The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
RECTOR IN
HOT WATER
Recorded His Opinions OF His
Flock.
WHO. COT HOLD OF OF THEM II! N
Rev. Maxine Duty Of ST. Philips Col
ored Congregation, Summed
His Members Up in &t
Y Word.

Because he attempted to size UP his
congregation and classify them on a pri-
vate parish register Of his own, as good,
bad and indifferent, the Rev. Maxine T..
Duty, rector Of st. Philips the only coll
orcd Episcopal Church in the city, Is
now, according to report, f1ounderlng
ii, water very hot and very disagreeable.
81 Efforts made last night to reach the
colored pastor were fruitless. Two trips
were made to his residence and mes
sages were left, but he was out and
could not DO communicated with. a
member OF his church, who was AZ MS
study awaiting him. was seen, however,
and from him some idea of the SITUATION
was obtained.
SUMMED THEM UP.
1t seems that the Rev. Duty, WHO -
spending his second year ut ST. Fnilip >
. n, church with some one hundred anu
fifty or one hundred and seventv-liYe
I commandments. and who is hisillg wv at,
8cated and cultivated man, has adopteu
+he rather remarkable policy OF record
inr his opinions Of his flock. Not content
with sizing them UP in his nina, no Skept
: r. nriyate register of his people, IN
which opposito each name, he 1ottea
n down q remnrk summing up his coilcep i,
ion of tho character of tho persql1 ~! ~
question. This register was, Oh course
not intended for tho eye Of any one elsc
hut the pastor. 80 tho
I, u I3ut ',,nhappily8 for tho peace Oh the
church, this very document ny sun
means got abroad. AS might wen w ~
nected. Is acted somewhat as Il po ,na,,
shell might. Members OF INC snu,sa
saw how they stood IN tleli . p a.
astimation. and some OF them WIZ -
tensely disturbed. ~ the
terms APPLIED to the people. one mem.
,,er1was described as n cloud cloud W1. l,,au
~ ater." Opposite the name OF anotnet
~ the & very expressive adjective
s..f tas bv,,. another member was ignorant;
Z ,otber under suspicion Others We're
wore summed up as elf-conceiteu'
..inebriate," "bibber," toper. u y
ablc.n "u,restionA ,le, simple, l'oot
woman ''no good. 49,
AS might be supposed, the to2e1s' ny
inebriates, those foxy and Ignorant, a,lu
e. on took no slight umbragc at ing
action OF their rector they rose UP -
arms and are still up They at least
n,,d noss,blv some others in the congre-
cation. are much aroused, and the QUIZ
come Of the uffair cannot detlnitelS pe
i foreseen. Tho resignation OF the Kew
Duty has been suggested.
Il II * .sl 6 MEMBERS SORE.
When the member Of St, Philips was
/ seen last night at the rector's mouse ne
manifested no particular dlsposltlon 20
3roginto the details. lie admitted that ING
register was a fact and that some o.
lhe people" were stirred up oyor y. put
he denied the report that the Parish
Aid Society had anything to do with y.
i When asked who really did discover me ne
rQsnster, he said that hadn't been do-
.termined." u,
In the opinion Of this member the rev re,
Duty does not intend to resign. me ne
rector has seen Bishop Gibson about 1h r
affair, but, so far as he knew, the Bisn n,
! has not counselled a resignation Ihe
church, said this man, has taken mo ON
cial action in the matter because there
IS none for 1t to take. .
"Thc church cannot take action ne
said. ..unless there is something demand q
INC tho ccnsure OF the rector lie cant
be censured for this Every man mas
right to have opinions Of other men;
REV. Duty wrote his opinions down ana
the congregation got hold OF them. I l'liat
a., all - 80 g.sst, 5 l t... HSt a. fs fHiflsa