Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-28

ism among young colIess men and wo- men"
 The dean. we. are informed. was alsol
 a member of the so-oalIed "Comniittsel
 of 4S." a political organization with so-
 eialistic tendencies. He signed the call for the first meeting.
 The dean is also a member of the church league for industrial democracy.f and he and Professor Lauderburff are on l It's executive eommittee The object or
 this organization is to invite for Inter | cession and labor those within our church who believe it is an essential part of the church's function to make jus | tice and love the controlling motive in l all social conditions. and who as Chris |
 tians wish to propvte all sound move
 ments looking towards the dernocra ti- |
 zation of industry. and the socizlizstion
 of life. "Unfortunate ConnectioRs."
 We are of the opinion that there can
 be no objection to such platform from the standpoint Of Christianity SO far | as the application of the principles of
 the Gospel of Jesus Christ IS involved
 These principles hold the solution Of our social and industrial problems. if they could be freely and fully applied. ' h the present state of the public mind. / and from tfie standpoint of the citizen . of the world, whether he calls hisnself q Christian or not. we think t uuwise. z however. for the members of the fac 2 uity at the Berkeley Divinity School to ,. associate themselves with this and the |. other organizations to which We have re- ' ferred and organizations similar 10 '' them. As we have said. these gentlemen are well vt.hin their rights in connecting z themselves with all or any .2f these or n ganizations. We do not challenge the I' right of any of them to belong to any or h' all Of these organizat tions as individuals. f h,rf x1ra fhfnl- N14 it ic a1u10ef irpNlfT- = 'a ble that in the eye of the public which 'u does not always see clearly. and whicl' will not draw any distsiction between
 them as individuals and as members of the Berkeley faculty it is unfortunaie ( a. for the welfare of the school that such a connections be made. Were such dis ns tinction drawn, the case would be diff ed terent and much less difficult. They ars on regarded as socialistic in their views
 and thus the school has almost withou
 knowing 1t created a condition or en !. vironment by no means hostile 10 th' - conclusions which some people hav' Hs reached. The dean and some professor ea are sympathetic with much that is SO " cfalistic in it's character. without beinl i socialists possibly. and number Of tn ts students have been men Of advanced so iis cialistic ideas.
 ger Were the school larger. and in large 'ut place. these hings might go on unno
  iat numbers. and located as it Is in com id paratively small community. the situa 'er tion is otherwise. We do not mean b to this to justify the existence Of thes es things anywhere. but under other con m- ditions their presence might be less nc res ticeable.
 an As to the charge that students ar Inc compelled to attend lectures on socis nat ism. we dismiss 1t without comment. 2 the there is absolutely no foundation for i md neither are they exposed 10 radical do. sen trines in the course of their school ltf her unless what we have hereinoeioe jod forth may be 90 construed; neither Iid- they buy socialistic newspapers. ar hat similar publications as has been anege nas No Approval of Violence. ons The subjects and speakers at the su ne day evening meetings held at the seno dor beginning baF Cean Hart's death al ,ri continuing i June. 1918. at whb r.5 1t had been said attendance on the pa ,;ch of the students was compulsory. show 'LC ,n l s,,cb socialistic influence as the alleg
 '7 l tions contain but on the contrary. tn .a;, seem to us entirely appropriate and the whole. so far as we can judge fr' t, the list Of speakers and their subje' .he since May. 1918 we do not find any q neh @ reasonable emphasis as having been i ohl- upon socialistic doctrines the HumI m ries' lecture. about which we have t,le @ ready spoken, not being included in !. ,e Sunday series.
 . 10 We find that neither Dean Ladd. ' any any member of the faculty of the schc me auproves of anything of violent or re pro lutionarv nature and we further h nm. uyhici, fact is quite unnecessary. as ts
 known to every school trustee. that was removal of the school to some other lo
 , 1S ton has nothing whatever to do with .ions questions involved.
 fac Dean Ladd's Amerieanism. ioer Wee also find that Dean Ladd's Amt ana canisn is beyond question. and there is own basis whatever 10 rany attack upon
 hss loyalty and devotion. either 10 his coua TOT or 10 his church. and We are glad to mere confirmed in this opinion by the Tact ieast the students of the school are prepared been defend Dean Ladd and the school aga tneS all ineidious attacks Of such a charac De- With al respect for those who make tnA' request. it is hardly necessary for u' con- state that we have no authority whats heio to pronounce the position of the ehr ra 70 on the social and industrial probi far which confront us. or get forth the { earn tude of the church as such on the u
 ac tion Of socialism
 social Favor Gods Word Alone. be- Az to the claim that Gods word sh, lstra- be taught. and that alone. we are quit
 
 years differ fin these days when the agencies
 teaching and preaching the gospel ar varied as to whether that word is ' being taught by recognizing the mani are difficulties Of the day and preparing nd no to meet them
 deny We are Of the opinion that the trar oents have a greater responsibility in this V now matter than at first might appear. ? n the the teachings Of the school shall be loents how they shall be taught. and under ois- influences the students shall live go as matters for them. if not entirely. at N mo in cooperation with the dean and fac hNs In conclusion we think the interes SUI the school may have suffered from tudies membership of the dean and facuit etuily the various crganizations to which oi tne have referred. and we are very gla n TOT say that the dean has withdrawn n. membership from some of them me or We recommend that the dean and ivence ulty guide and assist the students in eu. or charge to use a wiee and discrirnin
 other judgment in the consideration and in, io lae gation of the matters in which they
 ihcse concerned.
 years Eeais, We. as trustees. should see to 1t ' rA",e we maintain a closer knowledge. co W o' ms and connection with the schools cur 'onsy lum and life.
 The committee making this inves '''i"eis ton, in reaching the conclusions h
 contained. and which we have ado
 held a public hearing in Middletown. :. .r,.A suited with the dean and professors q s school, corTesponded with several a 7 h.,.s whom they assumed had knowleds