The International Eugenics Congress
Eugenics is a topic that is coming to be discussed more and more. In the latter part of July the world had its first International Eugenics Congress. It was convened in London, and 836 persons from the various nations of the world were present. It was said that the key-note of the papers and discussions in the congress, taken as a whole, was that the congress was dealing with "problems" and not "solutions." Evolution has been saying for the last half century that the race is developing, that it is on the ascending scale, from a lower to a higher order. The Bible has said, through all the centuries of the past, that the human race was on a descending scale, that it was going down and not up, that it was degenerating and not progressing. The social "problems" that are confronting the scientific world ought to show them that their theories are untrue, and that the Bible presents the real facts in the case. Both moral and physical degeneracy are marked characteristics of this time. We may seek to disguise it, or by raising a dust of oratory we may seek to becloud it, but the ugly fact remains there just the same. It is better to stand with the Bible and fact, than to stand with theory and error.