The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-03-30
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gave last week our views a. TO the policy
of purchasing, and thst speedily, the
grounds now being fitted up by the pro.
prietors for the use Of the Society. Every
one readily recognizes the fact, With alum
dant reasons to make it such. that il we're
much better fer the Society TO own thsss
grounds than to rent them even upon the
very equitable terms offered by the GENTLE
men owning the lot. Let the friends of
progress in agriculture, and in stock breed
ing in old Addison busy themselves. Let
them not fail to place the Society. SO long
the pride Of the County, which is the pride
Of the whole Usion in ito high rank az a
Stock breeding County. the Society Of six
teen Year, st. Tag. upon firm and per.
msnept basis for tho future. II can easily
BE- done with prompt, and efficient effort.
Let every sgriculturalist, every mechanic
feel that be has an interest at stake in this
matter. Let him feel that the success of
this Society tend, to promote his pcrson,l
interests. and his own success. and reputs.
ton. Let him aid in sndoviug this as
socistien as ID should be st this time, to
give it power to possess such fixtures and
grounds as We all might not be ashamed
TO welcome our brethren from abroad 10
ia all csming time.
We should al feel pride, a. We had
at all times access 20 these grounds on
public day., to know that We "owned the
soil on which we trod." and that we had
contributed to build and sustain the proud
reputation of our County and State.
Considered ~ an economical matter the
interest on one life-membesship is less
than the fec of annual membership. Really
one obtains his membership gratis for the
land is worth at all times the price now
asked for it and the ownership is low
to subsist in the lifs-memberships. Once
paid for, the entrance fees and other rev.
enus will go directly to the treasury Of the
of the Society, making it able to offer
largo premium lists, and independent in
all respects. Let the farmers Of Addison
County see to it, nov, that this enterprise
be svsryway successful.
-" Uncertainties of Natural Science.
and their Religious Lessons" was the sub.
ject Of the Lecture Of Mr.. Mead.
BE began BY showing the error which
many have embraced, that our method
Of apprshonding religious truth 10 radical
ly different from that by which We appre.
bend the truths Of Natural Science.
The speaker then laio down q PROPOSE.
ton like this: Natural Science, oonsid-
cred with reference to ito deduc,;ors, it's
general and mort important principles, is
characterized by much uncertainty and
obscurity.
The proposition was discussed with
great clearness and ability, and illustrated
with much force. Our total ignorance
concerning the nature Of matter the in.
oonclusivenees Of scientific arguments osn-
corning the crsotton Of matter-the scien.
tito theories Of the history Of our solar
system the nsbulsr hypothesis, 10.
were brought to sustain the proposition.
Science pretends TO prove the necessary
stability Of the solar system but it's
proofs were shown to be insufficient and
inoonclu.ive and disorder was shown TO
be possible, by actual changes in the orbits
Of planets, aerolites and comets.
Geology came in for it's share Of atten-
tion, and some Of its teachings were criti-
c:sed,-and the difference between men
and other animals was considered a. not
sufficiently absolute to be scientific. Theee
and other points were presented in order
to sustain the proposition; after which
the lecturer gave US several differences
drawn from the subject, among which were
the following: Uncertainty is found where
certainty seems to BE- most needed and
this difficulty increases as We rise from
purely physical sciences, to the region Of
spirit, between physics and theology, -
sciences.
1t was, therefore, argued that religious
skepticism 10 unreasonable, for proofs Of
religious..truth are Is numerous and strong
a. are those which are relied on in the
natural sciences.
Both ip natural science and religion,
We should begin With simple facts, and 20
whore they lead us Religious faos ar
as certain as any in science, but men err
By commencing with general and remote
truths, which are indefinite and obscure,
and then dragging that obscurity into what
might be plain and certain. s.x.I.
TlIr AND THEIR UsH.-Our hint in
relation to the Lscture on this subject 70.
minds US that there 10 an Interchange