The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-12-02
CHURCHPAPERS DEMAND INVESTIGATION
Dr. Gambre cOners With National Representatives From
His State and is Promised Investigation of Generals Ac
tOn, Which Proves Equally as Offensive to All EVange
ica Denominations as to Baptists-Sinster Anti-Demo
cratic tendencies Threaten Our Republic

chaplains TO observe mass and teach
the RomiSh doctrine Of purgatory
and other teachings not believed in
by more than II per cent Of our
population, shows tho danger Of
permitting Russian and RomiSh
censorship 10 become a part Of our
republican practices.
Ii will be remembered that Or.
y. B. Gambrell recently requested
that the Mission Board he per-
mittcd TO hold evangelical reyivals
among the soldiers. II is a notori-
Gus fact that the troops sent TO the
front had been waterlogged with
Roman Catholic priests appointed
as chaplains over regiments that
were overwhelmingly Protestant,
with only a feeble protest on the
part OF the Protestant churches
which had they been half as alert
as the Roman Catholics would have
demanded that the chaplains should
either have been selected by the diff
ferent regiments, or that the appoint
ments should have been made wiih
due regard TO ihc proportion Of Prot
eSidHt and Catholic soldiers IN the
regiments. The feeble protests Of
the Protestant communions evident
ly emboldencd the Romanists to
take a more brazen stand and bring
pressure upon General Funston to
prevent the evangelical denomina-
tions from holding religious revival
meetings at the front, although no
soldier would be compelled to at
tend any Of these meetings.
The soldier boys were far from
their wholesome home environments
anl necessarily subjected to many
temptations. The Baptist Mission
airy Society very properly wished Ia
throw around them the restraining
influences OF religion by giving
them during long hours Of waiting
the opportunity TO attend the meet.
ings If they did but wish 10 do so.
The fact that many of the soldier:
may not have believed many Of the
doctrines which the Baptists teach
was, and is, in no way an excuse
for refusing to permit the Mission.
AIRY Society having the opportunity
TO provide the proposed meeting,
for those rho riShed 10 attend them
or for making any restrictions dS "a
rhdt The BdpiiSts might preach.
Roman Censorship for America
Who made General Funston d
censor Of rrligioH' The autocrati,
authority he assumed is the author
ity which the Russian bureducrdi
aud the Congregation Of The Indel
At Rome claims The right 10 crercise
but it is wholly contrary TO th,
spirit Of democracy. and TO the pro
visions Of the Constitution Of tn,
United States. An oreruhslmin,
number Of ths soldiers do not be-
here in the mass. iH purgatOry. ana
other dogmas Of Rome, yet do W,
find Funston seeking to prevent tn,
Roman Catholic chaplains from
pouring into the ears Of the soldier,
over which they are chsplains, doc
trines and dogmas that are repug
nant 10 them:
Anti-Democratic Tendencies
There are three powerful anti
democratic tendencies at work il
our country which must be com
batted at every turn BY all thos,
who would preserve the priceless
blessings Of liberal democracy. On,
Of these is the Russian-like despoti
practice Of appointive executive Of
fcers in making rules to take IN,
place Of legislation. The second i
/ the arrogant and insolent autocrac,
Of army officers exercised jn domain
orer Which thsy hare no legiiiBldt
authority 10 pose as deSpots. Tn
recent action Of General Funston