The Washington times., 1925-06-09
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Cor the passage of this measure. as
Tor many others"
But Senator Fuqua was woefully
In the minority.
The bill passed he senate, 20
20 6, and the house SO to 3, IL
Illustrating the unanimity OF, Ten
nessee's belief in this matter.
Some of the explanations of votes
follow:
Senator w. P. Monroe. Maynards-
vile: Modernism as represented
by evolution denies the scriptural
scheme of creation. If it could be
established that one part of the
Bible is a myth or fake, it would
naturally follow that the word, as
q whole, is foundationless.
ct recognize in evolution an eff
fort to destroy the Bible and its in
Tluence, despite the fact that what
we are today we owe to the Bible
and the teachings Of Christ. It
was upon this hypothesis that I
favored the BILL"
Voted for Bible.
Senator S. T. Dotty, Springville:
"I voted for the evolution law be-
cause the Bible plainly explains
how man was created
Senator w. French Grubb. Chat
tanooga: "I voted for the measure
because I believe in the. origin Of
man as taught in the Bible and
because the State has the absolute
tight to direct the expenditure of
Its public funds in the education of
children"
Senator Roy C. Wallace, Lenoir
City, ST voted for the law because
I thought it a good one. Every in
tellectual person believes in evolu-
ton in many forms so long as it
does not conflict with the Holy
Bible.
"I notice that Doctor Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia Univer-
sity, has stated that enactment of
this law was a show Of ignorance.
"All Tennesseans would be rather
more or less Ignorant Of some things
than be dubbed an educated fool. l
suppose he thinks it was a bunch
Of ignoramuSes who led the nation
In volunteering in all our wars. I
suppose he thinks 1t was a bunch
Of ignoramuses, who helped break
the Hindenburg line.
VIII Protect Young.
1.-The time has come when Ten
negSee- will protect her young from
the influence of such educated fools
Senator Hervey Whitefield, CIarks-
vile: 81 voted for the bill as a
means to prevent teaching that the
Bible is not true and also to con-
form to the will of the majority OF
that nothing should be taught that
lRof a
lower animal.
'I believe as my colleagues did
that the Genesis story Of creation is
true and that Jesus was divine"
Senator Hugh T. Bennett, Fruit
land: "I do not believe in the
theory of evolution as applied to
man. All things are reproduced
after their kind. Most people in
Tennessee believe the Biblical ac-
count Of the creation Of man. De-
stroy the faith in Gods word and
you have destroyed all that is best
in civilization. Teachers Of evolution
should not be permitted to discuss
immoral ideas in the guise Of
science" -
Stands on Rights.
Senator D. D. Humphreys, Hohen-
wald: This law plainly provides it
is unlawful to. teach in schools sup
ported by the State any theory that
the origin Of man as
taught in the Bible. We have the
right to say what shall not be
taught. The act in no way inter
feres with any religious idea in the
State. If man actually came from
the monkey I do not want such an
idea taught our children. This is
hxy IN
Tennessee and for these reasons
] voted for the BILL
Four Of the six senator's who
voted against the bill explained their
reasons as follows:
Senator OrD c. Benton King,
Brownsville: "I voted against the
bill because I thought it was stupid
to try to control thought by law.
THE theory Of evolution does not
discredit the Bible. Any attempt
to impede search for truth is an
assault on all education and there
fore intolerable."
Blow at Education.
Senator John H. Trice, Jackson:
ct voted against the bill because
believed it's enactment into law
unnecessary, would defeat the OBJ
1ect sought. and would inflame the
spirit Of bigotry and demagogism.
Senator Cecil Sims, Nashville: II
voted against the bill because I be-
lieve in the fundamental principle
OF the separation of church and
state.
"This bill was but the first step,
as evidenced by a companion bill,
to prohibit Jews from teaching in
the public schools. This was de-
feated. 1 do not approve Of legis-