The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-19
Letters Il TIE Editor
An oid-Feshssned Presbyterian Has
Sonse roRetb1e yiews.
Maol&aVffla Nov IL 1908.

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An oid-reshssneG Pressyterisn Has
Se1se roeetble yiews. -.
Editor The Advertiser:
Having been 4 member OF the Pres.
though not perhaps what I should
nave been. ! have been recognised Is
being 1t least an average MEMBER.
presuming upon thiA could like 70
ASK Few questions: -.
churches been used Tor political meet
ingsy have ever Understood that our
churches were dedicated to the SER
vice Of God, and nothing savorins OF
walls; YET We have had what / term
political meetings held In them. Al
ieast we have had political speakers
" them DEFENDING the actions OF poh-
III wont do 10 Slain that the fight
being .waged ~ moral one; II II Is,
then defend the moral part Of II In the
church anu quit defending Conner,
Lawrence and weakley from the pull
y n ,S Sshsr woras pray ed iSs n
OK Y u necessary, but when Il comes
TO the discussion Of civic measures, go
on the streets, to the town hall, scnooi
mouse or some other place.
Il want TO emphasize the fact that
some have gone Just little TOO lar.
when our churches are thrown open 70
amendment meetings on Gods holy day
to be addressed By. men whose only
fss recon e ,hss they sss ~
ment II may be that the speaker -
fresh from the siums OF vice. II may
bs, . man whose record is that ne re-
gardeth not the laws of God or man.
but the only qualification required Is,
can he score those who are opposed
TO the amendment? l
Again I would ask by what authority
given by the standards OF the Prespy-
terrain Church has one minister or sew.
eraf ministers. to call another 10 ac>
count for individual opinion, when that
opinion violates none of our laws or
edicts. and is merely q difference OF
opinion as to what is best for US as y
to ask this question on account Of the
attacks that have been made on Broth
er Sinnot. not only by some OF our
own ministers, but even by political
spsaksrs I heard one Trying 70
ing all manner OF insinuations, MS
only crime was that In order 10 milf
gate the evils of intemperance, ne
advocated dispensary In 1881. TWEEN
s sseels ,o gears s Mss All the aud Ot
detectives and the zeal manifested TO
find some thing against this man. they
had TO go back twenty-eight years
and then only found that. ne favored
=
Again let me ask the amenders IL
you are honestly seeking the upiift OF
our race. do you not sometimes get
ashamed OF the methods used TO farth-
er your moral cause; do you endorse
Ciayton's letter to Lively. or the
Dozier poem, the list of amendefs ana
anti's sent out from amendment head
quarters? Do you endorse anonymous
letters sent to parties who oppose your
views? In other words, does the end
Justify the means being used? II your
brother has gone astray. have you
tried by love and persuasion to hiring
him back? Rather have you not tried
and are you NOT trying to reyoiu-
the sinner to repentance from afar
off? You characterize all who oppose
the amendment as vile. Forgetting
even to be chiyalrous. You class the
poor, woman who has a husband OPP
posing the amendment, and who does
not antagonize, him. but leaves him 10
unworthy of association with the spot
less crowd who favor the amendment.
II 1t Is q moral question. Is II being
engineered by q moral crowd! II
yours Is the righteous crowd. then re-
member that the Masters message was
that you need repentance and that he
was ever amongst the sinners trying
TO induce them to repent by love ana
mercy. Have you not gone back upon
ST. Pau!.s methods? He approached
the sinner and prayed him In Christs
stead, .be ye reconciled TO God" You
approach him with pistol and hand
cuffs, II command you In the name OF
Brooks Lawrence, surrender 70 the
ias Save us. we beg a.' from issSSeh morality
III. L Stewart