Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-11

merry pastor OF the Fifth Avenue Rer-
fist church, New York. and personal
friend Of John d. Rockefeller. eakes
| the chair as president Of the Church
Federation of San Francisco and. az
| ohicio. as chairman OF the executive
committee OF the federation. he win he
| called to rule on communication FROM
the PRESBYTERIAN Minister'S Associa-
ton OF San Francisco asking for his
resignation because Of utterances fron
the pulpit Of the First Conversational
church.
On that occasion DR.. Aked .aid h.
would not support the doctrine ~ the
Miraculous conception and birth ~
ohrist. MY conclusion upon this oues-
uon. ne continued. s'is that the faith
OF MARX and John and James ans
HauI Is good enough for me. II ia
GOOD enough for any christian. Thess
men say nothing about Jesus having
come into the world in a miraculous
way. prefer to stand with them.
what 40 we mean. by saying he was
oWine! II 10 a question of quantity
ana not OF quality. There ID tityin.
ity IN ue, but 20 much moro IN him
that prefer to call him divine. Per-
maps It would Ae better to speak 81 d.
divineness OF man and the divinity oe
| Christ" =
After reading this quotation given
/ out by DR.. Aked himself, the Presby-
| terrain association sent to the federa-
ton letter reading in part:
! while freely according TO an tho
right OF fullest liberty to worship God
according to the dictates Of their con-
sciences, We believe that the state
ments OF his belief as given in the
daily press by Rev. C. F. Aked, D. D.,
thoroughly disqualify him to act as
the Official representative Of the Evan
gelical churches Of San Francisco.
Therefore. be It resolved. that the
executive committee Of the Church
Federation be requested to suggest to
DR.. Aked the wisdom and Justice OF
his retirement from the presidency OF
the Church Federation, and in the
event this is not secured that az q
protest against such leadership tho
Presbyterian churches Of the city
Do advised 60 withdraw from connee-
ton with the federation"
The letter vas signed: G. 9. Tan
ner. pastor Richmond Presbyterian
church; R Z. Webb. pastor st. Paurs
PRESBYTERIAN church; Alexander Eakin.
pastdr st. Johns Presbyterian church;
w c. Swan. pastor OF Olivet Presby-
terrain church.
No action is due until the next meet
ing OF the executive committee of the
federation. Feb. 10, but the probable
ity," Dr.. Aked said today, that shall,
accede to the suggestion for my resis.
nation.
II was elected unanimously during
my absence from San Francisco. but
now that this affair has come 1t would
seem that my election was not unani-
nous in spirit. / have no doubt ninety
nine in hundred Of the federation
members would wish me TO continue:
but had rather resign than hurt the
feelings OF the hundredth.
THE whole thing has comic side.
Az understand 1t, the thing these
brethren object to Is my theories OF
the birth Of Jesus. In June. 1903. as
pastor OF the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church in New York. preached SER
mon justifying the New York Presby-
terry in admitting TO the Presbyterian
church several members OF the Union
Theological Seminary who hold exactly
the same views that preached Sun
day. Objection to their ordination had
been made, but they were admitted.
AT the same time protested
against heresy hearing then in pro-
gress against DR.. Foster Of the Uni
lversity OF Chicago. The desire was to
have John D. Rockefeller aid in GUST
Ing Dr.. Foster. and Mr.. Rockefeller
came especially to hear my sermon.
II predicted that Mr.. Rockefeller
would not earmark i1is money by sup
porting any section Of 4 denomination
al controversy and next morning ne
Esent telegram to that effect to Chi.
cago.
; Il said nothing Sunday inconsistent,
with my past public uttetances. cant
make out what all the fuss is about
but as far as the presidency Of the
federation goes think shall resign
: The most cosmopolitan child In Vie
world IL probably Peggy Venner. 81
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