The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-09
spend Happy Day.

Actor and his fiancee. Miss Force,
had the happiest day Of their engage
ment to-day, having breakfast with
Mrs. Force and Miss Force and Vim
cent Astor at Beechwood, where the
;adies are guests OF Colonel Aston.
Later Colonel Aston ard Miss Force
and Miss Katherine Emmons Force
mctored To the Casino to watch the
tennis match among the ladies', Then
they later returned to Beechwood
where Miss Force found a large guam
tity OF floral gifts from friends.
This evening MIR. and Mrs. pauid-
ing Fordick gave a dinner for Miss
Force ana Colonel Astor. Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence l.. Gillespie
is giving "A luncheon t. Miss Force.
win Wed Soon.
The report Is still heard in the
cottage settlement that Colonel Aston
has shoMerad his fiancee with hand
some jewels. and has prepared
handsome dover as her wedding pres
ent. Neither Miss Force nor Colonel
Astor seems In the least disturbed
over the criticisms made by Rev DR.
Richmond, OF Philadelphia, Sunday.
Neither would discuss the matter in
any way.
The belief prevails hare that Miss
Force and Colonel Aston will be mar
ried In Newport before the end OF
September or sooner.
Ds-nounces Trinity.
PHILADELPHIA. PA. Aug. s.--A
bitter denunciation of Trinity church
was made to- day by the Rev George
Chalmers Richmond. rector OF ST
Johns church, in replying to the crit
icism of his sensational sermon
against the Aston Force betrothai by
w
street cha plain" Rev. Richmond said
II have read what Father Wilkin-
son has said about myself. and am
not at all surprised. He Is In the
employ Of Trinity church, and Is not
his own master. His remarks are Just
what we expect from such a source.
Trinity parish for years has been a
hang back to the work OF social re-
form in New York city. DR. DIX
used TO rave about orthodoxy aud here
~. .esspd stiN allausad the Brazst 1an@~
ment house system TO grow up to de-
file peoples health and to insult the
Christian sense OF the community.
lust now the present rector, Rev
DR.. Manning. is trying to create a
better public opinion for his parish
but he aud all under hinvu inelgatag
this street preacher, Wilkinson. are
more concerned about saving mems
souls In a far off heaven than In at
tarking personally the awful sins
which tester In New York society.
Stands for Vested Rights.
Trinity church. being the rich cor
poration which 1t is, ia In league with
what We commonly call capitalism. II
stands for old fashioned vested rights
and special interests All the Wears
and curates are afraid OF their Jobs
They would rather talk about missions
on China and Japan. and church unity
and all that than address themse Ives
TO present dav evils right at the from
door of Trinity church.
They are quite personal about the
men and women OF Pekin and TOXIC,
but they skulk and sneak around the
bush when a society man whose very
name breeds corruption presents his
yacht load OF sins at their doors.
We clergy certainly have a right
to preach as plainly as Christ did
He said some startling things about
men like this Aston, whose Influenza
is so hurtful to orr best society life
Men were shocked as they should be
The people of Wall street and Fifth
avenue need a shock about every sum
mer
independent Preacher.
Il am not in the service Of any
,PifNh L am ire
movable rector Of one of the oldest
parishes In the Diocese OF Pennsyl
vania. No bishop tells me what to
preach. and ] am very glad to say
that Bishop Mackay-Smith, who is
now resting in great physical weak
ness In Seal Harbor. Maine. has no
thought Of cautioning me. correcting
or rehuking me. 1t takes an old man
like Father Wilkinson to do that.
The men and boys OF Wall street
who hear good old Father Wilkinson
In his rambling way talk about love.
meekness, submission to authority and
personal purity, go away thinking
that is about all we preachers be-
lieve, Well. IL isn't
some OF us believe that we must
hNl truth like bombs into the midst
Of Wall street, so that men will hide
their faces in shame at the way they
ruin women. steal and cheat. corrlnt
boys and girls.
The course of our rich Episconal
parishes is that one or two rich man
sometimes control the pulpit. the
priest and the policies OF the parish
certainly have right to preach
as | do.
Purely Love Match.
NEWPORT. r. L., Aug. S.--While
Colonel Aston and Miss Force are