New Britain herald., 1923-01-17

Worlds recent messages from Ro- man Catholic, Episcopalian and Meth odist Episcopal prelates in various sections of the country denouncing his statements as ''fagrantly disloyal and insignificant babblings."
 There was no word, however, from the office of Bishop William T. Man ming to indicate what, if any, acton might be taken by the head of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York toward asking Dr. Grant to ex- plain his utterances.
 Tn an interview with the united Press pr. Grant said he would devote his sermon next Sunday to further deyelopment of his ideas of the rela- ton of human thought to religious dogma. Declaring we must sweep the cobwebs from our minds, the rector of the Church of the Ascension again ridiculcd the idea of miracles and again denied any change coulo take place either in man, or puilo- ing. by the passing over 1t Of con secrating hands.
 "The Christianity of Christ's day" he said. was typihed by simple man walking about the countryside preaching wherever followers mlght gather to listen. One of his greatest sermons was delivered from noun tain side-the Sermon on the Mouht' Is it not possible for man, clergy man. teacher, to say as much on street corner as within the walls Of costly tax-exempt pile of stone?
 .The partial use of over 2Oo,ooo churches in the United States IS enc of. the most wasteful facts Tn the country. Christianity of the early days was the hope, the refuge of the poor and downtrodden. But l fear the poor are sort of out of 1t now.
 Defines His Duty
 T have been a clergyman for over fcrtv years" pr. Grant said m dis- cussing his right to speak ms mlno freely in the pulpit. T must nave learned something about religions Tn that time. My duty. as ] conceive IL, is to teach and to help others. II did not express the views which nave come to me through my years o1 st,riy and search for truth, If dld not tell others of the truths which l have learned and which have helped me. should be wasting my life, should not be keeping faith
 Tn an interview concerning her re- actions to pr. Grants remarks, MISS Roydens told reporters:
 My faith is that Jesus Christ was perfect revelation of the Spirit of God, hut that He assumed all our limitr- tions. To speak, therefore, of His having equal power with God is sense- less"
 On the other hand. Miss Royden stipulated that she believed every one of the miracles in the New Testament from the raising of the dead to the calming of the storm. But. she said, she believed Christ performed all ot them by powers which we, too, should be able to use, inasmuch, sne salu' as the power of God is here in the world now. Miss Royden emphati- cally disagreed with those clergymen who think the church should dis- cipline D. Grant. .,
 "He is seeking the truth, as we all are" she said, and the only way to get it is to let every one speak what is honestly in his mind" She dis agrees with Dr. Grants theory that consecration of churches is an inherl- tance from witchcraft.
 "It is just a human instinct. she said. 'fo consecrate whatever Is sacred to us"
 A Catholic View
 Archbishop James J. Keane, head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Iowa, telegraphed the World that in his opinion Dr. Grants remarks "serve only to illustrate a deplorable carelessness in public speech of man who has professed his religious faith and acknowledged his religious duty by the ceremonial of conservation
 Archbishop Keane added that The bible from it's first to it's last page asserts that in some true sense ann in some modes God. who is every where. is present more particuiariy in certain places. The instincts o' piety. common to 50 many Episcopa'