The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-02-18
The Jews and the
the Frank Case
Cincinnati, o., Jan. 25, 1915.
o The Priest of Bethel,
Rev. A. c. Hendley,
Baptist Preacher, Decatur, Ga.

Rev. A. c. Hendley,
Baptist Preacher, Decatur, Ga.
EAR SIR: I am disgusted
LA that a supposed spiritual
AEl leader should write such an
utterly immoral letter as you
wrote to The Jeffersonian on
December 20, 1914, to Mr.. Walter
Laidlaw, published in The Jefferso-
MAN of the 18th. Shame on you
supposed disciple of Jesus of ISAIAH
|, Jeremiah II You are not a
preacher of Righteousness, but
Priest of Bethel, the kind that the
Grand Old Prophets denounced Oh
that an Amos and a Hosea could
come to Decatur. If they could they
would eXclaim thus: Go to Decatur
and transgTess, go to the sanctuary
Of the Baptist and commit We spiri-
tual id0latry.' The Baptist preacher
says: Mad seer, insane magazine
writer, dirty Jew, I hang dirty Jew"
Flee nOrthWard and there prOphesy.
but against this city and against our
State thou shalt not prOphesy Then
the prophet would answer, that
grand answer that the prophets of
all ages and chimes have given the
God despising priest (Malachi) Of all
ages, Let justice roll down as water
and righteousness as perennial
stream" The priest probably would
have said something about Cain and
Abel The priest of all ages can
quote Scripture without being in
fluenced about them. The noble
teachings of the prophets are de-
spised. SO stone they spiritually the
prophets which are before and may
come after us. But the prophets
are loved, the priest is despised.
This is a reward from God. You
end up your priestly letter with a
most contemplate insult at the
Jews. You call them rebels, we'll
the GeOrgians were rebels in 1861
65, while We we're marching through
Georgia. The Jews in all ages have
provided rebels against injustice, i'm
morality, poverty. It was Moses who
propOunded righteousness and q
disciple Of Moses, a Jew, Joseph
Fels, who gave his life and his for
tune to abolish poverty by carrying
out Moses policy as we'll as the
prophets What did Huxley the
great scientist Of the 10th century
believe was necessary for a man in
order to be a really religious man?
Was it Jesus? Answer. Was il
Paul, was it some Baptist priest?
No my friend, it was the answer Of
a Merah Jew, 500 B. G.
''He hath told thee, oh man, what
is good and what the Lord requires
Of thee, but to do good, but to love
justice and to walk in submission
with the God" | say with the
prophets Of old: ''Let Justice roll
down as water and righteousness as
a perennial stream"
"In righteousness, and only right
eousness shalt thou know" But the
Priest Of Bethel except knowing
something Of Bible stories and songs,
Are you washed in the blood Of
the LAMB" This Lamb, like Jesus,
whose blood is able to spiritually
wash sins, but who does not seem to
influence the lives Of his priest to
preac righteousness, justice and
truth Jesus said: blessed are the
merciful, for they shall obtain
mercy" The Christian preacher
who can openly advocate the death
penalty for one whom the preacher
does not know the guilty. MI JUS
tice Holmes who was raised in Old
Testament New England, doubts
Franks guilt. The trial judge
doubts it. He who heard all the evil
dence made q judicial admission that
he was not assured Of Franks guilt.
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