M y ancestors hung by th e ir ta ils from a tree; W h y shou ldn 't I from rules and regulations be fre e ? " " I 'm just an an im al— I have no soul; Some day I'll die and be placed in a h o le ." N o wonder w ith illeg itim a te love th ey 're so free, Th ey're taugh t they're the son o f a monkey, you see. M a ch in e s used in schools to teach reading w ith speed Show stories o f evolu tion— thus p lan ting a seed: " I f I'm on ly descended from a m onkey indeed, W h o ever heard o f a mon key that cou ld read?" W e teach ou r ch ild re n God made man and women. T h e y teach that monkeys evolved and became hu man. W h o says in h is heart "T h e re 's no G o d " is a fool (Ps. 53:1). W h y allow one lik e th is to teach in ou r school? T h is "d au g h te r o f an ap e " lia s a question to ask These teachers (?) who in fu llne ss o f w isdom do bask. From what d id that firs t tiny speck evolve? I'm sure you r great w isdom th is problem, can solve.
(Editor's note: These tw o poem s were w ritten by M rs. Shaver o f th e G race Brethren C h urch, Y a k im a , W ash. T h e firs t poem was w ritten when her boys cam e from school stating th at the teachers were teaching evolution, and th ey were in clin e d to b elieve it. W h e n th e boys read the poem they decided to fake it to school and give it to the teachers. T h is caused q uite a com m otion at school; th erefore M rs. Shaver wrote th e second poem for the teachers.) The Psychology of fhe Darwin Theory or Educated Confusion by Jane M . Shaver W e teach our boys at home to obey God 's laws. Sub tly at school they're taugh t " N o t s o " because T h e y 're on ly descendants of monkeys, you see. A n im a ls iive by in stin ct — from rules they're free. " T h in k , my son, th in k— use you r brain, Y o u 're made in God's im age," we tra in and we train. A t school they're taught they're a c iv iliz e d ape A n d con fusion— not educa tion— begins to take shape. "W h y sh ou ld n 't I take what I want by force? I'm on ly a c iv iliz e d ape o f course.
An Apology and Explanation by Jane M . Shaver Please forg ive me, teachers, if my poem was unkind; But the souls o f m y ch ild ren you 're seeking to bind W ith doctrines God 's W o rd says are untrue. T h a t's why my "sw o rd " was unsheathed fo r you. " T h e heavens declare the g lory o f G o d " H isto ry records Jesus C a l vary's pathway has trod. Even ou r dates po in t to H im , you see— On our letters we w rite 1962 A .D . Y o u see, I've found God 's peace and rest, M ade the sinne r's prayer— pu t God to the test I know that God is— H e lives in my heart. T h is "peace o f G o d " to my boys I'd like to impart. W a tch ou r boys grow— you 'll see beauty un fo ld If on ly by C h ris t th e y 'll let th e ir lives be con trolled. T h is is what I want fo r my p recious boys— T o know C h ris t personally to have heaven's joys. — Breth ren M is s io n a ry Herald
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