The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28
PUT OUT AFTER THB SERMON
ASKED "AM q WORSHTPPTNG OR
ATA POLITICAL CONVENTION ~

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Against Socialism ard lnvstea 0nes-
items AfeeTward. bae ThomSht That
Thls oaS amasksA g Conspiracy.
The Rev. Dr.. John wesley Elm. pastor
Of the Metropolitan Temple. at Seventh
avenue and Fourtesnth street. preAched
. sermon last night on socialism, In which
he declared that the socialists were openly
looking for the overthrow % the State.
He quoted Eugene Debs - saying: The
time win come % incite tho Populacs.
Congress viii be dispsrsed and the SUI
preme c curt Ot the United States abolished.
When such . time comes you can count
on mo; viii be ready 90 shed the last
drop Of my blood In the fight.'
1T will BE- blessing 20 this cOuntryi'
cried Dr.. Hill. from the pulpit after he
had finished this quotation. when such u
man does shed the last drop Of his blood
Dr.. Hill went on 10 draw . picture of
socialism glOrytng In the ruin which would
result when the world was freed from the
State and redeemed from civilization.
After God hEd been stricken from the
unIveras.'
When he had finished HE sermon he
announced that immediately after the
benedictiOn all those who wished could
stay and ask questions o. himsesf and
Edward A. Modata. . former editor of
the Brickiavers' AaOoSins. and nc present
a labor leader. Then he aaid In reference
20 socialist authorities he had quoted:
stand up and deny these authorities
10 you will: answer there indictments
are you guilty or not gIiltyi'
Almost everybody stayed. and imme-
diately a man in the audience rose. He
wss recognized by DR.. Hin. bat a. soon
~ he started In 90 give Q socialistic ad-
dress outside the field 81 the sermon.
which vas on Socialism w. Amsri-
canisn,' DR.. Hill called him 60 order and
told him not TO try 60 resort 90 that old
sociallstio orators trick bat TO come TO
the point. He Immediately came to the
point by declaring that to couple socialism
and religion AZ Dr.. BIN had done was un-
fair. A man could be . Democrat and
az tho same time religiOusly good or bad.
the same with Republican and tho same
with a Socialist Socialism 10 no moro
against God than Republbcanism.' he
said.
Thsn no bagMn on Joe Cannon. and
there were shouts Of Question. question
Before the tumult could Do stopped
Edward Crabtres. q carpenter. living At
gas Hudson street, who said he was q
member OF the church. was recognised
by Dr. HIN when be arose TO . point Of
ORDER
Am worShIpplnG IN the house Of God.
he cried. -Or 10 this q political cOnvsn-
tion7'
DR. hin vas furious. Put that man
QUIT he cried Have him arrested I'll
sign the complaint myself in court to-
norrow. This IL part OF q conspiracy TO
disturb our proceedinRs.'
Mr. Crabsree vas grabbed by the head
usher and hurried down the aisle and out
to ths street policeman approached
and asked what was wrong. The head
usher did not have CrAbtres arrested.
but only moved on
In the meantime Mr. ModAtt had
ouieted the excitement ia tho church
and begun on his answers TO the ques-
tons written on slips Of paper which
were sent up to him. When he had ex-
haustsd these he came around to the
subject Of the man who had been elected.
He said that this man. who had formerly
been a gentleman perhaps. was reduced
to his real self Ivy hts action that night
Then he went ON 70 defend the fight Of
the Church against socialism a. the finest
type Of Christianity. - q positive duty
OF thinking Christians.
After the service was over pr. Hin
saad that no believed that the man who
had tried to disturb tho meeting was
not q member Of the church. He said
that the man had In all probability come
TO the place a. q part Of q conspiracy OF
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