called, Rev. james G. Robin
son, pastor Of the Eaker Street African
Methodist Church Of Dayton, Ohio.
called at the headquarters in company
with W. Fl. Jones, one Of the leading
colored lawyers Of the same city. Mr..
Jones was proud Of the fact that he is
president OF the Colored Taft Club, the
first one to be incorporated in the Uni
tea States, and Rev. Mr.. Robinson ad-
mitted that he Is president OF the
Board Of Directors Of the same club.
Az he left Mr.. Taft's Office asked him
for his view OF the candidate, both from
his standpoint AZ churchman and as
q leader Of his race.
B II believe" he said, "Judge Taft will
be elected by a safe and comfortable
majority, not simply because he is a
Republican, nor am speaking because
I am Republican. But Judge Taft
represents all Of the ideals Of the true
Christian statesman" #
Al to the attitude Of his own race,
Rev. Mr.. Robinson said: 1--WE can not
afford to line up with the Democratic
party, which has been antagonistic to
onr interests always. and against the
party headed by such wise and Chris
tian statesmen as Is Judge Taft. He IS
a man whom we know in Ohio Is des!r-
GUS that al, men, without regard to
For Chronic Dlarrhoea.
While ID the army in 1853 I was
taken with chronic diarrhoea." says
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