Evening journal., 1923-01-24
'CRANT DECLARES
HE IS LOYAL
YAnswers Bishops Sermon
by Asserting Group Idea
: Does Not Guide Him
MAKES NO PLEDGE
TO MODERN DOGMA

NEW YORK. Jan. 24-Bishop
William T. Manning OF the Protes-
-.ant Episcopal Church continued to
wait yesterday. as he had been re-
quested, for DR.. Percy Stlckney
Grants reply 70 the Bishops letter
asking him either to recant certain
utterances contrary TO the creed Of
the church or 10 resign. The Bishop
again refused TO make any statement
concerning DR.. Grants sermon Of
last Sunday or to discuss the case.
II Meanwhile DR.. Grant took the op-
portunity offered through being the
guest OF the Dutch Treat Club
luncheon in the Hotel Martinique TO
talk about his views and his situa-
ton and TO make Il clear that he
would not resign, just as in his Sun
day sermon he made It clear he
would not recant. From what DR..
Grant said It was apparent he would
welcome a trial for heresy and would
talk about his views while the trial
was pending.
People talk about loyalty" said
DR.. Grant at one point, obviously re-
ferring 10 Bishop Manning's sermoh
in New Haven on Sunday, when the
Bishop spoke on loyalty. My idea
OF loyalty IS not loyalty 20 some
group idea but loyalty TO truth"
Other things Dr. Grant said az the
luncheon were:
1T costs me $4,000 to 10000 a
year to live. am ashamed OF II. but
my parishioners give me a parish
house and want me 10 live a certain
charge as that against my parish
ioners without making some return?
The only return I can make Is tell
ing the truth the very best way I
see It.
"A good many people do not un-
derstand the church. They think
II IS a kind of a club. and II you
don't like the constitution and by
laws you get out. The church is
like the State. You are born into
the church Just as you are born
Il into the State. Because you do not
happen to be a Democrat or a Re
publican yo- do not have to get out
OF the State.
"One OF the good things about the
State IS the number OF good things
which come out OF clash OF inter
est. Today you really see a clash
between science and religion. When
! went into the Episcopal Church
from the Baptist Church 1 thought
I not only had truth but beauty.
The young clergyman VOWS his ser
vice 10 truth and beauty. and not
to dogma. II he pledged himself 10
dogma you could grab anybody and
put vestments on him and put him
through a certain course. in dogma
and call him a clergyman.
Whatever you may think about
religion or the church we have
found Professionalism and progress
sivism go together. think IL would
.be a very unfortunate thing for the |
Episcopal Church II you find the /
element that Is Influenced by Pro- |
testantism left out. I think any 1
fight for liberalism Is every mans
Job whether he IS an Episcopalian,
a Christian Scientist or a Catholic.
I think he should stand by anybody /
who is making fight for using the
knowledge that he has. There is no
profession in which knowledge Is
OF less use than the clergymen's
profession. II you are a clergyman
the more you know the less use you
can make OF Il.
Haven't we enough problems 10 .
make use OF all the knowledge we .
can get? We have too much excess /
baggage. We need to clear up. 1t /
IS everybody's job to cooperate in .
this matter OF enlarging the spa
ciousness OF life for intelligence and /
honesty and for loyalty TO the cause
OF truth"
DR.. Gustav A. Christensen OF the
Church OF the Holy Rood said yes
terday the Grant case IS merely the
beginning OF "a great upheaval" in
opinion. He says he knows OF two
presbyters who are ready 70 file
complaints against DR.. Grant, but
he refused TO make public the
names.
There was much speculation yes
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