The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-15
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/ Il might have been appropriately
called "Iiolv Rollers day at the trial |
Yesterday, for all but two Of the 10 wit
ucsscs for the defense were active III
! the work of the Pcnteeostal church. One /
Iof the witnesses admitted that She was
I 80 Methodist by membership, attended !
rhc Baptist church at Windsor to hear |
/ Waldron on Sunday mornings and on
Sunday evening became i" Holy Roll |
err
I Evidence of the majority of the wit |
ncsscs tended to show that Waldron al |
ways prayed for the success of the
/ President and the army and navy, that |
DC supported the Red Cross and assist |
ed in at least one patriotic meeting in |
1917, that he never said ''to he'll with |
patriotism, and that the sermon where
the last remark is said to have been
made was in 1916 and not in 1917 as
the government claims. Testimony of
witnesses showed that it was in 1916
in connection with sermon ON the
cruClties Of the Germans in Belgium that
the pastor said, "If that (meaning the
crueltiesD is patriotism, then to hell
with patriotism.
Mrs. Eileen Lacey of Windsor, who
furnished the $1,000 bonds for the pas
tor, proved to he the star witness for
the defense. She testified emphaticallv
that She was a member of the Methodist
church at Windsor, that she attended
the Baptist church regularly Sunday
mornings and that each Sunday evening
she attended the Holy Rollers or
Pcutccostals and that she was very
dear friend OF Waldron. On cross-ex-
animation by Attorney Billiard the wit
ness stated that she had heard Wal
drOn say that the United States could
not keep out of the war. In answer 30
direct question from Attorney Bull
lard, Ibid you ever know of Rev. Mr..
Waldror doing anything to assist the
United States in the war?' she replied,
d" He planted a garden last year.
Ibid that assist the government in this
( war; auered Attorney Billiard The
/ witness replied confusedlv, NO that
did not assist the government. 1t was
, admitted by Mrs. Lacey that she was a
a devoted follower OF Waldron and that
T. frequently she attended services at his
home, had them held at her house and
d left the Baptist church when Waldron
= resigned and that as she did so the spirit
s, Of the PenteeoStals deepened in her.
She had only been member Of the
l.. Methodist church about 10 years and
90 had not turned in her resignation but
"a Joined the Baptist church at Windsor
s. about 10 days before Waldron resigned
10 and went to the holy Rollers with
II him. She denied ever attending any
J. of the midnight or | q. N. sessions OF
rs the Holy Rollers. but stated that
o she had been to some very late meet
" ings.
When qucried by the government q,
ia TO Waldrou = attitude towards fighting
.o Mrs Ruth Harrington, q defense wit
n. ness, stated that she had often hear,
IL, him say, As a minister of the gospe
III. and q Christian ! can take no part il
ut the actual warfare OF killing fellow
er being The government then got TIT
st witness to admit that Waldron stated
M that it was all right for another Chris
tiau to go out and fight, bat that he Il
q Christian could not. Witness admit
ted that Waldron said to her that In
only way to down the kaiser was t
pray and have faith in God. "Thcn,
r Attorney Bullard said, according t.
Naldrou S belief and the belief that Ii
was continually telling to his parshion
crS. he would advise men to obey III
d. government as far as possible and til
1o laws of the government as WELL but no
at 10 go any farther than the Bible woul
,,, permit. eyes, that was his idea.
me- said the witness
US Mark Reynolds of Springfield, Mass
n, testified to being a member Of the Wa
dron Bible class and that in the elias
"a. the members often talked on the wa
Ie but Rev. Mr.. Waldrou never gave an
~. reasonable statements in his hearing
de The pastor advised the members to reg
iu istcf as their duty to the government
so called for il.
.as That it was in 1916 and not in l9l
MS that the pastor made the remarks aboJ
20 ''to hell with patriotism, was the te
timony given by Mrs. Dean BLANCHARD
ION wife of one OF the trustees OF the Bar
enc fist church. She further testified tbs
She knew Of a Gilbert Holt who ha
- worked in the pastor : war garden pa
of the summer and with whom Waldrc
associated a great deal, who had enGs
cd.
! I. \. Wright, formerly chief usher
the Baptist church, testified that Il
year 1916 was the year of the sermC
J about he'll and patriotism. He, on eros
, examination, stated that when the n
! ticc Of the first draft call appeared
the papers he asked Waldron what
do under the circumstances, 20 enlist
wait for the draft, aud the past
stated that he would give no advice
the matter to anyone.
Hearing that the Holy Roller,
were to take the stand Yesterday aft
noon several Catholic priests, Method
I and Episcopal ministers with scores
parishiouers from their churches we
among the many spectators and tn
were treated with an amusing scssic
d full OF pep and many sideshows, so
a speak with the four lawyers from {
n defense all trying 10 put in obieetic
y at once, the witnesses continuing
4 Testimony and the Judge trying to
a store order.
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