The Washington herald., 1908-08-03
DEPOSED PASTOR
GIVES HIS STORY
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the tall. angular minister shouted with
emphasis when they get through with
me in this matter. they won't know who
they are or what color they are His
eyes flashed FIRE and his bosom hsaved-
Il was half moment before the minister
could get back 20 the lecture.
They talk Of q hotel incident IN In
dIauapOTls in which a young womans
name was linked with mine They don't
want 10 know the truth about that mat
ter They want a reflection I wrote
letter 10 the hotel proprietor. and would
Ike TO show that letter at trial II a
court OF al a church trial and then let
ny moral character De decided
If God gives me strength. Lam going
hack 70 that hotel proprietor and those
responsible for the story and make them
admit they told something without foUn-
dation or make them take il back" The
minister was dramatic IN his utterances,
and spoke with such force and determine
ton that all who heard him did not mis-
take his meaning.
Meaning of Two Words
Before they start to criticise me. the
members Of the board should take Web
ster-s unabridged dictionary and ascer-
ain the meaning Of the words -creden-
tiaIs' and references According to the
law Of this land. I can make the church
pay me salary for three months. accord
ing 10 contract. II I choose 10 stoop TO
that Il is all right for a business man
TO sue for money due him. but minister
cannot do Il, according 10 church people
I admit a financial trouble in the
West. but deny most enphaticaIIy
that I an unfit 10 be among you
D
that 'Holier than thou crowd Will be
stained by associating with ne to-day.
The law says man IS presumed 20 be
innocent until proven guilty. The board
/ was convinced Of my guilt and threw
the burden Of proving innocence on ne
I believe in having the spirit Of Jesus
Christ. but I draw the line on abuse.
Jesus stood abuse as long as he could
and then drove the people out Of the
/ temple twice. He also scoUrged them
again and again
It's all right TO say the Bible tells US
TO turn the other cheek. but I don't
/ believe God requires a man TO lie down
and let people walk over him. The
! Bible does not say a man must stand
still and let another beat his face into
/ Jelly.
Z have been IN the Christian church
twenty years. but what gets ne Is
[ two BY four church board CRYING out
[ Where the Bible speaks We speak. and
going forty niles from the Bible. You
/ people want to get nd Of the idea that
you are the infalEhle judges Perhaps
you are not competent to judge any one
Even If I admitted I was wicked and
( immoral, what would be the duty OF
each OF you and this board2 Where are
those who say Where the Bible speaks
We speak? Is Il not their duty to extend
| the helping hand 10 the sinner and as
sist him to a higher Hfe2 No; they are
washed too white in the blood OF the
Lord TO help sinners # you are washed
too white then you are not following in
the path OF Christ
UncharitabIe Member.
The other evening received a note
/ from a woman who was going TO a hospi-
tai Things have come to such a pass
that I was afraid TO 90 10 her home with
out two Of the elders Of this church One
Of them makes S2I09 year. and he knew
/ this poor woman needed s6 to go 10 the
/ hospital Did he take IS out of that
! 800 and give it TO her? Not one red
! cent did he give 10 her. Yet he IS the
man who criticises me and says I am
not a Christian. and unfit TO be among
you The Christian Church Of Mount
Rainier wants to change its ways. or t
I will disgust the people of this commu-
nifty.
7 noticed yesterday boy reading one
1 Of the signs announcing this lecture.
The subject Of the lecture vas stated TO
/ BE- Hunting HypOCrites.' The little fel-
/ low said. You can find plenty CT them
| around here I have found them in
I numbers in Mount Rainier. and right here
/ in Brentwood. too. for that matter
I don't need a microscope. telescope OF
/ any other kind Of a scope. OF two pairs
I Of glasses. OF an electric light. 10 find
4 them. either.
Now, what is a hypOcrite2 You won't
/ find the word in the Old Testament, but
in the New Testament the word appears
! 5 times, and the word hypocrisy 15
| times. That was in the Olden days
/ Nowadays We deal a great deal with
I hypocrisy, and II a testament of these
times were 10 be written the word fhypo-