The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-24

AnSAsr Of sElloAara Carveis" ~The
Crfsisc asa Many Other Novels
Of wssia-wSAe Popularity.
s~TAs I.stae Of the sop Dubilshes
ssraalIy here BY Dernisstss Of the
Nas.lilsn company. asA sssAe tass
. DAsts play By Cssrepsiitan fro-
6setisns. II released a. . rsra-
asxat-Artexsft Hicturs.
TINE day OF freedom. OF trusr
Vision, was at hand.-the day of
i Christian unity on the vital
truths, ana no better proof OF II
could be brought forward than the
change in him. In his Ignorance
and blindness he had hitherto per-
mittsd compromise. but he would no
lonrer allow those who made only
an outward pretense or peihk
Ohristians to direct the spiritusi
s6fuirs of st. Johns. TO say what
should and what should not Do
preached.
This was to continue to paraiyze
thu usSfulpess of the church, TO set
At naught her mission. to alternate
those who most had need OF her.
Who hungered and thirsted atter
righteousness, and went away I'M
satisfied. ..
He had hardly resumed his seat
when Everett Constable got up
again. He remarked. somewhat un-
steadily. that to prolong the CON
troversy would be useless ana PAIN
fpl to all concerned. ana ne IN
nnitely regretted the necessity oi
putting his suggestion that the rec
Tar resign in the form Of a resolu-
ton. The vote was taken.
SIX men raised their hands In favor
OF his resignationNNelson Lang
maid among them; two, Asa Waring
and Phillip Goodrich. were against
IT After announcing the result
Holder rose.
"For the reason / have stated.
gentlemen, / decline to resign, ne
said. IT stand upon my canonlcaI
rights" .-
actually trembling with anger.
There 10 something uncanny In the
passion of q man whose lire mas
been ordered by the inexorable
rules of commerce, who has been
wont to decide all questions from
the standpoint of dollars and cents.
II one Of his own wax models had
suddenly become animated. the Ell
feet could not have been more
startling.
ANOTHER VIEW.
In the course of this discussion.
he declared. Mr.. Holder had seen
At to make grave and in his opinion
unwarranted charges concerning
the lives of some, IL not all, OF the
gentlemen who sat here. 1t sur
prised him that these remarks al
not been resented, but he praiseu
Christian forbearance on the part
OF his colleagues which no was I'M
able to achieve.
He had no doubt that their OBJ
feet had been to spare Mr.. Hod-
der's feelings as much as possible.
but Mr.. Holder. had shown no d&s-
position to spare their own. He
had outraged them. Mr.. Ferguson
theught--wantonly so. He had
made these preposterous and un-
christian charges an excuse for MS
determination to remain in q posi-
ton where his usefulness had
ceased.
No one, unfortunately. was per
feet in, this life-not even Mr.. Hod-
der. He, Francis Ferguson, was far
from claiming to be so. But he be-
lieved that this arrangement or the
men who stood highest in the city
for decency. law and order, VINO
supported the church, who revered
its doctrines. who tried to live
Christian lives, who gave their time
and their money freely to it and to
chartties-that this arraignment
was an arrogant accusation and al
front to be repudiated- He demand
ed that Mr.. Holder be definite. III
he had any charges to make, let
him make them here and now.
Tho CONSERVATION. the horror
which succeeded such a stupid and
unexpected tactical blunder on the
part OF the usually astute Mr.. Fer
xuson were felt rather than Wis
ually discerned The atmosphere
might have been described as pam
icky. Asa Wsring and Phil Cool
rich smiled a. Wallis Plimpton.
after 4 moments blush, scrambled
to his feet, his face pale. his GUS
tomary easiness and nonchalance
now the result of an anxious effort
He, too, tried to smile, but swal-
lowed instead as he remembered
his property in Dalton street.
Nslson Langmaid smiled. in spite
Of himself. - Mr.. Plimpton i'm
pl0red his felIow-mempers not 10
bring personalities into the debate,
and he was aware all the while Of
ths curious. plying expression OF
tho rector. He breathed = sigh of
relief At the opening words of Hold
Aar, who followed him
sCsntIemen," he said, Il have no
fRAsnt3on Of being personal even
~ unanimous consent But II Mr..
Ferguson will come to me after this
meeting I shall have not the least
objection to discussing this matter
with him in so far as he himself Is
concerned. / can only assure you