The Washington times., 1924-05-06
DISB|EL|EVE
VIRGIN
BIRTH
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aigious, economic, and political.
Bishop Brown does not believe
ID the accepted Interpretation OF
miracles set forth In the Bible, i'm.
GLIDING the Virgin birth and other
feachings, which he terms llypO
CEacies.
a ''My contention is that no mem.
Der Of the House Of Bishops be-
representation of the Bible and
that therefore orthodoxy has no
representative I'm it, so that il
20 out, all should do So" said
Bishop Brown.
THE situation IL this: The
bishops say to- me: You are a
dishonest hereto, because you dc
not believe any of the super
creed and prayer book literally in.
main In the church and her min.
igtry.'"
Objects to Insincerity.
Bishop Brown does not object to
leaving the Protestant Episcopal
Church, but he does object to being
kicked out by what he terms sin.
sincere, clerlCalS.
There are twenty-thres separate
heresies charged against Bishop
Brown. all of which appear in his
booklet on Communism and Chris
tianism."
When asked what defense he
would make to the heresy charge
when faced by the bishops at Cleve-
land, Bishop Brown said:
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the supernaturalism Of the Bible,
II 1t be literally interpreted. has be-
come an impossibility for most
educated men and women: that ]
reject none Of this supernatural.
ism. If it may be symbolically or
periodically interpreted; that my
brethren in the house Of bishops
without exception, including even
Bishop William T. Manning, sym.
bolically interpret such basic repre-.
sensations of the Bible as those
concerning the creation and fall of
man, and salso the bodily resurrec.
ton. ascension or decension to
heaven and hell, and that, since
they do this in. these and other
cases, should not be put out OF
the house and church for so in.
terpreting all Biblical supernat.
uralism.
What is your attitude toward
the religious fundamentals OF your
church? What do you think of
the stand taken by Bishop Manning
and others?" he was asked.
Believes Ministers Insincere.
1.-THE experimentation of the
fllndamentalists has nothing to do
with religion" Bishop Brown said.
Bishop Manning and all who like
him are insisting upon belief in 1t
are standing for superstition, not
religion. There is nothing super
natural about religion. 1t Is the
natural desire and effort to make
the most Of life. Religion is not
limited to the realm of human
life. It il a universally manifest
ing itself in the animal and vege.
table realms and even the min
eral.''
'.Do you think ministers who
teach the veracity of all parts Of
the Bible are sincere?"
II any minister breaches that
all the Bible is true, he may be
sincere, but he must be a Rip Van
Winkle," was his reply. He is a
voice Of the dead past. not Of the
living present"
DO you fear the possible out.
come Of your trjal?"
THE outcome Of my trial is not
feared" Bishop Brown stated.
whether condemned or acquitted,
! ] shall win the case, because it
will issue in proving the bank
ruptcy of orthodox Christianism;
in ending church trials, and in
furthering my propagandism. Even
deposition and accommodation
would be a gain rather than a
loss to me. would continue to
be an much of a Christian and
bishop as ever. and have more
freedom"
els there a decided effort to pre-
vent analytical thinking on religion
BY those in charge Of policies? II
30, why?" was the next question.
Undoubtedly there is an effort
on the part of the powers that be-
In both church and state to prevent
free thinking and speaking about
religion and politics. 1t Is due, SO
think, to the fear Of the move
nient toward an economic revolution
which is getting on foot and max
ing progress everywhere throughout
the world"
His Idea Of Deity
"Wht is your conception OF God
and the hereafter"
For me-" said Bishop Brown,
''the Father On-SpIrit fiction OF
orthodox ChriStianism Is a symbol Of
the tter-fOrce-mOtiOn reality Of
orthodox scientism, the law Of
which reality is my God. This
reality Is trinity Of which mat
ter is God, the father; the force
IS God, the son, who proceeds from
the father and motion is God. the
spirit, who proceeds from the
father and the SON."
Edison thinks that cells Of
various parts of the human body
have immortality, but that there is
no such thing as personal immor
tality. Do you agree?" he was
asked.
"As no longer believe in the
existence Of conscious personal
God, Il have given up the hope and,
indeed, the desire of personal here
after" quickly came the reply. 1.-THE
thirty trilIiOn cells which are said to
constitute the body OF the average
adult person are no doubt wonderful
little fellows, each with its own
body, mind, and soul, all complete;
but, after all, they are only forms
Of life. and we know Of none which
is immortal"
NJ do you think that organized re-
hgion Is doing much good for
humanity"
organized religion is doing much
Tor one OF the two classes into
which the world is unfortunately
Givided-the owning, master class.
But II Is doing nothing for the
working. slave class" said Bishop
Rrown. This n not surprising;