New Britain herald., 1925-07-27

the people had voted against the League of Nations, one of the domi- nant issues Of the campaign, and in favor Of an association of nations as proposed by Mir Harding. The for mer secretary Of state proposed that President Wilson immediately turn over the office 10 Nice-President Marshall with the understanding that the latter appoint Mir, Harding as secretary of state al the beginning Of the new congress and then re- sign so that Mir, Harding immediate ] ly could become president and pu, l into effect his association of nations,
 Having become q permanent legal resident Of Miami l'lan Mir. Bryan was elected from that state dele gato 10 the democratic national con- ycntion at New York in 1924, He took a prominent part in the pro. ! ICuedings, but his influence was great i ly Curtailed as compared with that which he exertod at previous nation- al conventions Of the party. His ad- vocacy of the nomination Of William G, McAdoo had no effect in breaking 1 the deadlock which continued for nearly two weeks between Mir. Me Adoo and Governor Alfred F. Smith of New York, the contest eventually being ended when the delegates switched 10 John w. Davis, who was nominated,
 Mir. Bryan was a member of the resolutions committee and at one Of the sessions when the K. k. K. is- sue was being discussed he dropped 10 his knees and urged the other members of the committee to join with him in prayer that they might be guided in the right light. The former secretary took part in the campaign, but was not as active as he had been in some previous ones.
 His brother. Charles w. Bryan, then governor of Nebraska, was the democratic nominee for vice-presi-
 dent.
 In Church Activities
 Easing up on his political activi-
 ties with the 1920 national campaign
 Mr. Bryan took a greater interest in
 the affairs of the Presbyterian
 church and devoted more of his time
 10 lccturing. In 1923 he was de-
 fcated for moderator of the general
 assembly of the Presbyterian church after an exciting contest. He was elected vice moderator at the gen. cral assembly of 1924.
 An avowcd opponent of the Dar- , win theory of evolution, Mir. Bryan
 made many addresses on the sub
 jcct. Speaking in 1923 before the Legislature of West Virginia which
 was considering a bill 10 prohibit , Ithc teaching of the Darwin theory Tn
 the schools of that state, Mr. Bryan said:
 School teachers paid by taxation
 should not be permitted to tcach un-
 der the guise of science or phlloso- phy anything that undermines faith
 in God, impairs belief in the Bible or discredits the Son of God and the Savior of the world Evolutionlsts : roh the Savior of the glory of the virgin birth, the majesty ol Ills dcllv and the triumph of His resurrection ' They weaken faith in the BiDie by discarding the miracles and the su- ] pernaturul and by eliminating from j. the Bible all that conflicts with thei1 . theories. They render the book g ? scrap of paper"
 ' Later in an address in New 1orF T. Mr. Bryan denounced the Darwin Il theory as inc greatest enemy Of re u liaion and declared that in th' . schools it was undermining Chris n tianity. "I don't object to sc1cntlli' | truth" he said, flor no truth dis
 rurbs religion, What we object t' 2 is for any scientist 10 put forth ms c guess and demand that we substi E u.c il for the word of God. EvoIu t riou is an enemy of the Bible an' 'f furnishes respectable excuse 10 Il men 10 deny the Bible" Among m ,- writings on the subject were "Ih ,- Menace of Darwinism." and Ih " Bible and Its Enemies.