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Liberals, like Dr. Fosdick, claim that the agelong experiences of religion remain, but that the interpretation changes with the time. He rejects the biblical ideas of science, and accepts modern conclusions. In a sermon last summer Dr. Fosdick pointed out the many similarities between the story of the Virgin Birth and the stories told of the founders of other religions. This now famous sermon, entitled Shall the Fundamentalists Win? made the conservative Presbyterians of Philadelphia attack Dr. Fosdick's right to preach in the pulpit of the First Church, New York. The Fundamentalists hold that the Bible is proved...
...General Assembly governs the Presbyterian Church. It is now in annual session at Indianapolis. It is the scene of a significant conflict of opinion over modernism in general and Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in particular...
...list of speakers who will attend the conference is an follows; Dr. R. E. Speer, Dr. H. S. Coffin, Mr. Raymond Robbins, Dr. Paul Harrison, Mr. Arthur Rugh, Mr. Bruce Curry Mr. Fred Eastman, Dr. A. H. Gray, Professor D. J. Fleming, Dr. H. E. Fosdick...
...Moderator, because in the 133 conventions which the Church has held, only one layman has ever held this position. If Mr. Bryan withdraws, the conservatives will probably nominate Dr. Clarence Macartney, " father " of the now famous Philadelphia overture, in which the General Assembly was petitioned to remove Dr. Fosdick as special preacher at the First Church. The Assembly meets on May 17. It cannot try Dr. Fosdick for heresy, because he is a Baptist, and not subject to Presbyterian discipline. But it might force his removal...
...capable men, followed by a large platform meeting. During the afternoon, athletics and various forms of recreation occupy the delegates' attention, while in the evening there is another meeting for the entire conference. The principal talks at these meetings are given by such prominent speakers as Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, Dean Sperry, Mr. Raymond Robbins, Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, and several others, all of whom are available for individual conferences with any who may desire them...