The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
PASTORS RESENT PAPERS ATTACK
 ON W. J. BRYAN
Editorial In Birmingham News Construed Insult
 To Religious Workers

d t The Methodist Pastors Union of Bir cd resolutions vigorously denouncing al editorial in the Birmingham New abusing William Jennings Bryan, wh, had been invited to Birmingham to. de liver two religious addresses under tn auspices of the First Methodist churcl and the Y. M. c. A.
 Following this action, six representa- tive pastors of the leading Protestan churches issued signed communicate, on the subject with request that Tn Age-Herald and other newspapers pub fish it that their. attitude might b widely, known. This communicatiol "eads as follows:
 Communication Of Pastors < Whereas, Dr. George R. Stuart of the First Methodist church and Mr.. w. S. Stallings of the Y. M. .. A., brought to our city the dis tinguished religious teacher and Christian gentleman, Hon. William Jennings Bryan; and,
 Whereas, the purpose of his com ing was solely for the advance ment of Christianity; and, W AAEkCooS iO' PuDAAS otolCkACht was made which could be in the remotest way connected with the political situation of the state or nation; and,
 Whereas, the editorial statement of the Birmingham News under date of Friday, February s, was of such character as to be an ex- treme insult to their distinguished [ vack kkn
 vited him as we'll as to the Chris tian forces of the city of Birming- ham, r1
 Therefore, we, the undersigned representatives of the Protestant denominations of the city, wish to express our hearty endorsement and : > appreciation of his coming and of his great messages and to express our chagrin and modification at the insult thrust upon him in the aforementioned editorial.
 We request that in defense of this distinguished guest this pro- test be published in all the papers of the city. lSigned)
 W. F. PRICE,
 l.. D. BRUBAKER, ., WILLIAM H. MANSFIELD, .r As IN. MAlI1E WS. y $. o. COKE,
 R. N. SIMPSON.
 s The request for publicity embraced letter from Dr. George R. Stuart, paste of the First Methodist church, to tf, editor of the Birmingham News, whic was also signed by W. s. Stalling, general secretary of the Y. M. c. 4 These gentlemen were Mir. Bryan's host during his visit to Birmingham. Thei communication reads as follows:
 Defends Mir. Bryan
 To the Editor The Birmingham News: Nearly two years ago in my sum- mer home at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, when Mir. William Jennings Bryan was delivering ad- E dresses before the Bible confer ence at that place and was being entertained in my home, I invited him to be my guest and to speak m my church at some future date in Birmingham. He. promised me that if his engagements ever called {. him to the state of Alabama. he would notify me and do This best to work in an engagement with me. MT. W. $. StalIings, the secre- tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., opened correspondence with Mir. Bryan in reference to his coming to Birming- ham for the purpose of delivering an address under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. MT. Bryan called his attention to the fact that he had a promise to me and that he would be glad to combine my church and the T.. M. c. A. in a double engagement, speaking for my church at one hour and for the Y. M. c. A. at another. MT. Stallings conferred with me and we agreed that the arrangement