Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-03-15 | Page 2 | Suspended Pastor Backed by Church

SUSPEND SUSPENDED PASTOR I BACKED BY CHURCH I II A AMSTERDAM Holland March I IS-Dy IS By The Th Associated Press Press- i Upholding the stand taken by the I Rev J H against sub sub- subscribing scribing to a literal interpretation of that part of 01 the chapter ot of Genesis relating to Eve Ev and the tha serpent erpent his hi church by a large majority has declined to 10 remove hIm from his pastorate JIe He preached In the th church twice Sunda Sunday the th edifice being belne crowded to capacity at each service The Th general synod of the th re- re reformed reformed re reformed formed churches tried Dr erken for tor heres heresy buln basing the charge on a sermon he preached some om time tim ago aeo which It ft wax was at- at alleged al cast doubt on ore the th Biblical story tory of Eve and the serpent the synod ordered him to sign BIn an agreement to accept the th Genesis story of 01 Eve literally He de- de de declined dined and the th synod yesterday suspended him for tor three months