The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-28
CLERGY FAVOR TAFT.
Lutheran Preachers Praise Re.
publican Candidate. ,;
"A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN"

"1ne Man OF the Hour" He is CaueUp
While Bryan is Condemned ~ q
"Talker" and q Fomenter OF
Glass Hatred.
"William Howard Taft is, in my
opinion, one OF the strongest presi~
Dental candidates ever chosen by any
political party" This is the state"
ment OF the Rev. Victor ]. Tengt
wald, pastor of the Elm Lutheran
Church OF Chicago and secretary OF
the Illinois Conference OF the Evan
gelical Lutheran Church. II
Many other Swedish pastors join,
with the Rev. Mr.. Tengwald In his
Endorsement Of Mr.. Taft. Among
them are the Rev. Carl Almen, pas,
tor OF the Swedish Lutheran Saron
Church, Iron Mountain, Mich; the
Rev. G. s. Ohslund, pastor Of the
Bethlehem Church, 5755 Fifth ave-
nue., Chicago; the Rev. John Alfred
Eckstrom, Lutheran Gethsemane
Church, Worcester, Mass; the Rev.
A. F. Bergstrom, pastor of the Tabor
Church, 1850 Escanaba avenue, Chi
cago.
"Taft a Christian Gentleman"
The Rev. DR.. A. P. Fors, pastor OF
the Lutheran Bethel Church, 6206
Peoria street, Chicago, says: Taft
is a reliable Christian gentleman.
Twenty years ago l heard Bryan in
debate in Nebraska, full Of stubborn
ness and radicalism, and how many
times has he not changed his skin
since then!"
LET Bryan talk and Taft rule"
declares the Rev. N. ]. Forsberg, pas
tor of the Lutheran Carmel Church,
Calumet, Mich. The pastor adds,
Even Mr.. Bryan may have his vir-
tues, but honesty in politics Is not
the chief OF them"
The Rev. Adolf Hult, pastor Of the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church. 611
North Nineteenth street, Omaha,
Neb., gives five reasons why Mr.. TAFT
should be elected, beginning with,
"His character as statesman Is
faultless." ts$1sS.s
"Taft the Man of the Hour" y
1--WE have no confidence in presi7
Dental candidate who spreads hatred
and whose principles are untenable,"
says the Rev. Andrus Andre, pastor
Of the Lutheran Bethesda Church,
10,141 Avenue L, Chicago. "Will-
lam H. Taft is the man of the hour"
he continues, "and there is none in
the land who possesses greater states
manship, wisdom and experience than
Mr.. Taft" Another Chicago pastor,
the Rev. G.. A. Elliot, Of the Messiah
clares "Mr. Taft should have the sup
port of every Swedish-American."
Other pastors who add their ap-
! proval Of Mr.. Taft are the Rev. q. M.
Joshua Oden, B. D., of the Irving Park
Lutheran Church, Chicago; the Rev.
P. A. Helm, of the Humboldt Park
/ Swedish Baptist Church, Chicago;
' the Rev. DR.. s. G. Gilman, Of the
: Swedish Lutheran Church, New Bril-
: tain, Conn; the Rev. P. Martinson,
: Of the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
o 252 Ninety-first street, Chicago; the
: Rev. G.. A. Brandelie, D. D., Of the
I Lutheran Augustana Church, 1850
: Court place, Denver; the Rev. Gott-
J., fred Nelson, of Trinity Church, 1914
n Barry avenue, Chicago, and the Rev.
h ]. Ekholm, Tn. D., OF the Evangelical
I Lutheran Zion Church, Newman
T. Grove, Neb., and secretary of the Me-
d braska conference.
: "Taft the Champion of Right" >
Il "Taft is the man to whom we can
o with the greatest safety intrust the
Q reins of government" says the Rev.
II John Lundeen, pastor Of the Swedish
9 M. e. Church, Twenty-second street
u and Irving avenue. Chicago. He
e ADDS, "He has shown In the many Po-
sitiqrs be has held that he Is the iH-
ksv so osal Sh"PD!233 p S3s5 S5 the pEsS sS Of {Rs
y agrees with his colleagues that Mr..
) Taft should be elected President.
t. With him join the Rev. M. c. Ran
II seen, D. D., pastor of the Evangelical
t. Lutheran Gethsemane Church, 70
5 West Huron street. Chicago; the Rev.
e DR.. Ludwig Holmes, of the Lutheran
y Church, at Evanston, ILL.,; the Rev.
e Oscar N. Olson, of st. Paul's Church.
,. Chicago, and the Rev. John B. A..
70 Idstroem, Of the Evangelical Luth-
'e eran Bethlehem and Zion churches,
Superior, Wis.
i Prayer For Taft's Election.
: "We have Democratic times in Bit
a ter remembrance and do not wish to
h return to them" says the Rev. L..
q Johnson, of the Lutheran Church, of
IN Kensington, MINI. MY wish and
~ prayer to God is that Mr.. Taft, who
n is rich in knowledge and experience,
10 shall become our next President. "
N N The judgment of the Rev. Carl w.
," Andeer, pastor of the Swedish Luth-
eran Church, Of Cheyenne, N. D., CO.
ss Johnson, While the Rev. S. Pearson.
TT of the Evangelical Lutheran Concor-
j. dla Church, 2154 North Seeley ave-
nue., Chicago, seconds his brethren OF
the cloth. Z
n, "I shall vote for w. H. Taft for
e. President OF. the United States and do
all / can for his election because he
is the best fitted of all the candi-
dates and represents the best politi-
cal party" This is the dictum of the
Rev. DR.. J. e. Floren, of Salina, Kan.
The Rev. E. G. Chinlund, pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, OF
Red Wing, Mimi, also gives words
. Of warm approval to Mr.. Taft.
Tn NJ, To ptIc t,,oao So