LEGAL BATTLE

Evening Star, Issue 18999, 22 July 1925, Page 5

LEGAL BATTLE

* CHRISTIANITY AND EVOLUTION THE TENNESSEE TRIAL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, NEW YORK, July 20. Nine affidavits filed by prominent scientists, educationists, and clergymen in the Scopes caso declare briefly that evolution in Nature is an undeniable .fact, the proscription of which in the schools would work untold harm. They further declare Vhafc evolution does not conflict with religion, for it is God’s method of continuous creation and revelation of Himself to man, and also that there is no conflict between the Bible and tho fact of evolution. One affidavit says: “The Fundamentalist insults God in shutting mail’s mind to God’s over-growing revelations of Himself to the human soul.”

Mr Harrow also submitted a statement as follows:—“We, as the defence lawyers, take no position regarding the truth of the Bible stories, and wish to state that wo should be ablo to prove from learned Biblical scholars that the Bihlo is both a litoral and a figurative document, and that God speaks His parables and allegories sometimes literally and sometimes spiritually. Wo should be able to prove that the entire Bible teaches the fact of the fundamental difference between tli■ sou! and tho body.” Sydney 1 Sun ’ Cable. JONAH AND THE WHALE. NEW YORK, July 21. (Received July 22, at 8.15 a.m.) Warm passages were frequent between the opposing counsel at the Scopes trial. Mr Bryan, who entered the witness box, replying to Mr Harrow’s questions whether or not he believed that the whale swallowed Jonah, and whether he believed that God made the whale big enough, or Jonah small enough, declared that God could make a fish big enough to swallow a man. He believed what the Bible said. One miracle was just as easy to believe, as another. Asked if ho believed that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, Mr Bryan said that ho accepted tho Bible story absolutely. Asked what would happen if the world stood still, he replied: “God would take care of that.” Ho added that he was thereto protect revealed religion.—Sydney ‘Sun’ Cable. GUILTY AND FINED. NEW YORK, July 21. (Received July 22, at 8.<15 a.m.) Scopes was found guilty. The verdict was returned after eight minutes’ deliberation. Scopes was fined lOOdol.— A. and N.Z. Cable. APPEAL TO BE LODGED. NEW YORK. July 21. (Received July 22, at 9.55 a.m.) A message From Dayton states that an appeal will ho lodged in tho Tennessee Supremo Court.—-Reuter.