The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-20
. The Coming BOOK.

To the Editor OF tho lntelllScncer;
Ihave had the opportunity of read
ing a large portion of the prOof-sheets
of u forthcoming book, by one of our
fellow citizens. have read it with
that satisfaction which Il finished COM
position and a thorough mastery of tho
greatest object of thought could give to
Il reader. The book is. to be styled the
"Deus Semper"-God Always. The
first chapter contains number of brief
extracts, from various modern authors,
Scientists, Theologians, (bOth Catholic
and Protestants,) and Spiritualists, all
tending to show the present actual state
of the question between science and
religion, for OF all antagonisms of be-
lief, the oldest, the widest, the most
profound and the most important is
that between Religion and Science. 1t
shows itself everywhere throughout
the dominion of human knowledge
From these quotations, and the man
ner in which the great controversy is
introduced, on both sides, there seems
to be but little hope of Cancellation be-
tween them, and here the author asks:
sis the gulf impossible ?" He then
proceeds to demonstrate that matter,
although every DID," is not eternal.
This he does on the principles of the
scientists themselves. His next step
in the demonstration is, that all the
known chemic elements of nature
are uuuer the luuueuCe Vi tuFee
several Omnipresent, ever persistent
forces, viz: Attraction, Repulsion
and Polarity, and TO the action
of these primal forces of the universe,
we are indebted for all the various
notifications of matter which produce
vegetable, animal and human life, and
that these nude forces are manifesto
lions to us OF a supreme self-conscIous-
ness. His next step Is the demonstra.
ton of the personality of God, His
argument for the personality of God Is
clear and conclusive, and free from the
dryness and detail of theological form
ula. So is its counterpart the argu-
ment for the individuality of man an d
his responsibility to God. Then comes
the "tug of war" All forms of inf
deity now attack the cosmOgeny of
Moses through the revelations of Geolo-
gy. So that upon the principles OF this
science but little is left OF the account
of the Creation as set forth in Genesis.
1t is here that the learning and skill
and tar-reaching thought Of the author
comes out boldly and triumphantly,
and will prove, as it is vindicatiOn of
the Mosaic Cosmogeny. His views OF
the characteristics of the Japhettc,
Scientific, Hebrew and other races of
men in the great historical drama of
humanity, will prove rich addition to
historical criticism.
I have been no idle spectator OF the
controversy between science and relig-
ion for more than quarter of II centu
~, and If Judge Thompson fails to
make the Cancellation between them
(Which has been attempted by Guizot,
of France; Wroth, of Germany; Nc
Gosh and Chalmers, of Scotland; Her
bert Spencer, of England, and Prof.
Fisher, of Yale College, 1t will be the
nearest approach to it that 1 have yet
seen. In his hands science assumes a
new garb and is made to fulfill new
function, viz: to become the minister
and servant of that religion which
seeks to purify and eXalt humanity. L
have used the word demonstrate to con-
vey my own impression OF the conclu-
siVeness of the Judges arguments and
the strength ofth new positions which
he takes and holds. 1t is in my opin-
ion the coming book on this subject.
HALEY MCCOY, NJ. d.