, 1925-01-15
CHURCH BOARD
FINDS BISHOP
BROW GUILTY

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. i6.-By
The Associated Press,ADeposition
from office was determined as a suit
able sentence for Right Rev. WI
liam Montgomery Brown. retired
bishop OF Arkansas. by the Protest
ant Episcopal church board Of re
view today.
The penalty carried with 1t af-
hrmation OF the trial last May when
Bishop Brown was convicted of
heresy. The sentence cannot be put
into effect until approved by the
house OF bishops which meets in
New Orleans next autumn.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. 16.-tBy
rhe Associated Presidential argu-
ments in the case which is to deter
mine whether Right Rev. William
Montgomery Brown is to continue
10 hold the office of Bishop in the
Protestant Episcopal church We're
made here today before the board of
review. The proceedings wound up
Bishop Browns appeal from the
curt for trial OF a bishop which
May 81 found him guilty Of promul-
eating doctrines contrary to those
ned by the church.
Joseph Sharts OF Dayton, Ohio,
chief ounse for the bishop, summed
up his case. devoting a large part
OF Ills final address 10 Il discussion
Of church doctrine, how 1t wa estab-
lishod and where found.
Hint hn4snn1 sIT nff.ftaI.sF. rr..r1a
were those which tho white haired
defendant had promised 10 offer
The last IS minutes Of the easy c
reserved for his personal plen.
In his address Bishop Brown saii
in part;
Brethren of tho review court:
Il thank YOU for allowing me to
speak IN my own behalf. / shall
refer to just one episode Of my sp-
pearanco before the trial court In
The hopo Of securing for II the In
luence Il should have upon the
lGsup of your deliberations.
Il was asked II ! believed The
reeds, and | said ! did. Then !
repeated tho Apostles creed, sub.
scribing 10 1t with uplifted hand as
each inspiring symbol renewed my
faith in life and Hight.
Feeling that you would be lack
ing In the patience, and l in the
strength necessary TO extend re-
marks on this occasion. / made a
lengthy appeal and plea to your
court I n a printed memorial, and be
lieving that you win do me the jus.
tico OF carefully Weighing Its repre-
sensations, ! can at this time con.
tent myself with repeating that con
fession OF my faith. 49,.
'Onco again, not literally. In mat
tors OF history, | must be guided by
the researches Of historians, who
are necessarily ruthless In their
criticisms OF ecclesiastical lore.
Nevertheless. regardless of what
conclusions historians shall reach,
| accept aud reverence the symbol
VI the son OF God-the human maui.
f~estation OF all that is true and beau.
tiful aud good.
who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born OF the virgin Mary?' :"
Not literally. OF course. Modern
biology has made the literal e
ance OF this belief impossible for
any Of us; but In stripping US of
this literal Interpretation. It has re-
leased tho symbol for greater use
fulness.
L believe in Jesus. not less than
do h hteralists, whether modern
lists or fundamentallsts, but more.
Jesus. to me, is more than n his.
t%orical character, and more than n
thirj term In nm ancient theological
equatson Whatever this court does.
It cannot strip me OF sly belief In
Jesus. | see In ,i,sus the mar OF
sorrovs-every man OF forrowE