New Britain herald., 1926-04-12

has been one Of my huaieat have worked and enjoyed every day oi 1t and will so on with the new year."
 A few weeks later Burbank crcat- cd comment throughout the coun- try by declaring that as a scientist 1 cannot help but feel that an re- llgions are on tottorinG founda- tion.' He also repeated former oa- scruonS that ho was "an inhdvl in the truc Eense Of thN word"
 Views on Religion
 Most Of the comment vas in op- petition 70 tho horticulturists state mcnt, group of Chicago clergymcr branding his remarks as "unscicnti- lc' and nonsense, while Cnaunccy M' Depow in New York, said he TO- gretted sincerely that such q prom iuent man as Mir. Burbank should adopt this attitude, as it is contrary to the sentiment of 99 per cent of tho American people today"
 Appearing in tho pulpit of tho First Congregational church in san Francisco, Burbank declared he had nominated" himself an "inGdel" so as 10 cause people 10 think.
 T rcIterato: The religion of most people is what they would like 10 believe, not what they do believe and very few stop 10 examine its foundation," hn said.
 "The idea that a good God would send people 10 burning hcll is ut- teTly damnahlc 70 mn. The rawlings Of insanity: superstition gone 10 seed. l don't want 10 have any thing to do with such God. am lover of men and Christ as q man and his work, and all things that help humanity hut, nevertheless. just aS he was an inflel then, I am an inHdol today.
 Ills Everlasting God
 Y prefer and claim the right 10 worship the infinite everlasting Almighty God of this vast universe as revealed 10 US gradually step by step hy thc demonstrablo truths Of our savior science.
 Do you think Christ or Mo banned. Confucious, BaaI or even tho gods of ancient mythology are i"al? Not so, Do you think Peri ol"f. Marcus, Aurelius. Moses, Shakespeare, Spinosa, Aristotle. So crates, Plato, Empedocles. Hum holdt, Darwin. Tolstoi, Franklin. Emerson arc dead? No. Their very personality lives and will live forever in our lives and all Of those who follow us. All Of them are with HIS today, No one lives who is not influenced more or less by these great ones according 10 the capacity Of the cup Of knowledge which they bring 10 their ever flowing fountains 10 be filled.
 "Ai plants, animals and man are already in eternity travelirg across the face of time, whence We know moi. whthor who is able 10 say. Let us haNa onc world at time and let uS make tho tourney one Of joy 10 tNr fellow passengers and just as convenient and happy for them as W' can and trust tie rest as we trust life,
 Let us read the Bihlo without inc iN-titting colorod 6pectacles Of heoIoCv iuSt as We road other hooks, using our own judgment and r 'aScN, listening 70 the voice within not to tn" Noisy babhlc without"
 Power 10 Cure
 Following this, the naturalist claimed he had the power 10 cure 'ho ill ty the laying On of hands"
 'WAy, many vars ago my near 'S' noiGhhor was dying" hn was luotcd as saving, -Four doctors lad given him ny. He gent for me md l went 10 his bedside. He told no; I am going to lio tonight I, old him '"ou are going to get well. tomorrow morning I will see VOL 1t your wood pile as usual He was h're the next morning. That is 'n'y on" of 90 many cases"
 Asserting the power" was not np"rnatural, he added:
 And hear in mind that I will iot allow tn" afflicted to hn brought . 0 me: I ran not have my door hrongel with patients, am far DO busy 70 talk" on any more work han I have now on hand"
 On March z, tho eve of his seven. seventh birthday, Burhank ad. rcsSnd message 10 "thr children the world" telling them their arpincss will he in direct proportion .:--.-..-.-s