Show I JEFFERSONIAN I IDEALS PRAISED n Bishop shop Manning Pleads for Tolerance and andI Freedom r CHARLOTTES VI LLE Va Ya Jul July JulyS The 5 Th ideals of or Thomas Jeffer J Jefferson son were pointed as a II path for Cor modern America by Bishop Wil- Wil William Wilham Wil William ham liam T Manning ol or New York In Inan an address at ceremonies beside Jeffersons Jefferson's grave crave Sunday under the auspices of the sesquicentennial or oF American Independence and the Thomas Jefferson centennial com corn commission mission of the United States Slates The statesman died years ears ago aeo July JulyA A Bishop as fool ish any charge that Jefferson wai was indifferent to religion and assert assert- asserted asserted asserted ed that the spirit i of the great ex exponent ex- ex exponent of Democracy has embodied Itself in th the life of America more than that of any other man except Lincoln It was Jeffersons Jefferson's genius and leadership he h said which d de- de de decided elded that this nation should be a atrue atrue atrue true democracy Amon Among all Jeffersons great ser ser- ser services vices said Bishop Manning none was greater creator than than the battle h hn l fought for religious freedom ant and for Cor complete separation of church and state Ills ma name stands II lih liha a beacon to warn tarn us against calm a all form forms of bigotry Intolerance and against men because ot of their rell religious lou beliefs The fool Cool foolish foolish ish large charge that he 10 was was indifferent to religion lon Is refuted both bolh by his life and his writings His IlLs convictions were deep and real but buthe buthe buthe he knew that prejudice and arid Intolerance contradict contradict erance eranee the very spirit of religion Let us rejoice that In spite spite spile ot of some weird elrd movements mo and rever rover reversions reversions the spirit of Intolerance and Is breaking down among us |