Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-01-24
THE REV. Il.
BOYCE TAYLOR
Defends Himself, From His Paper
News and Truths" We Copy
The Following.
LEST We FORGET"

Wherefore ] will not be negligent to
put you always in remembrance OF
those things, tho ye know them, aac
be established in the present truth
2 Pc. l:l2.
To write the same things to you, tc
me indeed it is not grievous, but for
you it is safe. Paul phil. 3:l.)
To stir up the pure minds" of some
OF our friends "by way of remem-
brance, that ye may be mindful of the
words which were spoken unto you be-
lore we have gone back oyer our files
OF 1917 and publish some of the same
things over again, that our readers
may again see for themselves the Ed
ltor's position, as touching all the
things. wherein his loyalty has been
called in question. We make no deliy-
erance at all but simply give the date
and exact quotation Of former deliver
ances. Let this be said again, which
the Editor has often said before: SO
long as any matter is before congress
or Legislature, the Editor has felt free
to express his opinion, as have thous-
ands Of others; but when it becomes a
law, his mouth is shut, and he has al
ways submitted on every ordinance
of man for the Lords sake" and ad-
vlsed all others to do so. Even a ca
sual reading Of the following will dem
onstrate that to any honest mind, who
really wants to know the Editors posi-
ton. In the issue of May 2, the lead
ing double column front page editorial
was headed "Pro-America First" IN
which the Editor said: "As between
Germany and America he (the Editor
Is altogether Pro-American."
From the issue Of August lst we
quote: my business as a good citizen
is to obey the laws Of the United
States" Again: THE United State
is in war. The Bible teaches every
believer to obey the laws of the land.
Toe Editor Of News and Truths does
that. He is law abiding citizen"
Again from the issue of Aug. p we
quote: THE New Testament does
teach that We ought to be subject to
the laws Of the land" And then in
answering the question raised by Bro.
Lipsey Of the Baptist Record that we
were Pro-German in our sympathies,
in that same issue we said. From
the moment that Uncle Sam declared
war our sympathies are all Pro-Amer-
lean. We are for Uncle SAM first
last and all the time just as We are for
the Bap,ists first, last and all the
time. y We believe that our Interest
enemy will admit that we have a lean
Ing to the Baptists. We put it then
and that was back in August that we
are as loyal to America us to the Bap-
lists We could not put it stronger
than that. In that same issue il is
said edtorially: Because the New
Testament plainly says so. we cheer.
fully yield obedience to every law Of
tribute or drafting that touches Us OF
ours. And We 20 further than that
We urge young men to be honest anC
straight IN the matter Of exemption
We have told every young nun that
asked US about the matter TO register
to tell the truth about his physical con
dltion; not to hide behind his wife ol
mother, unless they had no othei
means of support and could not max,
a living themselves; to play the mai
and not 20 be sissy or a cry.baby: n
they had no conscientious scruples moi
to lie about il and pretend that the,
had; but II they have honest scruple,
then put Il squarcly up to Uncle San
and asked to be transferred to som,
department whore they would not Lav,
to take the life OF a fcllowman.
Then in the issue Of Dec. . by wa,
OF further out lining our views as I,
the believers relation to government
among other things We said.
"Render therefore unto Caesar tn,
things which are Caesars; and unit,
God the things tha, ere Gods. Matt
222l.
When the Scribes and Pharisee.
came to the Master trying to cusnarc
and cutmp Him; in order to indict
Him for dlsloyalty to the Roman gov.
crnmcnt. they asked Him if it wa.
hwluitogiyo tribute to Cacrsar Ask.
mg Tor coin Of tribute money. II,
inquired as to whose image and super.
striplion that was on the coin. Then
Tie silcnccd them and at the sam,
time announced for all time to com,
the believers attitude towards all gov.
crnmenu by answersng: "Rcnder