The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-08-20
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(C0ntinued from rage One.
platform, in the course of the talk,
Rutherford asserted that minis
tiers and churches preach the dec
trine that God puts wicked people
into hell and roasts, bakes and
stews them"
That's a lie!" cried Dyer, ris-
ing to his feet.
Two other statements also we're
contradicted by the minister.
Misrepresentation
zone of the things DR.. Dyer
challenged" said DR.. West Mon
day morning, was Rutherford S
remark that you gentlemen
meaning DR.. Dyer and myself, had
said so-and-so. This certainly
was not true, as | had said moth
ing at all"
Dyer, Sunday evening, said:
Rutherford was a past master In
misrepresentation. He made a
football of the Bible to reach his
own goal-the theory of the end
Of the world.
"He misrepresented the U. S.
army and the churches; but when
he attacked the governments
liberty bonds and the character of
the ministers, | arose and appeal
ed to the mayor, who did nothing.
| then went forward and demand
ed that the speaker use the Sta
dunn in a way not offensive to
patriotism and the community.
Whenever Rutherford misrepre-
scented, l got to my feet and OBJ
jected.
1.-THE fact that it was public
meeting led me to take the action.
1t was held in the Stadium and
with the mayor on the platform.
II had not opposed the conven-
tons coming to Tacoma, except
as to it's use of the Stadium. This
is felt to be improper because al
ways before the policy has been
followed of not permitting the
Stadium to be used for sectarian
gatherings.
81 acted as a citihen, and from
that standpoint one can see now
why the Dominion of Canada bar
red Pastor Russell and now bars
Rutherford"
Dyer was just there to look for
trouble" said J. M. Fleetwood,
leader of the local class.
"He tried to keep the Stadium
committee from letting uf have
the Stadium. I wrote the Com
mercial club that in that case
would recommend that the con-
vention go to Seattle. No promise
was made as to what Judge Ruth
erford would say.
"He wrote the Commercial club
that he certainly would say moth
ing unpatriotic, but that he was a
citizen of a free country and
would not submit to any dictation
as to his remarks. He did not say
anything unpatriotic, and while he
criticised ministers, he also said
many kind things about them"
Opposed Coming.
'Dr. Dyer did oppose the use of
the Stadium by the convention"
said Mayor Fawcett.
81 invited the convention, which
was a large one, to come to Ia
coma. and when l found there was
trouble about their getting the
Stadium, / said, Here, there's got
to be something done about this.
These people have come from all
over the country, expecting to
meet in the Stadium So they
finally got together at meeting
at which I understand Dyer was
not present, and arranged to let
them have 1t for Sunday.
Did Not Preside.
ct did not preside at the meet
ing, as was reported. I was in
the crowd, and when they saw me
they asked me to introduce the
speaker, which l did.
"The whole thing was rather
funny than otherwise"
Rutherford, after the meeting.
said he did not mean the invest
ment in Liberty bonds was not
good, but that their term being for
so many years they could not be
paid because according to his in
depreciation of prophecy the gov