The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-05
MCDANIEL MAKES REPLY
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statesmen. and one familiar with the
conditions of America today knows
they were not false prophets.
Sons OF America, awake from your
sleep,
And over your freedom, your best
vigils keep"
Third, from those religious pacifists
who "deplore the stirring up of
strife" why should the presentation
OF facts, though they be impalatable
to the bigoted, cause dissension? Bpt
suppose IL does Did not Paul arouse
bitter opposition in Ephesus, Lystra.
PhilippI, Thessa loniea and Athens?
He was bounded and prosecuted by
relfgiogists who. like the Romanists,
held that salvation was restricted to
their narrow folds. Did he desist :?
! Not until his head fell from the block
In Rome. suppose the Methodist
/ denomination passed laws that con-
! demned our principles of government;
suppose their theology taught hatred
OF other sects; suppose their records
reeked with the blood of persecution;
suppose their present practices were
those of superstition, fanaticism and
lawlessness, would there be any pro-
they would lose their own n'titu-
ency,
No Desire To BE Trimmer.
Fourth, from those sincere friends
! who fear YOU viii nIure your in
! fiuence" appreciate the interest
/ and consideration of true friends, but
remind them that ! have never con-
| sciously sought influence. Henry
Ward Beecher once said Nothing so
,tYN.l ne Il. l.! g.
as a man aser his influence" The
consideration of what impression the
things We say and do will have upon
the public makes trimmers. time
! servers and politicians, and this coun-
/ try is already well supplied with such.
/ | have no desire to be c.sssed among
/ them. though by so doing ! might
receive the praise Of all mem, Paul
was good example for the minister
Am l seeking TO please men? II l
were still pleasing men. I should not
7 he servant OF Christ
/ Firth. from some whose idols are
shaken or shattered People are SEN
sitve about their religion IN proper
+ ton to their sense of it's insecurity.
! One who Is confident he holds the
| truth is not excited by discussion, but
IS rather pleased, for he knows that
| the truth cannot be destroyed. But
! one who cherishes a tradition about
! whose authenticity he Is not sure will
fare up the moment you touch him.
Probably this explains the luminosity
| shown by some Romanists. and their
/ abuse OF ono who has the temeritv to
, expose the iniquities OF the hierarchy
/ Isn't 1t passing strange that, In this
free country, the people who are most
enraged and the quickest to fight,
when you attack the system are the
Catholics. who claims 10 have &
only true religion? They are in
furiated by quotations from their
own literature, and hy into passion
when undenia BILE facts of history are
stated. May be they have lived in
ignorance of these unwholesome
truths, and if they knew them in all
| their awfulness, they would leaye the
| Catholic church in tiyenty-four hours
Many ridiculous stories. have been
set afloat since ] spoke here two
weeks ago One was TO the effect that
last sunday night The took back all
he said As a matter OF fact 7.
ohedient to intellectual honesty, made
correction about the knights Of
Columbus oath. Another report WAS
circulated that certain members of
the choiy had rendered their resigna-
ton, and ii reached newspaper.
which called up very properly, OF
. ! course. the chairman OF the music
committee to know If that report was
true
Amy member Of the choir who isn't
/ broad minded enough to know that
| the choir has no more to do with the
pastors message In this pulpit than
he has TO do with their singing during
the week. is too small to be a MEM
= Der Of the best choir in Richmond,
Times Dispatch and Fair Play
The TimeS-Dispatch, in a sarcastic
editorial. extracted three words out
of their own condensed report OF the
sermon. and classed me with hys-
terics and slarderers; vet. when two
gentlemen, who had secured n steno-
graphical report of the sermon with
!, nay knowledge. requested the Dis
patch in the interest of fair play. to
publish what | said in fun, the an
swer was a refusal Perhaps the rea-
son was the So me that made the little
negro. in Hon. John Goodies story.
drop the incense box. The editorials
OF the Times Dispatch are not noted
for their ability, and its policy. II we
may Judge from the public sentiment
Of Virginia. is rarely right So ]
found real comfort in the fact that
the Dispatch was the only paper in
Richmond to attack me-. why should
the Dispatch be the only one out of
four daiiies to take ofYense at the
sermon? They were NOT in my mind.
Under the point, THE Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy suppresses free sreech,
and subsidies or intimidates the
= press" / said: Furthermore, they
seek 10 control the press Take the
Associated Press 1t has been stated,
and believe it. that 1t Is influenced
by the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
They seem TO suppress the things that
are unfavorable to Romanism, and
print the things that are favorable.
How many papers would write edito-
rails criticsng the practices of Ro-
man Catholics? Why DO they not do
It? do not know. But there stands
the fact. 1s 1t the power of Roman
! Catholic money that controls, or the
| fear OF Roman Catholic opposition
that intimidates?" Perhaps the opin-
ion of the Dispatch should not be
d!gnifed with a notice, but since she
PUSHES so eagerly into the fray, let
us examine the editorial.
Analysing an Editorial.
I lit goes without saying that the
reverent gentleman has not one scin-
! tilla of evidence to support the
charge" No charge was made
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