Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-30

church practiced immersion until
about the fifteenth century. Why did
it change and why does it want to
change the ten commandments now!
Silent on Moral Issues.
%. The Episcopal church is not
evangelical and is to a large measure
silent on the great moral issues OF the
IS. A full scriptural gospel cannot
be preached from an Episcopal pulpit.
e Dogmatic ecclesiasticism pre-
walls above everything else in the
Episcopal church and comparatively
speaking its clergymen are not noted
for prophetical or intellectual genius
with the ministry Of today. II
". The American principle OF lib
erty forbids men of attainments and |
conviction in spiritual matters to sub
nit to bishop, who may be minus on
these lines. .... /
"Dr. George c. Richmond, rector of
St. Johns Episcopal church of Phila.
delphia, Pa, and very close friend
Of mine, says: 'Casuistry, diplomacy
and vanity have higher value with
bishops than moral boldness or
prophetical genius
"Dr. Richmond is now before the
courts Of the Episcopal church for
speaking against his bishop and the
ecclesiastical authority, yet this
clergyman is known in Philadelphia
as the poor mans friend and is de-
vout advocate OF the rights of the
workingman, for which he is now on
trial. An Episcopalian minister in
Iowa said:
"'By the authority of the arch
bishop OF Canterbury am sent to,
preach the word, and | don't care
rap about the New Testament scrip
lures
"8. The Episcopal church does not
burden itself with an aggressive de-
, sire to bring men and women into
, right relationship with Jesus Christ.
, "9. 1t has submitted creed, which
, the apostles never saw and dogma
. which they never knew, for plain
{ New Testament teaching.
40. 1t considers its ritual Of more
5 importance than the preaching of the
4 gospel, yet the ministers of Christ
e are commissioned to preach and not
: merely to read man-made litury.
Back to First Love.
"Mrs. Maude E. Buxton,la devoted
: wife to ME and who labored faithful
> ly in assisting me in my ministry, was
J a member of the Christian church,
and by her persuasion I was i'm
: mersed when lad of 10 years of
y age. Hence in making this change |
= am but going back to where first
! started in the Christian ministry. Mrs,
= Buxton opposed my coming into the
Episcopal church and we had planned
:, to leave it when | was urged to &C
' cept St. Paul's parish here in the
wset.
ia II am willing to suffer the wearing
: Of rags to preach the gospel, al.
i though | may have had a beautiful
J. salary in the Episcopal church. Oh
q course, in this dav and age everybody
!. cannot understand such conviction
/. and | presume my aristocratic Episco-
! palian friends will make light of it, as
& the bishop did =
ir Thanks the Pensioners. n
e IT want to- express my sincere
re thanks to the Pensioners of St
le Paul's parish and to Bishops Morri
1t son and Longley for their kindnes.
4 to me and my family while domicilet
4 in St. Pauls rectory, and pray tina
70 God will lead them into larger Wis
ions concerning the greatest interro
gative of the human soul, Wha
must I do to inherit eternal life.
LET us remember, dear friends
that we will some day meet agaii
II when the story of life and our earth
\ ly journey come to an end. My bes
IL wishes and prayers are that God will
abundantly bless you and that he vii
bring us together as His children, t.
- be numbered with those who low
b. Him and behold His glory. | ex
pit pect to receive some rebuttals t
u what have said and for what | ar
n going to do, but, God helping me,
lie intend to fight for the truth as it
ry in Jesus. | care not what sufferin
lal may come to me for preaching Hi
word, il can but care for my littl
ut family and labor until shall lay m
ms armor BY and then if it please HiI
ms whom love and serve, when tn
harvest shall and the vintage sha
an be gathered, to give me and min
I'M but a humble diciple's reward, W
ny will feel that our efforts in tellin
IN men of the Christ, have not bee
cir made in vain.
or ITO one and all, and especially I
sh those who love and seek for, u
81 truth, big, Dominus vobiscum (Tf
Lord be with you.)."
nd, Moves From Parsonage.
IN. Rev. Mr.. Buxton spent yesterdt
,c- afternoon receiving his friends at IL
,or Episcopal parsonage. All of the floo
ew were bare and the guests picked the
use way through boxes and crates. All
,or the furnishings were ready to mo-
&C. out today. Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Blu
,ch ton have taken rooms on the secor
floor of the Kate Riley building
the the corner of Broadway and Glen av
rou nue., where they will remain perha
ties during the winter. (,
of Rev. Mr.. Buxton asserted yesterd
oes that he had received numerous ca
Ike to other Episcopal churches with lar
nor er salary and larger opportunities TIL
nm here, but he had turned them
zen down, having deliberately made
md This mind to enter the ministry OF
The church, less hampered by dogmas a
ose creeds. He said he had chosen
- Christian church for the greater
tellectual and spiritual freedom it
:. forded and said he wanted to interpl
shI1 the scriptures himself, and not be CO
- PEELED to accept without dissent
leIe interoretations of others.