Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22

RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR
SEVEN DAYS.
1erre U8ute Church Dislikes tho Rev
Mr.. HiIson-IIIs Christian Socialism IN"
said to Have a Political Pbase-Con-
yerts Of Prominence.

Mr.. wiIson-HIs christian Socialism"
said to Have a Political Pbase-Con-
serts Of Prominence.
Terre Haute special The Rev J.
Stitt Wilson. who resigned the pas
torate OF the Erie street Methodist
church in Chicago about three years
ago. TO start a crusade for what has
been called Christian socialism says
the action Of the board OF trustee %
Centenary Methodist church in this
city. the most Influential and wealth
Is, in the northwest Indiana confer
cnce. in refusing permission for The
Use q he church for a series Of evan
Eelistic meetings. had caused a Dig
sensation. not only in church circles
but among The general public, ano
especially among the laboring classes
NJ. Wilson became well known TO the
later when he delivered the address,
at the Labor day celebration last Sep
tem5eT Many lab0ring men. and TIA
leaders i'm organized labor particularly
attended the series OF meetings he con
Quoted here in September in this same
Centenary church. and in the First
Methodist church, in the latter OF
which. or Sunday nieht n stated that
he had been excluded from Cente
nary church.
Mr. Wilson Was invited 10 Telre
Haute by the Rev Worth Tippy Of
Centenary and the Rev. Demitrius Til
lOtsOn OF the First church The trJs,
oes say they consider that the meet
ings are being held for the furtheraDce
of a political purpose. One trustee, for
instance, used harshe epithet when he
referred to MIR. Wilson. Mr.. Wilson told
how it was that his crusade had taken
such a strong hold in the northwest
Indiana conference of the Methodist
church " - McComb. who started
social-settlcment movement i'm Terre
Haute several years ago had become
acquainted With NIr. Wilson in MS
work in thai line ia Chicago, and
asked him "a come 20 Terre Haute 90
deliver an address. Mr. Tippy of Cen
tenary church asked him 10 occupy the
Centenary pulpit. and took q lively in
terest in The new socialism. He
brought Mr. Wilson and the Rev ".
II. Wise (then OF l.afayctte) together.
and Mr.. Mise called in the Rev. J. II.
HOllingsworth NJ Tippy Mr. Wise
and Mr. Hoilinesworth visited Mr.. VII
son in Chicago aud became more and
more imbued with the idea that this
new cause needed champions. Sir
Hollingsworth resigned the pastorAte
Of the Frankfort church and went 10
England with Nr Wilson 70 study the
social problems there. preparatory 10
devOtins himself to the Wilson move
mant in this country. Last September
! Mr.. Wise resigned from the College
Avenue church in Greencastie, 10 give
all his time 10 the cause. No crusaders
ever more unreserVeliy joined in a
/ crusade than did these two men. Mr.
Wise is spoken of in ;be highest terms.
! even by those who oppose the coming
Of himself and AIr Wilson TO Terre
| Haute 10 teach socialism AR Wilson
viii 90 abroad next month For & six
weeks speaking tour in England He
! has been invited by those who heard
/ him when b, Was there with Mr Hol-
/ iingsHOrth fle SAYS that while ii is
/ true that tho English cities are farther
/ advanced tEan We are iu This country
in providing for the comfort Of the
poor, yet the teaching IF Christian
socialism is new TO TIE English people
What they have done has been from
the practical standpoint rather than
from the standpoint Of Christian
Brotherhood In III. absence meetings
viii be held here in the First church
in the evenings but in the smaller
churches meetings Viii also be hold
rs Yet there Is no indication that ~,
boards Of these churches viii follow
the example of the Centenary noslI