The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-16
THE-HERESY OF MILLIONS.

Harry E8erson Fosdck associate pastor of the First
ytera1EE in New York City, has been under fire
tieism,dffi and unofficial, recently because he
;ed ratheIberal views Christianity which collided
yaFiouspan of orthodox dogma. Two three pastors
urged That he should be barred from the Presbyterian
it, On tRe other hand he has been stouty defended by
5tes among tbs clergy we'll as among the laity.
III Baptist minister who cEampioning Mr. Fosdck
yeek charged that capitalists and mongers were be-
he movement to pat Fosdick out Of the church He
the fact that IN the course OF ndlctng those
wiring excess profits from the labor of industrial toers
ok had said: by high Heaven this pulpit is not for
That was thrust at the SNUG complacency of many
ppolitan churches which cut deeply, particularly be-
the speaker a man of national reputation.
leeactionary folks among the churchmen and among
wealthy parishiOners do not relish the incsive and
mging pleas made to the Christian churches by men
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Raymond Robins, Sherwood
and thelate Walter Rauschenbusch Predatory wealth
rs sqnirs when held up to public gaze under pierre
ht, buthen exposed in the vestments of respectable
aan chureh affiation, the stigma of its hypocrisy
deep And predatory wealth retaiates in it's own way
nc is quite likely therefore, that organized effort has
made toscredt Mr.. Fosdick. The open criticism di-
against him is perhaps not the most potent influence
Dyed in the attempt to GUST him. Were able to mirror
purse overy conversation and conference about that
we should be able to discern the fine Italian hand of
Street Some financial giant whom the church lead
item appeal for funds could remark in perfectly disn
ted MANNER you know, This fellow Fosdck he's too
ary, toomuch of agitator And then, besides, he's
y away from the od-tme religion. Better give him
1nary posi-
aogdck has missionary post now. He's had it for
ly !earssE And through the inspiration of his books
Manhood of the Master" "The Meaning of Prayer and
s. he hasEspread among young college a leaven of
tanty message, greater in it's strength per-
than that of any writer during the past decade This
Snce cannot be dimmed suied by any action which
rch bodySmay take to discipline him by his release
the directorate of any great religious organization. If
cks views heresy, then orthodoxy is a lost cause
,H, with young America.
Such ide6ic prosecutions the to which he is
subjected unfortunately only too potent evidence
what Fosdck says about the church institution
lie: college and women today well people in
la indifferent to religion and church because they
hat what held in the foreground UNCONVENTIONAL
geological disputes and unimportant differences of
In While young college students aware that great
are involved they do not hear Christianity speaking
real bigissues."
osack alleged heresy then, is probably the heresy of
ns Who wonder why should quarrel about lofty tenets
Christianity dealing with mans relation to God until
BEN able to apply the ABC of Christianity to our rela
| With our fellow That view is held quite as
y ~ large and militant group of people in the church
Without There is every to believe that the influ
of his group within the church is expanding and that
rceedn lending increasing vitality to the pupits ap
Y