Show I CLERIC MAKES SHARP ATTACK Former Fonner Wyoming Pastor Scores Clergymen of Los Angeles Angele The he Rev Revs George Georgo Chalmers Rich RIch- Richmond Richmond mond stormy preacher Jato lato of Evanston Wyo WO Is Bh gi given en ft a hilI half column In the San Ban Francisco Bul Bulletin letin following an attack by Rich h Bk-h- Richmond mond mood on the tho ministers of Los An Angeles n geles The article In the tho Bulletin quotes Richmond as declaring that Los Angeles has political preachers and tire hell preachers but not on one class first class big biff man The artice follows follos r Ministers of ot Los Angeles I bY y political wrangling have brought Los Angeles pulpits to a 10 lower loer er state of degradation than the pulpits of any Amer Amer- AmerIcan Amerlean American ican lean city ever have reached The Rev Dr Br George C Richmond pastor of the tho Now ew Community church Los An- An Angeles celes An-celes geles makes the charge He spoke before the tho Mens Men's dUb club of the First Congregation tion Congregational al church Mason and Pest Pct streets Chief Justice VII Wilbur bur presided Richmond praised Dr JamesL James I Gordon pastor of the church as one of the out out- outstanding Outstanding out outstanding I standing preachers of the United Stat States s He said In part Dr Br lordon ha has never no oct setout et out to clean up the It citY city it Isa isa Is a our our trouble just now In Los Angeles Our ministers S are aro in hot water eater ater Wrangling and strife they are attacking the thema ma or the chief of police the police our leiding bankers etc ete and has hav ha o e o brought Los An Angeles An- An Angell's geles gells pulpits to a lower state tate of degradation than the pulpits of any American city ever had reached Wo have no such leaders Ce CeDr Dr Gordon Los Angeles ha has numerous preachers preach preachers preach preachers ers who tell funny tunny stories which re reveal eal their mental acuity We have political preach preach- preachers preachers ers We have base ha tire hell 0 preach preach- preachers preachers ers eTc We Vo have hate Koly I Rollers Rollers- Rollers who ho ought to be In jail Wo We have occult preachers ebo 0 love lovo to play peek-a-boo peek with the angels and departed spirits We Ve hae have not one reach r ho eho has guts guts enough to asle asic and answer Cr week eek after acter neck eek the International national local and personal questions hereto lure lour our people peo here to the First church week neck aft aft- aft after er week eek t |