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Show B.Y.O. STUDENTS in copira SALT LAKE, March 15. The student stu-dent body 'of Brlgham Young university, univer-sity, the Mormon church school at Provo, has taken a hand in the controversy con-troversy between members of the faculty fac-ulty and tho church authorities over tho teaching of evolution, higher citizenship cit-izenship and other advanced doctrines. In a petition to the church board, signed sign-ed by 95 of the 114 students, the faculty fac-ulty is upheld anda vigorous protest is mado against a censorship of their teachings. The petition says. "Eon If it were desirable for a church high school to maintain an attitude contrary to the generally-accepted stand of the scientific world, it is absolutely impossible for tho reason rea-son that, except in theology, the church does not furnish adequate material ma-terial for college work, and we muBt necessarily look 'elsewhere." The church hoard Is understood to have made a conciliatory reply. The three professois who recently were warned against the teachings of heresy here-sy have not been disturbed B. Y. U. students, aro asking for tho retention of three teachers of evolution evolu-tion and the higher criticism, present tho following arguments: No church is big endugh to ignore science. Freedom of investigation requisite to progress. If tbiMormon gospel is true it will triumph over error without artificial aid. Theology, not science, is the church's metier. Evolution, although, causing students stu-dents to view Mormon doctrine Jn different light, nevertheless accounts for more actual facts than any other hypothesis. 'if these professors go none other ot like scholarship and like sympathy with Mormonlsm can he found. Their removal will hurt school's credit in eastern universities. Students would ho compelled to, look elsewhero for a complete eduqa-tlon. eduqa-tlon. Missionaries' to do effectho work must bo educated to cope with scientific scien-tific arguments levelod at their church. Without a knowledge of evolution evo-lution tho y would ho useless Toleration Tolera-tion of others' beliefs also Is part of missionaries' creed. The exlatenco of school as a progressive pro-gressive Institution Is involved. Mormon Mor-mon church, too, will suffer if these professors go. |