, 1873-11-02
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

To tie Editor qf The Chicago Tribune:
e1n: IN your daily issue Of tho 25th Is worry
interesting article entitled "Religion and
Soionco." In common with tho writer, have
not accepted tho assumption Of scientific men
TINT tho sun is m immense burning mass Of tho
nature Of heat TINT comoH from an ordinary fire,
whether tho combustion proceeds from wood,
COAL or gases. Wo all know TINT a screen OF any
sort interposod between heated stove or open
fire and our bodies mitigates to somo extent tho
eject Of tho heat whereas, In the case OF tho
SUMS rays, 1t Ia well known that contrary effect
is experienced. II We should enter room the
sides aud roof Of which we're composed entirely
OF largo panes OF glass, on bright, sunny
(but otlorwise cold) wlntors day, we should
find tho temperature inside this room much
higher than tile temperature outside. 10 inter-
poso lnrgo pane OF glass botwoon glowing
tiro and our bodies would have an entirely differ
cnt effect. Tue intouso heat obtained from the
concentration OF the Ruu'H raya by All ordinary
lens Is another illustration Of tho peouliarit!ea
OF the suns heat.
will demonstrate, BY quoting non'o experimental
illuetrationH, TINT heat from ordinary combus-
ton Is tho aamo kind OF heat
es the aun-rays. We have read some
account Of tho concentration Of heat by
reflection from Bundry mirrors but tho heat
obtainetl from tho Bun's rays, aflur passing
Merou9@ tho wlnaow-pano or lens, il an entirely
Mne1ont sort OF hoae' and, TO my unBcientlio
iaau, ~ , ~ ol'y eophEaplo 10 ordinafy heas after
is 80 impoasibility. There is no concentration
Of heat in tho suns raya in passing through a
common pane Of glass it stands as fact that,
ut tho least, the pane Of glass does not intor--
poee anY oostacl9 10 tne warmth oi inc sun
thu pa ,sago OF the rays OF Leat from an ord-
nsvy ,,. nse, .,. u...,,.
iouf correspondent fen@rkH: AT al! times,
astTononels haTe' ~. %ien Tow oxceptlohs INST :aa
o. o. nolhS a9o ~ Tue gn. anu truths or thoology
lssRposed truths of science. to 9vorthEow those
ot tnGology; OF, "nen tnis col'la not be done,
lucy nase, i VIII many reserSanohs anu great
" sianna ~ III ~ snas ena 1fasns
Of tLooosy and nat bv md trone ~,n snuso
satnoo 'oie a'ienSsn aua COZ
foporahon. ...-
~ n9s etaosly ~ unae,ssana Aow an aatTono
Mec oao W 1gu entlIo!y py tneAg anu truths OF
1os ass99ttsng 9t inas sno ea5tn ID elo9e, or thas
Ine eAttn EeYolses around tho sun; MANY cen.
- :ul.en lusurseneu poiole IL ~as asco'etea thas
10y Wah r. H.. to1 ee o@1.n TO stsna st and
peat ans -, thn ' Go%Rase Eh tno
oelcalaushorityl ID tno homsn ohnrch-tao Popo
camo yotY neae oAslnenlsnlng dalilso because
Ae asaet.ou t1as LUG ear1n was glo1e anu re-.
1so III eu"' " w Aos Eto'ut sun. ="
= an impoas,blllty Or IN lmprobabity that the
sorlpIural TRANSACTIONS may have leg TO this
seeming error yet It Is fact that the discovery
OF tno reetuna1ty o. the earths surface was IN
no wise brought about by revealed theology.
Ihe revealed theology M w of TIC New Iostament.
c. contained III tho 6th oth, and 7th chapters Of
st. Matthew, aro simple aud comprehensive to
the dqlleBt mind, and, i1 my opinion, aIo ample
Tor an PURPOSES o. salvation, and Will never
cohnloe W!th tho truths ot Bcience. we do not
expect to tind thoologtans speculative or
scholaatlc) IN m entire accord with scientiats or
astronomers. me latter class have Tor contu-
flea battlod with tyra9ntGal aod ambitious theo-
l9glcn! prelatss, aud It Is ent natural they
ta'aa enona pc !ea INTO Gxtremes rom this onges-
s Iao!isnea enm!lsy. Inere ia a2mn common,
sense e31Htine among tnoao scientists, as Won
as among tue unloaFned and It teaches
tnotn Sa "e ~ % oGs o. sympstnlsersl saa1
iors ~ ,,asn ~ ate saoo
ioela,ns N every aenso) ae fule, aro more
Gaally engagoa ~ spreaalng denomlnatlonalism n
nt an @ tue sp,n aoost.noa III u yosaa Unsss ana
taat the Pes3ormahco OF eur moral outles are ~ 100
o1teh waived 1or tue hollow observance o1 Iloa