Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-18 | Page 3 | Man Who Doubts Portion of Bible to be Expelled

Man Who Doubts Portion of Bible To Be Expelled Voices Belief That Eve Really Realty Met Devil Instead of Creeping Serpent ASS ASSEN EN Ho Holland March arch 18 AP The The Rev Hev J. J H. H who in a sermon doubted the Biblical story of Eve and the serpent Is t td to tobe be expelled The general synod of or orthe the Calvinist church now in session has made a a. unanimous decision to this effect He also will be deprived of his pastorate at Amsterdam Last Saturday he was suspended for three Uree months but t he preached while under suspension At his trial for h heresy resy he refused to sign an undertaking to subscribe to a literal interpretation of the chapter of Genesis referring to Eve and the s serpent When asked whether er he believed the serpent was a areal areal areal real creeping creature Mr Geel Geel- kerken asserted that he believed the traditional interpretation of the se secessionist secessionist se- se Calvinist church that it was a real creature was quite possible possible pos pos- sible but he admitted he lie had be believed believed be- be the serpent was a figurative representation of ot the devil