Show HIGH CHURCHMAN I 15 ASKED TO t RESIGN I IJ The Rev Charles F. F Ake d J Clergyman of International al l' l Renown Has Doubts Concerning the Divi Divinity ty of off f fC I f C Christ Chirst st st. S SAN 1 A FRANCISCO Cal Feb 4 When When iho the ho Rev Ch Charles F F. a 3 clergyman of International renown formerly pastor Hutor of the Fifth Firth Avenue Baptist t church New NewYork York takes tho chair February 13 next as u president of the Church Federation of ofSan San Francisco and cx cx as alS chairman chairman chair chair- man man man of the tho executive o committee of the federation he will be called to rule rulo on a n communication from worn J the Presbyterian terlan Ministers Ministers' San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- association of ot cisco b bay cities asking for his resignation of utterances ut ut- jaa s president be because from the pulpit of the First Congregational Con Con- church I last l Sunday Dr Aked said he did not nOl adhere to and would not nol support the doctrine of or the miraculous conception and birth ot of Christ Christ My ry conclusion upon this question ques ques- tion Uon be lie e announced In hl Is that tho the faith of Mark and John and James and Paulle Paul IB le good enough h for me It Is good l for an any Christian These men say lIay noth noth- Ine about Jeans ln having come como Into the world In a a. miraculous way L prefer to stand tand with them What hal do dowe doice we ice mean by H Ho w. w was ur divine It Is a 1 question tOe of quantity and not nOl of or quality Is la us us Ul but fo so much more moro In Him I J pret prefer r to call IBm Him divine Perhaps Perhaps Per Per- haps It H would bo be better to speak of the dt divineness s of or man and the divinity dl o of oC Christ After reading this quotation given out by 11 b Dr Aked himself the thA th Presbyterian association association sent to the federation a a. let lot ter tei rt reading In part as aa follows according to all tho the right treel freely tn to fullest cst liberty to worship God accor according accordIng accord accord- Ing 1111 to tho the dictates of ot their consciences e 1 we believe that the statements of h his belief as given In the dally daily press by tho the R Rev C C. F F- FAked Aked D D. D thoroughly disqualified dis dis- qualified lint him to act net as the official representative the tho churches of ofSan ofSan f of evangelical e San Francisco T 1 Tl he be It resolved that the i e eVVi a a ve e committee of the chure fed fed- federal ern er eral a abe be he requested to suggest to Dr ke kez z wisdom and justice of his re re- om the tho presidency of or the tho church hurch c f federation and In to the event ent this cIs is not secured that thal as a protest against such uch lender leadership the Presbyterian t churches J of the city be Rd to with IUt withdraw draw drAv from connection with tho the federa- federa 1 I tion t fit V The Tare letter was signed b by C C. C S. S Tanner pastor pastor Richmond Presbyterian church R. R L L. L Webb pastor St St. Pauls Paul's Presbyterian church hur h t J Elkin pastor StJohn St. St John Johns II Pr Presbyterian W. W C C. C Spann pastor r Olivet Jr Presbyterian n church |