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Show My honest convictions as to socialism aro too well known to need comment. It Is possible that I shall travel and give a couple of lectures under the auspices of the Unitarian Fellowship for social justice. The society has a largo membership committed to the study of social problems. I am In correspondence cor-respondence with the Rev. John Ilaynes Holmes, pastor of the Church of the Messiah In Now York City, who Is president of the subordinate Unitarian Unitar-ian society, with a view of giving a course of lectures." The Rev. Brown's report on his mission to the annual congress of the Socialist party In Chlcngo, as delegate from Utah, was general In character. Ho told of the atHtudo of the congress con-gress toward questions of Immigration Immigra-tion and woman suffrage. He announced announc-ed that he would make a more com-pleto com-pleto report later. SOCIALIST PASTOR j IS CONGRATULATED ' Comrades Approve Hla Course In Re-j Re-j sinning Pastorate of Unitarian . ' Church. Salt Lake. Juno 2S. The Rev. William Wil-liam Thurston Hrown.who resigned his pastorate, Sunday, In tho First Unitarian Uni-tarian church, because of a divided sentiment against his strong soclalls- j I tic views, was the central figure at a ' meeting In the Commercial club build- I Ing last night . While tho Rev. Brown, In addressing his fellow Socialists In reference; to his recent trip to Chicago to attend tho annual congress of the Socialists, made no allusion to his resignation, bis friends In private conversation after af-ter the meeting congratulated blm for his loyal stand. J The Rev. Brown denies that his res- Ignatlon was forced and he declares I that there are more members of the j First Unitarian church of Salt Lako who are soclalistJcally inclined than , thoso who are opposed to tho due- '. trine. He admits that there were a number who objected to his socialistic socialis-tic views and, rather than to continue as pastor of a dhided congregation, he j resigned. j "My plans for the future are not as yet well defined," said the Rev Brown. "I will have to cast about, as It were, and get my bearlngB. So far as I know at this time. I shall remain In Salt Lake. I may, however, find it . necessary to move to another field. I . i |