Evening star., 1925-07-21

expectation of the counsel and cour
ed to the hearing Of testimony by
Bryan, about some of those you have
known?
The only Thing is you have def
milton of fact that includes imagins
ton"
Stewart Interrupts.
An objection from the attorney gen
eral to the argumentative form OF
Questioning brought the remark from
Darrow that the witness must mot
argue with me, either
Thence the Interrogation turned to
the plausibility OF Joshus's making
the sun stand still, and brough,
another objection from the attorney
general, who declared the questions
had gone beyond the pale 'ot any
issue that could possibly be injected
into this lawsuit except by imagina
ton"
Bryan. however. asserted ''it would
be too eXacting to confine the defense
to the facts. II they are not allowed
to get away from the facts, what have
they to deal WITH
The next query from DarroW was
Have you an opinion as to whether
whoever wrote the Dook-1 believe II
was Joshua. the book Of joshua
thought the sun went around the
earth or not
II believe he was inspired"
Can you answer my question"
when YOU let me finish the state
ment."
1T is simple question, but finish
it."
You cannot measure the length OF
my answer by the length of your
question"
mo, except that the answer will
be longer"
"I believe that the Bible is inspired
and whether the inspired author, one
who wrote as he was directed &c
write, understood the things he was
writing about, ! do not know.
Says God Inspired Bible
Whoever inspired it. Do YOU
think whoever inspired il believed
that the sun went around the earth?'
II believe ii was inspired by the Al
mighty, and He may have used Ian.
suage that could be understood at
that time instead Of using language
that could not be understood until
Darrow was born"
80. it might not; it might have
been subject to construction. might
it not
"It might have been used in Ian
guase that could be understood then. .
That means it is subject to con
struction?"
That is your construction. / am
answering your question
rs Il your opinion that passage
was subject to construction"
Well. / think anybody can put his
own construction upon 1t, but I dc
not mean that necessarily it is
8. correct construction. I have an
swered the question"
Don't you believe that in order to
lengthen the day It would have been
construed that the earth stood still?'
Il would not attempt to say what
would have been necessary, but ]
know this. that / can take a glass OF
water that would fall to the ground
without the strength of hand and to
the extent Of the glass of water l car
overcome the law OF gravitation and
lift it up. whereas without my hand
it would fall to the ground If my
puny hand can overcome the law OF
gravitation, the most universally un
derstood, to that extent, 1 would not
deny power to the hand of Almighty
God that made the universe
Asks Direct Answer.
Il read that years ago. Can you
answer my question directly? If the
day was heightened by stopping
either the earth or the sun if must
have been the earth?"
Well. I should say So"
"Yes?"
But it was language that was un
derstood at that time, and we now
know that the sun stood still as it was
with the earth"
I'VE know also the sun does not
stand stin?'
well, II is relatively 80, as Mr. Elm
stein would say"
II ask you If it does stand still?'
You know as we'll as I know"
Better. You have no doubt about
it?"
NO. And the earth moves around
"Yes?"
But ] think there is nothing i'm
proper II you will protect the Lord
against your criticism
II suppose He needs it?'
He was using language at that
time the people understood"
Never Pondered Question.
Now. Mr.. Bryan, have you ever
pondered' what would have happened
to the earth il it had stood still?"
mo"
"You have not?"
No; the GOD I believe in could have
taken care Of that, Darrow."
II see. Have you ever ponderet
what would naturally happen to tht
earth if it stood still suddenly"
NO"
Don't you know it would hav,
been converted into a molten mas,
of matter"
You testify to that when you ge
| on the stand, I will give you {
| chance
Don't you believe it?"
Il would want to hear expert testi.
mony on that"
you have never investigated thai
subject?"
II don't think I have ever had th,
! question asked"
"Or ever thought of it?'
II have been too busy on things
that I though were Of more impor
tance than that"
you believe the story of the f1oot
| to be literal Interpretation
Yes, sir"
when was that food
Asks Date Of Flood.
Il would not attempt to fix tn,
date. The date is fixed, as suggested
this morning"
About 1904 b. CT"
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