AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

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A telegram from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. says: “When America turns her back upon her ancient friend, .inpun, and forces the race question to the fore, il becomes responsible before God and the world for setting in motion influences the event of which no man can measure.”

This was the declaration of Air Corwin Shanks (Bresi'V'iit c.f the Yortiieru Baptist Convention) at the annual assembly. lie said the F.xclil-ion Bid was a final blow to the co-opera It v» movement in the development ol civiii Sittion.

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A ( levcland telegram -ay- that the Ft; it ilame n taii-t controversy achieved a climactic zenith at the opening nt Bev Brown’s trial .cabled February 12) with three bishops accusing, and eight bishops as judges.

Dr Brown issued the following statement ;—“While tiii- trial is actually a battle over theological heliets, we are making every attempt, by creating a precedent, to make the trial ol a

(litirohman for a symbolic interpretation of the supernalurulistie passages of the Bible impossible.” Dr Brown challenged each of tin* eleven Bishops to define the doctrines of the Kpiscopal church, asserting that each would define them differently. Dr Brown’s counsel made formidable efforts to delay and cripple the prosecution, by challenging t'ne Court’s jurisdiction, and asking the pro-edition to file a bill of particulars, also demanding that the defence he permitted to interro- [ gate the Court, and further filing a ' demurer to the prosecution's present-: incut; hut all these efforts failed, and the prosecution’s guns opened a pro- i liminn' v fire. The presentment is a ! long ecclesiastical document full of | church loro, depended principally on . quotations from Brown’s hook. j

Tho defence’s counsel averred the defendant was not receiving the fairness accorded an ordinary criminal. The trial is attracting universal attention.