 Austin had remarked that he greatly liked St. Thomas and would consider moving back there, but as of June 1928 The Austin Pulpit continued to be published from Los Angeles.Described as a liberal, Austin was always a very strong proponent of social change to alleviate the condition of the poor in society.In 1884 he published a sermon "The Gospel of the Poor vs. Pew Rents", in which he argued that the ability of rich families to reserve specific pews created un-Christian divisions between congregants.