The New York herald., 1921-10-17
CHURCHMCN ATTACK
nest OF RADlCALISM
On Synod's Eve They De-
mand Curb Oh Socialistic
Trend in Labor Temple. ],
REFORM ONCE PLEDGED
Ask Veto on. Dissemination
of Nom Presbyterian and
Un-American Ideas.
DOCTRINES DANGEROUS
Church Money Used to Give a
Havuu to I. w. w. and Even
REFORM ONCE PLEDGED
DOCTRINES DANGEROUS
Church Money Used to Give a
Haveo to I. w. w. and Even
Atheisiic Agitators.

Ou tHe eve OF the du!,Cdl syuO0
the New York Presbytery is agitated
over a controversy touching on the
management and direction of the new
Labor Temple at 239 East Fourteenth
street. Ministers and elders OF the
presbyterian Church derounce the
new school as nest Of radicalisn and
as an obvious effort to infect the
church itself with Socialistic doctrine.
These critics particularly object to
teachers whose names. they maintain,
are identified with radicalism, even
communism, and they demand a COM
plete investigation of this institution
for which the funds Of the church
are being used. Archibald e. Steven
son, a member Of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church and formerly
counsel for the Lusk Committee. in
which capacity he attacked radicalism
in numerous public ways. is one Of
the prominent protestants against the
new school,
The Labor Temple. at Fourteenth
street and Second avenue, standing in
q community largely alien and poiyglot,
was purchased with church funds about
ten years ago and cost 100000. Sub
sequently the Annex at 239 East Four
teenth street was acquired. and here Is
where the objectionable school is housed.
The temple was formerly the Greenwich
Church. and now houses what is known
as the rican-International Presby-
terrain Church.
Managed by 4 Committee.
AS the Labor Temple It has con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the church
extension committee and through the
home missions committee activities OF
general social and educational char
acter. Title to temple and annex stand
committee. The president Of this body
is DR.. Henry Sloane Coffin. pastor OF
the Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and the secretary Is DR.. Jesse
i. Forbes. stated clerk of the Presby-
terry. DR.. Forbes is also member OF
the home missions committee, which has
general responsibility for the activities
OF the LABOR Temple.
Also members Of the home missions
committee are the Rev. DIR. w. p. Mer-
r,ll of the Brick Church. the Rev. Or.
Thomas Guthrie Speers OF the. tirst
Church. the Rev. Dr. Theodore +. Savage
of the Christ Church, the Rev. DR.. Will
lam Adams Brown. the Rev. DR.. George
sydney Webster, the Rev. DR.. Kenneth
ID. Miller. the Rev. Dr.. Joseph u. Mes
senger OF the North Church and Fred
erich E. Wallis, an elder or the r1rtn
Avenue Church.
Funds for the work of the temple are
provided by subscription in the various
presbyterian churches throughout the
city. Such an ortcry was raised iast
year against certain features OF tne
work carried on in the temple. notapIy
lectures on anarchy. Sovietism' CONF
munism, Socialism and Kindred subjects
NV the men that have identified them
selves closely with these cults ana
causes. that the Fifth Avenue and other
Churches that previously had been sub
stantiai contributors declined to con-
,inue their annual subscriptions.
a-forms Are Promised.
Archibald e, Stevenson protested last
T,eceuber against the use OF church
property and church funds for the ois-
senaination Of '.non-rresbyterian, nom
AnericaY," doctrines. AS result or his
,,ratast and many others DIR. Coffin an.
nounced that the educational work Oh
tha temple would be reformed and that
the unfortunate and improper Incl
cents would not occur again.
One Of the unfortunate incidents
nad heen n lecture given In the Labor
Temple by Mrs. Margaret sangster on
sex Problems Of the Unmarried" An
other lecture announced for Mrs. Sang
sier on ia Marriage Conducive to Hap
niness?' was then cancelled. Or. Cofnn
also stated that action had been TAKEN
by the church extension committee
(which will protect Us from any sucn
dangers IN the future" So no furtner
action was taken by the Presbytery.
Nevertheless, a long programme OF
lectures which aroused the strong disap-
proyai OF many pastors was carried out.
iy'hesc lectures included Love, Normal
and Abnormal by Andre Tridon
.'Commuriisrn and Social Democracy" by
I,lndley NJ. Keasbey, and other lectures
bv William d. Haywood, \. w. w.
teaoer. now IN Russia. and William q.
Foster. steel strike organizer. .,..-..
II is the new programme which has
incurred fresh denunciation OF the
ch;:rcn extension committee. Among
.3a lecturers announced are VIII G.
T,urant, dcbarred by the Board OF Edu-
cation in 1919 because OF his ardent
advocacy OF Communism In school lec-
t,Ires. ana DIR. Leonard -. Abbott, advo-
cate of anarchistic theories.
In letter to Stated CLERK Forbes Mr..
stevenson said Durant was Quoted as
having said In lecture: Christ Is a
myth. The Romans killed Him because
He was q Jew. Jews are always getting
tho worst of IT,"