Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-02-01 | Page 5 | Who Said

WHO SAID v "Persecution Is 0 bad and indirect iu to plant religion." Sir ThQinas Brown an English phy-Bicla phy-Bicla nund writer of the early 17th centuryj was the author Of tho above ' words. Ho was of an extremely liberal lib-eral disposition when It came to matters mat-ters of religion and It was likely, for this reason, that the intolerance of his day annoyed him and drew from him such an expression as Is quoted. Sir Thomas Browne was born In London in 1 605. Ho graduated from Oxford with the degree of M A For some time he practiced as a physician In Oxfordshire. Hhe subsequently vls-1 vls-1 lted tin continent of Europo and had tho degree of M. D. conferred upon him at Leyden. On his return from Europe. Browne settled at Norwich where he soon built up an extensive practice, He soon began to write and in 16 he published his Rellglo Medici ia phy-bJ phy-bJ clan's religion). This book was translated into many languages and gave rise t groat discussion throughout through-out Europe. It Involved i's author in many controversies as it was of I doubtful orthodoxy Judged by the j standards of the day The reputation of Dr. Browne was Increased further in 16 4 0 when he published his treatise on Vulgar Er-1 Er-1 rors. In this work bo scored many 'current errors and superstitions but It is worth remembering that the man who thus criticized his fellows was himself a believer in alchemy, astrology astrol-ogy ami witchcraft. As a result of these works Dr. Browne oecame known as a man oi great lrarnlni and ho carried on an extensive correspondence with the i ; learned men of Europe His death H .occurred in 1682. WAYNE D. M'MFRRAT. oo iSBBBB