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d id n o t w ish to d o s o a n d d id n o t th in k It w ise . T h e n I s a id , “ B u t , d o c to r , y o u m u s t d o it, f o r t h is i s th e f ir s t tim e y o u h a v e c om e o u t b o ld ly a n d d e n ie d a l l o f th e fu n d a m e n ta l d o c tr in e s fro m th e p u lp it p u b lic ly ; w e k n o w y o n h a v e b e e n d o in g t h is p r iv a t e ly in y o u r c l a s s r o o m s f o r a lo n g tim e a n d w e h a v e s te n o g r a p h ic n o te s o f so m e o f y o u r d e n ia ls in c la s s le c tu r e s , b u t n ow y o u h a v e s p o k e n o p e n ly f o r th e fir s t t im e ; if y o u w ill le t u s h a v e th is s e rm o n In p a m p h le t fo rm , th e n th e is s u e w ill b e c le a r .“ H e lo o k e d a t m e f o r a m o m e n t a n d th e n to o k h o ld o f h is c o a t a n d th r e w b a c k h is s h o u ld e r s In a d e fia n t m a n n e r a n d s a id , “ A ll r ig h t , I w ill d o I t ; I am n o t a f r a i d .” I s a id , “ T h a t ’s r ig h t , d o c to r , y o u b e b r a v e .” T h e n e x t d a y , I s e c u r e d th e a s s is t a n c e o f a t y p is t a n d h a d m y lo n g - h a n d n o te s ty p e d o u t, w h ic h I s e n t, to g e th e r w ith th e fo llo w in g le tt e r , to D r. F o s d ic k : I w o n d e r i f y o u w o u ld lo o k o v e r th e e n c lo s e d lo n g - h a n d n o te s w h ic h I m a d e o f y o u r s e rm o n l a s t S u n d a y m o r n in g , a n d m a k e c o r r e c tio n s if th e r e a r e s e r io u s e r r o r s ? S e v e r a l fr ie n d s h a v e a s k e d m e f o r t h e s e n o te s , a n d I h e s it a t e to p a s s th em o n , a s I r e a liz e th e y a r e a v e r y in c o m p le te a n d p o s s ib ly In c o r r e c t m em o o f y o u r p o lis h e d se rm o n . I f y o u r s e c r e t a r y h a s ty p e d o u t h e r s h o r t h a n d n o te s a n d w o u ld s e n d m e a c a r b o n c o p y o f s a m e , I w o u ld b e m o s t g r a t e f u l f o r th e y w o u ld b e s o m u c h m o r e s a t i s f a c t o r y th a n m y im p e r fe c t lo n g h a n d n o te s. I c o u ld h a v e s e v e r a l c o p ie s m a d e fo r th e f r ie n d s w h o d e s ir e th e m . P le a s e le t m e k n o w if th e s e rm o n is to b e p u b lis h e d in b o o k le t fo rm , a n d w h e re it c a n b e o b ta in e d . I s u p p o s e it w o u ld b e s o m e tim e b e fo r e it c o u ld b e p r in te d , h o w e v e r , a n d I w o u ld lik e to h a v e a ty p e d c o p y , i f p o s s ib le , b e fo r e I le a v e th é c ity th e m id d le o f n e x t w e e k . I f y o u w o u ld a ls o b e g o o d e n o u g h to w r i t e . in© a b r ie f s ta te m e n t a s to y o u r b e lie f r e g a r d in g th e R E S U R R E C T I O N a n d A S C E N S IO N o f C h r is t, I w o u ld b e v e r y g r a t e fu l. I th in k y o u d id n o t h a v e tim e to t a k e u p t h is p o in t in y o u r ttwv <1A/iti*(noa TxrVii thA T^llTld3.TI10I11clllStS s t r e s s . H o p in g to h e a r fr o m y o u so o n a n d t h a n k in g y o u a d v a n c e f o r y o u r re p ly , I am , S in c e r e ly y o u r s , ( S ig n e d ) in T o t h is le tt e r I re c e iv e d th e fo llo w in g r e p ly , w ith in a w e e k : T h e F i r s t P r e s b y t e r ia n C h u rc h in N ew Y o r k . J u n e 1 , 1 9 2 2 . M r.---------------------------------------------- - c /o C . & M . A . H o m e , w ill m a k e u s e o f th is p r in te d m a t e r ia l in a n y p u b lic ity t h a t y o u m a y w ish to g iv e th e s e rm o n , “ S h a ll th e F u n d a m e n t a l i s t s W in ? ” Y o u w ill b e a b le to g e t q u a n tit ie s a s y o u m a y d e s ir e a t th e c h u rc h w h e re th e y a r e n ow r e a d y f o r d is tr ib u tio n . F iv e c e n ts a c o p y c o v e r s th e c o s t o f p r in tin g . D r. F o s d ic k r e g r e t s t h a t h is h a s t e h a s p r e v e n te d h is a n sw e r in g y o u r le t t e r m o r e fu lly . V e r y s in c e r e ly y o u r s , ( S i g n e d ) M a r g a r e t R e n to n , S e c r e t a r y to D r. F o s d ic k . T h e r e s t o f th e s to r y is f a ir ly w e ll k n o w n to th e p u b lic . A t a n y r a t e , it is n o t p o s s ib le to s t a t e in d e t a il in t h is a r t ic le th e d e v e lo p m e n ts a f t e r th e p u b lic a tio n o f t h is s e r m o n , w h ic h b r o u g h t t h in g s t o a h e a d in th e G e n e r a l A s s e m b ly a n d r e s u lt e d in th e e x p u ls io n o f t h is M o d e r n ist t r o u b le r in I s r a e l ” fr o m th e P r e s b y t e r ia n p u lp it. S u ffic e it to a a y t h a t I g a v e c o p ie s o f th e se rm o n to c e r t a in e d it o r s in A m e r- 6 9 0 E ig h t h A v e ., N ew Y o r k . M y d e a r M r.-------------------------- - D r. F o s d ic k is le a v in g tow n a n d h a s n o t n a d tim e to r e a d o v e r y o u r n o te s , b u t e n c lo s e d is a c o p y o f th e s e rm o n in p a m p h le t fo rm . O f c o u r se , D r. F o s d ic k e x p e c ts t h a t y o u c /o C h r is tia n & M is s io n a r y A llia n c e H o m e , 6 9 0 E ig h t h A v e n u e , N ew Y o r k , M a y 2 9 , 1 9 2 2 . R e v . H a r r y E m e r s o n F o s d ic k , D .D ., F i r s t P r e s b y t e r ia n C h u rc h , N ew Y o r k . D e a r D r. F o s d ic k :
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