The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-10

|lDIYs SERMON
S ABOUT ASIOR.
.,,l,..r. All over the Country Are
Ashamed Of Rev. Lambert
Who Performed the
Ceremony.
WILL BE FORCED OUT
o..tor q Providence Congregational
Church Has His Flock up
In Arms at
Him.
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PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. g.
Calling the performance of the Astor-
Force marriage ceremony disgrace
nj and a most unfortunate occur
|rance,' members of the Elmwood
temple Congregational church OF
which the Rev. Joseph M. Lambert is
pastor, tonight declared they would
Immediately take action to ask lor-
mally for DR.. Lambert's resignation.
TO escape the reporters who beseiged
her home, Mrs. Lambert has LETT and
her whereabouts is unknown.
Rev. Edward T. Root, of the fedora
ton churches Rhode Island. said to-
might
1T was most disgraceful and un-
fortunate | suppose the $1,000 fee
was too much"
Henry w. Purington, treasurer oi
Or. Lambert's church said:
Il would not like to be in Lambert's
boots. can't imagine what made him
do it, unless it was the money"
1t was said tonight the preacher
action will formally be brought be
fore the Congregational council O
the state.
Ashamed Of Him.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Rey. Will
liam A. Kirkwood, of Broadway Tab
ernacle, the largest Congregations
church in New York, tonight said: 5
am heartily ashamed of the action o
the Rev. Joseph Lambert in official
ing at the Astor-Force marriage an
am sure that his congregation vii
take Immediate steps to secure hi
recall
Chicago Minister.
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-Very Re,
Dean W. T. Sumner, cathedral Saint
Peter and Paul. Episcopalian, said:
IT is a great pity that large, dill
nifed religious body like the Congr,
gational church, should be brough
into prominence because of the und'
sirable conduct of one of it's minis
tiers. The act will receive the COZ
demnation of all Congregational mil
Isters.'
Rev. W. S. Plumer Bryan, Churc
Of the Covenant, Presbyterian, said:
The whole christian church is o.
posed to the marriage OF divorce
persons. God intended one man fe
one woman. Had Col. Astor and Mis-
Force applied at my door, ! shoul
have bade them depart
Rev. w. 7. McElveen, First Co
gregational church, said 20,
church is liberal in its treatment I
me marriage of divorced person
With us the matter Is left entirely
the individual judgment of the preac
er. AS for myself should not ha'
married the couple. Few ministel
would have married them no matt
whether the fee had been $1,000
$4,000"
Rev ]. Arthur Francis. Pilgri
congregational church said: IN
Lambert has a small church and
small salary. would hesitate to q
cuse him deliberately yielding to
monetary consideration but ! cam
understand how he can reconcile
cnurch vows to his conduct"
Dr Frank Newhall White. Uni,
fark Congregational church said:
y disgusting to think a rich nj
should go shopping for weddi
ala md 1t in the Congregation
cnTch. don't believe there is
minister in Chicago who would ha
married them
Shock and Humiliation.
NEW HAVEN, Sept. 9.-Rev. R,
eie y Dennison, United Church &C,
sregationaD, said:
AS no canon of our church +
paoe the marriage / can only say Il
! certainly should not have perfor
" y and that personally believe
mas out of harmony with Congre
tionalism.''
!. hev. Q. e. Maurer, Congregation
~ ~ sald: 1T is shock and humil
asl non NJ Lambert should resign. It
paa''cularly aggravating because t
was test case.'
May Have Been Weak.
y, SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. Sept. 8
= y an insufferable business.
,aY iper the Astor divorce. The
,a,,s both the facts and the innuent
"eie shameful That is why the ,