Show SOCIALIST PASTOR I WILL QUIT CHURCH William Thurston Brown Resigns From Unitarian Pulpit Pulp t Because Mental Liberty Is Hampered SATISFIED S O in his own mind that the freedom of thought to say nothing of O that of his beliefs in Socialism is being denied him through his church connection the Rev William Thurston Brown for tor the past three years pastor of the First Unitarian church of Salt Lake last night formally tendered ton de red his resignation to that congregation to take effect as soon as possible and before the first day of next October In an impassioned address in which he be did not mince words Mr Brown let it be known that the efforts on the part of certain members of the Unitarian congregation to bring about his retirement because of his Socialistic beliefs and ideas were about to bear fruit He lie said Aid that In the future he would devote til his bill entire lifes UCes work to pro promulgating promulgating the faiths and creed of ot soc socialism Mr Browns announcement of at his in intention Intention to resign as pastor pa tor of ot the Uni Unitarian Unitarian tarlan church came cam somewhat as a a sur surprise surprise surprise prise to the members of oC the congregation lion tion gathered for tor evening worship So embittered were bin lite remarks that many of those in n attendance left before he had concluded and there were many adverse comments as to certain state slate statements statements ments made mode The pastor astor said Id he be had severed vered his hise connection e with other churches to af of affiliate with the Unitarian church be because because because cause he felt that he could not other otherwise otherwise wise find tand that freedom of thought thou ht and ana expression which Socialism demanded he heald of him lie He was now convinced said aid after three thrIM years earll of o laH labor r that Unitarian church could not pv ven n the give him what his POU soul fOul so BO much d dm de m hence hn the decision to sever seyer alt all with the faith Mr Ir Brown went on oi In la his hie remarks remark to show that others p n TJ the past Ial Darwin Spencer and church but they w wre Vre re opposed by br the ii dd tT out until now flow they the are accepted a scientists scientist and advocates advocat of Jh He lIe la then spoke of Carl Marx and Socialists a alluding u to oth cher r leading them a as gr great t thinkers thinker and view friends the ther Marx tan as QI one of the greatest r ha has today todal The speaker I 4 ker replied mailed that during h hI hl I In Boston to attend P A I recent t C ht absence national Unitarian a af Ii f the members member of the Salt Lake 1 had bitterly protested against t his re rethe IA the t of tb this tIta tOn hl become to realIs the im hh k S lAt lAti 1 I I u ty t of giving free fr tl to i i tc belief s he kc deemed his resignation I an at expedient lent measure lie He said Id h ht fK rt a exp 1 hat he was wanted to give dve Up what he had hAil been honestly converted to and i that hat 1 he could not entertain the Uon William Imam Thurston Brown was wS wa hen henin in Medusa Mf ulI N Y on October 2 18 1811 1 pin heln being the tit son lion of Kev ne an Mrs MrA Henry Brown He lie studied at S Starkey rey semi seminary 11 from 1881 to tu 1883 and In Union nary university from 1883 to 1884 1584 In IBM he was graduated fd from Yale and five years later Iter completed the course In the Yale Tle Theological seminary lie He J was or ordained ordained to the Congregational ministry and entered fn ered upon his hili lifes Ue work in Inc charges eh of ot heretical preach preaching preachIng ing were preferred against Mr Brown Browns hut upon the charges upon at madison dl on Conn by 1 a coun UR URell ell of oC distinguished men of 0 r the de do Rom I nation n he was acquitted From 18 to az he wm was w pastor p tor of the Ply Ily Plymouth Plymouth mouth Congregational church at Ro Ito Rochester Rochester chester cheater anT and the year ear following left the faith and Joined Jo the Unitarian church As A a Socialist Mr Brown Is Ie the au AY author anthor thor of ot several books among amons them im After Capitalism C m The rile Ax at atthe atthe the th Root and The TIle Reel Real Religion He lIe Hehe has hb he been n a contributor to 10 the Socialist Review the th Arena and ether publications publications Three years ago Mr Drown Drewn was WAIl ap appointed appointed appointed pointed pastor of the Ute first FIt Unitarian church of or Salt Lake Lace and for tor the Ute pest past two years yea he has hall made his bis Iti home here He lie H has h always I ways ben been prominently Identified fied with Socialism m and only yesterday afternoon In Liberty park perk was waa ne of ot the he speakers s at a fairly Socialist meeting in which he ho told of oC what the Socialists have done don In Mil Mu Milwaukee waukee and what the Ut tk recent election of a 0 Socialist mayor for tor that city means for the oily city oU and aDd for the Ut working class Upon tendering his hi resignation ro lest last night nigh Mr Yr Brown did not net state I at Ath athis his h III plans Ian were other than th tm 4 he let It be b understood he would sever ever his bl connection with the Unitarian church I and take his hili hi departure from Utah I |