The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-05

much -mooted question In the field Of
science as 10 whether or not this story
cepton. Many leading geologists have
so reconciied IL But even granting
mat II is unreal. there are other
as those In iIawthorne's Twice Told
tales which we cherish very highly.
Shall we discard thcse stories. too.
because they arc only myths As far
as the foolish, absurd and idiotic
lines are concerned. there is certainly
Being powerful enough TO keen in har-
inonious movement the lirnitlcss forces
OF the universe is certainly powerful
II He had cared TO do so.
Mr.. Franklin also speaks of other
sods man our, Jehovah. Certainly VIC
!5aal. and the other ancient gods. But
how many OF us believe in them? All
mo gods OF antiquity have passed into
discredit because they did not stand
hoVah. has stood tho test for the G 600
years Of history. and is to-day accepted
fore. Why is this true II must he
because lie is a God OF reason lie
never demands any sort of Il sacrifice
from a human being unloss good can
come from II. He does not demand
mat Frief-siricken mothers shall tear
their innocent babes from throbbing
the sacred river; lie does not demand
that His worshipers sit absolutely
hours at time. ms does Buddha, the
god OF the Hindus: He does not de-
mand that weary Gilgrimages be taken
Confucius. He does not degrade wo-
man TO the position Of beast. rs does
Allah the god OF the Moslcms nor
does he demand human sacrifice in any
form Whatsoever on the altar erected
for His worship. Perhaps these are
FraHkln does ne P Mish to- be hiG ns M
into the minds OF his children Be
cause Jehovah does not do the un-
reasonable things which tho other gods
do. Is the chief reason why He in
crcascs in favor each year. in spite
Of the unreason of Mr.. Franklin and
his like.
comparison between Mr. Hacckel
and Moses would be impossible IL
would almost be n sacrilcgc. You
the Luray Cavcrns to the burrow Of
n mole or the grandeur Of the Alps
10 tussock in the Dismal swamp Who
laws superior to the Ten Command
mcnts? Did he lead any army OF over
100000 for forty years through a VIII
feed them? Was he the instrument
Of God in the perfection OF any greater
set Of miracles than the ten plaques
tween David and Woodrow Wilson
would be almost equally disastrous to
the latter. fou must remember first
that the morals OF the people as a
whole were vastly different then from
what they are now Yoi' must next re-
member that Wilson is a product Of one
of the greatest educational institutions
III the country: If ne had spent his
youth In herdins, sheep and running
errands for his older brothers. as David
did, what probability is there that
he would to-day be President of the
vastly in his favor. what has he writ
ten or spoken that can compare In
grandeur Of thought with the First.
rsalms OF David? AS far as the one
Hundred and Ninth Psalm is concerned.
you must remember that David lived
eye Tor an eye; yea, life for n life"
=. Mr.. Franklin objects to the vulgari-
ties Of the Bible. forgetting that they
things were common; then. with char
actcristic unreasonablencss completely
ovcrlooks them in his beloved Shakes
peare. which of the two has decidedly
the greater number What passages
are there in Shakespeare, which can
felicity OF expression with the Twenty
third Psalm the fourteenth of John, or
the thirteenth Of Second Corinthians?
spondent over the loss of relative or
friend, turning to the pages of Shakes
peare for consolation and help?
Mr.. Franklin believes that 1t is i'm
possible for man to love his enc
mics. Truly such a thing would be
self. But Christ said that God is
love- a person. then. with n godlike
spirit would recognize no enemies.
There might BIO those who would be
Christ Himself certainly loved when
He said: Father. forgive them. for
He was suffering the agony of the
cross Perhaps Mr.. Franklin would
have been afraid to trust even Him
Certainly: missionaries love those who
are hostile to them, when, at tho peril
OF their lives often, they devote their
whole lives to the salvation of the
souls OF these heather. For my part
I would much rather trust these, who,
believe do love their enemies, than