The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-10-03

Il absence and abuse Of science. oWlnt
little wasread from natuveswa greatlyz
! perverted, and that little fsisely ycalled-T
sciencs, which instead ,of aiding the pro, :
gress of truth, was. condemned by The,
apostles as a most dangerous foe 10 trus
wisdom. Thus the teachings Of naiufsv
were for ceniurie, feared, and ooppdsedy ia
ill the revival Of learning and ,eTefom-
alton in religion, Then reason was again
permitted 70 speak some or It's truths. 4
But the reform being Incomplete, and
lhe understanding yet greatly confnedj .
in IFS Investigations, little use was n,nde q
Of a general knowledge of the sciences +,
in the Interpretation Of Scripture. |, was
thought, yet, a matter Of small concern
what God had said in his work ;yfor ascer4u
taiuing the purportofh his word, Itwould,I Il
seem that il was, hardly perceived that
the same God had spoken through both,
"But as science has advanced in tho
illustration Of the Wisdom Of God, in
Astronomy, Chemistry, ard every branch'
Of Natural Philosophy, slmore 6of the
teachers Of religion, who dared To- lhrowv
off The, chains, which human. prejpdico,
had thrown over their understanding, saw
that Cres,ion is full Of die best aIIelps"
for interpreting the Holy Work. Lights
and truth spread with new rapidiy,---b 8
Superstition began to tremble and retire.
The mysteries Of religion were examined,
and wIieTo the mystery and difficulty
arose from the incompe.ency Of the lId-d
man understanding TO fathom their depths, !
as was the case in searching the divine,
infinite perfec,ions, and Infinite space
and duration, the fact was acknowledged
and the line distinctly noted, between
the necessary'aad unnecessary obscurity.I
By this progress the line Of demarcalion
between religion and morals was forever,
obviated by its being shown that both,
have their common origin in tho same
Being, and for the same end. sWayg.l
lands "Moral Sciencepo has made 5thisI,
important fact indispu,able. Hc has fol-,
lowed out the hints Of Buller, and proved
that the developments Of Moral Philoso.i
Phy can happily promote the religion of'
the Bible.as,9ol ggm 2, doiiR 10 r1ai
sHLet every science be as carefully in4I
vestigated, as TO its Legitimate Jendency,-.
and we shall see that every ono of them
may be termed ssMoral Science" When
all our preachers Of the gospel conduct
ors Of ihe'press, md presidents of semin-7
aries OF learning, shall admit the consist,
ency Of all the chapters in the Divine
Library, there VIII be such a reciprocal
Influence enjoyed in the ref 5cted light
ofo them all, asato, give the gospel and
science such a general spread and power,
IS they never haoe had, but such as their
Author designed, and in the prophets
oretold they should have. siii 'ihill h!od
"By taking up the sciences separately
md noting each one distinctly,it will be-
een that instead of fearing the resul. Of,
heir general communication, the most
hopeful consequences may be Anticipated.
This would require US 10 show what has
been already accomplished by the very
partial knowledge OF them which has
been received, what disadvantages hava,
hitherto attended instructions in them
and countetacted their better destination:!
and what we may reasonably anticipate
from them when education shall be CON-
Quoted on natural principles. The great,
est encouragements may be expected
from this view, for the parent who gives
the first lessons, for The teacher who
teaches the early lessons of general truth
from the undivided revelation of our,
Maker, and for the preacher in preaching
the everlasting gospel, who is to perfect
what is rightly begun, in drawing from all
possible sources oflight the doctrines and
facts that secure mans high and happy
destiny" ,ss,s,,; ..il.,1, -, br. M: