The Monroe journal., 1915-07-23
TOLD FROM THE PULPIT.
DIR. Len. q. Broughton Says He Quar-
relied With EN-Secretary al A>he-
willie

vile.
New York Sun. July 10.
Rev. DR.. Len G. Brcughton an
nouncei in the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church yesterday that his ser
mon next sunday afternoon would
deal with the war situation in Eng
| land. This announcement revealed
the story that Doctor Broushton and
other clergymen in this country have
broken long friendship with Viii
liam Jennings Bryan.
The sermon Doctor Broughton in
tends TO preach next SUNDAY The
Sword of Goliath Moving Into the
Hands of David"-is one 10 which
Mr. Bryan Is believed to have taken
exception a few weeks ago. - any
rate. the former Secretary al State
and Doctor Broughton quarrelled oy-
er the war situation in the dining
room of a hotel in Asheville
When | was in Asheville." said
Doctor Broughton at the Hotel
Gotham last night. Il met Mr. Bryan
in a hotel there and he began a con-
versation with me about the war and
chiefly about the situation in Eng
land. \ lecture | had delivered the
night before. or perhaps the sermon
| had preached the Sunday before,
may have had something TO DO with
Mr.. Bryan's broaching the subject
and his manner of discussing il with
me.
He said this country had 10 put an
end TO the war situation. | told him
that this country had TO do no such
thing. that | had been in ENGLAND six
months during the early stages Of the
war and that | knew the situation
there.
You can take il from me. told
him, that those Allies will never in
the world let up until the last man
of them is dead or until tie war
party in Europe is disarmed or
brought to its knees.
We had words He flew into
rage and said belonged to the blood
thirsty war party and that | had
turned my back upon the Bible and
Christianity. | told him had been
too Ions in the business TO b. talked
TO by him in that manner
Doctor Broughton said he would
not say that other clergymen in this
country were turning against Bryan.
as he could only speak of his own
case and his own conversation with
him--a conversation which took place
shortly after Mr.. Bryan had resigned
as Secretary of State. Ii was whiS-
pered by other churchmen yesterday.
however. that Bryan no longer pos
sesses the friendship of many preach
erS with whom he used to be init
mate.
DR. J II. Jowett, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. is now
in England. Doctor Broughton. who
is now in Knoxville. was formerly of
Atlanta and still later of London.
Church. Westminster Bridge road
Il was in the very heart of Eng
land strife and shock for six months
and know some inside facts" said
Doctor Broughton. Some of the
leaders in the British Government
We're members of my church. From
them learned something of the
strain Of those months. in some re-
spects worse than the strain today,
when the worst is beginning TO be
realized.
Il knew to a certainty that Italy
would enter the war and when IL
would do so. | know that England
has had something TO do with money
affairs in Rumania and you can put it
down that at a given time Rumania
will come in.
This war will not end until democ-
racy is taken care Of If it were to
do so in England and France the
United States would have TO come to
the rescue of democracy.
Il look TO see great questions set
tied by this war They include an
end to Prussian imperialism and to
all unchristian culture. such as the
Germans have put forth This spirit
must end and Americans do grave
wrong when they follow Bryan, il
they do, in counceling weak kneed
peace.
The German position Is we'll Illus
trated by its persistence in firing on
the Orduna without warning. 1t is
no fault of the kaiser's that more
Americans are not dead That is the
German spirit. II must be crushed
| am Christian man of peace. |
have always been. But now there
is war. and IL is war to the end. that
peace may come to stay"