President Wilson, the "Protestant Magazine," and the Press
By Editor
IN a letter dated Jan. 15, 1914, the editor of the Protestant Magazine wrote to President Wilson concerning the feeling that his secretary, Mr. Joseph P. Tumulty, a Roman Catholic, interfered with the correspondence coming to the White House dealing with the Roman question. President Wilson replied at once, declaring that such an impression was "absurdly and utterly false." This correspondence, which appears in the March number of the Protestant Magazine with editorial comment, was given out to the Associated Press and to the correspondents of some of the leading papers of the country on February 17, and appeared the following day in the papers all over the United States, with prominent mention of the Protestant Magazine. As far as we know, this is the first time in our history that one of our publications has been brought so conspicuously to the attention of the reading public, and we feel that it offers a great opportunity to reach the people. We suggest the following plan for getting the benefit of this remarkable advertisement of the Protestant Magazine: Get a copy of the paper or papers in your own city, or in the city nearest you, in which this correspondence was printed, then obtain a supply of the March issue of the magazine from your tract society, and going to the people, say, in substance, "Here is the magazine mentioned in this article. It contains the correspondence in full and a photographic reproduction of President Wilson's letter, and other matter of much interest relating to the Roman question." The articles on the moral theology of the Jesuits, the experience of David Hillhouse Buel with the Jesuits, Elder G. B. Thompson's article, and an article showing how Protestants have lost out in the controversy with Rome by failing to insist, as the Reformers did, that the Pope is Antichrist and that the Church of Rome is Babylon of the seven hills, ought to command attention and do much good. The March number of this magazine is now ready, and we should like to see one hundred thousand copies circulated. Will you help?