The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-24
Protestant Bishops Ought Not
TO Demand That Legislators
Violate Protestant
Principles.
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE oNE.)


Boards
This has been done, again and again
"G0g, or cruSh," was the motto of medieval
pOpery; and it is the motto of the Southern
Baptist Convention, its organs, and its
Boards
The Methodist Conference will ''break' any,
parson who bucks Warren Gambler and his
"Cabinet"
They have done it, again and again.
What is done inside the Conventions and
the Conferences may not be of vital conse-
quence to the general public though [ am
inclined to think it IS; but when Warren
Gambler uses his power as Bishop to overawe
members of the legislature, and have them
vote against their conscience and against the
fundamental prnci piles of Professionalism. I
would be recreant to my sense of duty as an
editor. If did not 0r7uign Warren GAMBLER
before the bar Of public opinion.
A Baptist pope, a Methodist pope, can
be just as dangerous to the State as a Catho-
lie pope can be.
The ge,y essence Of Catholic popery IS the
standardization Of the State to the Church-
the civil, to the ecclesiastical power
If Warren Gambler goes into the legisla-
tive halls, to intimidate the representatives of
the people, and demand of them that they
vote against their honest convictions, and uses
has p0wer an has church. to coerce legislators
into violating the law of the land, then the
Italian pope might just as qceU do it,
Was it right for Warren Gambler to perse-
cute such members of the Georgia legislature
as John S. Hart. of Warren county. and John
r. Spence, of Carroll?
In a public address issued by Mr.. Hart,
while he remained in Atlanta at his post of
duty. he said to his constituents:
l voted against a beginning to join Church and
State that is exempting ligous college endow-
ments from taxation. There question
in the two years that came before our
body that l hated to cast vote against
more than this one 1t purely self
interest against conscience Being Pro-
testant and with eleven children to educate and
there being $5,O0O,O00 institution to be estab-
lished in Atlanta with my pastor telegraphing
me, with fellow stewards pleading with me, Bishop
Gambler asking me if there had not been
science deep down in my breast saying State first,
self-interest second, it would have been unneces-
sary to ask me to support this measure, but when
l realized that great organization, headed by a
Pope IN italy is trying to get State and Church
together the greatest menace to our liberties, the
above would be only letting down the gap, said
NO.
Those were brave words I am proud of
the Georgian who published them. and lost
his seat i11 the legislature on this great ques-
ton Of Protestant principle.
Here was member of the Methodist church
resisting the pressure of his Bishop, his Pas
tor, and his Stewards!
Who put this pressure upon Hon. John ).
Hart? Who had the right to do it?
have nothing to say against the preacher.
who defeated him in the race-only to remind
our people that under the first Constitution
Of Georgia, ministers Of the Gospel aoero not
eligible for membership IA the legislature.
Why were they disqualified?
Because it was feared that they would be
inclined to encroach upon the doctrine of COM
plete separation of Church and State.