Temp in the 90’s again, a relatively cool day for Jennifer and family, but still pretty hot to us. There had been thunder and lightening and showers over night so things are starting to green up a little. We played with some of the puppies. Then went to town with Jennifer. We had an interesting day there as Jennifer showed us the Rhea County courthouse, where the famous Scopes trial was held in 1925. This was very interesting on a couple of fronts.
First was the trial itself, which became a landmark called the Monkey Trial, for evolutionists and creationists both. A teacher, John Thomas Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution contrary to the law making it a crime to teach that man evolved from animals instead of being created by God as depicted by the Bible. He was found guilty and fined $100. However, the judge who did not wish to convict Scopes but had no choice, intentionally cause a mistrial and the verdict was later reversed on appeal. The case became famous in North America and abroad and eventually became a stage play and then a movie entitled, Inherit the Wind.
Secondly, is the courthouse itself along with many of the older brick buildings in Dayton today. They were built by ancestors of Jennifer and me, who were Joneses who emigrated from England to the Dayton area in the 1800s. The early Joneses and the Prices in Oswestry were mostly stone and brick masons.
We picked up Bradley as school in Dayton and drove back to Jennifer and Jim's home. We later went to a Mexican restaurant in the near-by town of Athens for some excellent authentic Mexican food. Then back home for more visiting until bed around 1. AM.
First was the trial itself, which became a landmark called the Monkey Trial, for evolutionists and creationists both. A teacher, John Thomas Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution contrary to the law making it a crime to teach that man evolved from animals instead of being created by God as depicted by the Bible. He was found guilty and fined $100. However, the judge who did not wish to convict Scopes but had no choice, intentionally cause a mistrial and the verdict was later reversed on appeal. The case became famous in North America and abroad and eventually became a stage play and then a movie entitled, Inherit the Wind.
Secondly, is the courthouse itself along with many of the older brick buildings in Dayton today. They were built by ancestors of Jennifer and me, who were Joneses who emigrated from England to the Dayton area in the 1800s. The early Joneses and the Prices in Oswestry were mostly stone and brick masons.
We picked up Bradley as school in Dayton and drove back to Jennifer and Jim's home. We later went to a Mexican restaurant in the near-by town of Athens for some excellent authentic Mexican food. Then back home for more visiting until bed around 1. AM.
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