New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-14
Bishop Brown
Trial I'm EHeresy
Case Pressed
Episcopalians Accuse Re-
tired Divine of Denying
the Divinity of Christ
:, and Opposing Doctrines
Lynching Is Condemned
Proposal Prohibiting Mem
Der of Church Marrying
Divorced Person Opposed
By Rev. DR.. E. c. Chorlev

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PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 49, Bishop
william Montgomery Brown, retired
| pishop of Arkansas, will be presented
Tor trial on charge Of heresy and,
| II found guilty, will be deprived of his
once as bishop and will be deposed
/ from the priesthood If memorial
from the diocese of Arkansas is
granted The memorial, which is now
pe1ore the House of Bishops, recites
ehat In his book, Communism and
Christianity" Bishop Brown has denied
ehe DIVINITY Of Christ and declared
tnat cannibalism is the basis of the
sacrament of the Holy Communion of
bread and wine and has promulgated
'he most sacrilegious propaganda
against the Church and her TEACHINGS
and doctrines"
me special committee recommended
mat the House of Bishops either issue
statement repudiating the teachings
OF bishop Brown, or proceed under the
canon for the trial of bishop for
| heresy. The case will be considered
ny the bishops in council. No bishop
VI the American Church has hitherto
peen tried for heresy. Bishop Brown
was was consecrated Bishop of Arkansas in
loSe and resigned in 1912. He resides
at Gallon, Ohio.
Against kemarriage Proposal
Bishop Brent's proposal, prohibiting
any member of the Church from n, arrvs
ing person who has been divorced
was criticized by Bishop F. +. Reese
u Georgia, who said it would excom,
luuhlcate every man and woman in the
oeufen who is SO married by ministers
~ otner churches or by the civil
authorities. Bishop Brent replied that
me amendment made no difference in
me law OF the Church and did NOT
3eana IN the way of a bishop admin
ist Tig the law in justice and mercy.
p;iLhe presiding bishop has appointed
mpi snS r. W. Keator, of Olympia,
O wash, as acting Bishop of Eastern
oregon, made vacant by the resignation
OF Bishop R. l.. Paddock.
"A resolution declaring that tho
Ghurch looked with adherence mon
me growing practice of what is known
as lynch law and upon all forms of vio.
renee as constituting not onlv men
ace to law and order and endanpering
me very existence of government itself
out as contrary to the revealed will Of
uo9, was introduced into the House
oI deputies by the Rev. Dr. c. B. Will
rie', OF Atlanta. The Rev. c. P. Deems.
~ - oah francisco, presented resolu-
ton condemning the use of raff1as and
othef gambling devices in parish fairs
POW these resolutions were referred
70 the committee on social service.
Wants Church for Masses
!
said that the Fpiseopal chnrcb - ~ NJ
often had been regarded as the cb,ro rob
OF the privileged classes instead Of the
churcn of the masses. He advocated
the establishment Of institutes. similar
TO that of the Seamen's Instituta
south Street, for workingmen.
- Alter a sharp debate the House of
blshops discharged the joint commits.
SION G, on the ministry of healing in the
onnrch and appointed special com.
nllttee OF bishops to report on the sub.
JecS curing this convention. 1t was
/ evlaent from the course Of the debate
lnat the bishops were strongly in favo,
of a more definite ACKNOWLEDGEMENT fa.
Vorlng the ministry of healing in this
church, and this feeling was expressed
IN substitute for the last paragraph
offered by Bishop William T. Mainline
OF New York, and reading as follows;
Your commission believes that we
should recognize with thankfulness the
revival of faith in the Church's minis.
try OF healing, both for its benefits anc
blessings to the sick and for the ovi.
dence which it gives of quickened
faith and life in the Church.
I'm the Judgment of your commits.
sion, this faith should be allowed to
express itself freely and simply, unde,
the. direction of the bishop; no formal
action upon the matter should be taker
by the Church at present"