Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-03
HEBRON LEAVES HIS CHAIR
HeterodOx Professor Lays Down His Work
for Colleges Good.
PRAISES THE TOLERANCE OF THE FACULTY
Retirement Is Planned To Relieve the
Institution of Annual Controversy,
Eut is Not Meant as nm Act
of Sclf-Sacriicc.

of Sclf-Sacrlacc.
DEs MONIES, Nov. 2.-(Special Tele-
gram) PROF. George d. Heron OF the
chair of applied Christianity at Iowa col
lege, Grinnell. man who has gained ma
tional notoriety because Of the repeated
charges that he was teaching heresy, today
rendered his resignation to the trustees of
that institution, who had assembled here to
hold business meeting. Prof Heron sub
mits his resignation in a long letter in which
he says he voluntarily sewers his connection
with Iowa college and steps aside to relieve
the institution of the controversy over his
teachings He strongly defends his doc
trines, but is willing to leave for the good
of the college. He says, however that he
does not want to be considered martyr to
the cause of free teaching, and that he
goes out without having one thought that
it is a sacrifice. The faculty of the college
issued signed statement expressing its ap-
probation Of Herron's manly and generous
action in withdrawing. In this statement
the faculty says in part:
We desire to declare our hearty sympathy
with the aim of the department as Illus
trated by it's foundation and bv the spirlt
in which 1t has been conducted Recognlz-
ing wide divergence of individual opinions
among us as to the particular views ad-
vanced in the classroom. lectures and pub
lished utterances of the department. we are
proud and glad that Iowa college Is known
as standing for an honest effort TO Apply
the teachings of Jesus to the solution OF
social and political problems We should
regard 1t as a misfortune II the college
should be put before the public as recedlhs
from this position or abandoning this ef-
We therefore venture to express our hope
that the action upon the resignation OF
Prof Heron be of such nature that
any such inference would be impossible.
Further, we hope that 1t may be made plain
nection with the college is severed, his per
sonal presence and influence will ALWAYS be
welcome; and we would @ ha suEgeSt mat t Sinh some
through something like the Rand lecture
ship, his voice shall still be heard among
us.
Heron Asks No sympathy.
Herron's letter says in part:
Let me say that | do this with no thought
of its being a sacrifice Not for a moment
will [ allow myself to be thought of as a
martyr to the cause of free teachins: ,
of Iowa college in their right to choose
what they shall have taught 1t Is true
| that the doctrines of property which hold
are subversive of the existing Industrial
| and political order. / do believe that our
system of private ownership Of natural re-
| and nature; that natural resources are not
| property and cannot be so held without de.
brs Gf man Ths h1 nn and
equal right of all men to the earth and its
resources; as their common inheritance a
where teach. The faith that 1t is true is
dearer to me than my bread of life. But l
recognize that the constituency, of this col
| lege is equally sincere in believing such
| teaching to be dangerous and untrue. |
recognize fully the right of men to support
in and 1 am unwilling to force them to
even seem to support such freedom and
teaching as they do not believe in
| brethren in the faculty involved each year
at commencement in the controversy over
Ssto for No be nobe
patient self-denial of these men. Each year
has found my relation with them more
more brotherly They do. not know that |
am writing this letter of resignation and
such have talked with have EXPRESSED
themselves against such step But they
| have their own vastly important work and
ought not to be annually involved in a con,
hat it is not right for them to be any
| longer kept In such a position. I have a
right to make any, sacrifice of myself
| to be the truth, but I have no right to keen
others in a position of sacrifice for that
| which Is other than their chosen work.
Lecture Course is Still Maintained
partment of Applied Christianity can re-
| main in the college only by my voluntary
| retirement from the chair. or by nv re-
mova by the three special trustees of the
endowment. To this voluntary retirement
Mrs. e. D. Rand has finally consented
am entirely - Ina unwilling to take this endow.
happy to be able to leave it. through Mrs
Rands generosity. Upon my retirement
turned over to the college, without any con.
dtions attached thereto, would only ask
that the faculty and trustees give the
wishes in such a selection. / trust under
conservative teaching the department may
have a noble and abiding history in the
who shall come and go. And | pray tha
my nearly seven years relation to lowe
college may count for something in the
services and memories of the college,
New Defense for winsiow.
William Winslows lawyers have taken
new tack in their defense of the. youne
man, who is charged with the murder O.
Edward Tilton. Their new goal is a judg.
ment of insanity. Testimony to prove in.
sanity was begun today and it will be the
main ground for the defense Throughout
the trial. The prosecution regards the adop.
tion of the insanity plea as a practical con.
fession of guilt.
Mary j. Manbeck, wife Of Henry Man
beck was found dead in bed this morning
death having been caused by heart failure
Mrs Manbeck retired last night in ap
parently good health and spirits. Her hus
band arose this morning at the usual houi
/ and built the fire, after which he returned
to call Mrs. Manbeck. Upon receiving M
, response he found her dead, He had slep
all night with a corpse
, The democrats held a rally in the taber
! nacle here tonight, the speakers being Mayo
Carter Harrison of Chicago, ex-Governo
Stone of Missouri and Fred White, the demo
o,o+io no and;dofa for poyernor The mona,