The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-10

LOCAL. PASTOR
Astounded When Dr.. freeman
Digs Up Naturalization Of
Women in Russian Story.
By NORMAN HApcooD.

An extraordinary incident occurred
last Sunday in this extraordinary
town. Please remember the follow
ing words, for they contain the whole
plot Of this article:
"As now in Russia"
There has come to the city re-
Gently a man Of God, a spiritual
leader of men, by the name of Free
mana most suitable name for q
dispenser of the highest truth.
DR.. Freeman has become the
vogue. His church. the Epiphany. is
crowded every time he breaches.
The best people, as believe they are
called, are always present in large
numbers.
MOTHERS WEEK HOLY.
We have been celebrating Moth
er's Week down here--a holy thing
to do. DR.. Freeman preached on
the subject He found his text In
the Gospel according to Luke.
That was a csnny move, consider
ing what he was going to lead up
to, for Luke is obviously the Social
list among the Apostles, so DIR. Free
man made his plans to destroy the
BoIshevik on the solid ground Of
Testimony from a sympathetic
source.
The text Is in the Second Chapter.
Fifty-frst verse. II reads:
His mother kept all these say
ings in her heart"
DR.. Freeman's Central thought was
that American civilization is being
destroyed by our trend toward the
Continental Sunday. We not only
walk about in the parks on Sunday.
which was strictly forbidden by the
Puritans. but we even play baseball
Pop" Arson was here the other day
with his two daughters, and they
gave their vaudeville turn every day.
including Sunday.
MAYBE Pop WAS INDIsCRET.
Perhaps that was what worried
DR.. Freeman. Pop" was little
indiscreet During his comparison
OF oId-time diamond stars wi~h Cobb
and Ruth. he indicated that in his
team there was some alcohol con-
sumed. and added:
billy Sunday did his share"
II seems to me all the more in
teresting, II that il true, that the
famous Evangelist should have got
ten after the demon rum in later
years with such victorious eclat.
DR.. Freeman thinks that all these
tendencies lead straight to moral
collapse. He was as sure and as fer
vent about IL as Mr.. Justice Mckenna
was, three weeks ago. when he said
that the decision of the majority of
the Supreme Court protect tenants.
ut some cost to landlords. was going
10 throw us rapidly into the hands Of
Dzerzhinski.
Justice MKenna was evidently
right. You cannot trifie with the
moral law. Some Ave DAYS after the
fatal nrst step toward Bolshevism of
the United States Supreme Court the
State Of New York. misied by the ex-
ample OF the highest court, enacted
law that owners of apartment
houses shall not be allowed to dis
criminate against children. Facile
descensus avernu, which means that
the road to perdition is creased
CALLS INCIDENT REMARKABLE.
Dr. Freeman's climax was that our
Sunday tendencies would bring about
the naturalization of women. "as
now in Russia" That is why calIeI
the incident remarkable, even for
center OF thought in which respecta-
bility and bourbonism are as inter
woven as they are in the capital CT
the nation.
Think what II means for q leader
Of men, q spokesman Of God speaking,
to educated men and women, IN May
8. In the year Of Our Lord. 1921, IA
the center Of eur political life. to de-
clare that women are nationaii.eA In
Russia.
1t means that a large element
among our most influential popula-
ton believes that the only way to
settle our problems is to throw scares
Of the most Gargantuan untruthful-
ness.
when I was last in Europe, during
most Of the year 1919. this nationali-
zation story, was orthodox. Every
secret service agent OF every lega-
ton sent in confirmation of 1t in al
most identical language. But since
then the forms In which IT is agreed
that Russian propaganda shall be
spread have changed.
SAME HORROR SHOP WORN.
II. DR.. Freeman were in better
touch with our Government propa-
ganda, with Mr.. Gompers and with
Mr.. Bakhmeteff he would know that
this naturalization story is no longer
serviceable, even on Sunday. Newer
stories spread much better. The
crowd does not respond to the same
horror for more than two years.
II DR.. Freeman really wants to
know the marriage laws of the coun-
try he is so concerned about he can
ITO West Fortieth street, New York
city, and inclose 10 cents.
Meanwhile, wish he would preach
to the residents OF this city on the
well-known text from John THE truth
shall make you free"
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