The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-04-15
The Southern Presbyterian Review.

"e"rc indebted To the publishers for the
Arr'l number Of this valuable quarterly, an,l ms
| usual. have found it ~ very interesting number.
1t presents n number of articles upon sci.uc.
and general literature. which render the work
attractive M we'll t" the general reader Us to
the student "fTho"l"gy.
Among others Of interest we lnve read with
great pleasure m article hy Prof Joseph lie
I"nte OF the South Carolina College upon Nor.
phof'Gy and 'ts Co"nectio" mith tine Ark The
nr'icie gives one a high estimate Of the ability
ofthe Profrssor-his powers Of analv,,s. and
ms c'enr and accurate perceptions. lie has
a"'ut h's ideas none Of the rrov"rbinl haze of
metaphysics. but thinks profoundly and hence
expresses himself with great force md clear.
hess.-"e were particularly Impressed with
the beauty and truth of his introductory re.
marks upon the nnture and scope oft rue SCIENCE
lhe term he uses in its most conprrb.rsiv.
sense to embrace knowledge of the laws of
hnture. whether phenomenal or causni. nnI he
SHOWS that between these there is ia fact no
real distinction. We know nothing of rffici.n,
causes: and after all the term merely d.sir.
mates certain phenomena of wider extent and
higher generality. which from being simple,
constant and uniform. We ar. led to r.,gar.l as
active agents. and To which we refer other pe
n"'''ena less simple nn'l familiar. II. writer's
Remarks upon the mutual feonmectinn aud de.
ren'encr OF the physical sciences, nre no les.
striking thnn just Each science stands u;.on
it's own basis Of facts, which c"nstitut. its spe
c'lc characteristics anl its development j..
hut reference "f these Phenomena to those
general laws which rcrvn,lc the material uli
verse AMI form The bond of the scencrs Thus
astronomy and n"rl,nnir pin ,los"hy rose to-
ge'hcr. hut rc;naine isolated, each upon its
own basis of facts until Newton referred th,.
lh n"Il"na vi astronomy to the principles of
universal gravitaii"n--'hns united them anil
mi'lr astronomy n true physical sr.uc-.-
N"rpho!cny is III" science Of organic iurus-nn
attempt to trace the -n"!. principles Of the
dl i"e architecture anil the "nli,.Ss u,nlific,.
ti"ns Of being. Th,.sr forms ar. in.i,.r.uI.n,
ct physical causes. and ar. incapable Of being
rh"n""'i hv them u; bat ar" governed by their
own laws "f development. nnl are t, be ref.r.
r''i !" certain simple ar.h'|.W"s. which may lr
regarded ~ =" nIanv styles of Divine a,cEi,-c.
tnrr. Ii is the dsis,n of science to discover
these typical forms AMI this. constitutes the
hl""l which nrt seeks to "mh"ly.
The articles of the Rsrirm are generally very
able and we commend them tn the attention of
our rr"''ers The following is The table of con.
tents:
The Draconshir. by Rev. Jnmes B. Ramsay,
"f Lvn"hhIrg, VA. National Righteousness
''y Rev. Thomas Smyih u. d. Charleston. =.
g.; The Changes I'rol"sc.l in Our Ec.k of
discipline" M"rrh"i"ry and It's Connection
with Fine Art. hy J"$-rh Lct'"n,c, NJ. b., Prot.
Of fch-nis'ry. Mln"rai"ry nnh Gr"ogy in :.
&. College: s';,n"ny "f Modern SCIENCE to
the Unity Of Mankin'l. by. j. L. Cahell. VI. u.
Prot: Dc: H"vi"w. hy Rev. r. G. K"tri:ur,,
Ci"rksvil'c. Gn; The Trlnri. Portion OF TL
t".'n"s. h\ Prof. Daniel Kirk w"n,l. In.linnn
University. Bi""ni:g,"n. ln,iinrn Inaugural
D'-c""rs" on Church History AMI Ciu.cl, Pol
.ty. 10y Rev. j. H. .l.ls"r. ID ID .r"f. "t Feel.
Inst. n,,'l Church P"!Ity. C".umla :. c.; The
New Ihr"i"giral rr,f,s<"sh,p ni Natural
Hrlen"" III connection with lrv",!cl Religion
hy Rev. Jnrnvs a. Lyon. j.. d., Columbus.
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