The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-16
Derby, Conn. Dec. IS. 1887.

Editor Waterbury Democrat:
 From the depths of my being I ad- dress the following lines to you, believing with simple faith in the cardinal virtue of charity that you will receive and weigh the thought contained herein and that you will extend your benevolent grace to grant indulgence, if necessary, to the writer.
 The essence of this letter is direct- ly concerned, not so much, regard ing the facts that caused the Rev. Charles F. Coughlin to cancel his broadcast; and the nationwide press account of your rebuke and censor ship of his work, as 1t is with the fact that Fathers voice is silent, shut out as 1t were, from the minds of inpa- tlent millions of his countrymen who with no one to guide them are in danger of being led astray by false doctrine.
 will not assemble unnecessary verbiage in defense of the use Of the words personal stupidity"--hls- tory will undoubtedly record the incident as malicious stupidity Theologians have taken much pains to teach that 1t Is a sin to act in q moral matter while in the state of vinciblc ignorance. The parallel facts therefore exist to the end that logicians are just as determined that one, though he be e statesman. who acts on Q matter while in a state Of vincible ignorance regarding 1t, cofn- mits a display of ignorance.
 However, we arc today, each and everyone of us, dealing with a con- crete case. you from your viewpoint, from mine. We are, In certain sense, sitting In judgment upon the statements and activities of Q man who, by the force Of his intellect, fortified by a life of study in the field of fact, has become by universal testimony the foremost critic of our age. He has obeyed the dictates oi right order to speak the truth though the heavens fall"
 hold that no man can be real champion and lover of logic and truth unless he strives to measure facts by q standard that is immortal.
 By careful study and observation have arrived at the point where l am convinced that a real and im- minent issue confronts this nation. An issue that has all the earmarks of retrogression and un-Christian doctrine on the one hand, and on the other the preservation of our social order as sustained by the Christian concept of life. one can- not sidestep or disregard this Issue. It will require an intelligence fortt- fled with courage and determination by the grace of God, to meet It race to face, As I write, 1t will be neces- sary that pass over many events. May I therefore beg to rely on your trained imagination and memory to fill in the gaps.
 The issue to which I specifically refer Is the age-old issue of Pagan ism versus Christianity. What best describes the ethical condition ,of the world today? The ocean with its raging pillows sweeping onward, bearing on its crest the rising tide of infidelity against the authority or God! Yesterday 1t was Russia, then Mexico. Today 1t is poor Spain and China. Tomorrow 1t may be France and the United States.
 am not so unmindful of history AS to believe that this urge of tn- fidelity will expend itself in that unfortunate country south of the Rio Grande or recede peacefully from the lives of men surrounding the Ural mountains
 During the past fifty years infi- delity has stalked forward unabated and practically unopposed through. out the nations of Christiandom. The weapons that were shattered in former centuries by the Church have been diligently searched for in the ruins of the past and furnished anew with phrases and names, to be used once more against the Chris tian religion. New objections have been multiplied against Christian ity. Men under the guise of science have dug deep into the earth and searched the murky pigeonholes Of antiquity to find new weapons to use against the Church of Christ.
 Owing to the extraordinary prog ress of science in the past one hum