The Portland daily press., 1897-05-04
MAN OR MONKEY?
A Spindle City Clergyman ON the Higher
Criticism.
(Lewiston SUM-


At the Turner street church Sunday
Mr.. Wheeler began the discussion of
"Higher Criticism by holding in his
right hand book "Good Sense in Re-
liaion' by Rev. Fl. r. Rose of Auburn
and said: This is the only higher
critic can get on this platform and he
cost me dollar to get him here.
MI. hose gave me the liberty to
criticise his lectures on "Higher
Criticism" as published In this book.
have not heard from the Others but I'M
derstand that they feel it's beneath their
dignity to reply to me.
Evolution is the mother idea of all the
big and little ideas of higher criticism.
What is Evolution? One professor has
said 1t was change from an Indifferent,
incohsrent heterogenity to definite, CO.
herent heterogenity through differentia-
lions and interrogations. This is as clear
as great deal OF such teachers lessons
are.
Let me read the two accounts of crea-
tion, one from Gods word and the other
Mr.. Roses word
The Bible DECLARES that God made man
in his own image out of the dust of the
ground. Mr.. Rose says: from the inor-
ganlc to the organic, first III the animal
Kingdom, then the fish, then the am
phlblous, then the reptiles, then the
birds, and lastly the mammals, namely
lemurs, apes and men,.
these two answers mean we are either
sons of Goa or sons of gorillas. am,
EIilrpf0rQ fo hjnkor 0Yitjnisnt "a
1t teaches evolution which is anti Biblical,
denying the creation of God and declar-
lug that man is bankrupt monkey. |
should hesitate to eat fish on the ground
OF cannibalism for it would be eating our
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The theory of evolution Is also anti
scientific. There are few scientists who
teach theories but everyone OF Ghem with
single exception is or was an infidel.
Notwithstanding that, Mr. Hose says:
: No scientist of high repute tolerates the
idea of special creation" l am glad to
announce that scores of scientists testify
against evolution and in favor Of the
Biblical account.
Ii We are the wisest generation. what
fools our great grandparents must have
beenp
Evolution ia great mystery which
matches out fifty other mysteries-Why
not admit one mystery God, and all is
settled.
If evolution is true, will teach 1t out
side of the Christian pulpit which was
established on Gods word. l will be
honest with myself and my people and
instead of singing that grand old hmyn
to open service
"All hail the power of Jesus name"
I will open with:
All hail the mighty monkey,
All hail the glorious clam,
From whence through evolution
became o man.
Ascending from bIoplastic God,
A gloomy path we travel,
For our race which started in mud
Shall finish in the gravel
Mr.. Wheeler announced that the topic
next Sunday will be, Is the whole Bible
IrueS' And askad all who had any
questions to ask to send them in before
that time. :
Rev. Henry H. Rose of the Universe.
list church. Auburn, in a letter to Rev
Mr.. Wheeler regarding the challenge by
the latter to a discussion on the Higher
Criticism, wrote in part: sAfter read
ing my lectures and getting at my ideas,
If you cannot agree with them and wish
to criticise them from your pulpit or any
where else, you are at perfect liberty to
do SO. Ii you would like to have me
come into your puplit and tell your
people just what l believe and where
stand, will be glad to do so. You can
then devote whatever time you please to
showing them where you cannot agree
with me, or, perchance, to showing then
where new light has come to you.'