The Detroit times., 1911-08-14
RICHMOND J0LTS
BISHOP SMITH.
Clergyman Who Denounced Pro-
posed Astor-Force Union Replies
To Criticism of Superior.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 14.-Rev.
DIR. George Chalmers Richmond OF
old st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church OF Philadelphia, answering
the Reputation OF his Astor wedding
sermons by the head OF the Episco-
palian church OF his own diocese,
Bishop Mackay Smith, Sunday, made
a characteristic retort upon his SUI
perior. He says the bishop himself
is a member of the smart set, lux
uriates in a large income, has some
OF his closest friendships among tho
idle rich, maintains palatial resi-
dences In town and Is or has been
pronouncedly fond of the material
pleasures of life.
1T is only to have been expected,
then, that he would be aghast when
] turned the light on the aristocracy,
when | let out straight from the
shoulder and roughly jostled the BAN
quet board" declared DIR. Richmond.
Moreover" he continued, from
the minutes l showed mental inde-
pendence and progressiveness In tho
conduct Of my parish my name has
been written down largest in Bishop
Mackay Smiths black book. II Is only
frir truth, l tell you, when say that
he has done his best TO hound me
ont OF his diocese; when | say that
continue to hold my rectorate and
the confidence and Endorsement Of
my rectory in spite OF campaign
that he has waged against me for
more than year and half
He has sent to me personally q
series of letters astounding in their
insulting character: remarkable pro-
ducts from bishops pen in their ex-
travagance OF viliifcation. He has
falsely declared of me that am a
lunatic and the nephew of a luna
tic.
'In all, there are IL or 1S of these
letters.
II have seriously contemplated
bringing an action for $4,000 for
siander against the bishop. In any
event, shall seek satisfaction and
v!ndication through the church It
self, through an ecclesiastical
court, court OF bishops.
'Waht has so far held me back Is
pity for Bishop Mackay Smith. He
is a physically broken man. | wish
/ could believe that his illness was
the sole cause OF his extraordinary
and rank bitterness against me. II
would make conditions easier to
bear"
Match Tandem Poiysamy."
CLEVELAND, Aug. 14.-Three
Cleveland pastors, two Episcopalians,
and one Congregationalist, on Sun
day, denounced the coming Astor-
Force wedding. The Rev. c. A.
Langston. of St. Pauis East Cleve-
land, and the Rev. ]. R. Stalker, OF
st. Luke's, declared 1t out of the
question that an Episcopal rector
would remarry Col Astor, because OF
the canon of the church forbidding
the remarriage of the guilty party In
a divorce, while the Rev. III. N. Da3-
comb, of the First Congregational
church, denounced the forthcoming
marriage as Tandem polygamy." The
latter said:
The Episcopal canon Is logically
correct in refusing TO bless any but
the innocent party to divorce in re-
marriage. But we must look back OF
divorce 10 the marriage laws which
now permit couples to marry the
same day they obtain license, and
without physical examination II the
guilty party in a divorce reforms and
desires to remarry that person should
have the blessing of the church but
we have nothing of the kind in the
Astor-Force wedding. That is tan
dem polygamy.' and the church as q
whole should wash its hands of the
matter"
ffhe thing that more than any
thing else has outraged the country
In this case is that there is girl OF
18 given by thoughtless parents to
rich old grass widower." said the
Rev. Mr.. Langston. People think
there is money behind it--call IL a
commercial transaction. 1t is an ex-
pertinent that cannot but result dis
astrously in the end"
Bride Plans For the Wedding.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 1.-THE
activity on the part of the summer
residents here to entertain Miss Ma
define T. Force, fancee OF Col John
Jacob Astor, is at an end for a time
Col Astor with Miss Force and he-
mother and sister left Sunday even
ing for New York on the steam yacht
Mona.
1t is presumed that they returned
to New York to allow Miss Force to
complete her trousseau for her ap
preaching wedding, which according
to belief is to take place here some
time before the late fall
Since the arrival OF Miss Force
here there have been luncheons and
dinners given for her and Col Astor
by the leaders of the social colony
This afternoon they were guests at
lupcbaop giyan nv Mr. and Mra rla.