| Show President of Ministerial Af Association Talks Does Not Nol lieve Smoot is a 8 Rev ne Richard Wake Vake president of ot the Salt Lake Ministerial association said sald this morning morinG toa ton News reporter Dr Lelich went east enst on his hi own and not on our account We Wo did not send lend him he lie does doe do not represent tho the association and arid anything he lie may moy do Is and will wi be le on his own responsibility Neither elther the association nor the special corn com cm of ot the association which lisa has ha been handling the Smoot matter more Ire particularly had anything to do with yesterdays action I do not an have not believed myself that Smoot was a n p l and what proof Dr LOh may have hlo to substantiate his affirmation I 1 do not know Mr Ir Wake seemed to regret rc the tho doctors notion In that It I would be likely to stir up UJ the time country to such curb an In extent that time the public might loe Ieee to sight of ot the time points made mado In the citizens protest In this now new nw sensation that had been sprung Dr r Lelch Is not popular In Utah among his own Methodist people for tor enough of ot them have said so In II a a semipublic way to make the fact tact pretty well understood It I Is stated In Methodist circles that thal ho he Is suffering from troubles have made matle his anything but angelic and as tS he Ii very ery set In his views and opinions one to tD got along with him must cater eter en to him him Ise there here U Is war Dr I Is regarded here by not nt a I few Cew members of ot the Methodist denomination d ns as a aspiring to be a sort of pope l to tobe tobe be absolute master and dictator of ot the tile church administration In Utah There Ther are not a n few tew laymen and ana some of ot the clergy who decline deline to subscribe to toan any an such program Irgal who ho In fact have openly rebelled against the doctor die dic dictatorship and Id n a prominent nt member of or the First Methodist church tt d not 60 0 days da ago nHO In the pr presence a nce of ot a reporter that unless this sort ort of ot regime Im was called calel oft off ot there was likelihood of or a serious split In the tho church In this state It I Is an open secret that hint one of ot the most beloved Methodist patter pastors In Inthis Inthis inthis this city cl Rev He E G Hunt Hunt of ot Liberty Park Methodist church w al a forced out of ot his hll pastorate last summer at th time the annual conference and s sent nt back to Iowa lown by Dr Lelch for tor the reason that Mr Ir Hunt Bunt proposed Ir 1 to retain man manthe the self sel respect that springs from an respectful and I law w Old Wd Ing InS position In matters metter pertaining to the administration of or ot f his own parish Dr helich demanded that certain cerain things thInS be b dono which did ld not nt commend themselves as wise wise to Mr rr Or Hunts Judgment and amI b u W h he ret res respectfully 1 but firmly declined to carry ar out the suggestions In n effect ret cow coma 0 mends mands mant of ot the superintendent 1 hf he was wis 18 forced to step down dOln and 81 out out to th tie the great regret of many warm mun and appreciative friends who had noted note hi hl his suc lue success cess eul AS IS a local pastor The pastor In on oaf of ot the cities south of ot Salt Luke Lake Lk wj was w a alt also o di dl directed directed to do tb certain things which failed ailed tate to themselves to hi h Judg Judgment ment mont and on his declination to obey oby orders ardOrs n he Quit the ministry Q lea n oral eral erl regret rIet has hns been l that the board Ilar of home mission or whatever body lIOy has hal the appointment of ot superintendents of fit l missionary districts should have sent lent out here h r such a man nin a a cc Dr Leilich ontO and hope hpe his 11 alto also all b b n ex expressed x pressed presse that a way 1 may inns mn b t be found to a mu ugh h n n d d change a ss a men man ma mamre more easy to get Jet along with lh Is an absolute n teul In the Ule Utah Uth Uth mon If It Is to be done dono any nn real teal work b |
