The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-05
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moreithan a thousand people crowd.
cd in to hear the debate.
members Of the faculty OF West
Virginia University took part.
Many Of these faculty members
have expressed themselves along
the line Of discussion. But listen
ing carefully we have learned where
practically every man In the sci.
ence department and other depart.
ments OF the. university stands on
the subject.
There Is no question but what
evolution Is taught In the Uniyer.
sity. In fact, this point has never
been disputed. They have admit.
ted It publicly on being questioned
by me. They have admitted that
evolution; matertalism and natural.
ism have been universally accepted
and universally taught in West VII:
ginia University.
ut is not a question Of whether
evolution is taught but OF whether
such teaching has a tendency t.
destroy the faith OF those TO whom
III Is taught. Professors have ad.
mitted to me that they have taught
1t for four years, but they most
emphatically deny that there has
ever been a student In their classes
whose faith in Christ and the Bible
has been lessened by the teachings
In the class.
Denies Statement.
"But that Is not true. and we
should bring an indictment against
them for blasting the faith OF the
students IL we can prove that the
teaching OF evolution has destroy
ed the belief OF one boy or one girl.
And l have strong enough evidence
ia win a case in any court.
when we lay n charge at their
door, they say: You cannot cite
very many cases. They want
wholesale proof. By that state
ment they mean they want so or
200 or 900 cases OF students who
have been led astray. 1t is not a
question Of the number OF students.
Who wants to be responsible fol-
tho loss Of one soul7
"1f your daughter or son, OF
some ones else daughter or son,
goes to West Virginia University
with reverence for and belief in
God and comes out the only one In
1900 students who has lost his or
her faith. l maintain that that 10
sufficient proof to indict and to de-
mand the ceasing Of such teach.
|inEs.
"There is a common tendency in
the University 10 bring Jesus Christ
down on a level with humanity, and
1t Is common tendency OF the fac.
ulty members to put God on a hr-
man level. They want to deny the
sonship Of Christ to God.
Doesn't Believe the Story.
II know one professor in the soils
department Of the agricultural col.
lege who said in a mems Sunday
School Glass In one Of the Nor.
gantown churches that for a man
to believe tho story OF Jonah and
the whale was to display ignorance
and that man had come to the place
where they realized It was little
more than a myth.
His attention was called to the
fact that Christ himself picked no
the story and referred to 1t. The
nrnfegg0r said.
"'You know Jesus Christ was
once a boy Just like other boys
and that Jesus Christ went to
school just like other boys and
that the main studies Of those days
were the books OF the Bible. The
teachers were careful to expound
them so that Jesus Christ would
understand. He got a mistaken
idea and Of course he would refer
to the fact that Jonah had been
swallowed by a whale
do you get the idea? He frs,
said the story Of Jonah and the
whale never occurred-that It was
like the Mother Goose rhymes and
the story Of the fox and the grapes
In our fables. He said that It new
er occurred and that Jesus Chris:
was mistaken.
"If a professor will come on.