The Washington herald., 1916-03-12


A. J. DRIsCoLL
Rev. D. II. Martin. D. D.
Sl3l Dumbarton avenue northwest,
| Washington, D. c.
! note in the newspaper reports OF your
! sermon of last Sunday that you condemn
as another assault on the sscredness OF
the Lords Day" the proposal that pub
| lie school buildings be made available
as other public buildings are available,
for the common assembling Of the people
| during the free time OF Sunday after
| noon.
| That condemnation might be answered
| by quoting the Savior's reply to those
who similarly condemned certain actions,
! IN Themselves proper and right because
they were done on the Sabbath, the
| Sabbath was made for man"
Or II might be answered by citing the
authority OF another clergyman no less
| conscientious than yourself whoever
would close, upon any preteXt whatever
| the peoples school buildings at any time
! that the people wish to meet IN them,
that man is an enemy not only to the
Ideals OF democracy. but to the ideals Of
| Christianity; for TO close the common
schoolhouse is to keep the people apart.
and to keep the people apart is to breed
misunderstanding and to prevent the
growth OF peace on earth and good will
among men,
! Luz iANilSi IMAM quote 6OthOr1ueS
argue the fitness OF our redeemipg one
or two hours Of the Sabbath from what
| the Rev. DR.. Van Setback has called
the tearing apart of a narrow sectari-
| anism- 1 give you that ancient and
common sense answer-'Come and see
| In the name Of the Grover Cleveland
! Community Forum, I URGE YOU 10 at
tend the meeting in the Public Library
next Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
If, after hearing the addresses of Dr.
| P. P. ClaXton, Commissioner o. P New
man and Representative George H. Tink-
ham and participating In the discus
sion from the floor, and after catching
| the note Of common fellowship and good
will in that meeting, you have a fault TO
! hnd-I shall be surprised
To me it is an inspiration. not only 10
better citizenship. but to a broader
truer, more worthy Christianity
A. J. DRISCOLL
Editor OF The Washington Heard:
Sometime ago my son lost a valuable
puppy. We advertised in several papers
| Offering liberal reward to any one
finding him. A disinterested person see
ing our ad informed US that he had seen
the dog playing in street gutter. roll
into sewer. or course the puppy was
killed. My son, who is a member OF
the Boy Scouts Organization, bees me
with regard to the sewers The openings
of some of them are large enough for a
small child to fall into Could not the
Humane Society or Animal Rescue
League do something toward having them
screened or small grating put about
them? This would save the lives Of many
pets that are supposed to be straycd or
stolen. Mrs. R. z JOHNSON.
To the Editor OF The Washington Her
sld:-When candidates for the Prcsiden-
cy Of the United States are selected, it is
customary for citizens TO make civic
Gemonstrs tons to emphasize their Do
!, litical creeds. and now that we are ex-
periencing the sravest crisis in the his
tory of our republic frsusht perhaps
With possible future danger, let all true
Americans demonstrate the sincerity of
:. their ideals Of freedom by turning out
zen mssse" on an appointed day In all
tho cities and localities in this broad
land
The New York contingent might be led
by the grand old man, the distinguished
Mr.. Joseph Choate in order that the
world may perceive that true Americans