Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-21


used in the sense of salt as saving
Gods people
But when you read that Jonah
swallowed the whale-or that the
whale swallowed Jonah-excuse me,
please-how do YOU literally interpret
that?"
Il believe in God Who can make
whale and can make q man ard can
make both do what He pleases.'
Other interrogations along the same
line followed until the query:
You don't know whether It was the
ordinary run of fish or made for that
, purpose
You may guess, you evolutionists
guess responded the witness.
But you believe He made them,
that He made such a fish and that it
was big enough to swallow JONAH"
Yes, sir. Let me add, one miracle
is just as easy to believe as another
Here barrow suggested that one was
just as hard for him to believe az an
other, which brought an immediate
response.
Then the Interrogation turned to the
FEASIBILITY of Joshua's making the
sun stand still. Darrow asked
Have you an opinion as to wheth-
er, whoever wrote the book, I believe
it 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"
TT is a simple question, but finish
You cannot measure the length of
question"
mo; except that the answer will be
longer"
Bryan concluded his answer by say
ing:
II believe 1t was inspired by the
Almighty, and may have used Ian
guage that could be understood at
that time instead of using language
that could not be understood until
barrow was born"
Now, Mr.. Bryan, have you ever
pondered, what would have happened
to the earth if it had stood still?"
NO"
"You have not?"
mo: the God I believe in could
have taken care of that. barrow"
Don't you know it would have
been converted into a molten mass of
matter?"
you testify to that when you get
on the stand; I will give you
chance"
Don't you believe it?"
Il would want to hear expert tes-
timony on that"
You believe the story of the flood
to be literal interpretations"
Yes, SIR
when was the food?"
II would not attempt to fix the
date. The date is fixed. as suggested
this morning"
About 4004 B. CO"
"That has been the estimate of
man that is accepted today. would
not say it is accurate"
THAT estimate is printed In the
bible"
Everybody knows, at least, I think
most of the people know. that was
the estimate given"
other questions followed along the
same line until Attorney General
Stewart objected, but Bryan, arising,
addressed both the court and the
crowd:
"These gentlemen have not had
much chance" he said. They did
not come here to try this case. They
came here to try revealed religion.
l am here to defend it and they can
ask me any questions they please"
Applause from the spectators
brought an interchange of remarks
between the attorney and the wit
ness which concluded swith the de-
claration of Darrow that You insult
every man of science and learning in
the world because he does not be-
lieve in your fool religion
An effort was made to establish the
date of the flood. Bryan asserting that
the Bible gave the date rs about 234S
years B. c.
You believe that all the living
things that were not contained in the
ark were Destroyer"
IT think the fish may have lived"
But tho Bible you have offered in
evidence says 2340, something, so that
1900 years ago there was not living
thing on the earth. excepting the peo-
Pile on the ark and the animals on the
ark, and the fishes. Don't you know
there are any number of civilizations