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Wednesday, October 27, 1909
Religion on the Campus
One of the hardest tasks in modern
educational institutions is to free them
from the dictation of outside influences
such as capital, labor, church, or state.
The slightest tendency in this direction
will "eliminate” the most independent
thinkers, for such "survival of the fit
test" leaves only fools and diplomats.
Certain persons in Eugene and else
where have in the past attempted to in
fluence the University of Oregon and
they will doubtless attempt to do so in
the future. This, however, is another
matter.
The present trouble is with some lo
cal preachers. While it is practically
impossible to deduce from their plati
tudinous explanations any definite
statement of their position, it seems to
be only a recurrence of the ancient pre
judice that refuses to tolerate free dis
cussion of religion. Ibis may be an
unfair inference but it is the only con
sistent ground on which they can stand.
They can hardly confine their oppo
sition to the general subject of religion
on the campus for it was there before
Professor I lowe ever mentioned the
subject. It is on the campus every time
the Y. M. C. A. holds a meeting. Every
time they hold a Bible class religion is
on the campus. The professors take
part in it every time one of them
teaches one of these classes. When
Professor Sweetser lectured before the
Y. M. C. A. a few days ago, religion
was on the campus. If the preachers
object to religion on the campus, why
did they not object to him?
Bear in mind that "on the campus” is
not “in the class room." Of course
when the church refuses to give up its
favorite dogmas in the face of advanc
ing science, it is hard for an institution
founded expressly for research into and
propogation of eternal truth to keep
silent. Nevertheless, the subject is
kept out of the class room as much as
possible.
The present discussion, however, was
not in class and therefore it is an exact
parallel to the religious services of the
Y. M. C. A. with the one exception
that it was of a different brand. This
shows the real trouble. The preachers
do not object to religion on the cam
pus and do not pretend to. If they
could they would make every one major
in Bilile study What they object to is
unorthodox religion, religion that sci;s
all truth no more in the Bible than in
the Vedas, religion that believes the
science and philosophy of today superior
to that of two thousand years ago. If
Ralph Waldo Emerson were at the Uni
versity of Oregon, they would object to
him. If Tom Paine visited the campus
they would “burn him at the stake.”
If the preachers persist in their at
tempt to dictate to the University facul
ty in this matter, there can be only one
result—the Y. M. C. A. will be swept
away in the general ruin. This will not
be the result of opposition to the asso
ciation itself but to the necessity that
all brands of religion be treated alike
in a non-sectarian school.
These remarks concern only general
principles. We would hold them good
if Professor Howe were an atheist.
But he is not an atheist. He is not
even anti-Christian. If the truth were
known, he is a better Christian than
many of the preachers. He is one who
puts the teachings of Christ above belief
in a miracle. We do not wish to be
come involved in a wrangle over partic
ular creeds, however, and will therefore
not criticize the beliefs that either of
the parties uphold.
There is only one.other point then
that it is necessary to mention. While
he refuses to accept it as the funda
mental difference between Professor
Howe and the Y. M. C. A., Mr. Mount
does acknowledge that his main objec
tion lies in the fact that the Professor
differs with the majority of people in
the state who are Christians. As we
have already demonstrated, this is im
material. But there is no proof even
that it is true. Some of the greatest
men, among them President Elliott of
Harvard, declare that intellectual think
ers no longer accept the orthodox doc
trine. Mow do the preachers kno\v that
a majority are on their side? lhe mat
ter has never been an issue for division,
but until it is they have no right to
assume how it would be decided. It
may he unfair to use the illustration—
no more so than many that we have
heard; but while the president of the
United States is an avowed opponent
of the so-called orthodox belief, how
can anyone state with certainty that the
people who elected him are not also
heretics? Professor Howe is not nearly
so unorthodox as President "1 aft.
The Emerald failed to report an im
portant piece of news last week not be
cause it was asleep but because it was
requested to do so. Substantially the
same story appeared the next morning
in the Oregonian. Naturally we were
disappointed. We speak of the matter
now, however, only because the custom
is so prevalent. The Emerald aspires
to he more than a critical review. Peo
ple are in the habit of holding news
trom it until it has lost its value and
then expect it to be announced as a
sort of historical record. Hereafter,
therefore, the editor will be the sole
judge of what is published, taking ad
vise from no one. If college news is
wilfully held until its value is lost it
will not be published.
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