The New York herald., 1921-01-17

ianism OF the seventeenth and Calvin
ism OF the sixteenth. he weighed them
all carefully in the light of present needs
and asked IL the church or its leader
should return TO them.
High churchmen give YOU ancient
authority and the sacraments. Broad
churchmen offer you science. conscience,
reason and the life of Christ" he con-
tinued.. "A bishop of to-day who goes
back to any of the discredited or neg
lected beliefs we have quoted would be
a nonentity." lie made it even stronger
by adding mummy"
I'VE must face the future" he said.
1.-The fall of man and all its conse-
quences is absolutely reversed by tho
theory OF evolution and by geology's s
findings about the age OF the world and
the length of mans residence in 1t.
"The war may have shaken our faith
in God and q loving father, but it in
tensifies a broad Interpretation OF
Christ's belief that men should live
children of one father and that love is
the only cement for societies or ma
tions."
Objects to Financial Duties.
DR.. Grant criticised the General Con-
vention of the Episcopal Church-in
which the Bishop is elected-as "unde-
veloped." II Is possible, he said for
$4,000 communicates to outvote 450. 900
under the present method of voting.
References to the candidates in the press
for their gifts or fortunate position as
money raisers" were deplored because
there are. DIR. Grant said more impor-
tant qualifications not TO say more i'm
portant ecclesiastical chores"
"Cathedrals were built to supply busi-
ness men in France with larger buildings
and Bishops Gin the fight with monastic
iDfluences) with important seats" he
continued Both reasons for cathedrals
no longer exist. Business has large
buildings at its command; there is no
monastic influence threatening the
Bishops. Bishops have more churches
than they can fill with congregations.
Their problem now is to democratize
and utilize the churches and to justify
tax exemption of great property. What
Bishop ought to do is TO commend the
church 20 modern needs in such fashion
as to secure 100 per cent. use Of the
edifices he already has. These at pres
ent are used only small per cent. OF
the time and in that time TO only a linn
tied per cent of their seating capacity.
This is not really a religious question.
but an engineering questionable saving
of waste, how to get more efficiency and
service out of $4,000 churches IN the
United States.
"Some of the difficulties in this drec-
tion-the larger use of the churches
are to be found In the intellectual re-
strictons of the church and the social
restrictions. 4 Bishop ought, therefore.
to be very forward looking on tNe in
tellectual and the industrial side Of life.
''I have associated for thirty years
with clergymen who called themselves
liberal In their private conversation
they express little use for the creeds Of
the church. Why not have the formula
ries Of the church express their honest
opinion?
ain America churches are mostly sup
ported by pew rents or by voluntary
contributions. Under this system re-
sponsiblity for income is largely put up
to the clergy. This in unfortunate.
Clergymen are not business men. Very
few of them could keep a set of books.
An entirely different bent leads them to
the church. Even the Apostles found
finances inappropriate and chose deacons
to distribute benevolent funds. The ex-
traordinary ability and energy of Amer
lean business men should be at the SER
vice OF our churches. Too many min
listers feel like statesmen on a commits
sion basis II clergymen wanted to be
business men they should give all their
time 10 Wall Street and expect corre-
spondingly large incomes"