The Washington herald., 1909-05-25
Camp Demands
Religious Liberty.
MISSOURI METHODS SCORED
John :. Wightman, in Address Be
fore Takoma Park Conference,
Stirs Hearers by Attack on Policies
Advocated by Judge Wallace tn
tors of other Creeds FIayed.


islation which has served 20 revive the
spirit OF -blue-law days John 5. Wight
man yesterday dealt q blow TO "egotistic
reformers" in a speech at the confer
ence or the Seventh-day Adventists
Mr.. Wighman. who Is secretary OF the
Central States Association. dwelt prin-
cipally with methods advocated BY Judge
Wallace in his candidacy for governor Of
Missouri
4 contend that text books and manuals
Of instruction are not alone sufficient for
helpfulness IN carrying on weu directed
campaigns for our constitutional rights
and privileges in government" said Mr.
Wightman-
Necessary for Christian Standpoint.
1T IS necessary. from a Christian
standpoint. at least. 10 possess the
tact and wisdom that God may give
you. and without this your work may be
a failure. IN our work IN Missouri, in a
great public campaign against the prin-
Ciples Of religious Iegislation-Of a re-
turn 70 early blUe-law days, as advocated
by Judge Wallace. in his candidacy for
governor, under the direct primary law
last year-we found opportunity provi-
dentiaIy provided for Us 70 present our
views upon inalienabIe rights. even by
invitation OF the general assembly. and
10 the general assembly. at Jefferson
City. on April 13 OF the present year We
must not depend too much on book learn
Ing, but on the intuition and spiritual
wisdom that the Deity alone can give Us.
We are doing a great work. not alone for
ourselves, but for the American people,
whose rights are involved IN the ques-
tons appertaining 10 the proper kind Of
civil government
Compulsory civil Sabbath observance
IS not right. and this IS what we told the
Missouri legislators. and can present &c
you a number Of letters from the speaker
and others commanding our work and
thanking Us for IL. I have supreme con
hdence in the people: that, left 20 decide
for themselves they are not willing 20
return 70 a system OF government ike
that OF medieval and colonial times
Elder " A Westworth. president OF
the Southeastern union field. followed
with the reading OF q letter informing
him OF an Adventist being arrested in
Tennessee for chopping wood on Sunday
morning after having rested on the Bible
sabbath. CT seventh day. The writer
earnestly pleaded with the conference TO
send help and literature into this locality
that the people might Be enlightened and
made 10 see thai Il IS not right 20 prose
cute and prosecute for conscience sake
for doing that which was their right re-
Egiously, naturally, and constitutionaIly
Elder " A. Hennig closed the discus
sion before the religious liberty meeting.
de said in part:
In every age the progress Of true reli-
gioUs liberty has been opposed by It's
natural enemies. superstition and igno-
rance, by love, lust Of conquest and by
the strong mans craving for power
In many, very many. q the religious
campaigns the men and women who en-
gage n them thrive from selfish basis
rather than from e broad. divine idea.
With many the idea seems 10 be self
freedom, 10 the utter disregard Of others
rights
Prosecutors Played.
Many reformers become the relentless
prosecutors Of other reformers- One fac
ton excOmmunicates the other. Then the
other excommunlcates that ons. We see
one class Of processing followers OF Christ
ruling with cruel hand and depressing
and crushing all who DO not follow their
DEGREES and dogmas-'
Reports from the missionary branch
we're submitted at o'clock BY Elder ?.
u. Field, OF Japan, and Elder ". r
smith. superintendent q the work in
Korea. Native japanese converts took
part and sang hymns in their native
tongue.
Elder J. Boettcher opened the meeting
OF the North American Foreign Depart
uent yesterday morning. Al which s.
Halusick. J. F. Huenergraft. and Henry
Smith spoke