The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-31
BISHOP WILLIAMS SAYS DOLLAR
DOMINATES CHURCH IN TELLING
OF REASON FOR RESIGkING

DETROIT, Mich. May Sit
doesn't sCcm right that the CunNic-
tiona Of one man should shut of from
the churches. hospitals and cduca-
tlonai institutions of the diocese a
iare. measure of their support 20
have rendered my resignation, 20
take effect whenever or IL ever the
dioccrc sccs fit"
Thus the Right REV. Charles u.
Williams. Episcopal bishop IN the dio-
cese OF Michigan, interviewed today
fcr the first time In more than year,
cap aimed the reason for his momcn-
i0uH step.
Recent happenings had convinced
me that my recent message on the re-
iation ~ the church 10 Industry would
meet with dcnunciation. suppression
aud Withdrawal Of support" said the
bishop.
In the first place. there was the
action OF the i'ittsburg Employers
association in Withdrawing support
lts Investigation OF industrial condi-
tions
Then there was the threat. made
hy the same employers association.
that support would be Withdrawn
from the Federal Council OF Churches
unless ~ abandoned ~ Social Greed
OF the Churches'
fatal and futile attempt a. repression
and suppression of ideas. OF blind de-
NAL Of freedom of thought and lib
crtv of conscience.
II Is day ~ hysteria and panic
fear Nerves are on edge everywhere.
Men normally cool. zane and balanced
In Judgment, are seeing red ana are
afraid OF their own shadows. Men
turn la wrath on all seers ana proph-
afa " az
hem.
I'm England. now. IT'S different.
Therc'll be no revolution over there,
In spite Of the alarmists shouting.
u took my wife down TO Hyde Park
in LCadpn. ON one HoupbuX was a.
chap shriekinE atheism. \ few yards
from him was the bishop OF London.
delivering n sermon. Further on was
boisheNist orator, and beyond him
a half dozen radical speakers of varl %
ing convictions. each with hts little
audience.
And up and down the line marched
the London hobbies as uucouCcrncd
A. if al a picnic.
There's no danger there. That b.
the safety valve. II Ii In the suppress
sion Of ideas that we find In America
that danger lies.
Going Ca Ingland 20 stwly.
"a group Of us. educators. church
men, social workers and Y ". g 4.
men. are FoinE over TO England in
July To- study conditions. We az" ar
enpging conferences with financial
leaders such as Noundtrce. head 81
the chocolate trust, and labor leader
such aa Henderson and Smillle. Wen
confer also with churchmen and So
cial workers.
THE only purpose OF our study
will DE for our own education No
organization IL arranging the trip
The cure bishop Williams has foi
the Ills Of the world j. "a gentle tfinn
when heard from his own lips.
The world long ago abolished self
sh greed in family lifC.' hr said
WHY. women used 10 Doe nothing but
brood mares IN the old polygamOul
family and sons were nothing but b,
many laborcrs The whole family
was used hy its head TO advance Date
own private aims.
We've got away from that and
without any revolution. We've sub
stitutcd cooperation in common ser
vice Tor competition In private greed
And we AN know that the minute
tho artist dcyotcs himself entirely t'
the pursuit Of money, his art Is com
mcrcializcd ilc produces only pot
boilers not masterpieces.
And ~ physician deserts hr
uucst of scientific truth. and hts mis-