El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-02-13

America has scored again. This
time Prof. George Davis Heron,
"Christian Socialist" reported to
have been expelled from a Congrega-
tional church, whose wife it is stat
ed was granted a divorce on the
ground of desertion, and whose radical
views on the marriage relation caused
somewhat of q sensation some years
ago, has been appointed II Of the
American delegates to the allied con-
ference with the Russian factions at
Princes Islands. In addition to the
foregoing qualifications it is said
Heron has been making his home in
Italy in late years.
From all that has been published
regarding Mr.. Heron he ought to be
an ideal man to deal with the Boil
shevists on a sympathetic and under
standing basis. The Kansas City Star
has the following about the disting-
uished exponent of the land Of the
free at the Russian powwow:
Prof. George d. Heron is a paci-
fist, as he said in a recent book,
'The Menace of Peace" ''but to me
pacifism means a reign Of law, means
a reign of law, means that concord
which results from the cooperation
Of all restraining the malicious out.
breaks Of the few.
"Meekly to let the lewd ravisher of
our most tenderly reared daughters
have his wild way might be a Christ
ian virtue among helpless slaves, but
among men who are kings, who own
the government, and who are respon-
sible for the laws of earth, among
such it could only be the curious pros
titution of a debased mind, or else
sheer moral lesion"
His writings are largely what might
be classed as Christian Socialist, One
Of the latest Of them is entitled
Woodrow Wilson and the Worlds
Peace"
He was the prophet Of a new era
from which he expected to issue "a
really ecstatic human society, wholly
fruitful and with pathways leading to
the stars
Professor Heron has not been
heard of much recently, but up to
about fifteen years ago he gained
much publicity.
Professor Heron, who was pro-
lessor Of applied Christianity in Iowa
College at Grinnell, Ia, up to 1900
was expelled from Congregational
fellowship in 1901 by a council of
churches of that denomination. The
against him was conduct I'M
becoming a Christian and a gentle
Professor Heron was ordain- /,
ed to preach at %, and married all.
Miss Everhard. |,
About 1890 he accepted the pastor !.
Of the First Congregational church !
Of Burlington, la, where he had as /,
parishioners Mrs. q. D. Rand, a veal (,
Thy woman, and her daughter. They !
endowed for him a chair of applied !
Christianity at Grinnell, where he !
went to teach in 1898. His views I
we're extremely radical and after caus- 1
ng much discord in the college he 2
resigned in 1900. He went to Europe 4
n 1900 with Mrs. Rand and her daugh- s
On his return he instituted what Q
called a "social crusade in Chi q
;ago and New York. His wife was 4
a divorce in 1900 on the b
sround Of desertion and a few months b
alter he married Miss Rand. c
The wedding OF Professor Heron to o
Miss Rand was In New York at his i,
apartments. There were no plighted d
of faithfulness, nor was there a
he customary bestowal Of the we'd !
ling ring In token of an indissoluble i
lnion. What meagre ceremony there i
vas attending the event--if ceremony 4
| may be called-was performed by +
he Rev. William T. Brown pastor Of
ne plymouth Thrush of Rochester, 7
7. Y, who was in sympathy with !
many Of Professor Herron's peculiar J
jocialistic views. 8
A small party of friends witnessed
he union. Professor Heron and Miss
land, In the presence OF these wit
Iesses made a simple announcement p
4 their mutual choice, much as two I
usiness men might announce to a 4
Of friends a prospective part J,
Doctor Brown then followed q
With q brief address, in which he
DICED the Socialist idea Of marriage. !
Iiss Rand's mother bestowed up !,
the welded paid a 35-acre farm !
Iear Metuchen, N. ]. There Profess !,
or Heron and his wife planned to 7
stablish a Socialistic colony, but the y
Ian never matured. 8