In the Sixth Chapter

I find the following, and it comes directly after the prayer known as the "Lord's Prayer: "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive their trespasses." I accept the conditions. There is an offer. I accept it. "If you will forgive men that trespass against you, God will forgive your trespasses against Him." I accept, and I will never ask any God to treat me better than I treat my fellow-men. (Applause.) There's a square promise. There's a contract. "If you will forgive others, God will forgive you." And it dosen't say that you must believe in the Old Testament, nor be baptised, nor join a church, nor keep Sunday. It simply says, "if you will forgive others, God will forgive you," And it must of necessity be true. No God could afford to damn a forgiving man. (Applause, and a voice, "Forgive Democrats?" at which there was great laughter.) Oh, certainly. Let me say right here that I know lots of Democrats (laughter), great, broad, whole-souled, clever men, and I love them (applause), and the only bad thing about them is that they vote the Democratic ticket. (Laughter and applause) And I know lots of Republicans so mean and narrow that the only decent think about them is that they vote the Republican ticket. Great applause and laughter.) Now, let me make myself on that subject perfectly plain. (Laughter.) For instance: I hale Presbyterianism, but I know hundreds of splendid Presbyterians; understand me? I hate Methodism, and yet I know hundreds of splendid Methodists, I dislike a certain set of principles called Democracy, and yet I know thousands of Democrats that I respect and like. (Applause.) I like a certain set of principles—that is, most of them—called Republicanism, and yet I know lots of Republicans who are a disgrace to those principles. (Applause.) I do not war against man. I do not war against persons.