The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-07-22
a REMARKABLE MAN.
Record Of Father Adams, Lately Converted
TO Cafhoiicism.

to Catholicism.
New YORK, July 1s.-The Rcv
Henry A. Adams, who has just aban
doned orders in the Protestant Episco
pal church to become priest in tn.
Roman Catholic church, was one of tht
best known men in this city in connec
ton with religious work among tht
poor. He enjoys the distinction of be
ing probably the only man who evel
resigned the rectorship of church te
become the assistant rector ofsthe same
church. This he did about year ago
when he exchanged positions with
rather johnson, who up to that time
had been his assistant. This unprece
dented action attracted great deal o!
attention at the time from its novelty
Father Adams, Sas he was known,
was one of the most uncompromisingly y
high church clergymen in the country.
His views on this subject were very ex'
treme and he had the courage of his
convictions. He was for ten years rec.
tor of st. Paurs, the leading Episcopal
church in Buffalo. He resigned this,
together with salary of SIS, 600 a year
the Redeemer on Madison avenue nea,
Eighty-fourth street, this city, where
he shared with his assistant salary OF
$4,000 a year, the care of a church
heavily in debt, and congregation
composed almost entirely of people o1
limited means.
His reasons for this change were to
enable him to carry out his own plans
OF religious work among the poor. II
was his endeavor to build up parish
in which the distinctions of wealth anG
social rank should have no influence il
either the spiritual or temporal man
agement of the affairs Of the parish
His dream was to bring back the church
to the primitive condition when all
members OF it were brethren. g.
In the Church of the Redeemer all
pews are free, and it is probably the
only church in this city where the
quality of ones clothes makes abso-
lutely no difference either in the well
come extended or the location of the
seat given.
1t was Father Adams who inaugu.
rated the services held every year at
Trinity church the Sunday evening
preceding Labor day. and it was at
THESE services last year that Incense
was used for the first time in the 200
years or SO of the history of Trinity
church.
Father Adams carried his high
church notions to tho extreme of OBJ
serving in the color of the vestments
used in the various feast and fast days
of the church. He established aurlcu-
lar confession in his parish and insisted
that his communicates should receive
the sacrament of the Lords supper
fasting.
He is of an ascctic temperament, an
effectiva preacher, and untiring worker
among and in tho cause of the poor.
He is in close touch with labor organ
iZations in efforts for the bettering OF
the condition of laboring people. Ho
holds very radical views on economic
questions and though discreet and
diplomatic in the times and manner OF
expressing them, SO that he never has
acquired the reputation Of a crank, he
has found many opportunities of pre-.
senting the views he holds.
His conversion to Rome will be dis.
tinct and severe blow to the high,
church party of the Episcopal church,
as in learning, attainments and capac
ity he was among their leaders.