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Here the letter gives a long list of achievements
on the part of Germans, through which America has
benefitted in education, in the fine arts, the sciences
and industries, and proceeds:
We do not believe that it is any exaggeration to
say that the colonists would never have succeeded
in freeing themselves from the ura 11 ill *jt yoke of Great
Britain had it not been for the assistance which they
roeoivel f. om Bermans, who fought for independ
ence when they were denied the privilege of votimr
for it. When Washington’s men were starving at
Valley Forge nine Bengalis contributed SIOO,OOO (a
1 a i',ire sum in these days) for their relief: Christopher
Ludwig. whom Washington called “my honest
friend." had charge of the commissary department
tor 11n* continental armies.
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And so we might continue to enumerate the won
derful deeds ami great achievements of Bermans in
America, and in the Fatherland, almost without end:
but what would it avail? “lb* who complies against
his will is of his own opinion still." All tin* world
knows that Berman scholars, scientists, musicians,
artists, artisans, inventors, generals, financiers, phy
sicians. surgeons, lawyers, diplomatists, statesmen,
clergymen, teaches, etc., etc., have no superiors any
where on the face* of the globe.
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The Berman is proverbially peaceful, mild-man
nered and reserved. Mis peace has been attributed
to dullness, his manners to boorishness, his industry
to ignorance and his reserve* to selfishness ; but it has
never before* been chargeel that he is an enemy to
civilization, a debaue-her of men, a detiler of wonmn.
or a de*se*crator of Ihe Sabbath.
We love America and its institutions, and pos
sibly the only Anmriean institution to which we are
unalterably opposed, is the American saloon. We
would like to see* it driven out of every city and
town in the country, and its place taken by a Ber
man beer-garde*n. where* a man might sit with his
wife* and children, and be stowed by a bar-maid,
whose chastity is proverbial, and never once have
his sensibilities wounded or his wife* lx* shocked by
profanity, lewdness or boisterous conduct.
It is largely from the Berman ranks that the
careful, conservative*, independent vote is recruited.
ll<* asks no political favors, and prostitutes his vote
for no one.
In conclusion. I)r. Broughton, may we ask you
a few questions? You have spoken of those* who
endeavored to thwart your personal ambitions. We
have always been under the* impression that clergy
men did not permit themselves to ente»rtain pe*rsonal
ambitions. May we ask what yours are? May we,
at tin* same time, inquire what you hoped to gain by
such an harrangue* as yours of Sunday evening ?
May we ask if you hoped to aid Bovenmor Smith by
your address, or were you really doing your utmost
to injure him? \\ t*rt* you bidding for notorietv?
Mere you seeking to aelvertise* yourself? Did vou
hope by such means to achieve international fame,
an 1 that your address might possibly become sub
ject of consideration in the departments of state of
Bermanv and America? We ask these questions in
all seriousness. M ill you answer them ?
Yours truly,
TIIE SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE,
By the Executive Committee,
THE REASON
The Northern Methodists Endorse Local Option.
The report of the proceedings of the Conference
of the Methodist Church (North) at Baltimore on
Monday last, reads more like* a day s work in a polit
ical convention, where* two factions bitterly oppose
each other, than the details of a session of a religious
body gathered in conference* to devise ways and
means to persuade the wayward to give their hearts
to Bod.
Tin* clash was over a proposition to endorse that
political organization known as the Anti-Saloon
Be*ague an 1 its work in various parts of the* ter
ritory covered by the* Northern Methodist Confer
ence. This endorsement was given but not until
after what the* dispatches de'seribe* as “one of the
stormiest me*e*tings yet held.' during which every
parliamentary method was employed by its oppon
ents to elefeat it.
However. State* prohibition was not officially en
dorsed. and a minority of the Conference contended
that it was wrong for the Beneral Conference to en
dorse any particulaa* organization like* the* Anti-
Saloon League*, and that it was “a distinct lowering
of the standard for the church to cenne out in favor
event of local option." But it developed that a ma
jority we*re in favor of local option.
The politicians in the Methodist Episcopal Church
se*e*m eletermine*d to effect a reqmdiation of the* cardi
nal tone*t upon which the foundation of that religious
denomination was laid, namely, the* absolute* dis
sociation of Church and State. It. is probable that
if dedin M’esley could return to earth and look about
him. he would be* astonished to see* what inanimr of
growth has sprung from the* se*e*ds he* planteel.
Since the official action at Baltinmre* of the Gen
e*ral Conference of the* Nortlmrn division of tlie* Meth
oelist Church, it would seemi that fidelity to every
cause* advocated by the* Anti-Saloon League in poli
ties beconms a Methodist dogma, to lx* upheld by
all persons of that religious belief with the* same
de*gre*e of faithfulness as they are* expected to sus
tain any section ed its creed. Any memiber who can
not thus conform his political views with the* man
date of this church is placed in an unmiviable posi
tion. io say the* least. He* must sanction the entrance
of his church into the realm <d‘ polities, or he must
curtail the measure* of his alle*giance to the* former.
Wt Thomas .Jefferson belie*ve*il ub doubt that lie*
wrought pe*rmane*ntly wlmu lie* eonstructe'el the
Statute* feu* Religious Five* bun, which the* epitaph
upon his tombstone* proclaims as eme* ed' the* three
most important achievements of the great states
man's life.
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