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Iowa conference In 1904 refused to
give missionary papers on account OF
complaints made against him for bad
conduct, but whom Bishop Grant did
subsequently, give papers Of authority,
in spite Of the action Of the annual
conference9 Il not this the same Hu,
bert who IN the fan Of 1904 was ar
rested in Lincoln. Neb. for rape. was
tried, convicted and served time for
the same? Certainly there was
Rev. p. A. Hubert who made such
record. Now what does Bishop Der
rick mean by taking up this fellow
and making him a special, secret
agent for wIlberforce, and allowing
him to run for eighteen months with
out making any report, or without the
proper authorities knowing that he
was collecting money for the school!
OF course Hubert's word cannot be
taken for anything; but the way the
prosecuting attorney looked at this
beautiful surprise led him to tell Pres
ident Jones that he had better drop
the prosecution, for he could not send
Hubert to the pen without sending
three Of the highest dignitaries In the
church to keep him company. To
save the church the disgrace President
Jones reluctantly accepted $4,000
from Hubert for wilberforce and let
him go.
Remember, am prepared to prove
every statement I make. Remember
also that all the bishops have treated
me well, and hence have no personal
grievance against a single one. I am
not fighting men, but 1 am fighting sin
in high places.
Information is pouring in upon me
from every quarter showing how vice
and iniquity are being fostered all
through the church, and how little
the authorities care for the laws OF
the church. I know that the condi
lions were awful before I began to
write, but I see that did not know
nearly all. Here. for instance. Is
letter from a prominent layman In
the East, unfolding the sad state OF
affairs in the First district. The news
papers have given US plenty, but they
have not given half the truth. No
wonder there is rebellion and defiance
Of authority. What else can we ex-
pect from people who have enlight-
ened consciences? They demand that
the preachers and bishops practice
what they preach, and when they see
such fragrant departures from this
rule, and that bishops do not require
such things, they do not bow to the
judgment Of such men.
And so DR.. johnson says that there
is an "oninous indifference" on the
part Of the bishops, and the public
adds AN ominous silence" 1t is this
very indifference that brings me to
say that they are largely responsible,
as the good doctor admits. They have
gone on so long and become so tang
led up with these bad men that they
see no way to cut loose from them
without condemning themselves. But
this Is Just what they are called upon
to do, confess their sins, whether OF
omission or Of commission and make
q new start in their episcopal life.
They cannot regain the confidence OF
the public in any other way. A lay
man Of the last two general conferen-
ces says that the only mistake
made in my first article was in say
ing that "the church would not last
twenty-five years, In its present condt
ton" He says that It will not last
twelve years unless the bishops come
down and make q new start This
is the only way to restore confidence.
VIII they have the moral courage to
do It, or VIII they 60 bIlndly on as did
the Russians against the Japs?
In my next I viii take up the flag
rant Interpretations OF the dollar
money.
Detroit, Mich.