The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-23
IS FACING
A PULPIT BATTLE
SIXTY FtNE MORE CilsfasF~
PENDING AGAINST TN
REN. RICHMOND.
tight Has Wagcd sixteen Nuntns
Through tlpc Ecclesiastical and
eva attrmetS
Wide Attention..

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ecclalasucal and civil courts and at-
tractcd countrywide attention tnv
Rev. George Chalmers Richmond
Philadelphia militant clergyman.
today Is stlll preaching 10 ST. Johns
Episcopal church. despite the efforts
OF bishop Rbinclander and the Fro.
tcstant Episcopal church q remove
him lie has been officially suspend
cd from the ministry for one year.
but continues 20 defy and attack the
Bishop
The militant rector. vho a % aud
Who 10 1912 stumped Pennsylvania
for Colonel Roosevelt viii agan
appear before Chancellor nudd some
time thls months TO answer 50
charges in now church court pre-
sentiment. Among the charges are
conduct unbocomIng a clergyman.
violation OF ordination vows. erimi.
raj libel and ,estltying under oath
al his last trial which IS considered
! immoral under the practices esfaN+
llahed In the diocesan court
The controversy gained natlonns
interest In 1914 when Richmond
granted Mrs sarah \. ,anboy
labor delegate. permission % address
his congregation on conditions
among textile strikers at atlanta,
Ca. Bishop Rhiuelander, who pre-.
yions to this incident was charged
By Richmond as "favoring capital
lstic interests" took exception to
Mrs Cowboys appearance In q
church pulpit Richmond sub
mltted to the ruling but attacked
bishop Rhlnelandor In letter 10
which ne said
Il regret that you are on the side
OF our moral reaetlonarlas ard that
your social and ecclesiastical associ-
ates are capitalist controlled and
hence out OF touch with the men
and women who make mp the adyaIie-
ing life OF our time" "A a result
OF this letter and other allegations
the Church Advocate began proceed
ings on IL counts for the suspension
/ OF Richmond for violation Of his
ordination VOWS and conduct unDs-
coming a clergyman"
Meantime separate fight began
with the gestrymen OF Richmond 3
church as result cf the reetor's
posting notice naming members Of
the congregation who were In arrears
for dues. Among those mentioned
were relatives OF vaatrymen opposed
TO the regime of Richmond They
made an effort to have the clergy
nan change hts tactics but. support
cd by a majority Of the congrega-
ton, Richmond had them removed
and new yestry elected
The dep9sed vestrymen met out
/ side the church and eleeteu tsem-
selves The official" yestry, thereby
gaining the name Of "eurbatone yes
trymen. Failing in their efforts 70
enter the church this group insfitht-
ed elyil proceedings TO compel reeog.
milton OF themselves aud 70 force
Richmond To turn over 10 them all
church property. The court decd.
ed In their favor. which decision
has been appealed 70 the supreme
court by Richmond
| Bishop Rhineiander subsequently
appointed the Rev Henri NJ G. Huff
TO succeed Richmond In attempt.
, Ing 10 take possession OF the church.
accompanied by the "curbstono yes
trymen." Huff provoked another bat
tie royal Richmond. supported by
a Sodyguard OF his closest followers.
met Huff behind padlocked gates and
warned the newly appointed rector
IT, take himself from the scene. else
h. might suffer physical harm.
December II. 1915. after long
trial. Richmond was found guilty In
the ecclesiastical court on four OF
the fourteen counts aud vas sus-
pended from the ministry for one
year. Richmond. after hurting ses-
erai singing letters al Bishop Rhine
lander. in which he called him
among other things Sissy ap-
pealed the verdict 20 the Court OF
Reviews OF the Province OF Wash
: ington. and lost.
A few days later Richmond VAS
sentenced by Bishop Rhtaelander-
Immediately open warfare was re-
sumed Richmond wrote letter "a
the Bishop.
You are pretty poor bishop,
the letter read. You have Bid
dle-lzed religion Trying to inter
fere with me will make you wise.