The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-19
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Seattle. SEPT B 1854
10 tie Editor; Permit me TO mAA. q
brsef reply to the eta aexneut OF the Afrt-
can Methodist conferences nov In session
N your city. made public Ia your paper
isIs morning. IL says was expelled sgogn
the CHURCH for infdel.ty. Beng widely
and, trust. we'll kaown IN this esnszslgI-
ity' where have preached for mors than
year. II IL highly atting ina; I should
be fully understood.
After being la the pulpit for ten years
] preached my last sermon iass Sunday "A
spok&ne on tho subject. Make thu Best
Use or Lies Opportunities" Al the close
OF the service told my congregation that
my pulpit career Was ended because I
could act ard would not preach agains.
my convictions. Large numbers OF them
came forward and coDgra EGlatea ne.
told them i would publish my Withdrawal
from the pu.pA with my reason for ths
same. IN the Sr.ok ssna Review. I did so.
Befng ID good and regu ar standing IN the
church and pulpit. I stated in that article
distinctly that 81 my own free Ntll and
accord. after profound 6elib%ration. left
the pulpit OF the A. NJ. L. church and all
other religious denominations, because
wanted 20 be true TO myself ana mankind.
In an interview with the Review stat
et what doctrines OF this and othsr ortho-
dox churches could and would not sub
scribe 10. They are; A literal hsli-with
rhs wicked, whether II be IN this he'll or
that OF the conscience; infan. daTuation
as held by branch Of the orthodox
church: tho incarnation. or a doctrine that
Jesus Christ was Almighty God manifest
81 IN the flesh did no. believe In tn.
divinity Of Jesus Christ. Many men ard
women are witnesses that never an
nouncsd by disbelief In these doctrines m
I'll I had publicly STATED that ! had
LEI, the pulpit But Bishop Gaines
said that because Published my
views. the conference should cxpel me-.
Notwithstanding IN, fact that had al
ready publicly taken my departure from
the church and pulpi, and had visited this
conference and explained my views and
asked them 20 let M leave IN peace. as
I could not remain ana BE- true 20 my con-
science.
why they would not ls. me- retire with
out taking action against rne was nat
had hurt the church BY Publishing its
creed and nv disbelief IN =. Again I an
nource THAT do rot believe ~ any such
foolish ard unreasonable doctrines a. men
toned above. came 20 this conclusion
by scientific ane historic research In me
last few years I have been making orig
.nal Investigations OF the various records
OF the Riole "a written IN ancient IAN
g7rarss>anH literature. ana hsve seen
enough t0~cnvlnce me ~ ths fact that
when the HEot OF reason. cnEftFfioH sense
and science - turned on many OF the FUN
dameutal doctrines ~ Christian orthodoxy
their solidtty crurbl~s and disappears Ike
the morning dew bafo-e the rising sun,
The greatest na@d Of the African Msthc-
fsss church - an educated ministry The
church needs more brains ant less hrs WI:
more practical Christianity anil less "a
norsnt ard suH~r~,ltto1< religion. - thA
so-esiief Christian church maintains a
.flrnln~t bearing before the world and N
reality hles>@s mankind =. WI TO, - ~
trying 20 cover M SO weakness Nv irving
10 hide The foundation on which - tf3nFs
ana nv irving % stise ne !iter~c' ard
stop Investigation. bur by turning on tne
tigh; ara roofing ont all Nrt truth
arm for Christian education. fcr 80
anve1cDraens ~ th~ whci- ms1. Al
things reasonable fr'orse. a. else 7 -
ssSrt r. .Ats ~ inStelitv make The most
az u. Sincerely.
ALLEN w wrIATry.