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The Washington times., 1912-03-24
SCIENTISTS ARE UNITED
ON BIBLE TEACHING
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In the Mail Bag Of the 21st inst. there
appears a letter by Albert s. Pierce, in
which he says that ''the correct solu-
tion of interpreting the Bible has not
yet been found, or all difference would
cease" To this statement permit me
to reply that the correct METHOD OF
Interpreting the Bible has long ago been
found, but only a very few have adopt
ed that method, and these are they
who apply the scientific spirit and prin-
ciple to the Interpretation of all historic
class. There is practically no difference
OF opinion amongst scientific students
as to what the Bible teaches; the schism
Is with uneducated ministers and other
unqualified readers. While conversing
with person few days ago upon how
the various translations of the Bible
contradict the traditional belief in its
ton to the changes made in the revised
version. Although g jealous church.
goer, she did not know what the revised
version is, nor how IL differs in hun
dreds Of cases from the King James
version. Later / found that she had
(unknowingly) copy In the house. But
what about her religious instructor,
has not the courage to declare the truth,
II he has It? Nowhere does the Bible
claim to be specially inspired or to have
the seal of infallibility. The belief that
the Bible is the Word of God is an ex-
preston of ignorance of its contents and
is not founded on fact, although this
belief Is most common amongst we'll
meaning but uneducated ministers and
An UNoRTHoDox MINISTER.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
CANNOT KNOW DESPAIR
SUFFERED BY NEGRO

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
One reason given by "Sojourner" for
advocating "Jim Crow" cars is that
the negro is ashamed of mis- color. Ans.
wering, Truth" avsrred that the whole
had not been given, since the American
negro alone is ashamed of being black.
1t is quite natural that n person with
out peering in SHOULD be ignorant of
some very important proceedings with
N, although he thinks he secs and
hears all. No man will give credence
to statements Of another that the other
knows more of the formers family af-
fairs than the former himself knows.
Such is the case in regard to above
mentioned writer's. The former spoke
he rTnssm ae wSs H HsrS no TSse|d ana naF
facts which the other emitted. Really.
instead Of Truth" ! think he should
have signed Part Truth
Neither told the whole truth. They
arc both without peertng in: They are
either totally ignorant land how can
they be II they be American citizens),
or too prejudlced to relate facts con-
cerning more private affairs in negro
life I am within. and know.
When blacks were made to do work
of beasts 1t was natural that that rem
of other races. They were taught to
consider themselves inferior, debased.
brutalized. They were made to believe
great people. who Is white. 1t was
Common to associate all things base,
foul, Internal. with black.
For more than 2o) years such was ia
stilled in their minds The damned
branch thus grated grew and became
a part Of their nature.
NY friend. you are beyond the pale of
US who suffer. None OF your race in
America has endured burdens to nearly
approach what mine daily endUres. You
do not know. you cannot know, the
depths OF bitter despair tha1 ever con-
fronts the average negro striving to
rise.
1t is not because he is ashamed of
his color, although he was taught to be,
but because the darker his skin the
more powerful the bar that breaks his
frall strength striving to reach those
things to which the hearts OF all men
aspire.
In America to be- black is to be cursed
EUGENE +. GORDON.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES "ExPERIMENTs.'

Congress is slow about acting on public utility
legislation for Washington, largely because Congress
knows so little about this sort of legislation. That
is not surprising; Congress has other business with
which, the whole, it manages reasonably to fa-
lmarize itself; but to become expert in municipal
as we'll as national problems is to impose a great
burden.
L If some Congressional friend of Washington
would summarize the public utility legislation of
various States, and lay the facts before Congress,
it would llumne the situation and help guide in the
consideration of District legislation. California 5
new law for regulation of public service companies
is just taking effect 1t passed after long con-
Sideraton and detailed study of experience; such
thorough study and consideration as Congress can
not possibly find time to give.
The California act gives the commission power
to fix rates, make regulations of service order ex-
tensions dictate the quality of equipment and de-
termne the character, amounts, and conditions Of
issue of securities Securities may only be issued
after the commissions consent and consultations
may be effected only with like consent.
These provisions may seem drastic; yet they are
borrowed from States which have had full and sat-
isfactory experience with them; from Georgia, New
York, and Wisconsin, for example Only recently
the Georgia commission refused its consent to is
suance of huge volume of securities by concern
that was consolidating water powers, cutting the is
more than half and a short time before that,
the New York commission hatly refused its consent
to the construction Of railroad across the State on
the ground that it looked too much like an attempt
to repeat the old Nickel Plate" project of paraelng
the New York Central for the sake Of selling out it,
If the public utility managers only understood
that they get protection from proper laws, as we'll as
regulation if they would only realize that their bene-
fits are numerous and valuable, there would be less
of unreasonng opposition to such legislation.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
ROOSEVELT SWEEPS INDIANA.

The tremendous uprising Of the plain people oi
Indiana, which yesterday swept its Republican State
convention into control of the Roosevelt forces by an
overwhelming majority, is as gratifying to the sup.
porters Of Colonel Roosevelt as il is shocking to
their opponents.
1t violates no confidence whatever to say that
the Taft people were perfectly sincere in their con-
idence that they would carry the State They had
peculiar advantages there which they do not enjoy
to the same extent anywhere else. The Democrats
are in control of the State government and almost
the solid delegation in Congress- The old anti
Roosevelt machine is in complete domination Of the
Republican machinery and it was expected to use
that machinery to overcome the disposition of the
people in favor of Roosevelt.
What happened in the primaries yesterday was
revolt Of the plain people, in such numbers and of
such force that the machine could not stand against
1t. That is the whole story. No mere machine can
withstand the pressure that the whole people can
bring when the machine, like dam, holds back and
denies expression, for long enough period of their
real feelings.
The dam in Indiana broke. The people went to
the primaries, and would not be denied. They car
ried everything before them and as result the
State convention this week will elect twenty-five
Roosevelt delegates, including the delegates at large
leaving only six for Taft
Indiana happens to be peculiarly important be-
cause it early in the fight and because it will
give great inspiration to the people in Ohio, Michi-
gan, Kentucky, and Illinois, adjoining States, with
very similar conditions, to make the most of their
fight for control. But aside from this, it is only
symptomatic; it is merely a new testimonial of the
strength and nsistence Of the movement to rebuke
the self-consttuted leaders who have so long and
successfully imposed their will on the people, and
pretended that it was the will Of the people.
The Indiana result is the most important develop
ment in the campaign to date.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
THINKS SELF-RELIANcE
BETTER THAN CRUTCHEs
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
or the lame, feeble, old man." who
walks with the crutches OF religious
belief, / would ask what made him SO.
Is II not that same miserable, broken
pair of crutches that has taken away
his Independence had self-reliance, de-
stroyed his freedom and made him the
pitiful object that you see, trembling
with fear, blinded By superstition and
subject to fits Of passionate rage when
told that he can walk alone9
No more apt illustration n uId have
been chosen by the writer THO asks
whether anyone would want 20 take
those crutches away By all means
take them away. They are poor SUM-
port at best. Teach him that he can
walk erect, that he can throw aside
rear, superstition, and fawning, and
rely on his own manhood, true to him
self and the highest ideals Of noble
character. IT
Fear Is the origin of religion. Primi-
tive peoples feared what they did not
understand, ascribing natural phenome-
ma to malignant spirits or devils Fear
made them cripples. They leaned upon
a crooked stick. The years nave de-
Veloped the primitive theology to its
present stage, but the underlying mo-
tive still is fear-fear, that weakens
and enfeebles-and theology's latest de-
velopment is truly likened to a mis-
erable pair of crutches.
Throw away tho crutches by all
means, but do not ask something jn
better of. Believe in yourself, in your
youth and health and strength. Then
you can walk alone.
WILFoRD HASTINGS.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24

the street, that this part OF the
earth, at least was once covered
with raging waters. Could not the same
God who caused these waters to be
gathered into one place and the "dry
land to appear have removed the
boundaries and let them return 70 their
former condition of covering the earth2
Study nature before you criticise ma
lures divine book. No Christian Is
alarmed for the safety of his Bible:
for In all ages little dogs have bark at
the moon, but II shines on just the same.
But II is for the tender minds and hearts
Of children, who have been carefully
trained in these things. which are essen
tial to true life, oven in this world.
Therefore, is the greater condemnation
to those who ''offend (even) one of these
little ones" I would rather scatter
poisoned candy in the public schools
than to write such STUFF for the public
press.
Things, as well as men, are judged by
what they do. There Is not even one
chapter in the. Bible devoted to prov
ing either its truth or the existence Of
God, for II is self-evident to the un-
prejudiced mind. 1t has made nations,
but above all. II has made men. So the
unanswerable fact remains, after all ar
gument has been exhausted: II works,
yes, II works ]. M. II.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
VOICING THE SENTIMENT
OF MRS. M. E. SCHEITLIN
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Permit me to write my appreciation
and to offer congratuIation to Mrs. NJ.
f. Scheitlin in behalf of her attitude
respecting the colored race. wish I
could meet that dear, kind lady. to
thank her for those loving and tender
hearted words of hers in your Mail
Bag on Monday. Her letter was so at
tractive. so interesting, 80 brilliantly
expressed that l am tempted to say
that a white lady of such leading
thought and action has the good wishes
of every intelligent and ambitious
negro.
am a British West Indian, brought
up under the good old Anglo-Saxon
tuition to respect, love, and obey, with
no prejudice to creed, color, or nation
&litY. The negros are rot locking for a
seat at the white gentleman's table
they do not expect to occupy that gem
tleman's boX-seat at the theater; the
little that they ask why not gtve them
with a pleasant smile? l wonder IL the
white people ever stop to consider that
the educated negroes are storing up
every injustice done to his color 1
wonder If they are aware of the fact
that this message Is being carried from
the United States of America to the
negroes of every civilized and uncivil-
ized land, and, again, the coming gem
erations will be better prepared for
Tighting the wrong which we cannot.
BEAUCLERE JAMESON.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
RECALL OF JUDGES
AND KINDRED AGITATIONS'

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
IT he was correctly reported, the
United States Attorney for the District
Of Columbia, in his argument in the
contempt case OF the labor leaders, on
March 13, declared that there is rife
in the land now the theory that the
people may determine the eternal prin-
ciples of right and justice for them
selves-that 1t Is not for the courts. but
that II Is finally for the voice OF the
people, speaking by the act of the ma
tority, to determine and say what these
eternal principles OF right, these God
given principles of justice, are" and
this he characterized as a dangerous
heresy," the proclamation of which is
sowing seeds OF rebellion" and which
1T is the solemn duty Of everybody
concerned with the administration OF
justice to do everything in their power
to stamp out Immediately and destroy"
We are told that this language had
reference to the recall of judges and
kindred agitation
II this astonishing deliverance, which
II seems incredible could have been
made by any public official in this
tude Of those "concerned with the ad-
ministration of justice" in this country.
no wonder "the recall of judges and
kindred agitation" increases and that
growth will be accelerated. instead of
opponents of the recall of judges and
kindred agitation expect to weaken
these things by Identifying them with
the principle, vital and fundamental,
legally and otherwise. in this nation, of
the supremacy of the people, and by
proclaiming war upon this principle IT.
self? II "the recall OF judges and kin
dred agitation are not to be dealt with
for what thev are in reality--matters
entirely of policy and expediency-but
must be considered as issues OF tunda-
mental principle. then there can be no
question, as indicated by the nature of
the arguments OF those who thus at
tack them. that they involve and stand
or fall with the principle Of popular
government itself. And neither tmme-
diately nor remotely is that principle
likely to be stamped out in this country.
JOHN D. BRADLEY.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED
THE BIBLE ON FAITH
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

10 buuoT OF IlmES.
Seeing that your Mail Bag column is
open to the public. l have availed myself
of the opportunity to reply to the
article published under the head, For
mer Theolog Couldn't Believe Bible"
He states: Having been a follower
of the Lamb, also of his satanic
majesty" etc. Let me say that 1t is
impossible to be follower Of the Lamb
without conversion first. Christ says,
in John. 81. Marvel not We must be
born again." II he studied for a
teacher for foreign missions the first
step required is conversion, which
would be a sincere desire to follow
Jesus, nothing doubling He gave up
the work because he consciously felt
that he couldn't believe the Bible. He
brew, 11-6: without faith II is i'm
possible to please God" IL he had been
sincere and had been willing to follow
Christs teachings, he would have ac-
cepted the Bible as Gods word, betev-
ing. Hence a changed heart, and Satan
would not have been able to overthrow
him and make him contented to feed
upon husks. He lost the enjoyment be-
cause he was unwilling to pay the
price, and it seemed easier to give way TO
tleshly lusts than to fiEnt the good fight
of Faith. Cod is all powerful and
His word is yea and Amen. Moses
cast his lot with the people Of God
rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin
for a sesson. Suppose that there is no
the Christ life. so that + shaH be on
the safe side, rather than to awake in
eternity at last, and I've one of those
unEaved ones who will cry for the rocks
to fall or them to hide them from the
BIBLE CHRISTIAN.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24

difficult to answer without further bill Of particu-
lars. The color of the mule for example. Criminol-
ogists and reform societies have reported instances
where white or quartz colored mule has been re-
formed, even after wild youth in which he utterly
refused to be brided Some observers maintain that
this is due entirely. to the greater age attained by
the light Completed mule. Discipline is merely
one OF the lessons learned with old age. The whole
theory, however is founded on the assumption that
white mules never die, and in the matter of OBJ
stinacy it may be that they never resign
So in the reform Of our beasts Of burden, as in
the breeding Of gondoas it seems best to let nature
take its course
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
THREE PosERs FOR THE wALRUs.

series of inquiries from reader in the State
of Washington would indicate that every newspaper
should keep walrus, such as delights to talk of
ships and shoes and sealing wax and cabbages and
kings" Surely the man touches life at many angles
who wants to know how to make his hair black and
curly; how to become artist, and then propounds
the following:
own mule who raises his head high in the air
when we try to put bride him. Please tell me how
to break him of this habit
There are great many preparations, such as the
coal tar products which we might recommend as
hair dye, and ordinary crmping iron performs its
Office very well. So it is not much question as
to what will dye and curl the hair as it is what will
keep it So And here modern science has practically
failed us.
We shall have to have more definite information
as to the kind of artist our correspondent wishes to
become before we can answer the second question.
Usage has almost restricted the term artist to a
class of stage players with twelve trunks Of scenery
from the mantua-makers and an occasional speaking
part Having this description in view, it would be
practically impossible for Mr.. to become
an artist until he shall be born again
The request for information as to reforming the
habits of mule is especially piquant, but it, too, is
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
PURE FOOD EXPERT
ANALYZED TAFT'S SMILE

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Where, oh where, is Doctor Wiley.
Who has fought since eight-three
Till the reign of Bill the Smiley
For pure food for you and me?
Quite a spell of tedious lighting
Eighty-thTee to 1872
Common peoples wrongs a-rightinE,
Now they think our man to shelvO.
Must we swallow blended whisky,
Storage food so germy that
When injected it's so risky
AS to kill a healthy cat?
This whole matter gets us riley
other chemists can find germs
But II takes our Doctor Wiley
To bring business men to terms.
Bill the Highbrow claims to like him,
We cannot believe that's so,
Or why did the lightning strike him,
Why did William let him go?
Was II not because our Wiley
Analysed that winning smile
Stock in trade Of Bill the Smiley
And pronounced II full Of guilt2
FRANK TAYLOR. 5R
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
AMERICAN NAVY ONLY,
TO SATISFY JINGOES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
A morning paper had an editorial
headed ''The Dreadnought Rivalry"
based on the speech of Winston
Churchill concerning England and Ger
many. The same seems to agree that it
would be simple thing to settle the
matter If Germany stopped building
ships and also England, and let matters
stay in the status quo, leaving Eng
many in actual naval strength. At the
same time, America is urged to build
more ships. This shows a great
amount of egotistical Inconsistency.
What need has America in it's "splen-
did isolation" for an enormous navy
except for the purpose to which It has
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
SUNDAY, MARCH "a, 1912.
GRAND OPERA EXCUSES"

The patrons Of grand opera in Washington are
beginning to wonder how much longer their patience
and credulity to be abused. The opportunity to
hear Washington young woman take the leading
role in "Aida" yesterday afternoon was in itself en-
trely welcome, but this wholly aside from the
apparent bad faith with which the patrons were
treated They had gone to the Belasco to hear one
of the recognized and established stars of the oper-
attic stage. The star was not forthcoming, neither
was any satisfactory explanation.
If this were isolated instance it would be a
different matter but was the climax of series of
disappointments. In each case it was not until the
last moment that the announcement was made that
the star attraction would not appear
All this is not as it should be. Washington does
not pretend to be so large and populous Chicago
or New York, but it has full quota of sincere
lovers of high class music. They continue their sup
port in the face of many discouragements, of which
these repeated disappointments are striking ex-
amples.
The impresario should keep faith with the people
If he expects them to continue their support. We
have had enough of the inevitable excuses"
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
QUOTES ROOSEVELT
TRIBUTE TO MR.. TAFT

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Theodore Roosevelt, in remarkable
speech. at Carnegie Hall last night, set
forth with rare force and clearness,"
etc, etc.
This same man In 1909, in letter to
George Kohns, of biontana, "sct forth
with rare force and cIearness," said:
THE honest mar of means, tho honest
and law-abiding business man,
Mr.. Taft will be his representative, be-
cause OF the very fact that he has
the same scorn for the demagoRuc that
he has for the coTruptionlst," etc, etc.
What Supreme and unlimited scorn
he must have for Theodore Roosevelt,
the political demagogue.
B. FRANKLIN RATTRAY.
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
LET PICTURE PLAY FAN
DEAL WITH THE HAT
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Fifteen years ago the newspapers
commenced a crusade against the wear
ing OF hats in theaters. Now hat Is
seldom seen in the old style theaters,
but the same old het nuisance still
fiouriShes In great shape in the numer-
Gus picture play houses. There Is con-
siderable talk in favor. of concerted
to prevent the wearing OF hats.
While II has its uses. and ut times Is
the source of great plee to the
owners and. to others, the aforesaid
perch in front of a picture, screen.
There IL no place on earth where It
could he greater hCisance lfnIii a
rule Is adopted each picture rlhy fan"
must deal with the Obstruction as best
he NAV. j. P. ARNHEM. -
The Washington times., 1912-03-24
SOME LOCAL EVIDENCE
OF THE GREAT FLOOD
the Editor Of THE TIMES

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
About the beginning of this religious
controversy there appeared letter crit
icising the 'flood'' as not being "scien-
tifc." on the ground that enough rain
could not have fallen in forty days to
food the earth. The writer could not
have read his Bible very carefully, for
there is no such claim made but it is
stated that "the fountains of the great
deep were broken up" Now II this
doubter will take a trip out Sixteenth
street beyond Florida avenue he will
find evidence In the high bank along