The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-26
LOUISIANA VIEW
 OF CONTROVERSY Rev. Quincy Ewing Native of
 That State INTEREST IN CHURCH WAR Disagreement Between Bishop Beck with and Church of Advent At tracing Attention outside
 of Alabama.
INTEREST IN CHURCH WAR
From the New orleans Picayune.

@~NN~f-N- of settlements, and her hvsliest city whether from youth or its more strenu- ous life - furnishes no small share of ] them.
 Latest and most unique of her con- tributions to state interest IS cuhrch dissension which has tralsvcd out of the vestry-room and has, gone, ike the blue bonnets," pretty far over the border.
 Here in New orleans 1t has a direct in terest as the rector who is It's innocent cause is a well known former pulpiteer of the city.
 Rev. Quincy Ewing, now of the Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Is a native of Louisiana. though a Tennesseean by descent. He was born in Lafourche par ish, and completed his academic educa- ton at the University of Louisiana, thence entering the study and practice of law. Very soon he carried out his natural bent for clerical work, being an earnest and vigorous worker and na- tural orator, as well as broad and ori- ginal thinker.
 Mir. Ewing went to sewanee. became at once a noted debator and writer in university work, and active in mission ary labors among the nearby mountains. He graduated in the class of 'S9, since noted for writers and speakers of origin ality and force.
 On his receipt of his degree of B. D., MT. Ewing's first charge was at the ca
 thedral at Cleveland, O., where he was canon. Thence he went to St. Louis, with
 Dr. Holland for two years: then to the Christ Church cathedral at New Orleans as its dean. His last charge before be- coming rector of the Advent, Birming- ham, was at Creenville, Miss There 1t was that MT. Ewing preached those re- markably bold and logical arraignments of lynchng which brought him to na- tional notice. At Birmingham he finds no need for that work. but busies him self with parish affairs, though still find ing time to interest himself in civic mat ters of progressive and moral trend.
 It may be noted as rather coincidence that his successor in the Greenville pull pit is his nephew. Rev. Halsey Werlein He also is a graduate of Sewanee, where he made exceptional record as a student and as a brilliant and careful debator. ACniCNcu INdtiondi
 Some three years ago MT. Ewing achieved national reputation by a series of sermons from his small Mississippi pulpit against lynching. So bold and logi- cal were they as to become theme of | general comment, and their reproduction and discussion was a familiar issue. It
 is not often that the press of New Eng land and the far west concerns itself with the talk of southern preachers. but | they made the present case exceptional, and reproduced the Ewing sermons in ex- | tenso.
 | A little later came the death of that true southern gentleman and accomplish ed prelate, Bishop Barnwell of Alabama. He had succeeded Bishop Jackson, who, | as bishop coadjutor, had followed the still lamented Bishop Wilmer; and 1t may be remembered that the troubles | in the neighboring diocese and had all | ready grown to matters of public com ment But Bishop Barnwelfs selection gave universal satisfaction and union for the future. His sudden death in 1902 was a personal shock to his churchmen, no less than a public calamity. All interested recall the strong and active opposition to some named for his successor, and the feeling became as intense as at political convention.
 
 fashionable church was Rev. J. c. Mur- ray-so recently chosen to succeed the late Bishop Dudley of Kentucky, and who declined the honor on grounds of rare unselfshness. MT. Murray was the idol of his parish and one of the most popular and efficient citizens of the town. He was believed to be the destined wearer of Alabamas mitre; but cabal arose and made what became an anything to beat Murray" fight against him. Its cause need not be noted its result was the selection of the least mentioned of a dozen aspirants. the present Bishop William Beckwith.
 Naturally. the Church of the Advent was enthusiastic in the Murray interest, and it's senior warden, MT. R. H. Pear son, is a member of the bishops council by reelection for years.
 Call From Baltimore. Not year ago Mir. Murray had call from Baltimore, and accepted for change of climate. Very promtly his church called Rev Quincy Ewing In September last Bishop Bratton of Mississippi gave the brilliant young clergyman his letter of transfer: and the same was certified to the vestry of the Advent by Bishop Beckwith, in the usual form. that he was a. priest of the Episcopal church.. Then that vestry promptly elected Mir Ewing. He came. he saw. he conquer cdr Today he is as popular in Birming- ham as Mir. Murray ever was and has made many and warm friends outside, of his own denomination. Suddenly came surprise if not a shock. Bishop Beck with cited to the vestry of this powerful church few weeks ago that MT. Ewing had not been formally cos1ed; that he would have to be recalled; the call sub mitted to him for approval: and then, If so approved, the incumbent rector might be elected.
 The vestry of the Advent Is composed of prominent business and professional men of Birmingham; some eminent law yers among them. They demurred re- spectfully to any such action. stating that the rector was already elected. accepted by the bishop. and, therefore. defacto, needed no reelection: and could hold his pulpit for life, did he choose-and com init no overt act.
 Bishop Beckwith briefly and emphati- caliy repeated his demand.
 Then the vestry of the Church of the Advent met. with Senior Warden Pear son in the chair. Resolutions were passed of a very positive trend; and they were. moreover. ordered published. They re- hearsed that Rev. Quincy Ewing had been certified to them by Bishop Beck with as proper priest: that he had been called. duly elected and installed. They reminded the bishop that this was done under bis sanction. and that he had ap- proved their action since October last.
 Pastor Recognized.