New Britain herald., 1925-05-13
W.J. BRYAN ENTERS
 EVOLUTION CASE
Will Assist in Prosecution 0t
 Memphis Science Teacher

Memphis, Tenn, May l3.-CAP)-- When J. T. Scopes, science teacher is called into court in the little town Of Dayton, Tenn, to answer to charge of violating the tennessee law against teaching evolution Tn the public schools the case will have passed beyond the borders Of state interest and an array of nationally known individuals and organizations will be found lined behind the prosecution and defense.
 The latest prominent individual to enter the lists is William Jennings Bryan, foe Of the theory of eVo'u- ton, who announced in Pittsburgh, Pa, yesterday, that he had accepted an invitation to represent the Worlds Christian Fundamental as- sociation in the prosecution Of Scopes.
 Simultaneously persons interested in the defense of Scopes who con- sented to arrest on May 5 in order to start a test case of the evolution law, announced plans for the col lection of>a fund 10 defray expenses of carrying the litigation to the su- preme court.
 George w. Rappleyea, a chemical engineer and advocate of the theories Of evolution, who was re- sponsible for the issuance of the warrant under which Scopes was ar rested, announced at Dayton that before starting the proceedings he had obtained a guarantee from the American Civil Liberties Union that he would cooperate financially to carry the case to the highest court.
 Following his arrest, Scopes science teacher in the Rhea county High school, was held for action by the grand jury which meets ir August. The Tennessee law be. came effective March 2l and it wa, charged that in review of teX' book on biology several paragraphs dealing with evolution were dis. cuSsed. The biologic text book it one of the regularly state adopted school books,
 1 Mir. Bryan's acceptance of a rolt in the prosecution, contingent upor such representation being agreeable 1 to the legal department Of Tenncs see came as the result of a reques 1 from the Christian Fundamental as sociaton, meeting here. The or 1 ganization also asked the CommoneI to tour the colleges and universitie! of the country and present the ar guments of the Fundamentalist! before student bodies and reply t advocates of the theory of evolution
 T have been asked to help in tn, fight to preserve the integrity of tha low Tennessee evolution law) and am going 10 do it,S' Mir. Bryan saic in an address to the Pittsburgh Prcsbytery after the invitation ha, been received,
 We cannot afford to have a sys tenn of education that destroys tn religious faith of our children"
 MT. Bryan, who from pulpit an, platform, and in the press has at tackled the teaching of evolution, as serted that carefully prepare, figures indicate that among fresh men who enter colleges, b per cen are without religious faith. By th time they have reached their senio year, the college atmosphere Of un belief has so influenced their live that there are 45 per cent who ar without religious faith"
 "Tho attack being made right no, lFupon those who stand squarely fo Christian faith of their fathers not an attack of orthodoxy. Ii an attack on religion.
 There are about 5000. scientist and probably half Of them ar atheists in the United States. Ar We going to allow them to run ou schools? We are not"