Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-13
Baptist Ministers Opposing the Inter
 church Movement.

oaPtlSt MinisteFS Sppos'h9 tHe IhteT-
 church Movement.
 l Mir. Editor: Some are wondering
 why all Baptist ministers and churches
 are not promoting the interchurch
 movement. May I be permitteda | through this paper to enumerate three
 of the reasons: CD We oppose aris- tocracy; CD We see the contradictions; l (S) we are not willing to compromise.
 It has been some time since a few
 men have set themselves up to boss the denominations as they have in the
 Interchurch Movement. They have actually gone SO far as to speak of Dr. Atchison as our Big Chief. Such lexpressions. arc not becoming to a democratic religion; they are only | characteristic of artocracy. These men
 put their heads. together at Denver, Hast year, and decided. to put this fthing over. the rest of us. They have tset themselves up to give orders to
 the rest of us. and are ready to call hus slackers If we do not follow them.
 But we are led by the truth and not by bluff. One of the promoters of this movement, when l told him of six
 sevenths of the Baptists who stand I where 1 do, suggested that I get out
 of the Northern Baptist convention and get with these 6,00e,000. This is only lone exhibition out of many of the aristocratic and despetic spirit of these men,. If it were possible for , them to do so, they would not only suggest but would drive every minister ' out of the convention who does not I agree with them. You ask me why ]
 resort to this press? It is because , the demoninational press is monop- oliZed by these ariStocrats, who refuse
 to give space to anything that might
 E. K. Nicholson, Baptist state cam. F expose their scheme
 What then are the contradictions
 ipaign director, declared in a persona
 letter, the money raised in connec. " ton with this campaign ($1o0, ,eoo, ,o0o' 4 belongs absolutely to the Baptists. f But the Presbyterian tells us, the In . terchurch World Movement asks fo s it's overhead expenses five per cent. O 'f the budget of each denomination d This money is to be expended for ov d erhead expenses of the Interchurcl % Movement, such as salaries, literature . rent, travelling expenses, conferences = etc" Enough money has dread $ been spent by its promoters fo s pleasure trips, lounging rooms. am - worthless literature to evangelize tn ,l blackest spot in Africa. Besides thi '- statement by the Presbyterian, we hap " pen to know that our Big Chief o g some of his vatican has already under iS written considerable sum of tn II enormous sum the Interchurch Move
 ment has borrowed from the bankl a Regardless of their statements, ths ,t we will not have this to pay. we hay rs such little confidence in the trust 70 worthiness of the movement that W ys expect this sum to be wreSted freI l. our fund to pay this note. We war
 nIIr- fn On n God and -s the Interchurch Movement, for mel of who already have millions. to spen IF on railroad trips and banquets.
 2O We are the offsprings of those wh ne wrote religious. freedom in our Ma If tfonal Constitution. We do not ca .ir him "bigot'', 'prejudiced," and nal e- row." but honor that man who has tf to neral courage and conviction to sa to I'm right, but you are wrong." B. se we reserve that same right. We r, at serve the right to say, as we believ to that pure Baptists hold the truth as the purest form of any of the denon
 nations; and logical thinkers will sul
 init to us that right without insult N
 believe that for us to enter the Ii
 terchurch movement would be for
 to prove disloyal to the faith once f th all delivered to the saints" Hence v s.i oppose the whole movement
 id W. T. c. BRIGGS en Pastor Stafford Baptist Chur of Stafford, April 10, 1920.