New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1923, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, B e ] Scriptures Not Literally True Dr. Lackey Tgllg Bible Classr Hartford Minister Speaks of Decline of Old-Fashion- ed Religion at Red Army Banquet, The fundamentalist theory that the Bible must be taken aceording to its orthodox Interpretation will not held water in the light of modern seientl fie investigation, according to Rev Dr, J. Newton Lackey, of Hartford, who addresses one of the most sue cessful banquets held by any section of Everyman's Rible class whep the Hed Army celebrated its annual “Ladies' Night" last evening. Dr, Lackey spoke on “Fundamen tallam versus Pvelution,” and teok as his general theme the present unrest in ths religious world, He maid “Sinee the time of Luther there ha not heen such a period of unrest that through which we are passing Just at the present time, It is as though it wers & period between and | old and a new dispensation, Some fear that the foundations of the| Christian faith are being undermined Others think its foundations are only | made more firm and impregnable, i “The marvels of modern develop- | ment have made it necessary to think | out the prineiples of our religlon | anew. Evolution and its general ac- ceptanee In the seientific world is not the only factor that has caused the present unrest in the religlous world, Rook Titles Show Wind's Direction “The signs of the religlous unrest | through which we are passing may he | seen in the titles of hooks. Tt s not| voyages of discovery. We are all under the spirit of that intrepid lallan Christopher Columbus “To the ancients the universe was & small affair. The sun was only 75 miles away, The sky was solid and the stars were gems fastened in It But in the 16th century a Pole by the name of Copernicus dethgoned the earth and showed that the sun was the center of our selar system and that the earth was enly a planet revolving around it, Galileo and Kep- ler also made discoveries, It was re- served for Willlam Hersehel to walk | out inte the great temple of spuce He invented the first telescope, He was the first man te travel all the way to the stars, And when he veached the first star he told us that star was a thousand times as far away as the sun, From Herschel's day men have been traveling farther and farther inte space’ Dr. Lackey then went on to tell of the discovery and development of ology and other sciences and sald The same spirit of investigation has been going on from a religlous stand- point,” He sald that the Darwin theory of evolution, while still a question in the religious world, was generally ac- eopted in the scientific world, “Dar- win's theory of evolution,” he said, “is the thing towards which the fun- damentalists are directing most of their ammunition.” Must “Clean House" With Bible, Stating that there were things In the book of Moses, supposed to have been written by Moses, Wwhich oc-| curred years after Moses was dead, and that there were incidents in the book of Genesls which occurred years atter the writer's death, he mid, “There are some things in the Bible, that have got to go.” He described | a fundamentallst as a “kiver to kiver'" person, He sald “Archbishop Usher's chronology (glving the world's age as about 6,000 years) has got to go. The bellef that Moses| wrote the book of Moses, and other| things were mentioned as being er-| roneov He said the story of Jonah | and the whale need not be believed | literally in order to be a Christian, | | that it might have been told simply to point out a lesson. “But if 1 did not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of a living God, if I did not belleve in the virgin birth, the atonement. of sacrifice and that He is | You've got to put & question mark on evelution, but If you quete the Bible te prove selentifie discoveries are not true, then our young people in colleges are golng to aceept) them Brief remarks on class matlers were made by Hareld Beaburg, gen eral of the Red army, whe acted as toastmaster; R. B. Skinner, retiving president of the elass; Rev. A. B Taylor, reliving song leader; Dugald MeMillan, Harold Gee, Walter Fleteh er, and Rev, John 1. Davis. Heles were rendered by Fred Latham. Pea tures of the menu consisted of ehiek- en, and strawberry shorteake The decorations were red GET TILL SATURDAY | eiew scours conveRnce T0 FREE CAPTIVES Alter That Allies May Ask Ad- ditional Indemuity of China Washington, May 9.-—The anxiety of officials here for the fate of Amer feans and other forelgn nationals held captives by the handits in Shantung appeared to have n somewhat al- layed today hy the reports recei at the state department from Minister Schurman at Peking. The department announced late yosterday that it had been advised hy the American minister that the Pe-| king government had agreed to pay the ransom demanded by the bandits on representations made to the pre- mier by the Portuguese ministor nt| there, The government also agreed to act| Lewiston, as rapidly as possible in meeting nm|..,.nn¢ that a Chalmers automobile | by [ 1 arrest, He referred to an ar- The cail [rest m Ly Doherty on Broad other demands made by the Porty guese minister in behalf of the dip-| lomatie corps at Peking. These demands W ment should conduet an inquiry into the whole affair and take strong mil- itary action to put down brigandage in Shantung. The premier was sald (| to have stated that the government intended to dismiss the civil and mili- tary governors of the province. 1 In presenting its demands, the dip-| lomatic corps was sald to have in- formed the Chinese foreign office | that it *reserved the right over and | above any moral and materfal dam-| ages claimed to demand Progres- | sive indemnity for every day after the twelfth of May, that the foreigners| 25¢ and 75¢ Packages € State Affale Will Be Held fivitain in October, New Haven Meoting Decide, fall Connectiout eonferene Girl Seouts will be held W announeed this morning of the assoeiation Lyons Phelps in Everett Proudman and Mrs were in attendance this gathering Mrs. od chairman of the organi from this eity Police Seek Auto Thieves Heading for This City Shortly hefore 12 o'clock last night Peking, dean of the diplomatic corps|the four young men | also sald that the men were that in addi-| to have heen hired tion to immediate steps to obtain the| Britain to work, | release of the captives the govern- THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDA WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1023, Sure Relief DOHERTY APPOINTED GESTION REGULAR POLICEMAN “Super” Gets Berth Alter Long Argument at Board Meeting After & lengthy discussion hetween members of the board of pelice com missioners at the regular monthly meeting held last night, Bupernumer ary Officer Willlam Doherty was ap pointed to the regular foree of the New Hiritain poliee de ment, His appointment becomes offective Mon: day, May 14 Following the reading of the ar wual report of the commissioners 10 the mayor and Chief William ( Hart's annual report, Commissioner Willlam Lange made @ tion that the tter of appointing Rupernumer ary Polleeman William Doherty be taken from the table for discussior He said that on close inquiry he found nothing but faverable reports of the officer Commissioner Lang made & motion that Doherty be pointed a regular patrolman Ohjects to Doherty, Commissioner Thomas Jackson, whe voleed an ction to the appoint ment at the last meeting of the hoard snid that he was still opposed to placing Doherty on the regular pa trolman's list He sald that he be lieves Doherty wants to make a good officer but he is not as yet qualified the position The commissioner pointed out two instances which have occurred with- in the past month which, he sald, prove that Doherty did not use good judgment in placing certain peoplé stroet when a man was hrought into to come to New court on a charge of reckless driving have |and operating a motor vehicle with- bheen asked to be on the lookout for [out an operator's license, “The officer was told by the judge when his case was hrought into eourt that every time there was an aceldent it wasn't necessary to arrest a man for reckless driving” Commissioner ckson said Commissioner Edward Parker was avor of appeinting Deherty and said that although the young efficer has dene & few poor jobhs, he has lone many good ones. He said that the question of automebile laws is even confusing in court. Continuing the eommissioner said that if a manr does not ke some mistakes he'll ever get very far in this world, He said that if Doherly dees not make good the hoard has the privilege of dismissing him According to Commissioner Lange if Deherty I8 good enough to be a supernumerary officer he is good enough to be a regular patrolman, A vote was faken and Doherty was ap pointed, the v heing 3 to 1 More Men Needed Chief William ', Hart presented his first annual report, the H1st annual yeport of the ehief of police. In it he stated that an rt should be made to induce more men to join the supernumerary foree, The report furs ther read that 1,650 arrests were made during the year. Chief Hart also commended the deteetive bureau for the excellent work it did during the past yeur The report of Detective Sergeant William P, MeCue showed that $23, 210 had been taken in in liquor fines for the year. Sergeant McCue also commended Probation Ofecer Edward (', Connolly for the good work he has done in alding the department and in the juvenile court work The report nlso states that the term of Thomas Dolan, finger print expert and court photographer, ex- pires on June 1 and it is recommend ¢4 that he be retained for another year. Chief Hart then gave an interest ing report of his recent trip to New| York city where he attended the con-| forence of International Chiefs of Polies Lee's Fine Revoked, On motion of Commissioner Jack-| son Supernumerary Officer Thomas . FOX’S .. % /7 A ,////, 7 1ee's fine of three days pay, imposed at the last meeting of the hoard for failure to appear in court as & wils ness, was revoked, This was dene at the request of Chief Hart who stated that the merning following the meet: ing of the police commissioners In April, Lee was responsible for the arvest and convietion in eourt of two men who were transporting liquor in New Rritain with intent to sell, The men were arvested in an early morns ing fracas on Broad street hy Police man lee with the ald of other pa- trolmen Commissioner Jackson helleved that remMting the fine would be & recog- nition of the good weork the offieer aia Chalrman David L, Dunn brought up the matter of seeuring additional lockers for use at headquarters, At his request it was voted to secure 12 new steel lockers from the Hart & Hutehinson Manufacturing Co, Supernumerary Policeman Walter Koxlauski was granted a six months' leave of absence. In his request for the leave of absence he stated that he 18 going to Massachusetts to enter the farming business and he does not know whether or not he will stay. Al= though he asked for a years' leave, the hoard decided to grant but six months. Chief Hart stated that he has re- celved a request from the residents sar Fast and Dwight streets for o policeman to be statloned at this cor- ner at about 11:30 o'clock in the morning and 5:30 ao'clock in the afternoon to guard the children coming from school Rills to the amount of $352.68 were ordered paid Pleasant ernist»l-l'elré by St. John's Altar Society Mrs. €. H. Clevefand won first prize at a whist given, by the altar so- clety of St. John the Evangelist church in the churclt parlors yester- day afternoon. Others who won prizes e Mrs. John Kalinawski, Mrs, Thomas Campbell, Mrs, Howard | Kiely, Mrs. James Crowdey, Mrs, John Hylan, Mrs. John Ferguson and Mra, Charles McCarthy. THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY s ;e it e e P ooty Y WILLIAM FOX presents THE FACE "ON THE Melodrama~Vibrant, Dynamic, Powerful in its Tense Emotional Appeal —~ A pulsating Story of 1l')ills and l{:)manceg Portrayed by a Notable Cast including HENRY B. WALTHALL” RUTH CLIFFORD ALMA BENNETT~FREDERICK SULLIVAN AND OTHERS . Directed by~ JACK FORD Satisfaction Guaranteed ADKINS PRINTERS AND STATIONERS 66 CHURCH STREET necessary to read hooks to know which way the wind is blowing. A} great Russian writer has written » volume to which he has given the T'rainlest Scotchmen of recent years has given us a book entitled, “Can A college professor in this country writes a book in which he asks, ‘Shall | professor in a theological seminary has given us a hook entitled ‘Can T our own New England comes n hook, ‘What ig left of the Old Falth?' ™ Here the speaker referred to new| " e Rra AR AR i An A ciled AROLROTAEHINEN, he sald. | Developments in the situation in- He described among other things, cluding the reported close pursuit of rest, He compared scientific inves- I ! o8Ys | tigation of religions heliefs today to :::; ‘_“"hfl"J“:‘”’].“h‘l‘;"“:,‘a‘;""")': md"'{::‘ peared to have made more remote | Ty Sp! ¥V possibility of using American troops “RBefore that time,” he said, “eyes of | ' ) Shon Ned besn.toward the Hast. Man| anE: fo his ‘tenographier, ieven 10fother powers, In any event it was| the dotting of an I and the crossing| said such a course would be proposed | o0ld monuments, old tombs, old manu aid | seripte. But now the current of| "'i'hl‘ end of the first ¥ 0 R s | A . t] year in a the- | thought turns towards the new. The | ,ogica) seminary finds the student IRISH DEPORTEES SEEN | ploration. Men have gone to the cen-|oarn Theology isn't the Bible, it's ter of all the deserts; they have pat the people think of the Bible. mountains; they have gone to the hot- 3.mg have opposed“the progress of | Release of A s 4 3 S L rt O'Brien May Mean tom of all seas; they have penetrated | gojance all their lives. That Others in Stmilar Predica- zones. Men in middle ages lived inithe gospel to stand up in the pulpit By The Assoclated Press. a restricted world. There Was 10! and oppose the progress of science. | i Shian: M.a:' 9—The court of ap- the mind worked upward and in- will halp him find Him, but the Bible ' for a writ of habeas corpus made on| ward. All the great philosophies were 5 no text book on science. {behalf of Art O'Brien who was de- “But when that Spanish sailor cried | the Bible is God's inspiration-—the rajds carried out in March. ‘Land’ in 1492 the glory of scholasti-| revelation. of God. T don't worship | On two previous occasions the low- | the mind of man has been going on|revealed in the Bible. |a writ, which was applied for in an| {effort to bring O'Brien to England | :dnpnrtfl(ion.", O'Brien’'s counsel held that the British home secretary had |inasmuch as it had the effect of sending O'Brien out of this country. secretary was without power to send the applicant to Ireland and that the : ) state the place where the deportee was to be interned. that the success of O'Brien's applica- tion must lead to the release of al. CARES FOR 1,237 BABIES Busy Month During April—Chly Needy Mothers Are Accommodated of in the New Britaln day nursery during the month of April, according O'Brien. There were 50 -cultures dur- ing the month. Fifteen bables take leave their children there while they are working. the nursery is not for the accommoda- tion of the general publie, but only impossible for the nursery to accom- modate every woman in the city who fined only to those children whose mothers are required to work through glance at thelr titles {s sufficlent. A title, “What is Religion?" One of the | the Old Faith Live in the New Age?'| wa heljeve in a divine providence?' A lelieve in God the Father? TFrom | Columbus Starts New Fra. coming again, I would never preach (i lih OF LY | these as fllustrations of religlous un-| A% LIS T ST dern theology, | the. bendits o e ot AL the discovery of Ameviea In 1402 |64 "orq for word, like a man dic- | in China in conjunction with those of had heen going back to old things. o\ "p g apsolutely viclous,” he| by this conntry only as a last resort. 1ast 400 years have been vears of exX-| iy mogt demoralized person on As Y T R IN A TI N ICTORS IN ACTIO climbed to the tops of nearly all thelgome people with Bibles on their S S R to the farthest extremes of frozen| [t js perfect folly for a minister of ment Will Be Freed. outlet for the human mind and 80 If a man wants to find God, the Bible peals today granted the application worked out. | “I want you prople to know that!ported to Ireland following the Irish clsm began to fade. Tor 400 years| the Bible, T worship the God that 18 er courts had refused to grant such to test the validity of the recent ino power to order such a transfer, Counsel also contended that the {order was in bad form as it did not ‘ It is held in republican quarters i the March deportees now in Ireland Mrs. O'Brien of Day Nursery Reports There were 1237 bables taken care |to a report made today by Mrs. Frank lunch there every noon and 15 widows Mrs. O'Brien stated yesterday that for children of needy mothers. It is works, 8o accommodations are con- necessity. SUITABLE FLOWERS FOR THIS OCCASION AT VOLZ FLORAL CO. 92 West Main Street Tel. 1116