New Britain herald., 1922-04-18
NEW EXPRESSION OF
 RELIGION COMING
Not Essential to Believe in Story
 Of Jonah and Whale

Columbus Ohio, April 1S-To de | termine whether modern moral ideal.
 such as those Of democracy an6
 science are Christian il is neccssar, "to distinguish between the inner spirit Of the churches" said Prof, E | s. Amcs Of the University of Chicago | in an address here today before the Congress of Disciples of Christ | Christian church). christianity is recognizing the moral obligation Of
 cooperation and experiments in this direction, The church founds schools and when the Kentucky legislature
 recently esonsidered prohibiting the
 teaching of evolution many clergy
 men and other Christians vigorously
 opposed the measure"
 Speaking Of the moral courage re-
 qured by science. Prof Ames said,
 Tt required real bravery 10 follow the lead of the facts which showed that the earth is round and not flat, just as 1t demands conviction and foarlessness now 10 express the opin- ion that tLe present economic order is not just, that college football is an over developed and over commer- cializod sport, that cities arc healthier than the country, that whales do not swallow Jonahs, and that the doc Urine of the Trinity is a non essential of the Christian religion"
 Prof. Ames asked if the world was growing better or worse, continuing that this question is to be ap- preached in terms of modern science, democracy and the hunger of this age.
 Science requires moral courage, patience, disipterestedness and rever- ence. Science has given men the courage to overcome many fears-the fear of superstition, of tyrannous au- thority, of certain diseases, and of the doubts which lead to new exper- iments. The quacks and pretenders and the incompetents are exposed to tests. The world is still in the process of creation.
 Democracy, too, has had it's heroes and martyrs. The industrial revou- ton is still going on and it is achev- ing the liberation of man from many forms of drudgery. Ultimately it will free the masses from economic want if guided by the essential principle of love and good will. The basis of true democracy is respect for every human being and the extension to him of the rights of a man.
 "The third characteristic of the age S it's elf-consciousness. This involves actl ;o;e ,ynicism. Novels like Main Street md If Winter Comes show the con fused groping after improvement Are these moral ideals Christian?
 Jesus taught love for ones neigh DOT and that is a democratic idea. It s extending the suffrage and chang ng the life of the laborer. The golden rule is foundation stone of good government.
 Tt is not so obvious that the moral deal of scientific thinking is equally Christian. But Christianity keeps re- beating the saying 'Ye shall know he truth and the truth will make you rec The acceptance of science re- uires the reversal of some ideas which have been very common in re- gion, for example, the depravity and riginal sinfulness of man.
 ''The age has been restless under scientific and social theo- les but there are signs now of more obstructive tendency. Wells Out ne of History is d good symptom hilosophers like John Dewey are eginning to feel that the age is nov lg by means of the scientific and 4 spirit, toward the develop ent of new poetry a new art and
 new expression of religion"