Evening star., 1925-06-15
No Conflict Seen.
Says Science and Religion
Are Based on Truth.

To the Editor Of The Star;
John Thomas Scopes has suddenly
leaped into notoriety and given the
little town of Dayton, Tenn, such
Iame that gigantic plans are under
consideration and consummation for
converting 1t into Summer resort of
no mean proportions, the opening date
being set for July 10, time when siz
zling heat is generally part of ma
lures program.
One Of the remarkably strange things
about the evolution theory is that
whenever 1t comes conspicuously be-
fore the public the average person
seems to forget all about the myriads
or other living creatures which In
habit the earth and give exclusive
thought and attention to the monkey,
though there is no evidence that man
kind has any near relatives iii the
monkey family. There are right at
this moment, according to figures
furnished us by knowing ones, approx
mately 1900. 600, 900 people living on
our world. Has a single one OF this
vast number ever seen monkey go
through the metamorphosis necessary
to relegate the monkey into non
existent background and bring man
out Of the ruins into MONDAY Wis
ibility? If so, he should at once be
summoned to the Summer camp at
Dayton, where he might be most
important and valuable witness, II
this trial should go beyond the is
sues of State. rights and constttu-
tional guarantees. If the monkey in
the ages of the long ago evoluted with
man, why is he not performing the
same feat today? Has he lost his man.
making capacity? If 80. when, where
and why?
1t is no difficult task to rummage
around among the ruins Of antiquity
and resurrect both religious and
scientific theories that thinking, rea-
soning, progressive man had to throw
into ages-old wastebaskets. such. for
instance. as metempsychosis, which,
in reality, is a religious continuation
of evolution after man goes through
the experience generally termed
death.
1t is well to keep in mind the fact
that a theory is of little value until
by experimental tests 1t reaches the
stage Of demonstration. Then, and
not till then, do we know that 1t is
founded on truth. There cannot pos
sibly be any conflict between true
science and true religion, for the basis
of both must be absolute truth.
Jesus found much fault of the re-
ligious people of His day for spec
uppermost seats in synagogues, max
ing long public prayers, tithing, etc,
while they neglected the worth while
things which proved the value of re-
ligion to mankind.
When the rich young man inquired
of Jesus as to how he could make the
most of his life, Jesus did not tell him
to make spectacular display Of his
money by erecting a monumental
structure Of brick and stone, but He
practically told him that all about him
were the poor and needy. the sick and
the suffering, the bleeding and the dy-
ing, and he could ease the burdens of
those less fortunate than himself by
investing his money in human beings
and lifting them up to better and
more comfortable stages of life.
No one SCOTS at helpful religion or
science that is proving It's value to the
human race. 1t is when unprovable
ecclesiastical dogmas and mere scien.
tific theories are persistently pushed
to the front and the people are left in
their distress and suffering without a
| remedy that vigorous protests are
| heard and religion and science ridi
culed.
Every normal person believes in re-
| ligion Of some kind and also in evolu
| ton of some kind, but when we are
| told that the way to raise men Is by
process of monkey-culture or when
| we want an apple tree we should plant
an embryo oak and watch 1t grow into
an apple tree our minds will not toll
crate such insults to common sense
and intelligence.
Possessing a mind that naturally
functions through scientific channels
for many years I have watched with
| keenest delight the trend of all the
| leading schools of thought, both re.
ligious and scientific, toward agree
ment, and / foresee the day when sci
entists and religionists will clasp
hands and the two practically become
one. Honest scientists as well as hon
est religionists are seekers of truth
and truth Is the same and of the
same origin whether 1t is labeled sci
ence or religion. Until a perfect ba
sis of unity and harmony is reached
through their researches, it Is wise foI
both religionists and scientists to en-
deavor to prove all things, hold fast tc
that which is good and let their mod
Grafton or liberation be known Of al
| men. X. b. McCALLE1.
|