The New York herald., 1920-01-24

practice OF deportation in proper cases
with due legal process. and their sppreci-
alton OF the great principle OF freedom OF
speech and OF discussion OF thorght fun
damental 70 all just government; and hav-
ing approved of your right 10 express your
own opinions freely and feariessly the
only limitations being such as are imposed
by law and the proprieties on every per-
son, conclude by sayins:-We regret the
.neution of. the arrival OF the Mayflower
and the landing OF the Pilgrim Fathers IN
connection with the sailing OF the Bufori
been highly unfortunate. the misunder-
standing and the misinterpretation Of the
being easy and not unnatural
II am quite ready TO accept the report
and the conclusion Of your vestry as
mine, with the exception hereinafter
noted.
"As to the use OF the parish house, your
vestry finds that you had the necessary
authority to allow the use OF the parish
house as an assembly and starting point
for the parade on Christmas morning.
which parade was planned as an appeal
Tor the amnesty Of all so-called political
prisoners. In regard to this use OF the
parish house as a starting point for such
parade, your vestry state that II would
have been wiser for the rector TO have
consulted with the vestrymen or with
suggest that when similar occasion arises
IL the future that course be pursued
"Once again your Bishop willingly rests
his counsel on the conclusion OF your
vest-y.
DeBounces Abuse of Free speech.
In a word let me state as your friend
and bishop, that no one prizes more
highly than myself the great principle of
freedom OF speech, and of discussion, and
no one deplores more than do the fact
that freedom OF speech is so frequently
abused and becomes the foundation for
license to utter seditious opinions, which
are clearly and Enthusiastically subversive
of reverence for constituted authority, or,
Il you please. law and order. Such abuse
OF freedom Of speech is obviously matter
for the civil authority TO deal with.
|, I'm these days OF unrest, uncertainty
and difficulty every true American citi-
zen should be most careful about words or
acts that in any least particular point a
spirit OF disloyaity to the government.
II come now to the last and TO what
is. for me, as your Bishop, the most i'm
portant point TO deal with. Both you and
your vestry by clear implication take the
ground that the Bishop of the diocese has
no right whatever to deal with the use of
the Church OF the Ascension for other than
religious purposes Let me state that on
present used in the consecration of any
church or chapel in the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the United States OF Amer
lea, the late Bishop Hobart, then Bishop
OF New York, consecrated the Church of
the Ascension and set said church apart
from all unhallowed. worldly and common
ures, and solernny dedicated said church
to the worship of Almighty God. Further,
before said conservation. the rector. war
dens and vestrymen of the said Church of
the Ascension placed in the hands Of
Bishop Hobart, my predecessor. an instru-
rnent OF donation, requesting the said
Bishop OF the diocese TO take the said build
ing under his spiritual jurisdiction as
Bishop. and that of his successors in
office. and thereby TO separate it from all
unhallowed, worldly and common uses
Protests Against Forum.
"I do not question the right OF yourself
and your vestry to use the parish house
OF the Church OF the Ascension as a TO-
rum, but l do solemnly protest against
the use of the consecrated building. dedi.