The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-02-17
BISHOP DECLARES
DISLOYALIST MUST
GET OUT Of FOLD
Flood of Letters C%ritiCiing
Episcopal ReCtOrS Arouses
BurCh to Action Against
Such Men in Church.

NEW fORK.-A growing belief on
me part OF the public that the Episco-
pa church lacks in loyalty to the
american government must he rooted
2ut by strenuous efforts in which every
E~plscopalian must joiu. said Rishon
Burch in a brief address at the ANNA
meeting of the Churchwomen'S Ieaeue
Tor patriotic service. NS"e
ne Episcopal desk in the offices for
me cathedral of st. John the Divine il
uehn'g inundated by letters asking why
II Is that the church tolerates the
activities Of certain welI-known cIargv-
men. The bishop did net say this. hut
what ne did say made several of the
members of the league, who have had
lhe same questions nut to them fell
confident that this was what some of
the ANNOYING letters contained Tho
bishop did not talk long. He was in a
hurry 70 get Il train. but what he did
say made a profound impression on The
zoo women present. ~
I'm not going to make the sort of
taIk YOU expect from me, I'm afraid :"
ne said. I'm going to ask you women
10 help me, IN every way that YOU can.
10 quell a growing fear hat seems to
nave taken possession of the public
that the church is h~arboring disloyalty
70 the government. | want you to make
II Gear 10 every one that the spirit of
socialism, Bolshevism or any other ism
III / could show 'iI you ' tba gro,t Mia %
letters on my desk questioning the 10y
atty of the church, or voicing the fear
OF some one that the loyalty of the
StuIrl Was pelnG questioned, YOU would
nv SURPRISED IL seems amazing that
atS Gne could accuse the Episcopal
church OF being dlsloyal to the govern
rent. HI isn't the spirit of this
church' whose very foundations are
ialu III loyalty to the established gov
tininellt. ana yet, l have letters ac-
cuSlIig US OF having among us disloyal
~nteHipeTS' nave letters accusing some
~ tne clergy OF taVoring factions dis
Io!al 70 the government; letters even
accusinS the blshop of lukewarmness
vi mar toward certain churchmen
Whom they accuse of d~isloyalty, and
TWO or three letters which would imply
a oelel on the part of the writer's that
we are not patriotic as a church.
we coulu not be a church of Christ
II we we're not patriotic. We could not
pc lalthlui TO the Lord If we were not
Ioya, 10 the government under which
we hVe' we recall the day when the
com was handed him and he said
Rehder unto Caesar the things which
are caesars. Let the tribute be paid
10 caesar. Tribute to whom tribute is
uue; custom 10 whom custom is due.
m m%ite I 0s siye ms rs I nead or to ne Gaa govern
PERFECTLY ADEQUATE,
,u
we could not be loyal to his beloved
voice II there was any wish on our part
as a Ghurch to go over the head of our
eStaoilsned government. The govern
lheIt OF the United tSates is perfectly
adesquate TO deal with all the problems
ana dilllcultles, with which 1t is con-
lronted, n 1t Is dealing with them. As
a churcn we acknowledge the suprem-
acy OF the government.
l want you members of the Church
women's league for patriotic service to
help me TO give expression to our desire
TO put the church on record as a patri-
Que church, the bishop continued,
speaking very rapidly and with great
earnestness. Il want you TO help me to
make 1t clear that there is not within
the church the least thought or color
of ~disloyalty. l want YOU to help to put
at rest any thought or wish in the heart
4 nf AnV nna Nn1nth1r In NJ A,t.;Ia ~