Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-10-07
BRYAN's CHURCH CAMPAIGN.
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The national political managers. Of
the Republican and Democratic par
ties are discussing quietly the reli-
gious problems of the campaign. For
four years Mr. Bryan has lectured in
churches all over the country and a
number of months ago he introduced,
it is stated, system in the Com
moner Office at Lincoln calculated to
keep him in touch with the differnt
Protestant denominations in all the
states. This system, as explained by
Mr.. Bryan's friends today, embraces
the sending of thousands upon thou
sands OF Mr. Bryan's lecture on The
Prince of Peace" to the ministers
The lecture was inclosed in envelopes
with the minister's name printed on
the upper left-hand corner. The
ministers, it is stated, were requested
to address the envelopes and distri-
butte them to their congregations, and
the Pensioners receiving them have
rather believed they came direct from
their pastors because the printed sig
nature of the pastor in the upper
left-hand corner of the envelopes.
In this manner, it is stated, hum
dreds of thousands of Mr.. Bryan's
lecture have been distributed primari-
ly from his office in Lincoln.
When the Democratic national bu-
reau was organized in Chicago sew
eral of the campaigners suggested to
Mr.. Bryan, according to the state
ment of important Democrats, that a
| similar system be introduced at ma
tfonal headquarters. Mr.. Bryan, it is
| learned at first demurred. but has
| in the last "a hours conceded in the
| suggestion, and 100000 copies of the
! lecture have been ordered. They are
to be distributed by his campaigners
| by the same methods employed in
| Mr.. Bryan's Office in Lincoln, and
these 100000 copies are to be fol-
| lowed by other thousands.
The practical Democratic politi-
clans in this city and in Chicago
and elsewhere are free in their ex-
pressions of admiration over the in
genuity of the system, and this inter
esting feature of Mr. Bryans reli-
| gious campaign came to light to-
day.
He learned of criticisms to the
effect that he had apparently devoted
his energies to the Protestant denomi-
nations. To meet these criticisms Mr.
| Bryan, it is learned, ordered his lit
erary campaigners at Chicago to print
and circulate 100000 copies of his
visit to Pope Plus as told in his
book The World and It's Ways"
The first patches of this reproduc
ton in circular form were received
in Indiana today. 1t was stated tina
many thousands are on the way tt
other states The circular has The
headline, Rome, the Catholic Capt.
tai" Reprinted from THE World anC
Its Ways, by William j Bryan, Page
449-45S.
Mr.. Bryan tells how Lord Denbigh
of England, gave him a letter of in
PRODUCTION to Cardinal Merry Del Val
the Papal Secretary of State, and Nj
Bryan adds: BY the good offices o
Cardinal Del Val and the Maestro d
Camera it was arranged that
should have a private audience will
the Holy Father and the followin:
day, Mgr. Kennedy (the rector of thu
American College, acting as inter
prefer" Then follows a description
of Pope Plus; and Mr.. Bryan con
! tiiiffGiTlg SAYS: There is a feeling il
Rome that Plus X is going to b.
known in history as a reformer-no
as reformer of doctrines, but a!
one who will popularize the Church.
doctrine with view of increasing tn,
heartiness and zeal of the masses il
the application of religious trutl
to every day life I assured Hi
Holiness that l appreciated the op
portunity that was his to give impe
tus to the moral forces of the worlt
and he replied: 81 hope my effort
in that direction will be such as t.
, merit commendation.
Answering my statement that
called to present the good will 0
many Catholic friends as well as t.
pay my respects. His Holiness asket
me to carry his benediction back t.
them"
Appended to the circular is
statement with this headline: TIL
following tribute to the work of tn
. Catholic missionaries in the sam
volume, Page rs"
Mr.. Bryan says: THE Catholics
who have been the pioneers of tn
cross in so many lands, brough
Christianity to Japan through thei
missionaries about the middle of tn
sixteenth century. The success o
the Jesuits was so pronounced tina
/. in thirty years they estimated thei
converts at one hundred and fit,
thousand.
There is more in the same line o
statement. This tribute tothe worl
of Catholic missionaries in Japal
was due, Mr. Bryan's friends say, be
cause in his early descriptions o
his trip around the world he hal
praised the work of the Protestan
missionaries in foreign lands and hal
sighted or overlooked the work Q
the Catholic missionaries, who wer
at work centuries before the Protest
ant missionaries began their labors.