New-York tribune., 1919-03-25

HereCo to Aid
Of DIR. Ward
Preachers Condemn Ac,;o,
of Church Publishers !.
Excluding His Books Boil
as 'unwise' and as 'Unfai,

JIG ooisheVism IN the Methods,
Episcopal Church which was s;ss s'
cred and condemned last week hv !.
Philadelphia Conference, failed ys.,. ,@'
day to shock clergymen of that ch,.',
gathered for their weekly mee.;,.
the headquarters of the Methess'
Book Concern. Instead of addinc ,.''
weight to the criticism, which q.
Philadelphia Conference heapea u..s
Dr. Harry F. Ward, a professor :.
Union Theological Seminary. secret.,r
of the Methodist Federation for So,;s,
Service and "Bolshevist." the NJ.
York clergymen adopted the fo,low;.-
resolution:
Resolved. That we. the membors -
the New York Methodist Preacbos,,
Meeting, believe that the action of a..
Publishers Graded Lessons SvnS;.s.s s'.s
in throwing out Dr. Harry F Ward,'
books and lessons is both unwise ar anS
unfair" a'u
The foregoing was compromise. nr
Wards friends, who seemed 70 hs !.
the majority, desired a clean-cu, coa
demnation of the action of the ph;l..
delphia Conference and those who hss
blacklisted Dr. Wards books. while ~
conservatives would not stand for
condemnation of the PHILADELPHIA Cow
ference and the book publishing an.
thorities without hearing their side a,
the case
Clergymen in Long Debate
The Rev. Francis B. Upham moved ia
refer to the executive committee a ,et
of resolutions introduced by the Rev
Mr.. Hollinshead and supported strongly
by the Rev. Warren F. Cooke. of New
Britain, and others. giving DR.. Ward
clean bin and administering reprcci
to those who had attacked him. This
provoked long debate.
DR.. Ward sat on the platform while
it was going on and took no part in
the discussion. Bishop Luther B. Viii
son. in charge of the Metropolitan dis
trict, sat near him.
During a long address on his own
conception Of what the Christian
Church should do in the existing rest
less period, Professor Ward said he
was against proletarian dictatorship
and asserted that in his judgment No
kind of socialism can maintain Itself
that is not founded on the purity Of
the sex relation.
About a dozen women attended the
meeting yesterday, which was presided
over by the Rev. J. S. Stone. After the
pastors had gone on record against
legalizing Sunday sports, as contem-
plated by bills now in the Legislature
and had listened TO Fred B. Fisher in
behalf Of the Centenary drive for
$50, 100000, Professor Ward was intro
duced and was heartily applauded
New Step in Industrialism
He said there was more in the pres.
ent industrial unrest around the world
than appeared on the surface.
He quoted from radical papers snd
cited the recent proposal from the rail-
way employees that the United States
take OYER the railroads, the government
to furnish the capital and the men the
labor. He said that this marked new
step in industrialism. in that it showed
that labor was willing to assume large
responsibility. He cited the increase
of tenant farming in Kansas, the action
of the farmers of New York State IN
uniting to control the milk business
and the recent action of North Dakota
in organizing state banks, grain cle'
vators and other Industries.
Zone thing that is nightly MOVING
the minds of the people at this time,
said the speaker. "is the sense of out
rage at the profits that have been made
out Of the war. That sense of Outrage
will prompt the people to find way
20 abate such abuses" said he. "lne
currents we have cited are moving to,
ward economic democracy-t
the best type of society. 1t Indl,,
Gates a purpose to abolish poverty ana
industrial serfdom. 1t means chang.
inc in the Fundamental values, so tnss
hereafter the thing that shall count
shall be productive service, and nc'
mere accumulation Of wealth.
Name Used as Weapon
The will of humanity is getting II
self together behind some puFpOss
aimed at some goal. The most com.
mon Interpretation of Bolshevsm iS "
use it against man whose argumc"''
you cannot meet said he. i
mo no, That's not true, shou''u
two or three at once. III
II do not need to say that toIslss
disagree with the Bolshevist theofy,
said Professor Ward. 81 have fougL'
it not only in the security OF miools
class audiences, but in labor organic
tions. have no use for c'ctatorsms,
anywhere, either in industry, or IN '"'
Christian church"
This declaration was heartily o.
plauded. and Bishop Wilson Joineo y
the applause and laughter Cor''D'
ing. the speaker said:
II am opposed to the dictatorsal
of the proletariat because IT is ", ~,
scientific. We have got to have ~ -,
cooperation Of every one who khos'
how to manage industry. Uniot:s
nately, a number of the most "
fuential men who in time OF PEI,
might restrain the radicals, are y
jail. We arc still living in an atns atnS'
phere Of force. following the war.
The Rev Mr.. Adams wanted to INV
if Bolshevism as it is seen IN hus,;' ;.'
is fair expression of the prlnc'p'''
advocated by the speaker
absolutely not" was the reply,
TIE Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight hl' h..
will speak on Bolshevism at the mes'
royf Mopdov