Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-27
TELEaRAPAic sREvITIEs.

that at the time of the happenings in
the Garden of Eden related In the
Bible there were Inhabitants of the
world other than those therein men.
toned as the first of the human family
forms the basis of the charges OF
heresy which have been preferred
against Rev. Granville Louther, d. D.,
pastor of local Methodist church.
Papers in the case were served upon
the minister summoning him for trial
before the southwest conference of
his church at Arkansas City, Kan.
March 26. DR.. l. aither has been con-
nected for years with the State Holi-
ness association as its presidnt. He
is charged with Disseminating doc
trines contrary to and subversive of
the doctrines OF the Methodist
Episcopal church." and 1t Is alleged
that he is "atheistic and evolutionis-
tic"
Dr. Louther is charged with teach
ing the following doctrines, which are
set down as "in violation of the con-
fession of faith and the catechism:"
THAT the serpent who talked to
Eve was a man, one of the race to
which she and Adam belonged; that
he had not come into a consciousness
of God, therefore was classed with
the beasts. and that there were other
Inhabitants or members of the race.
If not. how did Cain find his wife in
the land of Nod, where none OF Ad-
ans children except Cain had gone
If not, whence came the daughters of
men whom the sons of God took for
their wives? The reasonable interpre-
tation is that the descendants of Ad-
am were called sons of God because
having entered into conscious knowl-
edge of God, they would claim him as
their creator and worship Him. The
others, not knowing God. were called
sons and daughters Of men.
THAT Adam and Eve as first Great
ed had no conception of their obliga-
tions of obedience: that In eating of
the fruit of the tree of good and evil
they had done nothing except what
the others about them were doing,
and what they themselves had FORM
erly done, that Is, live like beasts, but
they had a higher vision of spiritual
thihfoo thau AAA SOhocAACAS-
ly they felt their guilt.
That Christ died for men to show
men how to die for man; that his will
ingness to die for men should be null
tiplied by exactly the number of dis
ciples OF Christ, and that the atone
ment can never be completed until
this idea prevails"
Mr.. Louther, 1t is said, believes that
in religion as well as In world build
ing God is proceeding from lower to
higher forms and that this process
must continue in the future as 1t has
in the past. He contends that creeds
are valuable only as landmarks; says
that lack of freedom for the soul is
like compressing a woman's waist in
corsets to compel 1t to grow accord
ing to a certain fashionable ideal, and
declares that religion can never reach
the fulness Of naturalness until 1t is
free from fear of persecution for
Its highest and holiest concepts.
DIR. Louther's congregation is one Of
the most numerous in this city. and
the minister, because of the liberality
of his views, has large following
among the unorthodox. The action of
the Methodist Episcopal church au-
thorities has consequently aroused
much interest here.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, March "a.
John Kane, a bartender. and Ed
win O'Brien, glass worker. fought a
fistcuff duel in the woods east of town
today to decide who should court
Miss Nettie Hoffman. aged 10. and
pretty Each had his seconds and
there was referee. Finally they
clinched and In falling, rolled down a
steep embankment into a big ditch
half filled with water. BY this time
both men were almost exhausted and
neither would cry enough, though
blood flowed freely from the terrible
cuts in their faces and hands. OBrien
finally gained an advantage by hold
Kane's head under water. Both were
almost drowned when they were
pulled out of the water. The princi-
pals to the affair have been arrested.
AUSTIN, Tex, March 24.-The gov.
ernor today issued proclamation ef-
fective April l5, declaring Quaran'
tine on the gulf coast and at all Rio
Grande border points against all yes
sells, persons and things coming from
places infected with yellow fever
smallpox, bubonic plague and cholera
All vessels arriving at gulf ports from
such places must be detained at quar-
antine Hve days unless a special per
init to enter port is granted by the
state health officer. Fruit, cattle and
crude petroleum vessels nAy enter at
once on their arrival upon permission
of the state health officer.
YOUNGSTOWN, o.. March "a
Two Pennsylvania freight trains col
lided near here today while running
at full speed and four were killed out
right, Fireman Graham. Engineer
Thomas, TargetTender Blackburn
and unknown brakeman. The two
Engineers and brakeman were in
jured. Mixed orders caused the
wreck, and fog hid the approaching
trains. Twenty-Five ore-loaded stee