The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-24
A ROLL OF DIoI1ONOR


I'VE hate religion because it
lulls the spirit with lying tales.
"We hate authority, that eter-
nal preserver of slavery and foe
Of freedom. We are anarchists.
I'VE must mercilessly destroy
all remains of governmental au-
thority and class domination, lib
Grating the prisoners, demolish
prisons and police offices, de-
stroy all legal papers pertaining
to private ownership OF property.
all field fences and boundaries,
and burn all certificates of in
debtedness. In a word. we must
take care that everything must
be wiped from the earth as re-
minder of the private ownership
OF property. To blow up bar
racks, gendarme and police adj
ministration, shoot the most
prominent military officers, must
be the important concern OF the
revolving working people"
And yet it is of such fiends of
hell turned loose on earth that
twenty-five solcalled eminent
clergymen" have signed pro-
test against their deportation.
No wonder our Melbourne friend
refers to this list of signers as
"a roll of dishonor and a dis
grace to the church" They must,
indeed. as he suggests, have
come under the complete domi-
nation of the powers Of dark
ness"
The amazing thing is that
this statement was made public.
by the inter-church world move
ment. Is the inter-church world
movement in any way whatever
responsible for such a docu-
ment? If not, why did 1t issue
it? II it is responsible>for such
a campaign as this. is the coun-
try to understand that work or
this kind is to be part OF the
business of that organization
which has been launched with
such a great hurrah as to how
it is going to help save the
world by wiping out the denomi-
nationalism and all other things
to which it has objected?
Let us give the roll of dis
honor" which must forever
stand as disgrace to the
churches" of the living God. Here
is a list of those who have
signed this protest against the
deportation of the fiends who
would not only destroy this gov
eminent. but who, as they have
definitely announced, would con-
sign "all churches and govern
ments to hell" Here is the list
of names as given in the New
York Sun:
Bishop Charles H. Brent. OF
the western New York diocese
of the Episcopal chuEch.
Bishop Benjamin Brewster,
Episcopal, of Maine.
Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster,
Episcopal, of Connecticut.
Bishop William Lawrence, Epis-
copal. OF Massachusetts,. ~
Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, Epis-
copal, OF Bethlehem.
Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell.
Methodist Episcopal, Of Denver.
George Alexander, senior pas
tor First Presbyterian church,
New York.
Arthur J. Brown, correspond
ing secretary board Of foreign
missions, Presbyterian church.
William. Adams Brown, profess
sor Union Theological seminary.
Henry Sloane Coffin, pastor
Madison Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Harry Emerson Fosdick, pas
tor First Presbyterian church.
Charles F.. Jefferson, pastor
Broadway tabernacle.
Frederick Lynch, editor Chris
tian Work.
Charles S. mcfarland, general
secretary Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ in America.
John A. Marquis. general sec
rotary board Of home missions,
Presbyterian church.
John Mcdowell. department
head social service department.
New Era Movement, Presby
terrain church.
Arthur C. McGiffert, president
Union Theological seminary.
William Pierson Merrill, pastor
Brick Presbyterian church.
Frank Mason North, president
Federal Council of Churches.
Charles Lewis Slattery, rector
Grace church, New York.
William Austin Smith. editor
the Churchman.
Worth M. Tippy, executive
secretary commission. on the
church and social service.
It is, Adeed, a roll OF dis
honor" in which men standing
for religion are protesting
against the deportation of the
aliens who are seeking to de
stroy our government and re-