The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-27
SERVICES in WASHINGTON.

DR.. Newman ON tho Rcputcd Revelations OF
Science Relative to the Righteousness al
Scripiural IliSfOry-The Scientists TOO Wise
In Their Own Conccit.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 1871.
DR.. Newman announced TO his people that he
would speak 10 them on thanksgiving Day on the
responsibilities OF American citizenship, and that
that day would he devoted to the dedication OF
the new spirc ana chime OF bells DR.. Newman then
preached from Romans, xiii, l6-"Be not wise In
your own concelu'-on tue relation OF religion to
science. The bold speculations OF modern scholars
anect
sh THREE CLASSES OF PERSONS.
1hcy confirm the iundel In his inldelIty. they
increase the doubts OF those Of literary tastes who
nave but little inclination for religious things ana
they disturb the peace OF Christians These specu.
lAtions result in the suppositlon that science and
religion are anagonistc. IL is for the Christian to
show that there is the utmost harmony between
shem. Tho Christian minister who cannot answer
ne scientific objections against his religion should
either MAINTAIN respectful SILENCE or abandon q
ministry that he Is either too lazy or too incompe-
tent 70 delend since Tor such ministers the Church
o. tnis age has no WORK. But what u TO be said OF
ARsAyED SCIENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANITY
1nSt beautiful science which describes the arvels
against Tie lmmaterlality anu immortality OF mlnd
" said that Al the liver 6ecrctcs bile, brain
taken
from God HIS creative power and ascrbed sll lTc
spontaneous generation. Tho ge0l0K1St has been
nay deny the origin Of the race a. given in the
Scriptures SINGLE word IL male TO announce
TIE Theory or LiFR
ono word '.protOplasm" When asked for the der.
milton OF this worl It's author states that where
oeflnite combination OF carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
and nitrogen exists there Is lie. Molc than t,,ls
some OF the scholars Of to-day declare, IN opposition
70 the Bible that man was not created Ia tile image
Of God, but in
THE IMAGE or MONKEY.
Bow long must this disagreement lastf Is there no
ground OF harmony 30 That man may grasp reveal
ton with one hand and nature wilh the Otherf 1t
Is me WORK oil scholars to gather facts aud deducc
principles, and Is the ttcolOglans' work TO decide
whether these are IN harmony with the Bible Or not
they are they are 10 be accepted. II not ne Is 70
ascertain whether his Interpretation OF tue Bible Is
correct or Incorrect II the latter then abandon 1t
and get better one. The Church does not clalm
AN INFALLIBLE BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION.
God has made His revelation IN oil the power OF
human language and II Is To be interpreted as any
change mis- Interpretation Of nature with new deveI
0pmens and discoveries, 80 must tho interprcta-
uon OF the Bible change, 60 meet new facts desel-
eped 0y the scicnLlfc world. There was time
when It was believed that this earth would be ami.
huatcd, but chemistry has taught the impossibty
Of such an occurrence and Peter description L.
now understood to mean that the elements VIII only
melt with iervcnt heat
Dr. Newman then reviewed successfully the
various changes that had been necessltated in
Theological beiier from the discoveries III geology In
Ascribing the responsibility for the long cherished
Inconsistencies to the man who first DIVIDED the
Bible INTO chapters aud verses, he showed how
nsny and various have been tue changes Of inter-
pretauon In reading the book Of nature
by referring. by way or Illustration, to
the different theories in relation TO light
which have been widely adopted anu then set aside
90 make room Tor additional liant on the subject.
lt was further made evident That scientific men DIS
agree among themselves. Thus huxley denies aud
Agassz asserts tile existence Of species. Darwin
asserts the theory OF natural selection and Navarro
brings strong objections against 1t, 90 strong that
Darwin cannot answer them. Dr. Newman was
willing TO watG till the scientists should be IN har-
m0Dy among themselves before he could accept any
Of their theories which were not In harmony with
Scripture.