Deming graphic., 1921-05-24

III an aTucle OF the Deming Grahpic
OF May IL, the editor in rapping w. J.
Bryan has seen tit to include the
teachings and adherents Of chrlstiani.
~. Tie states that Mr.. Bryan WILL
In his denunciatiOn of the Darwinian
theory of evolution. have large fol.
lowing among the "MOssbacks" tile II.
literate and the preachers who cling 10
the doctrine Of hell-fire in order that
they may obtain livelihood from
their vocation. Finally he denOunces
the Bible as untrue and the story Of
creation as myth III for Sunday
School schildren, hut not for reason
able thinking people.
Let Is be understood from the be.
ginning that the Deming Ministerial
Alliance has no disposition 10 defend
Mr.. Bryan against these attacks. He
has been attacked and landed stimuli
taneoasly for more than quarter
century. His record as statesman,
moralist and christian leader is known
to every child. Let IL further be under
stood that It does not resent the accu-
Sation Of dishonesty, implied. brought
against the ministry. There are those
who know no better that have maze
this charge since Christ commissioned
the first to 90 preach. As to the "Moss-
backs" the political hero Of the editor
in the last national campaign was the
member Of Baptist church that
teaches the doctrines adhered To by
"Mossbacks.' Every president of the
United States has kissed the Bible and
leen an avowed believer in its teach
ngs. the same as the "Mossbacks" Of
today. Marshal FOche. during the re-
cent war spent from thirty minutes
20 one and half hours daily pray
ing To the God Of the "Mossbacks." AT
least IL seems popular these days To be
n "Mossback.'
This alliance does resent the attacks
on Gods Word and its story Of crea-
tion No one claims that profane his
tory extends 10 the point Of creation
but to II finite reasoning mind mira.
culous creation is more acceptable than
"A happened creation Has the edi-
tor read the article on The Hunting
Wasps" in Current Opinion for Feb
ruary. 1915? The article was written
by j. Henri Fabre, said To be the
worlds most famous entomologist
Excerpts from the article follow:
I'VE suffer more today, more than
we ever did from a manin for explain
ing that which will be incapable Of
explanation There are some and
their number seems to increase daily
who settle the stupendous question
with magnificent ahdacity. Give them
La half dozen cells. n hit of protoplasm
land diagram for demonstration and
they will account to You for every
thing.
"The organic world, the intellectual
world. the moral world, all things are
thus made 10 derive from the original
cell. evolving 10y means of its own ener-
w. It's as simple as A. h. &. Instinct.
reused by chance action that has prov
ed favorable the animal, Is an acquired
habit from this point Of view And men
lnrgue ON this point 1t basis declares
Fabre scornfully invoking natural Sc
lection heredity, the struggle for life.
see plenty of big words but l should
urcfvr sOwe small facts.
These li.ilp facts he had been col
llecting and cntechising for more than
forty years aud their replies did not
seem TO him to favor current scientific
i,ommcntJ Following the above state
ment is long story of the habits Of
tie Hunting wasp In securing food
etc. which shows It an impossibility
for this insect 10 have developed the
skill It naturally possesses. He con
cllidcS."Is Iu her side the wasp - 'ec1s
in her art Il is because she Is born To
follow IL, because she Is born win
tools and with the knack of using
Them This gift is original, perfect
from the outset. The future Will add
.r..ilng '"a o II you see IN II naught
hut acquired habit which heredity
hands down and improves, ut least eN-
ulain 10 us why man who represents
the highest stagn In evolution i'm your
primitive pasma is deprived of the
a. , nrivilpse. . the answer Is
that apparently, in this world cellular
evolution Is not everything.
His authority In the field OF entom0l-
ogy is almost pontifical, for he stuuleu
Innturc at first hand in the open ana
was prone 10 look with disdain upon
the laboratory scientist. (Editoriai
comment.)
Mr.. Fabre concludes, For these
among many other reasons, reJect tne
modern theory Of instinct see IN II
mo more the world according to his
whim is able to take delight, but IN
which the observer. the man graphing
with reality. fails to find serious eN-
plnnation Of anything Whatsoever that
he sees. In my own surroundings l
notice that those who are most pos-
live I'm the matter Of these difficult
questions are those who have the
least" -
published in an article Of Oct lo'
1918. II. r. Lutz, professor Of Philos-
ophy IN Bethany college, in an article
termed University Infidelity says
speak king or materialistic evolution, III
is interesting TO notice how its leaders
differ among themselves, and how al
mitted guesses by the great leaders are
taken as scientific facts by later dis
ciples.'
The translator Of the riddle of the
universe says In the preface, The evo-
luton of the human body is no longer
matter OF serious dispute. lt has
passed the first two tribunals-those
of theology and OF a-priori philosophy
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