The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-24
The Inside of the Cup
OF ROMANCE, MYSTERY, ADVENTURE
~ By Winston Churchill
A great serial

now that have not spoken with
out warrant"
There was. oddly enough. no ac-
ceptance OF this Offer by Mr.. Fer
guson. Another silence ensued.
broken. at last. by voice for
which they had all been uncon-
sciousIy waiting: q voice which.
though Unconditional, cold. and mat
ter-of-fact. was nevertheless COM
handing. and long accustomed to
speak with an overwhelming au-
thority. Eldon Parr did not rise.
Mr.. Holder" he sad. Sin one
respect seems to be under the de-
fusion that we are still In the MID
die Ages. instead OF the twentieth
century. since he assumes the right
to NEEDLE with the lives of his pa
rishioners. to be the sole Judge OF
their actions. That assumption
will not be tolerated by free men.
i. for one, gentlemen. do not pro-
pose to have a Socialist for the rec
tor Of the church which I attend
and support And ! maintain the
privilege of an American citizen to
set my own standards. within the
law. and 40 be the sole arbiter Of
those standards"
"'Good" muttered Gordon After
bury. Langmaid moved uncom-
fortably.
II shall not waste words" the
financier continued. There Is in
my mind no question that we are
justified in demanding from our
rector the Christian doctrines to
which we have given our assent.
and which are stated In tho
Creeds. That they shall be sub
tect to the whims Of the rector Is
beyond argument
II do not pretend to understand
either. gentlemen. the nature OF
the extraordinary change that has
taken place in the rector of st.
Johns. 1 am not well versed in
psychology. I am incapable of
flights myself. One effect of this
change is an attitude on which
reasonable considerations would
seem to have no effect
HIS ULTIMATUM.
sour resources. fortunately, are
not yet at an end. 1t has been
my hope, on account OF my former
friendship for Mr.. Holder. that
an ecclesiastical trial might not
be necessary. It now seems in.
evitable. In the meantime, since
Mr.. Holder has seen fit to remain
In spite of our protest, / do not
intend to enter this church.
Il was prepared. gentlemen. as
some of you no doubt know. to
spend considerable sum in adding
to the beauty of St. Johns and to
the charitable activities of the par
ish. Mr.. Holder has not disap-
proved of my gifts in the past, but
owing to his present scruples con-
corning my worthiness, I naturally
hesitate to press the matter now.
Mr.. Parr INDUCED in the semblance'
of smile. II fear that he must
take the responsibility of delaying
this benefit, with the other respon-
sibilities he has assumed"
His voice changed. 1t became
sharper.
Elm short. I propose to withhold
all contributions for whatever pur-
pose from this church while Mr..
Holder Is rector, and I advise those
Of you who have voted for his resig-
nation to do the same. In the
meantime, shall give my money
to Calvary, and attend it's services.
And 1 shall offer further a resolu-
tion-which I am informed is with
in our right-to discontinue Mr..
Holders salary"
There was that in the unparal-
leled audacity of Eldon Parr that
compelled Holders unwilling ad-
miration. He sat gazing at the f.
cier~during this speech, specu-
lating cr-iously on the inner con-
seriousness of the man who could
utter it. Was it possible that he
had no sense of guilt? Even SO, he
had shown a remarkable astuteness
in relying on the conviction that he
(Hodder) would not betray what he
knew.
TO BE Continued Tomorrowl