New Britain herald., 1929-12-27
OUSTED PROFESSOR
 WILL NOT RECANT
Fired for Doubling Noah'S Story,
 He Obtains New Job

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 Birmingham, Ala, Dee. 27-Dr, Horace Calvin Day, 27-year-old pro- lessor of biology, who got separated from his job at Howard university because he expressed doubts about inc truth of Biblical tales of miracles is something of an unreconstructed rebel
 Quitting Birmingham to take position in Leland Stanford unINor- sity in California where q professor can doubt anything he chooses, Dr. Day is sticking by his guns.
 Indeed. before leaving he fired one or two extra rounds
 The trouble began when pr. Day, addressing q chapel meeting at Bir- mmgham's SS-year-old fundamen- tatist Baptist university, told the students not to .ukc some portions of. the Bible too literally. The up- roar that followed led 10 the loss o1 his job.
 Busy packing his household goods at his home here, Dr, Day elaborat- cd on his views.
 His God is "LOgical'
 "Thc God ] worship is q logical God" he said. ''To believe in any miracle would not be in keeping with the manifestations in nature of q logical-mindcd Creator.
 ''Everything in nature and science points to God. The very seasons themselves and the way animals are prepared for them by nature points to some divine plan.
 t'But nothing points 10 the myths recorded in the Bible,
 s'To believe in God. IS it necessary to believe in lot Of stories that came from goodness knows where and for goodness knows what rea- son?"
 .Dr. Day insists that his remarks on that fatal day in chapel were not particularly incendiary.
 Don't Be Too Literal'
 q just told them that some DOT tions of the Bible must not be taken too literally" he said. "I said that it was impossible for q whale to swal- low man. and that if it had been possible poor Jonah would either have been smothered or killed by the whales digestive juices.
 'I also pointed out that there are 6G0,000 species of animal life. With what limited knowledge of engineer ing he had, Noah could never have built a boat big enough to house l. 100000 animals-to say nothing of a boat big enough to hold hay for the horses. bones for the dogs and catnip for the cats,
 Think of the trouble Noah would have had catching the two mosqui- toes or locating the two amocbac. And thinks of his difficulty keeping animals from eating each other up. or placating Mrs. Noah if she ob- jected to animals"
 "Jonah Told Good One
 Dr. Day believes that Jonah just got away with a whale of q story for having been absent from home for such d long tim":" and he doubts the story of Adam and Eve, doesn't believe that the Red Sea parted it's waters so that the Israel ties could pass through, is sloptical about Gods appearance to Moses m a bush and disbeli"vcs the story of Ehjah's ascent to heaven in a fiery chariot.
 Naturally. I'll be called every thing from just a plain garden va riety of atheist to things much worse with language much strong err" he sand. "But 1 believe that ] am just as good a Christian as any who attend Howard college, be they ministerial students or the more broad minded type"
 student Prays for Him
 Perhaps there's q reason for that little dig at ministerial students.
 On that day in chapel as he was concluding his speech, Lee Gallman, sophomore ministerial student rush ed to the platform. snatched away Dr. Days Bible, and began praying in a loud voice:
 May the Lord have mercy on his soul.''
 Then the ministerial student turn ed on Dr. Day and, pointing his fin ger at him. said
 tIf you don't believe in the Bible, don't Use it for Nour illustrations. Your doctrine is tearing al inc foundation of our religion. lf Wha, Hou say is true. college means moth- ing to mr. You have planted ihOrns this day which l pray 10 God yon Wll some day rrap.'
 The meeting closed in a hubbub. Instead Of singing "Abidr With Me" the scheduled closing hymn. Inc students sang. 'The Battle Hymn Of tho Republic" bearing down hard on the Glory Glorr, HaHclujah,"
 Dr. Day insists that Inc leaves Howard university with the best Of feeling existing between him and Towards president, John C. Daw- son. President Dawson confirms this.
 Dr. bay is a native or Lake Gene va, Wis. and received his \. Al and ph. |. at stan ord