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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
CHRISTIANITY AND PROGRESS
Medieval Faith Called No Better than
Paganism.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I am grateful to the two Bible
apoIogists who have seen at to answer my
letter, published I'm The Tribune the other
day. II inhdels had no stronger grounds
on which to base their unbelief than few
inconsistencies concerning the Bible their
case would have been weak indeed.
That the Bible Is inconsistent. brazenly
inconsistent, has been admitted by many
learned apologists. It is inconsistent in
its moral teachings, in its theology. in its
historical variations, In practically every
chapter. The only way II can be defended
is by resorting to the same tactics that
one Of your correspondents uses and this
very process of Interpretation has caused
so many different religious sects to spring
UP.
1t seems TO me that II there had indeed
been an all-wise God His book would
have been written in such simple, IN
equivocal terms that only one meaning
could possibly be taken from IT,
Your other correspondent-W. D. L.
while admitting that the Bible Is incon-
slstent, makes two grave errors-the first
in supposing that the Ten Commandments
originated IN the Bible. tho second that
Christianity has civilized the world.
Centuries before Moses civilized nations
based their laws on these Commandments
Moses took the text Of the Ten Command
ments bodily from Hammurabi, q Chal-
dean king and philosopher who lived
some hundreds OF years before Moses. II
WI - = 49, ~
library and compare the code Of Ham
murabi with the law of Moses.
Christianity has not civilized the world
the world has civilized Christianity. Ne
di@val Christianity was no better than
paganism-often much worse.
Progress was born when men began 10
learn to use their reason. There has been
an endless conflict between progress and
Christianity. INV. d. L. recites OF pagan
Rome's attitude to the then weak sect Of
Christians, what OF Christianity when she
became POWERFUL What OF the thou
sands slain In the countless religious wars.
prosecutions and massacres? What OF the
dread and fearful tortures OF the Inquisi-
ten?
Pagans fed Christian and other men to
wild animals, but civilized" Christianity
burned men alive and invented the most
diabolical instruments to torture It's enc
mics.
We are becoming more and more civil
lied because each successive generation OF
men is changing its conception OF God,
purifying Him. raising Him to It's own
ideas Of civilization and Justice; and when
men shall finally cease building Million.
dollar temples to an hypothetical 600
and turn their entire attention to me
wants OF actual man. then and only then
shall we achieve perfect civilization.
HAROLD FoGEL
New York luna IL 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL pEpYs

June 16-Up and until three in the afternoon at
home, save for going to market, my wife, poor
wretch having still to stop in. Read to her from
Oliver Onionss Gray YOUTH and found it highly
diverting and satlrickal. To the court and played
sets with VIII Beebe, and won but g. and was at
some pains to do that. Home and found there
Mistress Amy Plank, the trained nurse, who COM
forted my wife greatly To my Office for little,
and thence home, but slept very i'll. The British
team did win the polo match to-day. and am not
cast down over It any whit
17-LAy late, and to my office where | was
busted at this and that all afternoon Met with j.
Adams the artist and upon an omnibus with him,
and to my cozen Florences, and played with Alne,
who Is the winsomest child l know. Home to din
ner' which Olive had prepared with great skill, and
to my stint thereafter until ten. or later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
NOT AN INFALLIBLE BOOK
A Christian Expounds His Unders tand.
ing of Current Faith.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter by harold Fogel in your
paper this morning shows a shortsighted
spirit of unjust criticism and ridlcule,
rather than that OF honest inquiry. The
Presbyterian Church is not I'm the least
deeply shocked" by the recent heresy
scare, but the thinking members of the
Church are much disguised with the
shallow-brained fifteenth century attitude
OF the individuals who examined the can
didates for the ministry. Their vision OF
Christianity is limited by a plan OF sal
walton. a knowledge of the plans and
specifications OF the Temple and state
ments about Jesus Christ that are abso-
lutely untrue.
However. the Church is marching on.
and such men are far behind in the pro-
cesslon. Also, for Mr.. Fogers informa-
ton. the Bible is no longer considered
an infalhble book by intelligent men and
women. 1t is. however, treasured as the
most inspiring book In the world, and
II our friend will approach 1t in the right
spirit he will come away moro than sat
lstied with it's beauty.
I would have him read and ponder over
the following verse: Now the natural
man receiveth not the things Of the spirit
OF God: for they are foolishness unto
him; and he cannot know them. because
the are spiritually judged" q Corinthians
II, 1D. GEORGE WEEKS.
New York, June II, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
The College Graduate and Political Office.

What Is the attitude which young man, an edu-
Gated, capable, ambitious and honest young man
thousands of them issuing from our colleges and
universities this month-should take toward poll
tics? Young collegians get much advice on this
point from men Of long political experience. Yet
how much of it is free from hypocrisy or cynicism?
Governor Glynn, for example, has just told the
graduating class of Georgetown University to keep
out OF office, but take an interest in politics." Did
he have in mind, perchance, comparison between
his own lot and that of Charles Francis Murphy?
We can commiserate with him. of course in the
possession Of public responsibility without power
while Murphy enjoys the power without the public
responsibility On the other hand, we cannot ap-
prove of Mr.. Murphy's career as model for young
America to follow.
But this may be reading into the Governors
aphorism more than he intended It's simplest in
depreciation would seem to involve merely intelli.
gent and conscientious voting without political ac-
tivity This is a comfortable philosophy but not
the kind on which this country is destined to pros
per. What we need is not fewer but more candi-
dates for office, and especially more of the kind
constituting Governor Gynn's audience
Public life is never bed of roses Its rewards
are often diet Of ashes but 1t must always remain
in a free, sef-governed country the most important
sphere for the activity of the intelligent We hope
the Georgetown graduates will not take too seri-
ously our slightly embittered Governor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
Convict the Big Ballot Box Suffers.

Six Of the ballot box suffers from Murphy's dis
tr1ct have been sentenced to the penitentiary and
sixteen others fined 500 apiece for their participa-
ton in the crime. The sentences are not excessive
for the offence
These men have to pay for what they did. But
what of the man or men who told them to do it!
Nobody stuffs a ballot box for the mere pleasure or
the operation. The special election frauds were
the result of some pretty definite conspiracy II
District Attorney Whitman doesn't get to the DOT
tom of it and convict the big politicians responsible
there will be miscarriage of justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
That Feminist Apartment House.

The feminist cooperative apartment grows more
dazzling with every announcement We are not
quite sure whether you send your children I'D to
the model nurseries by the electric dumbwaiters or
whether the food-at SO cents day-crowds out the
children. Plainly living in this advanced, auto
matte home is going to be real adventure with
something happening all the time.
None of the items are impossible In themselves.
Nurseries and kindergartens on the roof are plain
common sense. Every one has always wondered
why New Workers made so little Of their roofs.
Food from common kitchen, served either in
common dining room or in apartments, is an old
old story in scores Of apartment hotels Joint up
bringing of small children is not so common. But
1t has been accomplished successfully and might be
again.
IL is, rather the combination of reforms and the
cooperative nature Of the scheme that make one
smile obviously. Every boarding house demands
fully great sacrifice of privacy and individual
tastes without half the comforts and convenences
But the same parents who endured the discomforts
and outrages of boarding might hesitate a long
while before they pooled their children In commu-
nifty creche and submitted their paIates to the rule
Of an expert dietican, abandoning their inalenabe
boarder's right to kick.
However, we await the issue eagerly, without
the suggestion of sneer. If the femnsts can fur
nish all they plan Mt $40 week we know OF several
hard oppressed Americans who will stand for a COM
nunity haircut and white duck uniforms If needed
% qualify.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
Governor Glynn's Appropriation Record.

Governor Glynn has accomplished economy" in
state appropriations without vetoing items which
proyide pay for Tammany Job holders and takes no
small pride in his achievements II that's the kind
Of economy he believes IN and wants, he has right
10 be proud Of having accomplished II. NeVerthe'
less it's a pretty poor sort Of economy In spots.
Take the vetong of appropriations for $4,000 OF
printing items. These are legitimate expenses and
what Governor Glynn did was merely to delay pro-
vision for payment Of them for year-when they
will have 10 be taken care Of deficiency items In
the 1915 supply bill.
Take also the veto Of items for the abolition Of
grade crossings. The Governor there was follow
ing precedents set by his predecessors But it is
costly and foolish policy 1t costs the state money
thus to delay indefinitely the removal Of these grade
crossings and It costs heavy toll Of life to con-
tinue them Take the veto of $4,000 for employees
in the new bureau Of supervision of private banks
dubious economy, with the echoes Of the Siegel
smash still sounding. Take the veto Of 100000 for
the new Mohansic State Hospita-merely pOstpon-
ing an expenditure which the state soon will be I'M
able TO avoid
Keeping the states expenditures within its esti-
mated revenues by shifts and postponements and
dubious economies like these is not much 70 the credit
OF the Governor. IL is equiyocal time-serving
policy which is not in accord with lofty, high-sound
ing words on the economy issue Out Of all this he
gets the eredt-whatever it may be worth-of hav-
ing been the top-notch financial vetoer and Of hav
ing avoided direct tax this year.
Conceiyably these things would mean votes for
him IN case he wished TO be Governor again. But
he lost the opportunity Of doing his part in giving TO
the state impartial appropriations free from politics
and pork" constructed on scientific and broad |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
THE TOWERS CHARTER MEMBERS?

[From The Travels OF Anacharsls," Vol. II. p. 24l
Among the various societies of Athens [circ. B. c.
400 there whose only object is to observe and
collect every species Of ridiculous absurdty and to
divert itself with pleasantres and bon-mots. The
members of it, to the number of fifty, are all men
OF extraordinary viyacity and brilliant wit: their
meetings are held from time to time in the temple
of Hercules, where they pronounce their humorous
DEGREES in presence of a crowd Of spectators drawn
thther by the singuarty of the scene; have the
misfortunes of the state induced them inter-
init their meetings W. w. E.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to your issue OF June -
containing a report OF the arrest OF tne
officers OF the Monaton Realty Corpora
ton on the charge OF using the mails 70
defraud. permit US to assure you that Va
order for them successfully to perform
Christian healing. Christian Scientists mus
live closer to the Golden Rule than any
class OF people on earth. The watcnwofe
OF Christian Science is honesty. Aanei-
ence to truth gives students OF Mis
Eddys writings the only power they nave
to help mankind. No man can work IRON
good and evil basis. Right and wrons
can no moro proceed from the ssms
source than sweet water and bitter can
flow from the same fountain. IL wou'a
therefore be impossible for Christian
scientist 70 injure or defraud when n'
one purpose and aim is to heal ana save
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATION ~ Z.
ROBERT s. ROSS. Assistant.
New York. June ie. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
JOINING ISSUE WITH SOCIALISM
DR.. Eliot's Argument Finds Cordial
Support


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: DR.. Eliot's mastery and lucid ar
raignment Of socialism in your columns
the other day has brought forth two or
three replies that have Interested me
greatly. have never before seen the ad-
vocates and opponents Of these two eco
ncmic doctrines come so near meeting
on equal terms where they could answer
each others arguments directly. Hitherto
I have always believed that the view
points of each controversialist were entire
ly different and therefore irreconcilaole.
However, 1t must be apparent to the can
did reader that DR.. Eliot has penetrated
the subject thoroughly and has far the
better of the argument.
It seems to me that a socialist Is essen
TALLY a pessimist, as witness your cor
respondent, e. V. ", in former COM
munication to your columns where ne
said; People should be taught that the
world is a pretty poor place TO hve III
for words to that effect, speaking OF the
nronosed new church of the social reVoiu-
tion. Cheerful doctrine, that!
To-day we have another reply 10 Dr'
Eliot by Adam Rosenberg. He AYERS that
family life has grievously deteriorated'
criminaIity alarmingly increased and the
altruistic instincts in man have become
deplorably stunted (sic). All OF these are
bogies raised up to scare the uninformed
and those who do not or can not think
for themselves Never was altruism more
prevalent In the land than 1t is to-day
Earthquake in Sicily, Japan or California
or a calamity in any part OF the world Is
Immediately the signal for succor ana
sympathy to all the people. Also the en-
Moves welfare is being considered ana
studied more and more all the time. AS
70 wage slavery the victims are largely
foreigners who are doing better here than
where they came from, else they would go
back.
In conclusion, the country Is all right
and Americans will never be deceived by
false doctrines. but will work out their
problems and fulfil their destiny on the
lines so ably indicated by DR.. Eliot.
Newark June IS. 1914. w. l. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
The Coming 7over
THB PURCHASERS.

fsomewhat revarnished-l
Il is not that the grapes are sour'
II IA not Envy flls my breast
But, We Muses., give me power
To lyrcize my very bestl
Fain would pen a FASHIONED pome
In style compact but comprehensive,
About the folks who come back nome
With purchases 30 Inexpensive
'I prithee pipe this here cravat."
Begs one returned from Bruges and Ghent
"Whaddye think paid for THAR
Say I: six dollars. II cent"
"Tush" answers he with biting scorn'
As with the necktie he philanders
Believe me, sure as you were born'
II cost me seven cents In Flanders
"some suit" I say TO one just back.
"some suit is right" my friend declares
Three pounds and six, and that's rae
The SWEETEST shop on Mapping Stairs
Observe this diamond pin" u lie;
I'd neer have brought the icy rock honey
Considerable PIN" say ].
coasts he: "a dollar ten in Stockholm"
"A perfect darling Of a dress!"
This conversation isn't mine.)
"My dear it cost-you'd never guess
In Hamburg-seven thirty-nine
And oh, this hat" It looked to me
Like half past seven in Gehenna.
ut cost dollar eighty three
At quite the best place In Vienna
This cane was twenty cents in Rome"
This coat two eghty-flve in Nice"
o wanderers returning home,
Give us. we pray ye some surcease
From telling us about the cost
OF things in which We have invested;
For lots of us who have not crossed
Are less than mildly interested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
urTJr7 DEODT LvC COT TTMN An Forum for
LIE TEOI LII NoLoNAAN Public Debate

practice, while numerous orthodox ex-
Founders Of things as they are" actually
ignore nearly every one Of the Ten Com
mandments and are desperate sinners
against the Sixth Commandment.
SARA M'PIKE.
New York, June Q, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
A Street Corner View of Socialism.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos OF the recent discussion
In your paper regarding socialism. I
once heard a street corner orator"
speaking in the interests OF that party.
make the statement that no one should
work over Two hours a day. Is this and
the assertion that the police and militia
should not interfere in labor disputes
really a part Of the Socialist doctrine?
New York, June IS, 1914. C. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

The powers of the returned tourist to interest his
hearers in his adventures abroad are, as a rule,
slight. Most of them will say: THE Alps are sim
ply wonderful The Peter Bell Society-emblem,
yellow primrose-is largely recruited from
tourists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

If Hughey Jenningss Jungle Cats keep on beat
ing the New Yorks the season will be half over when
the Chancemen win a game from them.-Evening
Sun.
If they had kept beating Them the season
might have been threefourths, not to say nine
tenths over before the Chancemen won a game
from them,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

gauge basis For this he had especiai quahn.au.A
in the education in state finances gained "nhe nc
was Controller. His failure to grasp tnat oppoi'
tunity after all his promises is the Governors loss
as well as the states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
Our Own Travelogues.

Out here all clocks are wrong, you know;
They're one hour either fast or slow.
To miss date is not a crime:
One merely says: What? Eastern time?p
Pittsburgh JACK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

Freddie: 'Td much rather have men for friends
girls are such cats"
HumoresQue: "Id rather wear my coat-its
the easiest way to carry it,
T. S. W.: "a sprain, you know, is much worse
than break"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

The latest entrant for the mixtmet cup is the
New Rochelle Star. an his desire it says, ito
get the scalp of Dr. Coddng he sowed the seed Of
discomfort from whence sprang the whirlwind now
sweeping the CITY,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

Speaking of travelstuff, the most interesting we
have seen in some time is Old Herb Corey's in the
esteemed Globe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
Pittsburgh.

Do you know? Spriggs is with THE GOTHAM
WEEKLY GAZETTE Watch for his cartoon Sun
day.-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

IT'S Mr.. THIS AND MR.. THAT, TO SHOW OUR HIGH
ESTEEM BUT IT'S LOCKETT. CHEAPE AND
ToMKINsoN IF THEY'RE on THE
OTHER TEAM.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

Business say this is unreasonable weather,
and maybe II is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18

Still, these are great days not to take vacation
ehl T.P. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
[Foxhail Xeene in The AmerIcan1


Their No. ], Tomknson, IS against
Mr.. Mlburn he against Mr.. Waterbury week
which at once lessened Engand's attack
Montague cutting down Lockett to put
different complexion on the match Cheape played beau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
UNKIND CUTS.

My bites not as bad as my bark is,
fling no fanatical stone,
But I'd hate TO be Old Don Marquis
With all his hair cut to the bonel
4. ID. Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
waited up Tuesday night for the returns

IHe NIHB WHICH, UP Iu05udy night TOT the Teturls
from Meadow Brook. That Is where we have it on
the English: we read the news Of our defeats In
England in the early afternoon papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-18
The Watchword of Christian Science.

New York. Juno Is. 1914.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-26
n. r. HETHER1NGToN. EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

From the same ONCE 10 issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS.
4 weekly newspaper giving q resume
Of local matters, crop conditions.
eounty affairs. etc. Sent anywhere
Tor $1.00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-26
BASKETBALL GAME

In hard fought game Friday af-
ternoon the Lakeland high school
basketball team defeated the city
team by the score of IA to 5.
Altogether it was one OF the best
played games ever witnessed on the
local court. For the city team Skip
per, McMullen and Lawler were the
stars, while Layton, MeHarg, Ha-
gan, Flanagan and Cardwell were
equally brilliant for the high school.
1T was gruelling contest, excit-
ing to the extreme, and one that left
the combatants completely exhaust
ed. From the showing Friday after
noon, Lakeland high school will
have the best basketball team in her
history, and that is saying a good
deal. The enthusiasm that marked
last years games was very notice.
able Friday and with so much good
material we feel that Lakeland high
school will win the State champion
ship.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-26
CONNECTICUT MAN LIKES
LAKELAND AND THE PARK


South Norwalk, Conn.,, Oct. 20, IA.
Editor Telegram: This afternoon
your paper was received by my SON.
,in-law, A. A. Raymond, JI. see in
it some Illinois visitor does not
think we'll of the Lakeland park.
spent four months in your beautiful
city last winter and many times
have I sat in your park which
think is grand. / am in hopes of
sitting there many times this COM
ing winter.
I often say to my people it is the
only place to live. call it my
home. Now, / would say to the H.
linois visitor have lived in Yankee
land sixty-six years and have seen
many parks hereabouts-some very
large ones and some small ones
but I never have enjoyed any better
than the one at dear Lakeland.
l.. F. WOOD,
South Norwalk, Conn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-26

The biggest man in the South
just now is Asa G. Gambler, of Geor.
gia, many times a millionaire, who
the other day said that he would
advance the farmers of his State
$50 a bale on one million bales OF
cotton to help tide them over their
troubles. This man not only has
plenty of money, but he he's plenty
OF common sense, as witness the
following from speech he made be-
fore the Atlanta chamber of COM
merce opposing the proposition to
call an extra session Of the legisla-
ture to concoct some sort of nostrum
for the cotton ailment:
God forbid that they should
meet. They would meet, talk a great
deal. spend $4,000 of the peoples
money and adjourn without doing
Legislation won't help
us. 1t would interfere too much
with personal liberty. We must
quit advertising that we are in
need, because we are not :"