The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-12

lE. Howard, not many yea'o
Ian associate pastor in the olu
none church on the public sQua,e.
lie is now the pastor OF 'n'
First Presbyterian church OF Los An
geles. which has membership oil ma MA.
~ / 900 after a fight and a irahsl'luu
which attracted wide attention 10 '"'
church and pastor.
The name Of the church Is no" h ..
lnal. for II Is an entirely independent
organization. even more distinctly 50
Than a Congregational society II
withdrew from the presbytery fourteen
months ago. and has been CROWNS
moro vigorously than before. In most
churches the attendance Is largely con-
lributed by women. but In this chureu
the majority Of the members are men
some have said that men are more CRIT
ical IN their thought. while women are
more conhdlng and less apt 10 eha',
lenge a form OF belief The doc'rlha'
position OF the Los Angeles church
may have something 70 DO With TINS
popularity Of lts membership
In answering questions propoundei
Wy a reporter. Mr.. Howard told many
Interesting things about his church ana
the new religious movement which us
declaration Of ecclesiastical lndepend-
enco lnauGuratos
The bylaws OF the transformed
church are now being prepared. Wiz
tually every Presbyterian and most
other churches have incorporated 10
their organic law some provision ioI
adherence 20 a system OF doctrine. The
declaration Of the First Presbyterian
church Of Los Angelo will simply
state that q IL organized "for religion
purposes." The name Is retained foi
the reason that the title Il that under
which the church society was incor'
poraled In accordance with the state
laws
Mr.. Howard a an interesting younl
man and a bright representative Of "th'
new theology" lie preached just 81
he thought In addressing the congrcga
ton from the pulpit OF the Los Angeles
church. lie remarked YESTERDAY fha
the pew Is usually In advanecli ih'
pulpit" and perhaps he was thinking
OF his fellow ministers OF the Los An
geles presbyiery. for they did not be
lleve that a Presbyterian mlnisie
should express the Views which he ex
pressed. But they ala not wish {,
have a docirinal dispute become pub
he. when. therefore. a movement wal
on foot In the society TO have thl
church moved up town" and a minor
iiy opposed the plan. advantage wa
taken Of the opportunity for a deter
mlnatlon In prcsbytcry 10 have the so
cicty .dlshanded. The society paid nj
attention 10 the dlctum. and Mr.. How
ard continued 90 preach. bis congre
cation UNFOLDING him. The prcsbyter!
tried and found the pastor and elder
guilty OF characterization. The Who'll
society withdrew from the presbyterl
and won IN the contest Tor control o
the property
Il believe that nlne-tenths-at leas
large proportion Of the members o
our congregations. cannot accept IN
old ereeds." said Mr. Howard. Man.
DO not wish 10 withdraw from a.
churches on this account. but they d
not at heart stand with the nomlna
position OF their churches. and woul
welcome a church with a religion IRE
from doctrine Yes. believe that m
movement which came 20 start In 10
Angeles will grow rapidly and power
fully. though In what form / canno
say. II We formed a country wide or
Eanlzatlon. We might be said 10 hav
simply another denomination. To wha
extent other congregations will with
draw from ecclesiastical bonds do no
know. Force IA az work Tor the sim
/ pllhcation OF the creeds Of the demon
nations, but such changes are hard 4
make. See how much contention aros
over the mere proposal TO revise III
Presbyterian confession.