Bishop Grace, found guilty of violation of the Mann Act and unless the higher court is more favorably impressed with his story than the lower, he may gave to forsake his gold braided soldiers for a year or so and pay the penalty for law breaking.
This Bishop is the leader of his own holy cult and claims to have 200,00 members, from Maine to Florida. Just at the height of his career, a little forgotten "angel" put in her appearance, bringing with her to court, one of "Daddy's" unwelcome heirs. Despite the pomp and ceremony, on the Bishop's part, the court was convinced by the young woman's testimony and he will probably have a rest forced upon him by Commonwealth of New York State.
For years this Portugese immigrant has sold religion to a people not able to buy bread half of the time. He has flashed from coast to coast in expensice automobiles driven by liveried chauffers, and over-dressed footmen, collecting the nickles and dimes of poor salvation-seeking people, who wished to buy their way in the kingdom. Mansions, country homes and an army of unifromed servants were at his command and he "sold" religion and basked in the glory of his great wealth. But "Daddy" was weak; he was not satisfied with the mansions, cars and servants to do his bidding, he wanted a harem too, an institution that violates not only our moral code but also our established law.
Two "mothers" appeared against the Bishop, one colored and one white, both claiming him liable. So, Bishop C.M. Grace may go to prision. It is too bad that his sentence could not have been extended ten or twenty years instead of one. His kind should bedealt with harshly by the law and ostracized by the people.
They are dangerous, scheming, unscrupulous racketters, who would comercialize on Christianity and profit by a group of humble, sincere, people's misconception of salvation. Earnest Negro leaders would do a great service to the race if all such men were hunted down and exposed as parasites in that they are sucking hard-earned pennies from their faithful followers. There are others of this sort, who collect large sums of nickels from one city to give free dinners to those in other cities and make a splendid profit on the "juggle". Intelligent men and women will aid the law in routing them and send them along the way of other confidence men, swindlers, crooks, and robbers.