Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-06
CHURCH POLITICAL
STAND EXPLAINED
Rev. ]. r. Newton Tells lnSti-
tute of Public Affairs About
Religion and State.

r. a Stsn Correspondent Of The star.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, All
gust s.~Eeiigion has its place in poll
tics despite popular clamor to the con-
trary. Rev. Joseph Fort Newton of Over
brock, Pa, told the opening session of
the Institute of Public Affairs here last
night
lust now II is said. nor for the last
time. that we must no mix religion and
politics." he said. Much is true TO the
saving. although much depends on who
says II. why they say il and in wha5
t01e Of voice. If il means the religion
is merely private piety and has nothing
70 do with the social and public life
of men il is false.
"Fog some of us the words have a
fpr1alisy echo, taking us back to the
GAYS when We were fighting the saloon,
wfoer Nc we're told TO preach the Cos
PEI oT the kingdom of heaven and not
mix in politics-as If the kingdom of
heaven had nothing TO do with moral
and social peSthouSe. What was meant
III those DAYS was that religion should
betske itself TO another world and let
tbs saloon run our politics, what it did
with the results we know. It ran our
pnsltics with so high a hand that 1t
finally hung itself and its effort at
resurrection today will be abortiee."
Urges Heavenly Methods.
A few moments later however. Mr..
Newton said III we are ever to build
tns ktn-6cnl nj Heavcn nn earth. it
must ,e b. heavenly means and meth
c1s Il w try to do 1t by earthly
msti1ods--by repression rather than
creation. to say nothing of statutory
substitutes for character-we fail utterly
and in the nature of things. Even the
force of Righteousness cannot make men
righteous until they are ready to yield
TO it, else the power of God would have
made men righteous long ago"
The late William Jennings Bryan was
characterized as ''the great watchdog
of American liberty" by A. Winfield
Eoeny of New York at the open forum
discussion on political parties this morn
ing He praised Mr. Bryan for his de-
fensn Of 'the open Bible" which he
called The safeguard of human liberty"
/ consider william Jennings Bryan as
the great American" he said. You
may not like him. Cali him what you
will Sonas one must carry on, America
cannot afford to be Indifferent to the
open Bible"
This following delegates appointed by
CO. Byrd of Virginia were registered
for the opening session yesterday:
j. L. c. Anderson of Marion, j. N.
Aiken Of Norfolk. r. N. Angel of Roa-
noke, Warner Ames of Orancock. w
w. Bird Of Lebanon, Elmer T. Ber-
ncTd Of Lynchburg, Joseph A. Billingsly
Of King George Court House, r. L.
Burke of App1mattox, A. D. Bagby of
Buena Vista, r. S. Chamberiayne. jr..
Of Phenix: Mrs c. Harvey Clarke of
Richmond. Miss Matty L. Cooke of Hol-
hrs. Mrs e May Dogan of Manassas,
\. ". Davidson of Orange, w. F.
DrsgTy Of Petersburg, j. w. Chinn of
Et-hnond Alien T. Eskridge Of Pu-
Izski- Mrs. Kent Early of Charlotte
Court House, j. B. Fishburne Of Roa-
T15ke. Charles j. Faulkner Of Chase
City, d. S. Freeman Of Richmond.
Thomas A. Gathright of Covington, G.
A.. Gillian Of Montvale Henry G. Grose-
close Of Blacksburg, @. r, HolsingeT
Of McGaheysvilie, Grover T. Huffman
of Newcastle. S. NJ Huffard of Blue
field Goodrich P2tton OF Portsmouth,
D. william r Graham of Richmond,
r. II Farrier of PeariSburg, A. B. Honts
c. Cherrydale, Samuel Hairston OF
Veronica. Mrs. j. L. Jarman Of Farm
vile. j. P. Jones of Newcastle, Rhod-
erick l. Lack of South Boston, James
n Lewis of Tappafannock. Lee Long
Of Dante, Thomas r. Lion of Manassas.
B-uce Mcintosh Of Leesburg. David H.
Lindsay Of CIouster. Mrs. ~. NJ. Cs-
borne of Woodbury. Forset. A. Willis
Robertson of Lexington. william G.
Reynolds of Center Cross, r. Frank
Story Of Franklin, James @. Scott of
Petersburg. j. j. Southgate of Norfolk,
w Lee Smith of Stuart, DR.. w. I.
Sanger Of Richmond, Mrs. ~. B. Ran
Fson and Dr.. Charles j. Smith Of Salem.
Dr.. Robert H Tucker Of Lexington. B.
agcrg r Thoplerd Of Ashland. George
z. Whitley of Smithheld, T. Gilbert
Wood Of Roanoke and G. A. Sinclair OF
Manassas.