Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-01
For Sunday Reading.
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BIGOTRY PUZZLES CHINESE.
North China Herald.l
| A cause OF wonder among the Chi.
nese is the spectacle which has been
this year witnessed at Chekiang and
Kiangsi, where there have been inter-
Inecine sectarian conflicts between ma
tive professors of Professionalism ana
Roman Catholicism and their synpa-
thizers. Naturally, Chinese monsoon
verts, sceptics in their way, seeing the
peace always existing between Budd-
hists and Taoists, are astonished to see
the vindictive enmity shown by some
portions of the followers of the foreign
religions against each other. and can
not make out a plausible reason for all
this bitter feeling.
The governors of Kiangsi and Che
kiang, especially the latter. are also at
loss how to- explain the religious phe-
nomenon in answer to the inquiries of
the throne. and have therefore. we
learn, sent confidential deputies to
Shanghai and other treaty ports to seek
for some sort of explanation. One of
these confidential deputies, an expect
ant project of Chekiang, named Hsu
Cheng-li. is now in Shanghai, whittier
he was preceded fortnight ago by an
official of similar rank from Nanch-
ang the capital of Kiangsi, and both
are now quietly making inquiries to
gather notes for an exhaustive report
on the subject to their superior Off
GERS.
A I, osyf1 fv1fv of f,n
an intended report by one of these dep
uties shows that that gentleman has
begun it with sketch of the reforma-
ton. beginning with Martin Luther In
Germany, and John Knox in Scotland,
and so on step by step, thru English,
Dutch and Spanish history, down to the
present era. With this as basis to
go on and the trite remark that "hu-
man nature is the same the world
over" 1t became easy for the writer OF
the report to show the reason which
has produced this bitter feeling be-
tween the followers of the two religious
seets in this country, colored by local
conditions.
PROFESSOR PEARSON CRITICISED.
In Chicago last Sunday Professor
Pearson and his recent open attack on
the miracles of the Bible We're discus
sed in many of the sermons The line
was not drawn between denominations,
preachers of many creeds in score OF
churches deeming the utterances of the
Northwestern University teacher wor-
thy of especial thought. To the congre-
cation of the Isaiah Temple Rabbi Stolz
said:
1T is not difficult to find In the Bible
Inaccuracies. eXaggerations. inconsist-
encies, errors in text and sentiments
that degrade the Diety to the level of
an Oriental 6espot. We are under obli-
again has called attention to this truth
in a spirit of reverence and duty. and
not from sense of scorn and ridicule."
Bishop Fallows said the miracles
were not unnatural, but supernatural.
and especially defended the records OF
the New Testament.
The Rev. Camden NJ. Cobern, preach
ing before the members of the st.
James Methodist Episcopal church,
said.
TT is true that not all the Bible Is lit
eral history, and that man OF church
would indeed be foolish who would in
sist upon interpreting every part of the
Bible as literal history. Many of the re-
marks made recently do not sound like
the utterances of Biblical critic, but
of inf1delity pure and simple
In another part of the city DIR. Leach
was even more outspoken. He said:
Take away one single prop from me,
liz you dare to try 1T, and, in the name of
Jehovah--God-I will brand you Judas!
Disturbed by the utterances of Profess
sor Pearson? No. There never has
been lack of such, for the devil lives
until he shall have been cast into the
pit by the conqueror."
The speaker continued to say that he
was concerned for the weaker men and
women who might be Influenced by the
professors utterances, and demanded
that the trustees of the university sus-
pend the teacher.
The Rev. DIR. Johonnot, at the Unity
church, in Oak Park, talked on the
theme of 1.-The Evil Results of the Be
lief in an Infallible Bible" He said in
part:
1--WE have not lost any true faith
when we recognize the fallibility of the
Bible, but nave MADE distinct gam.
The Bible is like gallery of paintings.
In which are gathered the good and the
bad"
Speaking before the Independent Re-
ligious Society at the Grand opera
house Mr. Mangasarian pleaded for
wider liberty in thought and action in
regard to religious belief. He said:
THE Methodists have taken the posi-
ton that no insider has any right to
criticise the church. If man is more
than raiment, so is he more than creeds.
1t would be more economical to part
with tradition than with man."
THE FOUNDATION OF WORSHIP
&c. Penrhyn Casquoine, in the Deem
Der Westminster Review.]
Western Christendom has begun to
realize that the twentieth century is
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