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SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1927.

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EXPULSION FROM THE COMMITTEE.-

Riga, June 20, The Stalin group, which holds

THREAT TO EXPEL FAMOUS PREACHER.

DR. ORCHARD.

A achism in the Congregational Union is threatened by a mavement to "excommunicato" Dr. WE Or chard, whose unconventional ser the reins of Government in Mos-vicen at the King Weigh HousO cow, officially announces the decl. Chapol have caused route contro alon formally to expel Trotsky vorsy in Non-conformist circles, and Zinovioff from the Central Dr. Orchard has been sovorely Committee of the Communist criticised over a period of yours for Party.

introducing alloged "Roman and ritualistic" practices in the historic Non-conformist church of which he is the minister, and the agitation to expel him has been given now impetus by the attack that was launched against him by Mr. J.C. Meggitt, the now chairman of the Congregational Union.

Orjonikidze, Chairman of the Central Control Commission (or Disciplinary Tribunal of the Com- munist Party), has issued a long official statement to the effect that the Presidium of this Com- mission and the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Com munist Party held a joint sitting

Mr. Meggitt, speaking from the on Friday and this drastic mea-presidential chair, denounced Dr. sure was then decided on. The Orchard for his introduction into his decision requires endorsement by orvices of "practices that are not A plenary conference of the Cen- easily distinguishable from those of tral Control Commission and the Roman Catholicism." Central Committee of the Com- munist Party; and at Friday's sitting it was decided to convene the conference at the earliest mo ment.

"It is a gross abuso," declared Mr. Meggitt, "of that borty and freedom which our denomination so Tondly cherishos."

Two widely cuntraating shades of opinion are struggling for mastery.

that by introducing Catholic forms One largo section takes the view

Orjonikidze's statement con- tains a detailed indictment of Trotsky and Zinovicft. It de- clares that they had forced the Party's hand, by recent acts of intolerable and open insubordina-of worship in a church. dodiented tion, particularly in connexion to Congregtional tenching Dr. Or with the Anglo-Soviet conflict chart has so far over-stepped the and the "partial defeats of the limits of liberty and toleration that Chinese revolution." In spite of he ought to be compelled to with leaders' efforts conciliation, draw from the denomination. Trotsky and ZinovieЛf, even on

Violation. June 9, the day when England was delivering the most furious The other section contends equal- attack on the Soviet (this wasy strongly that to "éxcommunieste” also the date of the shooting by Dr. Oveliard would be u violation the Ogpu of the 20 Russians, in- of the fundamental principle of eluding Prince Dolgorukoff), cir-Congregationalism that a minister is cumvented the Party's surveil-free from all external interference lance, und, on a pretext of a as long as ho carries with him tho companying the Communist Smilga people of his own church. (who belongs to the Opposition and was formerly Acting Chair- man of the State-Planning Coun- il in Moscow), took part in an illegal Opposition meeting at the atation and in an anti-Party de- monstration in which the general public participated--this at a mo- ment when England was prepar ing its anti-Soviet war and just after Volkof's murder,

Indeed the anti-party activities

My Maggith informed a Daily Express representative that no de finite move has been made to expol Dr. Orchard,

"My stutenent in my presidential address was purely an expression of have made my protest, but I my personal opinion," be said, "I opposed to direct action."

RM

Dr. Orchard stated quite definite-

Act

cleft stick, and they cannot

"The Congregationalists are in a their way out," he anid to a Daily Express representative. "Their own theories are bronking down, and they are just beginning to discover

it.

of Trotsky and Zinovieff "recently that he has not the slightest in-

tution of resigning. ly attained quite extraordinary dimensions," undermining the Party's influence, and frustrating the Party's efforts to "mobilize the massce" against the British attacks and to strengthen its [military resources. It is stated that in connexion with the Party's war campaign Trotsky and Zinovicff issued a declara- tion stating, among other things; "If war really comes, every work man, every journeyman, and every poor peasant will ask blunt ly: What war? For what are we fighting? What chances have we of victory?""

"Monstrous Charges,”

The indictment continues that, under the guidance of Trotsky and Zinovieff, the Opposition has printed and distributed great. quantities of illegal literature, particularly declaration con- taining 84 monstrous and alan-

I am not worrying about any thing in the nature of a trial for creay. In the first place, there is no standard of creed or worship by which they could judge me. After Congrégationalist ?. all, what is

The ahawer is that nobody knows. "No doubt there is somo business committon or council that could ex- fel me, but that would not give me a sleepless night. If I am excom- manicated, I should carry on hero as the minister of an absolutely in- dependent church.

A Good Start..

Why did I over join the Congre- gational Union Well, I felt I had derous charges against the to join something. I hold the viow that all the Christian creeds ought to be reconciled, and it would not have been a good start to stand aloof from everybody..

Party The indictment "says" that Trotsky, since 1923, when he declared that the "Party had brought the country to the verge

of ruin, has used every crisis really do not think there will

Aro

to deliver a blow at his col-be any sarjous attempt to expel me. leagues. Last your Zinovie would exure too fuch trouble joined him, and since then they in the union. Many Congregation- have carried out ceaseless anti-alists who opposed to my with mo Party attacks; they have their doctrines would go out own illegal organizations, and just on the question of principle." have cloaked their tendencies to Dr. Orchard's practices cre the Right under Left phrases, analhome in the great body of Con- gregationalists. He wears robes re. It was now clear that their "de-sembling those of a Catholic priest. claration of repentance" of last Ho hears confession, and, he has a October was merely a tactical servico of Benediction with worship maneuvre to enable them to un- of the Reserved Sacrament. bridle anti-Rolshevist forces with He recently placed a reredos in in the U.S.S.R. Coaxings and the church, and he has introduced warnings have failed to procure (a pyx in which the Sacred Elements the Opposition leaders' real sub- are displayed. He has, to uko bia mission, and now coercion must

own words, "tried to anticipato put an end to their schismatic the union of all the churches by ani work.

actual experiment of embodying various things from them all,"

It is noteworthy that, though the decision expels them from the Central Committee (which con-. sists of some 60 odd members), it does not deprive Trotsky and Zinovieff of rank-and-fila member- ahip of the Commünist Party.

national ordered Trotsky "to conse disruptive work ог leave the Comintern and the Communist Party," the Committee at the same time Instrueting the auprème Three Co-operative officials have party tribunal "to watch Trotsky been shot by the authorities at and summarily to exclude him if Krasnoyarak for selling to priho resumes his factional ae- vate individuals and for not carry-tivity."

ing cut official ordera, whereby, It

waa alleged, the State suffered losses amourting to more than 1.000.000 roubles (£100,000).

Early in May last, the Central Committee of the Communist Party decided to bring Zinoviefi before the Contral Control' Com- mission and to demand "an exem- plary penalty" for his fresh at tempts to diaorganizó "the Party. On May 30 the Executive Com- mittee of the Communist Inter-

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