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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1925.
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luge, bnt e'en In the county towns
they never enctunter a genuine
skeptic. If a man has douhu In
this Immensely rlous country, be
keepa them to himself.
In a w)r.1. the. new Jerusalem,
the Ideal of all soul savera and
sin exterminators. Nine churches
are scarc.'lj- enough for the 180
Inhabtnnts mauy of them go lnt
iiie lima 10 aiiuur. ana roil. A
clergymai has the rank and au
thority of a major-general of ar
tillery. A Sunday school superin
tendent Is believed to have the
gift of prophecy.
FUIjIj MfASKU Hllti; A SSOCI ATK I) I'ltUSS BEIIVIOIJ
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publica
tion of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In
this paper nnd also local news published herein.
"Without or with offense to friends or foes
I sketch your world exactly as it goes." bi
Bryan's New Crusade
"It is not often that a single state can make a whole
continent ridiculous, or a single man set Europe asking
whether America has ever really been civilized. But
Tennessee and Mr. Bryan have brought off the double event"
writes George Bernard Shaw, world famed dramatist, author
and critic, commenting on the Scopes anti-evolution trial at
Dayton, Tennessee.
However, there is shrewdness and method in Bryan's
madness, for to regain his discredited political leadership,
he has deliberately mixed religion with politics and is
now engaged in playing the part of a modern Peter the
Hermit to arouse popular passions and prejudices for a
sectarian political crusade in behalf of Fundamentalism at
least no other inference can be drawn from his recent public
addresses in Tennessee.
So Bryan appears as the defender of the faith, protector
of Christianity and preserver of the bible, seeking to arouse
a militant sectarian movement to establish by constitutional
amendment or otherwise, Fundamentalism as the official
national religion. With all his eloquence and power, he
pictures the Scopes trial as the exposure of a Pagan plot
to sap the foundation of Christianity and defends Tennessee
against apocryphal attacks by heretics.
Success for any such effort to restore medievalism may
Beem impossible in this enilightened day and age, but recent
developments prove that we arc not so very enlightened after
all. Bigotry and intolerance are latent in a large element of
the population and it only requires systematic effort to fan
the fires of fanaticism among the ignorant and prejudiced.
The Bryan crusade is no laughing matter. People thought
national prohibition a joke, but the Anti-Saloon league mixed
religion and politics and it became an actuality. And after
all there isn't iruch difference between legislating on what
people must drink and what they must think. Then along
comes the Ku Klux Klan, mixing religion and politics in
grotesque and absurd fashion in a menacing effort to upset
the constitutional tradition against religious and social
discrimintion and its ephemeral strength enrolls millions
before fight over spoils, not principles, disrupts it.
The methods used to put over prohibition and Ku Kluxism,
coercion of legislators and newspapers, put over Funda
mentalism in Tennessee, though neither legislature nor
governor really favored it, and the same method will be
resorted to to put it over in other stales and in the nation.
Legislators will have the option of being labelled as atheists
and infidels, or of voting favorably and hence support, will be
dragooned by terrorism as cowards and hypocrites are cowed
into servility.
People as a rule arc much more interested in religion than
in politics. Less than half of them turn out to vote for a
president. These apathetic citizens, however, are most, of
them susceptible to religious agitation and an emotional
campaign like that launched by Bryan in the name of Christ
to "oreserve the bible" and "defend Cod" is certain to
precipitate a frenzy that bodes ill for the nation. Which
makes us wonder it Shaw is not. right in asking whether we
are really civilized.
Mencken On Dayton
And the Scopes Trial
Local Pastor Reads
Own Work On "Life
As Evening Sermon
band the aky after the storm, are
stfll other forma of life in wonder
and beauty."
Rev. Mr. Mower etatea that he
Intends to have is chapters In hla
book, which Is being: written for a
library In Boston. Ha states that
he will read one chapter each Sun
day evening until all 12 chapters
have been completed.
The first chapter of a book on
"The Science of Life," being writ
ten by Rov. C. V. Mower of the
United Brethren church of Salem,
was read by ltov. Mr. Mower be
foreh la congregation Sunday even
ing.
"There can bo' no saeiilose In
doubting anything, nor InvusUHat
ing everything, in staidi of truth."
he declared in hi3 introduction.
"Xor doe-t the investigator need
the scientific education, and all or
any of the instruments that sonic
would huvo him think. He only
needs reason nnd patience. Apply
these to nature and he will findl
cause and effect, law and order.
continuity, life and God.
"Since nothing can be without
u cauae, our existence must have
its cause. When I have sought for
a correct idea of what life is, from
the philosophy of ancient and mod
ern times, I find It an interesting
Journey, starting from nowhere
and leading to nowhere. It is aim
ply the earlier fancy of a mind
portraying the existence of mythn
that were controlling mankind
alike in peace and In war. This at
once abridges reason, stops re
wearch, and makea this age the
dupe of the dead, mist alien past.
"It seems nlmort incredible that
what life really is has never been
explained by any teacher, philoso
pher of prophet in any country or
any age. Indeed, neither In the Old
nor New Testament Is the source
of man'a mind referred to."
Rev. Mr. Mower expressed the
belief that life Is nn actual sub
stance. "I flife in anything," he de
clared, "It l an atom, as Is every
thing el.se." Me descrbied various
forms of life, nnd traced various
forma of life development. Pro
gressing through nature to the Idea
of Cod, he said:
"He Is not eittlng on a throne
somewhere, clad in radiant gar
ments, with a crown upon His
head, and a sword in His hand.
Such Is the God of Ignorance and
fear. The real God la life and has
a throno as wide aa the shores of
eternity. In building the tree the
most exquisite delccacy and marve
lous wisdom it; seen, even to fash
ioning the smallest point of the
topmost leaf. But not shown more
nor less In the tree than In each
an devery other living thing. The
chrystilazation of granite, the
gleaming carbon of the diamond,
the limpid beauty of the water, and
the Iridescent colors of light that
1011a ochultz Wilson, manager
of tho Or:;on state fair, reported
to a meeting of sthe fair directors
Saturday that applications are
coining : In rapidly for exhibit
spaces, and ind'eationa point to
crowded pavilions again this year.
All space in the machinery build-
in,'; has l)i-cc deled out and the
space w:r have to be supplement
ed by tents.
At least 24 of the 3G Oregon
counties are expected to have en--tries
in Vi- county display con
test. The leg.sltue of 1925 appro
priated monoy r a new boys' and
girls' club building, and this will
on be completed at a cost of $30,-
000.
Entries have been closed for the
racing proi;.-aai of. fair week with
practically evcrr event filled.
It was f iinouiued 'by the hoard
that Saturday, the last day of fair
week, will probably be American
Legion day. with program features
that are expected to draw better
than the final day of the week
hns in the past.
One Wife on Approval
g By Violet Dare
A GAY HOUSE WARMING
The Impromptu tea party at
Cynthla'a that afternoon develop
ed Into a hilarious affair with
Noel's arrival. Helene Jordan tele
phoned for her husband, who ar
rived, bringing hla business part
ner, while Noel was mnking the
cocktails. Cecile put a record on
the phonograph, and began to
dance with Gregory Jordan at
once; hia partner promptly appro
priated Helene.
Cynthia, joining Noel In the but
ler's pantry, began to try to ex
plain matters.
"I didn't want Cecllo to phone
you; she did It before I could atop
her," she told hlin. "I would n t
have done It for anything."
"My dear, don't you 'suppose I
know that you wouldn't dream of
i.tking for the key to my liquor j
closet?" he asked, "And don't you
.supo.se that I know Cecile nnd her
ways thoroughly ? Don't let this
thing worry you. As a matter of
fact, I was Ruing to suggest that
you use whatever you l'oupd hen
that you wanted. And, Incidentally
do ypu mind If I leave my private
stock here.- The laws here in town
a-re being enforced so strjetly Jufft
now that It don't dare v try tcymovo
any of the stuff to the club."
"Keep it here by all means," she
urged. "I'm so glad that you un
derstand about Ceclle's phoning
you; it really worried me."
"Don't ever let anything Cecile
does do that, or you'll never have
peaceful moment," he advised
her. "And don't ever worry about
what I may think, either. Won't
you accept m as a friend, Cynthia
and trust mo to Unow the truth
about you, or at least not to Jump'
at a misunderstanding ?'
"Wh, yea yea, of course," she
stammered, embarrassed by the ar
dor in his eyes.
Sh was glad to go back to the
living room before ho could say
anything more.
Cecile was sitting on the arm of
Jordan's chair, one hand on his
shoulder. Helene was still dancing
with her husband's partner, her
head almost on his shoulder. Some
one had upset an ash try. Cynthia
glanced apprehensively at Noel,
but he laughed an,d shrugged his
shoulders.
"Don't mind little things 111.
that," he told her, as she picked up
the ash tray. "This apartment
needs to be lived In, and us hey on
the rugs won't hurt It any."
Bui Cynthia did mind. She was
'lad when the noisy crew departed
at six o'clock.
'I suppose Noel's going to stay
to look the . liquor closet," re
marked Helene Jordan, signifi
cantly, as she sauntiered to the
door.
"No, Indeed, he Isn't; he's goin
back to hla office and finish the
work you so rudely Interrupted,"
Noel replied.
"Want me to help you?" asked
Cecile, slipping one arm through
his. "I'll sit beside your desk nnd
encourage you. No? Well, then,
why not come to dinner with me
when yo do get through? Come on
Noel."
He shook his head.
"Can't manage It. I'll be busy till
late tonight. Sorry," he told her.
When they had gone Cynthia.
straightened the living room, andj
merriment so enjoyed by Cecile and
Helene, but at least It was better
than utter solitude and thoughts of
an indifferent husband, sho told
herself. Sho began to wish that
someone anyone, even Louelln
had asked her to dine with them
that evening.
She was Just trying to eat her
salad when the phono rang, and
Noel Gardner's voice came over
the wire.
"Won't you dine with me?" ha
asked. "I can't seem to get up my
enthusiasm over eating alone, and
I found that there wasn't so much
work to do at the office after all."
Cynthia smiled. She had sus
pected that he wasn't telling the
truth when he protested to Cecile
that he would be busy till lato that
evening.
"You ought to see me this eve
ning, so that I can transfer that
stock of your mother-in-law's to
you." hot went on. "It's really im
portant. "
"Then why not dino here with
me?" she saked. His acceptance
was so eager that she wondered if
she IhhI done wisely; after all, their
business should bo transacted at
his office, and Jim and his mother
and sister would certainly have
disapproved of her asking Noel
ffTirdner to the house.
"Oh well, Frances can ehaper
one us," sh . told herself as she
ran out to the kitchen to ask the
maid to heat the fowl that had
been sent out a moment before,
untouched.
"Companyrsfor dinner." Frances
asked in surprise. "Oh, Mr. Gard
ner." Her tone spoke volumes, but
far from disapproving, sho quito
ilalnly was delighted. "Shall I heat
the soup, too? He'll be hungry.
Cynthia nodded and hurried to
her room to rearrange her hair.
Sho felt like a lonely child that has
been asked to a party qulto unexpectedly.
then sat down to eat dinner alone.
Sho had not cared for the brand of Tomorrow CVcilc Gives Warning.
DUMB DORA
1US ISA tOlCr-. LIT TL-&
CAVAP, PWLU?. tiOT i'"o
LIKE. SoMtM'Wfci MOKE.
PatMITulE- NOT SO
By Chick Young:
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FEARPOUS AND BffiW TF,tJ V-tfaT
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BRINGING UP FATHER
By George McManus
'! WELL -I'M IN BO-blHEVb NOW- f fC Re Ba3T- L 7
S JOOT HIREO A-iTENOGtAOHEH' IN A.N XjinT-
g AN' I FEEL IMPORTANT-NOV' HOQra.- j-1 Za-
3 T-HE FHVbT THINC A IbO.tseW f P
iMAHDOEfc TO -bTSI?T THE OAof .
KiTouunch; '
Slc'tliRUIa on Uiiyton, Toiiiic3
wo, unil Its i.eoplo u presented by
H. 1,. Meculien, the brilliant crltU'
and utilhor, In tho Baltimore Bun.
bavo resullid In n.s being request
ed to leavo town. Home of bin ro
ru.irks nre lcprlnteil below:
It may w.i-m fabulous, but It to
a sober fac-. that a sound Kptso
pnllnn or even a nortbern Melho.1-
1st would bo rcK.udei! as virtual!!
an nihciut in uayton. iiito in
only Renilllio confllrt U betwee'.i
true believers.
To call a man p doubter In the
partH is tr.!tl to nrruftitiK him of
cannibalism. kvou rcopet nun
self Is no: tharKed with my hui-M
Infamy. What they say of him, hi
worwt. Is t:iat be permitted hims.-.i
to bo used i.s cut paw by Bcimn
drelsi ce.Pier to dttroy the outl
evolutlon U f-.'r their own il-irs
and hellljh en.'r
It- was cLviiui:' aller a few
rounds thai th? Jury would be
unanimously hot fur tlciuvis. 'I'tii'
niOHt that Mr. IK'iiinv could hop'
for was to neal a few men bol.1
enouch 'o lleeli.ro pilhlic-ly that
they would have to hear til evi
dence HK'.im-t Kri'C!i before con
(lellHIIIIK blM. The sIlKhtest "iit'l
of nylhi-i'i further broue.hl forth
a perempiory challeiiKe from t ie
BtatG. Ouoo P man vvaa ehalleim..!
without eximilni.Ilon for simply
adiiillllns tlmt he did not belong
formnlly lo nnr rhureh. Another
time a'puu"i nian who eonfis 'd
that bo was piejudlred ncainsi
evolution S.M n hearty round )f
nrn.laUHO f i t III lll' crowd.
It was obvfors that the whole
tli I n tr wis resolvlnit llseii into
trial of n iron bv Ills sworn ole
nites, A Jortil pustor icii on wua
prayer cnlllnr on find to put dowi
hM: th.. iaar.e himself chant .l
the KrenJ Jury to protect the
schools aifii-nst sunvertovo
when tho ctndUlntes for the
petft Jury como up narrow had to
riin.inmenlallat after funil.i-
mentnllst into th" box some of
them gl.uire ' lm " l"7
eipectcd him to o off with a
phitrous ln-ijr every time lie mop
ped his bald head.
One e Hired of heresy amoni;
these pcoplo It Ukt one acctn id
of boilblf; his grandmother to
make so.ip in Maryland, tie nmt
realftn himself to being tried ly a
Jury wholi Innt'eeilt of any suttpl
clon of the crime he is chsrKed
with mil unaulmoiiHly conviuejd
that It Is .L''.umou9. Such a Jury,
in the le4il sense, may be fair.
Thai Is. It may be willinn to near
the evident; afaln.it him before
biimplnit him ofr. Hut It wou.d
eerlalnly be spit I inn Into tho eye
of reason to call it Impartial.
The court hous.i lH surrounded
Iiy n lain! lawn, anil it Is pepper
.'d day nn.l virbl with cvuuselisti.
One and al; ibey are funilauieulal.
isw and tcie'r yells ami bawlinr.s
fill the air v.il'i orthodoxy. I nave
linteueil lo twenty of them an I
had privm,. (ilseeurse with a doz
en, and I iiaie yet lo find one who
douhV-tl go miuh oh the, typo
graphical frrorj In Holy Writ
They ilisj ute reucously ;lnd far
into the n'Kht. but they bemn and
end on il.o loriuioii Kround ot
.'ompleto i.rth. IMio of tliwc holv
men wear i a sie.u on his back an
nouncing ttiat he Is (he Hi! le
linmpioii or ll.e world. lie told
me today lh.-. h" had studied the
"ible I ' l ours .1 day for Initv-
lliree ii ; ;.n,! !la he bad il'e-
I a p'. u o! Hahatiou th at
ivnuld fi.r... the worst alnner ever
he.'inl of. even a sclenlint, n thea
ter actor or a pirate on (he bieh
In fo1 .y days. This Rentle-
ni.in ilenic.uicei' the b.ird-siiell
Baptist in swii.illers. He admit-
led frely lli.it tin ir sorcerers were
powerful preacher and con!d
sav0 any ordinary man from sin.
nut he sinl that they were Im
potent avtiinst Iniitulty.
The lli'oie riinripiou in malch si
and rivaled, hy whole herds of
other met iphysUlans, and all of
them attn.ct rooi' houses and have
to defend themselves against con
stant atiaci; The Seventh Hay
Adveulist.i. (he ( ampbelliles, the
Holy Holl.'i'i and a doien other oc
cult eects Imvo firi, aaeuts on the
sround. Vhey follow the travel
ing Judges throvnn all this coun
try. Kiryvhere they ko. I am
told, thev i .'nil the uativo rendv
to hear lli.ni and dispute with
thorn. Tney f!ti, IiIkIiIv accot'i-
pllshed the.dogluna In every vll-
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