iTHTTBSBAY EVENING, THE - M^mAmm^mmAu iMA#yflld63/ SORRY FOR TEE CHURCH CifYNfiWS^' .£Hii: Louis Richter, Excommunicated PIGEON RACE AT FAIR Minister, Discusses Presbyterian w - — ^ , . <, - . General Assembly's Action. **• Pajicilrs jof Fast Flyers Will Find ?f . a Fortune at June Louis Richtor. who was expelled and excommunicated from the ministry of ihe ' $%' Fair. '• "*" ' '* Presbyterian church by the Presbyterian general assembly at Los Angeles yester­ day, says the action is of little moment to him personally, but that it Is a had Minneapolis Birds Will Contest thing for the church. He still stoutly maintains that his position in defense.,of V*th . Those of Many Noted the use of .alcoholic liquors.In moderation, N as opposed to prohibition,. Is the right way ^ Lofts Elsewhere. to combat the evils of intemperance. Altho no longer an ordained minister, he an­ nounces that he will continue to perform the functions of a clergyman, and that he A feature of ladles* day, June 10, at the will consider himself legally authorized to June fair and carnival will be a pigeon perform the marriage ceremony whenever raceunde r the auspices of the Minne­ he is asked to do sp. If any doubt should apolis Homing Pigeon club of the national then exist on that score, he explains, the federation. There will be 300 birds lib­ courts can be asked to settle it. erated at the fair grounds at 3 o'clock. Mr. Richter expressed his scorn for the Besides birds from the Minneapolis action taken by the assembly by saying club some noted lofts of the that the church was under too much "pet­ will be represented in this contest, among ticoat government." The men who op­ them C. A. Mahr's loft. Irvington. N. J.; posed him, he declared, were largely relat­ A. H. Cronger, Germantown, Pa.; Andrew ed to the church by marriage, being Both in stock rooms and that in the department. It is im­ Dixon, Richmond Hill, N. Y.; C. W. brothers-in-law to the church, who did not Krouse, Philadelphia; R. V. Blanken follow the gospel of Jesus Christ and PauL Buehler, Elizabeth, Pa.: H. Beach, Fort He believed what he found in the Bible, perative that this be done at once as the stock rooms are to be Wayne, Ind.; A. R. Rogers, Louisville. and there was nothing in what he had said Ky.; J. J. Pette, , 111., and other that was contrary to its teachings. moved, owing to building alterations. Broken Lines Closed noted lofts. Mr. Richter characterized the action of :The liberation will be in charge of Fred the assembly as outrageous, saying that May and other members of the Minneap­ he had done nothing that he would con- Out Regardless of Cost. Everything reduced. We devote olis club, who will have all of their best ceal, that he had simply contended that birds in the race. the liquor business was an honorable one Linens for Shirt Waists* -• Exhibitors will find Industrial street when properly conducted. He was free