Whites appreciated him for what many African Americans did not, his intellectual religious orientation. He emphasized understanding spiritual things more than experiencing them. Yet, he was also caught between two worlds. He was not fully embraced by either African Americans or whites. Many African Americans respected and appreciated him, but it was difficult for some to accept that he was ineffective at introducing more African-American religious culture in the church. On the other hand, whites, at least according to Pastor Barnes, accepted him conditionally. As long as those parts of his
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