The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-02-18
PASTOR FIGHTS
TO HOLD PLACE
PLEADS FOR REVERSAL OF JUDO
MENT WHICH WOULD TAKE
HIM FROM CHURCH
In Lengthy Address Before Episcopal
Board of Review, Accused
Bishop indicates
Himself

Cleveland, Ohio-Pleading in his
own behalf for a reversal of the YER
dict which found him guilty of heresy
Bishop William Montgomery Brown
addressed the board of review of the
Protestant Episcopal church. His pre-
pared address follows in part:
Brethren of the Review Court
l thank you for allowing me to speak
in my own behalf. shall refer to
just one episode of my appearance
before the trial court, in the hope of
securing for it the influence it should
have upon the issue of your delibera-
tons.
81 was asked if I believed the
creeds, and l said / did. then | re-
peated the apostles creed, subscribed
to it with uplifted hand as each in
spring symbol renewed my faith in
life and light.
"Feeling that you would be lack
ing in patience and 1 in the strength
necessary to extended remarks on this
occasion, 1 made leigthy appeal to
your court in printed memorial land
believing that you will do me the JUS
tice of carefully weighing its repre-
sensations, can at this time content
myself with repeating that confession
of my faith.
" 4 believe in Gcd.'-not,' to be
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and with that human attribute that
we call personality; but in the ALI
mall, in who we live and move and
have our being, and to whose laws
we must all conform if we are to at
tain the most abundant life.
"'I believe in God, the Father AL
mighty Not, to be sure, in literal,
biological sense is my God a Father.
Not a being with masculinity, as
every father must literally be. l use
the word symbolically-a precious
symbol of the infinite reality which
has brought US all things into being
as parts of itself.
Maker of heaven and EARTH Not
tor, as the minds which first codified
this creed conceived their anthropor-
morphic God to be. Because of the
revelations of science, which were de-
MED to them, my heaven and my
earth are infinitely more complex
than theirs. And the symbol Maker
must be applied to those universal
laws which govern infinite circles OF
changes of which their great but ig-
norant minds were wholly unaware.
4 believe in Jusis Christ, His
only Son, our Lord Once again, not
literally. In matters of history |
must be guided by the researches OF
historians, who are necessarily ruth
less in their criticisms of ecclesiasti-
cal lore. Nevertheless, regardless of
what conclusions historians shall
reach, accept and reverence the
symbol of the Son of God-the hui
man manifestation of all that ia
true and beautiful and good.
Pardon Graft Charges Pile Up
Topeka, Kan.-Another charge that
money was paid for parole issued
by former Governor Jonathan M. Da
Wis was added to the series of accu-
sations against the retired executive,
his son; Russell G. Davis, and Carl |
J. Peterson, state bank commissioner
in connection with alleged trallick
ing in executive clemency. The new
case, presented to the attorney gen
eral and the Shawnee county attor
ney, who are conducting an investiga-
ton of the pardon scandle, involves
the parole of Ernest Bartholomew,
son of C. H. Bartholomew, wealthy
Wichita merchant. The elder Bar
tholomew in an affidavit that he paid
$3.50 to a man named Johnson and
received the parole of his son, who
was convicted of automobile theft.
johnson told him Bartholomew states,
that the IDEAL would be handled thru
Carl Peterson, state bank commission
err" and that the money would be di-
vided, $500 to Governor Davis, $500
to Peterson and $3.50 to Johnson.
Democrats Name OlofieId
Washington Representative Will
liam A. Oldfield of Arkansas has
been elected chairman of the national
Democratic congressional campaign
to succeed Representative
Rouse of Kentucky.
Mountain Stays Rainier"
Washington The house public
land committee, by vote of 9 to 4
refused to report senate bill to
change the name of Mt. Rainier
Washington to Mt. Tacoma.
Banking Bill Awaits Senate
Washington.-The McFadden bill,
in effect liberal inter-
,,,of t;oy, of tho national hopl,,or