The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-10
1.-THE DEVIL IN CAP AND GOWN"
Is Polite Heresy Better Than Incorporate
OrthOdONy?


Orthodo>y'
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: For
some weeks past there has been cross
OF golden light athwart the moon. Per-
haps II has been noted from the lonely
watch towers OF professional star gazers
but II has not been topic OF the street ;
oddly enough, in DAYS when omens and
portents ought to be in high demand Its
possible meaning energies: war among
the theologues
Lucius HOPKINS Miller, A. NJ, a grad
uate of Princeton University in the class
OF 1897. stern Pattonisn DAYS OF ortho-
doxy; superintendent of the phIladelphian
Society, the College OF New Jersey "Y, NJ
c. A." Instructor in the syrian Protestant
College at Beirut, is9s-19O2, has been
since 1905 assistant professor OF Biblical
literature in the college OF Witherspoon
and McCosh. In the catalogue OF Princeton
Biblical literature is classified: Courses
not included in any of the preceding de-
partments." a waif. 1t deals with the
literature OF the Testaments Old and
New; required reading involves Dods
on the nature and origin OF the Bible
Sabatier's "rhllosophy OF Religion"
Cornilrs Prophets OF Israel" Rents
History OF the Hebrew people" Rheess
Life OF Jesus OF Nazareth" Ropes's
Apostolic Age" The Bible itself Ia
recommended for perusal. and pre- and
post -exilio writings arc examined THE
nature and eignircsnce OF ChrIstianity'
IL discussed In preceptorial conference
"Cussed" and discussed thinks tho rev
Or. Ford c. Ottman. who on saturday OF
last week stirred a church assembly with
accusations ~ bere,,cai teaching against
Assistant Professor Miller and ia circulat-
ing esneciaIiv among tho Trustees vhere
n ia ENACTED 70 do tho mos, rood n
pamphlet with the lively title The Devil
in Can and Gown" The assistant pro-
lessor with no professor 10 assist: he IL
the "department'D is Undermining the
faith OF the s,udents": Or. Ottman
means TO undermine him.
Princeton A, a Presbvterisn institution
nv association bur not nv organic consti-
tuition: ~, charter A, liberal non Sec
tartan Hut n was founded by Presby-
terien divin.s warming for a Middle
ColonIes'' MACE NJ instruction In the arts
and le,,ers for tho rearing IN OF an
educated clergy: and the planting in the
ca ma town ~ N seminarv az tho church
emnhss,..d the association without AL
,erinu the oficiai status And princeton
Colrepe ma. gone n long way from the
s,mn,er. mavbe HAMMER DAYS whom Pro-
,assor Charlea Voodr,,y Shields "har-
,nopIzed" scIance and revealed relision
under the auspIce, OF the same depart-
ment IN which Franc,, Landey Patton.
scourve ~ Tho heretic nronounded hi.
ruoged a,hica and uneou,vocal ,niracis
ous miracle Chris,ianl,v So ma. IN.
res, n, tho world
In tho earIy ,ao. presid.n, pa,,on
toc,u,od on "L;yidorce. Of CbrIstiari,v
and descrihed his cours. as Intended 10
shov ,ha, rbris,iant,,. 4. ana that anti
chrI.,,ar ,,s,a,ns or M, r.nable 90 rn-
,,onaI defcrco Ana Tho corrs. was
"senIor raouired", From, 1899 "a 1897
a. o., ~ crtor ttihhnn ,o,, ,rasidont
~ ~, ,,nt,,a,st,,, .as r. n u Saiior 90
sis,an, e., pihlicai Ins,ructior Nou re.
itgtn,, ond .,,or ',rnrai nhilosonbv" ar.
1891 J,,o a ,t,h, Gomez -, ~. ,,,rr,c,,-
i,,,,, h,. oxnand,,s ,ntaros, n, Iay mo-, tn
CO.,. harharo,,s nhtiosnnhy srd ,hnuch
thcra 10 n course in ..nhilosonhy Of re-
iigio,, - 10 CONCERN 10 IN The "nsycho,o,.-
"a, "a nnIs,a,,o,asic., roo,s" ra,har tba,