New Britain herald., 1926-04-19
PREJUDICE POISON
 IN MINDS OF MEN
SWays Their Judgment, Dr. Ahl,
 QuiSt Tells Bible Glass

The public has been buncoed moro or less by historians who have col ored their records to suit the popu- lar prejudice, according to a state mcnt made by Rev. A. A. Ahlquist, Ph. D.. at meeting of the Every mans Bible class yesterday morning,
 Dr. Ahlquist took as his subject, i "The Son of Thunder" referring to John. He pointed out that many things the latter did. which were not right, were the result of his extreme loyalty. Later he said, John "laid aside his prejudices." Continuing the minister asked:
 Have you ever thought, men, about the extent to which we are swayed by our prejudices? We have
 In our day lost our fear of facts in the field of exact sciences; but how is 1t when we enter the field of human relationships? Take. for in stance, the field of politics. We arc appealed to in politics through our prejudices, are we not? We accept the vaporous rawlings and eloquent and meaningless phrases that are thrown out as facts--or we are at least governed in our voting as if they were facts.
 This Is more or less true in econ omics in sociology and it is certain ly true in history. The scientific mind can be trusted to be accurate when 1t studies bugs, but 1t fails ut. terly when 1t studies the behavior and relationships of human beings
 When Henry Ford said that all history is bunk he came near the truth. Even though all history Is not bunk, yet we have certainly been buncoed more or less by historians, Very recently a Fanny Hall poli tician had certain standard American ! histories censored because the Eng lish were not described as terrible oppressors of our forefathers. In harmony with certain phrase In our national anthem the historians were unpatriotic because they did not make the English hateful, as some say they should be.
 "Far-reaching action relating to our neighbors in the east. the Jap anese, was determined not by facts in the case but by prejudice played upon by politicians. The Japanese were said to control all the farms in California, when they owned ey- actly two per cent of the cultivated n n millions and the white mans su- premacy was threatened. when again they were two per cent of the pop ulation. We rejected the easily dis coverable facts and aienated our neighbors and friends, the Japanese
 Some time ago two men were discussing the League Of Nations on a train going into Washington. A college pr lessor overheard them. One of them said, I am going to vote against our entering the League of Nations.'
 "Why?'
 Because I don't like the Eng lish.'
 "'Why don't you?'
 "'Because I once worked for an English1nan and he did me dirt. Are you going to vote for it?'
 The contrast in beauty was made quickly evident when the Wenncr- berg chorus followed with several Swedish songs. The mAssed singers had everything the organ lacked-- suavity of tone, faultlcss control, sonorous balance, flutelike whisper ings exquisite phrasing and shad- ings For this Dr. Ahlquist gets much of the credit, being not only a drillmaster but an interpreter of parts. While on the subject of the Wennerbergers 1t might be well to allude to their later numbers, of which that grand old folk~sOng epic, Carry Me Back To Old Nirginny." with Miss Yngve having a solo part was ono of the finest contributions The other was itn added number in Swedish. which included part of htat grand Luther hymn. Fin Tester Burg ist Unser Gott." No ono need ever expect 10 hear this hymn more effectively sung, with its sudden turn from loud-throated booming chords to 8 floating plan iSsimo
 With violin ashoulder and a how perched high, Mrs. Florence Bowman Jaffe smiled and played i her way into the hearts of auditors. E"forc she married her husband 1 physician she was 3 violinist Of stellar attainments; since living in 1. New Britain she has been perfectinG h"r art by going tn New York every | wecl; to learn more at the hands of i. Leopold Auer, the worlds greatest ! violin nodaEoEue. But she has not | played much in public in New Brit ain, and yesterdays event was sort | of coTinE-out party.
 WagHor'S "Drcams," arranged by | Au"r, made dreams come true. Soft i melodies, with uso of the mute, rich | harmonics, touched the hcartsprings. ! Tho piece was beautifully done in i inc style CT r'al artistry. Followed , Tartini's Variations, arranged by ! krnisl"r. with beautiful lowing and vibrant tones aplenty.
 We must net with foalty 10 f1cts rather than be moved by our prciu- -