Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-30
CHURCH is boss RULED

~
CHURCH is boss RULED
II has Always. Been Dominated by
Kings and Prelates Says Minister.
Speaking recently before the New
York City Conference Of BAPTIST Min
listers, in the sIfungarian Baptist
church, 225 East Eighth street, the
Rev. DR.. George Chalmers Richmond
who was an Episcopal Clergyman be-
fore his controversies with two bishops
caused him to sever his connections
with that church, aroused strong diff
ferences Of opinion when he declared
the Christian church always had been
dominated by Kings, prelates and
bosses" ~
His talk was on ''The Pulpit and the
Revolution,P says the New York
Times. He called on all "our" pastors
to work for the success of the strik-
ing steel workers. and hoped the
backbone of Judge Gary's material
istic philosophy would be broken.
Later, athe Baptist Council Of ordi-
nance for the Sopthen New York Dis
trict met and recommended to the Cal.
vary Baptist 'ctdrch. Of which DIR
Richmond is member. that he be re-
corded as meIhbet,of the ministry
and set aside forswork as pastor. DR.
Richmond aifeadylhas been recognized
as q Ipeffiberl Of THE Baptist ministry
and rs t.aivary church acts favorabl,
at tits next meeting he will be read,
to- M .fhs psIpif 3ef any church thai
may cxle1d ta]i 70 him, =
religion OF 1Jes1s has been so linked
with political and financial interests
that its moral and spiritual powers
have been dominated and cornered by
kings, prelates, and BOSSES" he said
.'If you want to go to the very source
of Russian Bolshevism you must go tt
the Russian church. The Russian peo-
pie are sick of their church. The
Anglican church is the church Of 5OO,.
600 deadheads IN London alone.
Because of the Lawrence strike, we
have this industrial battle of Boston
and now because of both we have the
steel strike. 1t does not surprise me
for know full well the devilish sci.
fishness of our American plutocratit
capitalism. 1t is born Of hell, and Its
end is hell.
"I am out and out on the side of the
steel strikers. and pray God that theii
victory may be complete. AS New
Highlander, n Yale man, and now the
minister of one of the greatest Protes'
tant churches, urge all our pastors tt
work nightly in behalf of the success:
of these noble, men who are fighting
for the right to organize their unions
in despotic industry, which If Il
dared, would reproduce industrial
slavery on our soil.
81 hope they will strike and strike
and strike until the backbone of Judge
Gary's materialistic philosophy Ii
broken at the neck. 1t is time for ever!
church in this land to range itself or
the side of labor The attitude OF Judge
Gary toward President Wilson is in.
sulting, mean, and shameful"
DR.. Richmond prophesied there would
be an outbreak of Bolshevism in this
country this winter that will drive sin
dustrial traitors to Germany and Rus
sia, where they belong" Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman, he said
were to be preferred to such persons
as he had in mind. He said Judge Gary
was afraid to meet Samuel Gompers
and he contrasted unfavorably the wal
work of the capitalists with that done
by laborers and labor leaders.
"Wilson is the worlds greatest
leader in all things that make fol
peace, national security and permanent
progress" he continued. Gary and his
steel trust hate Wilson. They all wor.
ship gold What they need is great
big good licking, so that never agar
will they bring industrial anarchy tc
our land. Let's all turn in and hell
lick them"
The Rev. John Roach Straton, pastor
of Calvary Baptist church, said after
the meeting that the conference o
ministers was fraternal and not Of
fetal. The ministers, he said, recog
nize that DR.. Richmond is an extremist
in some of his views.
"FIe is n fearless man." said DR.
Straton, land is more extreme than ht
would be if he had not been persecut-
ed"
In discussion which followed DR.
Richmond's paper it was apparent
some ministers did not agree with II
in it's entirety, and others disagreed
with certain statements in it.