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Show MINISTER'S WORK NOT PLEASING TO CONGREGATION Des Molnea, la., Feb, 5. Declaring that he had been persecuted bv monitors moni-tors of hiB church' Decauso of his work among tho poor of the city, the Rov Robert H. . Boll, rector of SL Paul's Episcopal church, one of the most fashionable churches In tho city, tnday read his resignation as pastor of that parish, effective June 30. 1 rcfuee longer to submit to the abuse that has been Vaped upon mo during tho last fow weeks."' said tho Rev. Mr Bell "All tho animosity is duo to my broad views of Christianity and my attempts to make the Episcopal Epis-copal church stand for something. My congregatlon" objects to my work In social service. I shall always continue that work ' Rov Boll recently joined a labor union in order to be closely In touch with the poor He was formerly a rector at Seattle. nn |