The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-23
THINKS THEM
HERETICAL
Considerable Stir Over the
Thomas Lectures.
ADVOCATE AFTERDR. HALL
Just Possible that Resolution May Be
Offered in the Board of Trus-
tees Of Richmond
College.

From facts gathered yesterday 1t would
VI seem that all Is not serene In Baptist
circles so far as the Thomas lectures and
H lecturers at Richmond College con-
ss cerned.
tits plainly alleged by certain ministers
and others In and out of the denomina-
ton that rank heresy. from the doc
trinal point OF view has proceeded from
the lips OF several Of the lecturers. When
n Sir Robert Ball, with his Irish wit told
rs the students last year how many millions
Ia OF years 1t had taken this old world to
knock itself into Its present shape, there
was a SRA distinct stir. Tho ortho-
dox three or four thousand years vanish
ed like cloud, and left two or three
ministers who might be named with the
impression that the world.famous astron-
omer had better stayed at home.
I CRIT1CISD DR. HALL.
sA Very recently another distinguished
scholar has lectured at the college on the
! Thomas foundation-a noted professor
in a great school Of learning. DR.. G. STAN
ley Hall, of Clark University. Mass. one
of the master psychologists Of the day.
Many heard him. and many were loud
In their praises. Many said nothing, and
II now develops that they are not 1T
tie displeased. They look upon DR.. Hall
ms a hereto and seem to feel that his ad-
4 dress will not have a beneficial effect
\ upon the students.s
One OF the ministers who is known to
ances Of Dr. Halt ,A i a mem a ''e Of
1.-THE Board of Trustees of the college. This
4 board will meet early in next month in
annual session, and this minister has said
that he will offer then and there a resolu-
stion providing that in the future only
such men shall be engaged as lecturers
as are professed Christians. He declares
X that he wants to put an immediate stop
upon the influx Of new and hereto ideas.
\ In speaking OF the matter yesterday a
prominent Baptist minister. also mem
4 Der Of the board. declared that II the
resolution is offered 1t will be defeated.
The Lectures are not religious In any
sense, and moreover there Is difference
OF opinion as to the Gtterances OF DR..
Hall. Many believe that he is entirely
sound One of the professors at the coll
lege has been heard to express this
opinion. and to say further that Dr. Hall
went out of his way on several occa-
sions to declare his adherence to the
Christian religion.
ADVOCATE AFTER HIM.
@ Whatever may be the outcome Of the
agitation. 1t is likely to attract some at.
1 tention 1t is beginning already to spread .
beyond UNCONVENTIONAL lines. The Chris
u tian Adsocate, of this city, the Methodist
n organ, takes up the cudgel this week
an Under the caption The Attorney for the
Gorilla, 4; llkens DR.. Hall to a certain
& <. 'STmond divine, who once gave to the
students of Randolph-Macon "a tureen of
hash. scraps OF skin gristle and meat
\ from the Darwin Spencer, Hunley re-
u port" which gave Methodist stomachs
3 q gorge" Then the advocate proceeds:
q And now the Baptists have also filled
q themselves with the same sort of rntions
n Furnished by northern Scientist" a
4 aciI art E HILL. g.. ~ -
q frosty regions OF Maine. James Thomas,
I ESD, left endowment for these lectures.
Is 1t was misit.
~ It occurs to us 1t would be in order TO
select plain person who owns n Sham
& CARS ox-goad dhe spiked shaft with
j which he speared the Phllistines) and let
8shim have exercise for an hour. There
would be informing and edged utter
i ances. At any rate, clever person could
Set the contradlcting scientists to chew
ing each other Let him catch a lot of
asthese noisy coyotes Gunt Ioxes) after
1.-THE amusing tactics of the RANT champion
GOT Israel. tie tails, fire the caudal rud-
8ders and launch these blazing crafts on
+ to the Darwin sea- Of scientific guesses.
IT would be Q. scene TO excite the
@gayety OF nations. I,
i s3 CIRCLE AROUND sTua1ps.
By the bye. II an attentive spectator
VIII scan the burrows of the Darwin
SaoSoAt' ''S hsi' iioi lull 10 note the ShfeWu
circling around stumps and firm lodges 5
Il considering that the scheme must not
B dodge single difficulty. there is many
4 Kettle of boiling water to pour in upon
$ the fox, cxtorting the cry of flea bite"
TURN, brother fox turnn
The man who holds with the greatest
s. comparative anatomist of modern times.
Virchow, (whose integrity could not be
4 54stled by the pull of n sceptre. as in the
{ test for cancer In the throat of the late
4 German Emperor). has only to ask
\ for Information or point to shoals IN the
! channel, And the sea route is swarm
Ing with dangers to the keel of that
''hypothesis." The average reader NAV
not catch on quickly to certain "snags"
needing scientific training as a search
light but there are obstacles to safe
sailing on the surface. Take one. What
young animal hut n baby has learned
human language? The parrot can initiate
sounds and 30 can a knocking bird Con
slider that If learning human Language
is beyond all animals but man how
much greater the task of creating Ian
!, guage--say, forming root. a concept-
I IRON single sound And the distant
daddy of Darwin never did It up his
tree and up TO date.