Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 244, 13 October 1922 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, OCT. 13, 1922.

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. DEGENERATION OFTEN DUE TO PROSPERITY RACE EXPERT SAYS (By Associated Press) STOCKHOLM, Oct 13. Prosperity !f a bad thing for a race because it is one of the first steps toward degeneration, is the opinion of Professor Her

man T.liTirlhnre' TieniT r-.t ha Ttr-a T.i.

ological Institute at TJpsala, Sweden, and weil known for his investigations into eugenics and racial biology. Prosperity bring3 with it the gradual elimination of the good old middle

; class, the professor declared in a re-

cent address on this subject, and this

in any country is a sure sign of decay. "There is grave doubt" the speaker continued whether a people really

" gains any profit whn millions of money begin to pour into the country. Experience, past as well as present, shows that when wealth is suddenly increased it brings endless new needs. Luxuries are demanded, lassitude sets in, and the interest in work and productions falls off. Women begin to avoid maternity. All of these processes, beginnings the middle and upper classes, gradually work downward and in time destroy the race. Thus they are as much menace to a country as a powerful political enemy." Approves 3rth Control The professor approves of birth control,- however, especially among the less desirable elements of a country's population, and he believes that the reproduction of a race should be limited, as far as possible, to those who are "well-born." He is stoutly opposed to the mixing of map, and gives ihl3 as one of tie reasons why populations In larger; cities tend to degenprate, except ia so far as racially re'j plenished from the country districts. "Europe ia decaying not only as a . result of political cataclysms, but also because of a misconception of racial hygiene, and a failure to counteract the forces of degeneration. A strong middle class is necessary for the racial

health or a people. , Increasing indus

try and trade make it possible to feed a larger population, but at the same time brings about a serious change in , the structure of society. The old mid

dle class decays and finally disappears. A new middle class Is fortned, to be sure, but it is of poorer substance. Meanwhile there is numerical gain in both the upper and lower classes, especially the latter. In time the working class becomes the largest, and underneath this comes a layer of human trash." Just what political measures, if any should be taken to safeguard racial vigor and purity Professor Lundborg does not suggest, saying that such discussion would naturally fall outside the province of a scientist.

Former Ruler Describes Visit to Monte Cassino Monastery; Sets Forth Religious Views

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THOUSAND ISLANDS SCENE OF CAMPAIGNS (Detroit News) The beauties of the St. Lawrence river were, first, seen by a white man when Jacques Gartier, on a voyage-of exploration, happened on the stream in 1535. It. was not until 1615, however, that the region of Alexandria Bay was discovered. In. that year Chanr-

plain traveled up this part of the river. About 1750 the French began to

realize its wonders, and christened it Lee Mille Isles. Since the St. Lawrence is the boundary separating Canada and the United States, it was only natural that in the wars between the French and the English, and between Ensland and the American Colonists, the Thousand Islands were the scene of important campaigns. Some of the early struggles between the Iroquois and the Algonquins were fought in this neighborhood. In 'the French-English war many battles took place among the islands and on the adjoining shores. In the Revolution, and In the War of 1912, the defense of the section was considered of decided importance. In the Patriots' war, with its recurrent outbreaks in 1837 and 1839, many of the more important clashes took place on this part of the river. Notable among these were the capture of the British frigate Sir Robert Peel, near Well's Island, and the battle of the Windmill, near Prescotf, in 1833.

ONE OF MORGAN'S RAIDERS DIES AT AGE OF 80 YEARS ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Oct. 13. Luther II. Conn, a captain in Morgan's cavalry in the Civil war, is dead. His command was the special escort of President Davis and other Confederate executives on the retreat into Georgia following the surrender of Gen. Lee. Mr. Conn, a native of Kentucky, was SO years old.

BY WILHELM HOHENZOLLERN When I visited the monastery of Monte Cassino I became acquainted in the person of Arch-Abbot Monsignor Krug, with a man of extraordinary mental gifts and comprehensive culture, who had traveled a great deal about the world. He could express himself with equal fluency in Italian English and French, and his mother tongue, German. In his address to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy and me he pointed out that nearly all the German Emperors, as well as the Lombard Kings before them, had paid

visits to Monte Cassino. He present

ed me with a magnificient collection

of copies of documents of the time

of the Emperor Frederick II., taken

from the library of the order, and I

reciprocated by presenting him with

the works of Frederick the Great. Agricultural flourishes in the envl

rons of the monasteries mainted by the Benedictine Order, being carried on by the lay brothers with all the

latest improvements to the benefit of

the backward peasantry of the region; and in the county and town communities of the order church singing and

organ playing are zealously cultivated

by the monks, , who have attained a

high degree of artistic skill. The art

of the goldsmith also flourishes among the monks, likewise art embroidery

among the Benedictine nunf.

I caused to be reproduced in its full size the Labarum (standard) of the Emperor Constantine the Great, de

signed in accordance with the re

searches made by Mgr. Wilpert; one

copy I presented to the Pope, another to my Palace Chapel at Berlin. The

latter was stolen from the chapel by

the mob during the days of the rev

olution. The metal work was done

entirely by monks, the embroidery by nuns of the order, both excel

lently. One of the places inhabited

by the nuns of this order is the con vent of Saint - Hildegard, above Rud-

esheim, which I visited in 1917. My letter to Admiral Hollmann was due to the excitement aroused by a lecture entitled "Babel and Bible" de

livered by Professor Delitzsch before the German Orient Society, of which Armiral Hollmann was one of the Board of Managers. . Scholarship and Religion The first part of the letter, which deals primarily with Professor Delitzsch's statements, has been omitted irom the reproduction of the letter printed below. . February 15, 1903 My Dear Hollmann: I should now like to return once again to my own standpoint regarding the doctrine or view of revelation, as I have often set it forth to you, my dear Holmann, and other gentleman. I distinguish between two different kinds of revelation: a progressive, to a certain extent historical revelation, and a purely religious one, paving the way to the future coming of the Messiah. Of the first, this is to be said; There is not the smallest doubt in my mind that God constantly reveals Himself through the human race

created by Him. He has "breathed

His breath into mankind," or, in other words, given it a piece of Himself, a soul. He follows the development of the human race with a Father's love and interest; for the purpose of leading it forward and benefiting it, he "reveals" himself in some great savant or priest or king, whether among the heathens, Jews, or Christians. Hammurabi was one of these, likewise Moses, Abraham, Homer, Charlemagne, Luther, Shakespeare, Goethe, Kant, Emperor William the Great. These men were selected by Him and made worthy of His grace; of achieving for their people, both in the spiritual and the physical domain, splendid and imperishable things, in accordance with His will. How often did my grandfather clearly emphasize that he was but an instrument in the hand of the Lord. The works of great minds are gifts of God to the peoples of the earth, in order that they may improve themselves on these models and grope forward, by means of them, through the confusion of that which is still unexplored here below. God has certainly revealed Himself in different ways to different peoples, according to their standing and degree of culture, and He is doing it now. For, just as we are overcome most by the greatness and

majasty of the splendor of creation, when we contemplate it, and are amazed at the greatness of God as revealed therein, so also may we, in contemplating whatever is great or splendid in the works of a man or a people, recognize therein with, gratitude the splendor of the revelation of God. He works directly upon us and among us! The second kind of revelation the more religious

kind, is that which, leads to the coming of the Lord. It is introduced from Abraham onward, slowly but with foresight, all wise and all knowing: for without it mankind would have been doomed. And now begins the most astounding influence, the revelation of God. The tribe of Abraham, and the people descended from it, consider the holiest thing of all, unescapable in its logical consequences, the belief in one God. This belief they must have and cultivate. Scattered by the captivity in Egypt, the separate parts are welded together by Moses for the second time, and still then try to maintain their "monotheism." The direct intervention of God is what brings regeneration to this people. Kaiser's Theology And thus it goes through the centuries, until the Messiah announced and foreshadowed by the Prophets and Psalmists shall at last appear. The greatest revelation of God in the world! For He Hinfself appeared in the body of His Son: Christ is God, God in human form. He saved us. He inspires us, we are led to follow Him, we feel His fire burning within us. His pity strengthening us, His disatisfaction destroying us, but also His intercession saving us. Sure of -victory, building solely upon His word, we go through work, scorn, grief, misery and death, for in Him we have the revealed word of God and God never lies. That is my view of this question. The Word, especially for us of the .Evangelical faith, has become everything on accout of Luther; and Delitzsch, as a good theologian, should not forget that our great Luther taught us to sing and. believe: "Das Wort sie sollen lassen stehn." (The Word they must allow to stand.) It is self-evident that the Old Testament contains a large number of parts which are of purely humanhistorical character and not "God's revealed Word." These are purely historical descriptions of events of all sorts, which occur in the life of the people of Israel in the domain of politics, religion, morals and spiritual life. For instance the giving out of the Law on Mount Sinai can be looked upon only symbolically as having been inspired by God, since Moses had to turn to a revival of laws perhaps known of old (possibly drawn from the Code of Hammurabi) in order to bring coherence and solidarity to the framework of his people which was loose and little capable of resistance. Here the historian may perhaps find a connection, either in sense or words, with the

laws of Hammurabi, the friend of Abraham, which may be logically

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right; but this can never affect the fact that God had inspired . Moses to act thus, and to that extent, had revealed Himself to the people of Israel! Therefore, my view Is that our good professor should rather avoid instructing and treating of religion as such in his lectures before our association, but that he may continue, unhindered, to describe whatever brings the. religion customs, and so on of the Babylonians, and

MR. BILLHARDT'S 264 CALLERS Edward Billhardts, a factory worker in Grauschutz, Germany, recently stopped work to celebrate his 100th birthday and welcome 264 of his descendants.

so on into relation with the Old Testament. ' . As far as. I am concerned, I am led "by the above to the following conclusion: - (a) I believe In one only God. (b)-We men need, in , order to

teach Him, a Form, especially for our children. (c) This Form has been, up to now, the Old Testament, as we now know it. This Form will be essentially changed by research, inscriptions and excavations; but that will cause no harm, nor will the fact that, thereby, much of the halo of the Chosen People will disappear, cause any harm. The kernel and content remain always the same: God and His influence. Religion was never a result of

science, but something Cowing from the heart, and being of man, through his relations with GodWith heartiest .thanks and jnany greetings, I remain always Your sincere friend, (Signed) WILHELML ij. - R. , (Continued Tomorrow) ' Copyright by the McClur Ne"rspT Syndicate. Entered at Stationer's Hall London. Publication and Translation rights reserved, including- Scandinavian. Reproduction in whol or In part without permission prohibited.

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