Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-17
OFFERS To
LAY ASIDE:
CLERICAL
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Dr.. Lincoln Mcconnell, in Hot
Reply to Woodward, UphOIds
Anti-Kissing War.

IN Lincoln Mcconnell in a letter
burning with sarcastic criticism and
innuendoes, made heated reply Tues
day to the attack made upon him 10,
Mayor Woodward
The minister, after implying thai
Mayor Woodward had been an ex-
drunkard and other unenviabI.
things, branded him us d common
scold' and flung down the gauntlet
TO him In the declaration that he wa,
perfectly willing to dofT his clerical
garments at any time the Mayor felt
that his health and happiness de-
manded satisfaction.
Dr. Mcconnell denied that be had
inveighed against "spooning." .IIeav.
en- forbid" he declared. Il merelv
was taking stand for law and order
which the Mayor had attacked
McConnelIs Letter.
His reply to the Mayor except for
one unprintable expression. il Rivec
here in fun.
Here is DR.. McConnelTs letter.
James u. woodward. in the Mayor
Office, Atlanta, Ga:
SIR have your very interesting
letter Of this date and think IL bpr
proper in view Of the fact that WIN
have honOred me with three sheets og
matter and 10 cents postage. to re-
ply 10 you in somewhat extends1
fashion.
In the first place, you were not my
subject Sunday night l had q Iar...
subject. You were merely an iIIpS.
tration. was preaching on Sowing
the Wind and Reaping the Whirl-
wind tHosea viii:O, and was irving
to show that the laws Of cause ami
effect operated in all realms. not
merely the physical. l was showing
that the wind" of bad thinking re-
suited in the destructive moral
whirlwinds,' etc, etc, and in de
Veloping the thought l came natural
ly to that bad conduct called crime
and lawlessness, and here is where
you came in. ] was talking agains,
the dangerous tendencies of our time
and referred TO the fact that many
good men so talk at times a to cause
the thOughtless to believe that thev
have no respect for the law, its Off
GERS or machinery, the inevitable =.
suit of which must be the breaking
down Of The last vestige of fear or Re
spect that remains in the minds Of
the criminally inclined for the law
said: Il was amazed the other dsv
to read what seemed to be an inter
view from our Mayor himself, i'm
which he scathingly attacked the DO
lice, referring to them in such COZ
temptous terms as to indicate his
utter lack Of respect for them. TAX
ing as an excuse the recent arrests W
some person for spooning. he
sneered at the snake in the grass
methods etc, etc, in such mann,r
and terms as to bring the very office
into disrep~te. Accc.d ding to the re-
port he did not confine his sneers -
the particular men who made the ar
rests, but the impression is inevita
bic that he, the head of this gree,
city, feels a contempt for the officers
OF the law
Actually and More.
l said further: IF Mr. Woodwarl
does not know that such expressions
from a man in his high position are
dangerous and have tend ncy TO eu-
courage the vicious he is too big d
fool to be the head Of this city, Will, D..
Il he really feels as he seems to fee,
he is unfit for the place
As nearly as | can recall my words,
that is what I said on that subject,
so you see / was not accurately re
ported. for | actually said more about
YOU than the report indicates.
The fact is. no reporter wEs here,