The Washington times., 1929-08-01
ZEPPELIN LEAVES ON OCEAN FLIGHT IN FACE OF BAD STORN
CANNON LOANS
NOT FROM
CHURCH !,
lcontInued Rom Flrsl Pare

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smith as coming from funds Of
the church board was not made
directly 10 the anti.Smith campaigr
committee although the ultima
effect was to aid the Hoover car
--but was used TO defray expen
Of the Ashville conferences, cal
to determine the attituf fe
Southern chufchn1en towa a. - z
candidacy or Smith. The kifhop
admits this l0an---the anloung n
which has never been made pullIGsg \
--and offers the following explst
ton:
mot as president Of our church
board. but an an individual CITIZEN.
albeit Methodist preacher
joined in the call for the Ashville
conference. Had not been q
signer Of the call. should have
thought It my duty to attend =
meeting OF that description in order
that might be able to estimate
properly what was the duty OF
our board in view Of the action Of 4
that conference.
Crawford Advanced Money ~
'@rhe call for the conference was
prepared by myself Immediately
after the adjournment Of our board
at Lake Junaluska and was sent <
out from there. and the cost Of the
tipping, addressing, mailing, ete.s
was paid by the Rev. DR.. Eugene
T.. Crawford, general secretary of
the board, as / did not happen to
have the money with me and he
had funds of the board which he
had brought to pay the expenses in-
cident upon the meeting OF the
board.
AT the AshviIle conference the
delegates there made subscriptions
sufficient to pay ali the expenses
incident upon that conference. ana ,
the money which DR.. Crawford had
advanced me from the funds Of thss
board was returned to him.
This money was borrowed fE1om
Or. Crawford before the conven en
was ever held;S before il was KIND md
what action the Ashville confere tl
would take, and before the
Smith organization was 'eNer
formed"
Rev. Mr.. Smith Replies
The Times today received fror
the Rev. MIR. Smith the followin
statement:
"Bishop James Cannon, jr., cha
man Of the Board Of Temperance
and Social Service OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, says in
reply to. my. charge that the funds
Of this board were improperly
loaned in the recent political CAM
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unimportant that nobly except DR..
Smith would ever have consfderedS1l
it an opportunity for newspaper
publicity
hhpugns snay otivea ahis is r..
relevant and immateriai and re-
minds one of the well-lznoWn case
in which an English barrister wrote
on the back OF his brief, handing it
to the advocate. We have no case;
abuse the plaintiffs attorney.
No Attack On Sincerity
at have written no word of attack
on the sincerity of Bishop Cannon,
but am discussing the quality of his
acts. To charge another person
with improper motives in the alb
sence of evidence breaks the law OF
Christian charity as flagrantly az 7
Il :
Amendment.
.sThe matters of the amount loaned
and the time can have no bearing
Whatsoever upon the facts that he
borrowed this money from the
| treasurer OF the board. Though he
is chairman Of the board. he claims
that he borrowed it az an individual.
He does not state what security he
gave, nor does he say what the
amount was Though have asked
him for this information. have not
so far received 1t. I, therefore, ]
publicity ask him to state what
amounts of money he borrowed
from DIR. Crawford, the treasurer Of
the board, and when he returned
them.
Comment Unnecessary
Comment on the opinion of the
Bishop that trust funds of the
church may be loaned to individuals
with entire propriety would seem to
be entirely unnecessary. TO borrow
such funds or to lend such funds is
not and cannot be a trivial and un-
important matter.
THE fact that he wishes to use
these funds in efforts to defeat
Smith and the Democratic PARTY, 4
guNROSeaS
makes this offense gross violation
OF the rights OF the thousands Of
members OF the Methodist Episcopal I.
Church, South. who were loyal
Democrats
Editors note: Bishop Cannon de.
nies this loan was for political
purposes).
'"The Bishop does not undertake
at all to defend the action OF the
Board Of Temperance and Social
Service in considering the matter OF
his stock market. activities when
such q subject was beyond the /
sphere OF the appropriate delibera-
tion OF any connectionaI board OF
the church. Why did he ask the
board to consider this matter? If
he did not ask the board to consider
this matter why did he consent
to 1t? The consideration Of such a
matter by correctional board OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South. Is viOlative of the laws OF
the church as clearly as bucket shop
operations are in violation Of the
laws OF the State"