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...World might no longer publish tales of immorality simply because they happened to come to court. Couples, no longer deterred by publicity, have rushed to divorce courts. But magistrates, appalled at such eagerness for separation, have used their discretion and published "prophylactic" details. Said the Hon. C. F. G. Masterman, historian, in London last week: "I wouldn't trust such power of discretion to an arch-angel...
...only has the press been inundated with correspondence, but the religious weeklies are battling royally. As C. F. G. Masterman describes these debates, they have been wages, "It must be confessed, with a ferocity and bitterness which offers a dismal contrast to the testimony of these amiable and eminent men, not credible to Christian apologists...
...familiar it all sounds! And there is another interesting touch contributed by Mr. Masterman: "The chief opposition rally has been made by the fundamentalists, who, to counter the lubrications of successful authors, have been enlisting successful business men. Thus we read of the manager of a drygoods store asserting that If she Bible is not true we are done for!; and the manager of the southern railway affirms his belief in Fundamentalism in words that might have been used by the late William J. Bryan...
...Said Charles F.G. Masterman of him: "Music is not only a negation but a torture, and he once confessed to me that the long choral services of St. Paul's were a physical misery to him, sometimes becoming almost unendurable...
...minor scene occurred when Mr. Masterman, Liberal, made a request for information to Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden. The Chancellor thought the request offensive and said: "My right honorable friend can understand from the answer exactly what his intelligence enables him to apprehend." Thereupon loud cries of "Withdraw!" rent the air. The speaker said he did not think the question was offensive and the Opposition (Conservative) and Liberal cries turned to cheers...