The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-10-22
Bryant Must Be
Fired Says Head
OF Anne. Laymen

BALTIMORE, Md, (SpeciaD. -
Ira T. Bryant must go" was the |
battle cry raised by W II. c. Brown |
in one of the bitterest arrangements |
of the editor of the Young Allenite |
ever heard on the floor of body |
of A.ME. churchmen at the Mid |
Year Conference of the Baltimore
Annual Conference, here, Friday
Mr.. Brown. president of the In
dustrial Savings Bank of Washing
ton, and president of the National
| Laymen's Association of the AM
| Church. created a sensation at thf
conference when he made forty
five minute speech against the man
who had been his friend of long
standing, but who recently had crit
icized him together with Bishop
Davis. Bishop Head. Prof. Charles
Wesley and John II. Hawkins.
Important Announcement
Speaking on the topic, problems
Which Face the Next General Con
terence" Mr. Brown said IN part
"This is the most important pro
nouncement | have made since my
connection with the church.
I'VE have no especial briei TO
hold with yellow journalism ina.
alks about other conventions anu
: church matters as well as our own,
, We know this is done for purposes
of advertising and circulatioh do
2 we'll as news matter, nut pro'hel
and sisters. when man. VINO re-
oeiyes a monthly compensation lron
| the church, assumes the rleht :"
e.iematize our Ep s. co a ey d,
n morons. whoremongers, liars "hV
G thieves the question comes, are we
I Going 70 recognize the sovereign
s If Tho church or allow one man It
n hold all the virtue IA,
l. lending some strength TO w
Y ,eigbt of his statements, MT bto"'
t. I'D IT am severing friendship u
% Iong standing-but for the rae, Una
If Tho DAVIS are passing ana wneh
lie .ao,izo that the A NJ. f.. Church !
,e ,ha sole organization to SPEAK 10
re Tho colored people in naiiohal q,
rs ea;rs then | know the ques''on :
,o Co.. wore important than any o'ne
at concern | may have.
I'd Because of this, when the ma
st who edits the Young Allenite. lr
e. T. Bryant elects to call the A.M.f
Nv church incompetent and unworth
ce OF the respect VI any man ''
Ill wonder how we console the idea
ly paying such man to come an
ve stigmatiZe us in this way.
in when | recall that these men
ia princes of the church pointing
he Bishop Davis and Bishop Heard
A. "have been subject of the attacks {
ak this man; when | read what he say
o.. of the lack of qualifications
~ Prof Charles Wesley, | wonder thu
n we allow him to stay in office"
Mr.. Brown referred to Bryant
- article in the Young Allenite, "To
:" Much Money, the Curse of Il
- Church." pointing to 1t as vicio,
{" influence over the younger ministe
in the church and probably Il
cause of some of these ministe
ev. coming up short in their quota
is He went on,
an "Inasmuch as he believes that Il
ALI A.ME. Church bishops are liai
in whoremongers and thieves, then q
he A.ME Church is not tit place II
as. him.
"a II say, with backing, 1t is o.
.ha considerable judgment that we a
ao going to get another man to tai
or his place.
81 The address was punctuated WI
wild applause and shouts. The an
rs fence rose, shook hands with Z
a speaker and sang hymns. Bish
es- Heard and Bishop Davis smiled
VI approval.