, 1873-02-03
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
A Review OF Professor Tyndall'a
Prayer Tost.
Eloquent Disconrso by Rev. Ar
thur Swnzoy, D. d.

Yesterday morning tho Roy. DR.. Arthur awn-
zcy, pastor Of tho rocently-organizcd ABhlnnd
Avenue Presbyterian OhNseh, troateA his hearers
| to dscourao on "soienoo and Religion" hav-
Ing reference to Prof. I'yndall's "prayor
Gauge" DR.. swazoy took his tcxt from L,tko
17,5-" And tho Apostloa natl unto tho Lord,
increase our Fain, mid said
THE HEnMoN.
What we most noed is not moro knowledge,
but moro cli1dliko pioty; not no much moro
satisfactory solution OF groat probloms, but a
heartier trust in Cod knowledge mny not 10
undonated as @ thing of value In Itself, md aa
| undor cortan conditions, greatly promotiyo Of
piety; and yot knowledge itsolf becomes falso
guido when ono gots the habit Of thinking that
in tho amount Of knowledge possible
| to man may DO found m intellectual
| ndJuGtmont OF all tho Important questions wo
! may choose to ask. As h&ye ofton Ind ec.
cason to obBervo, tito great difroronco bctwcon
the learned and tho unloarnod In rogarl to
many mattera is, TINT tho unloar1icl do not know
! how ignorant tlaos arc; wllilo tho learned lnov
and 1t is groat thing to know it-kuow that
tloy know almost nothing. They lavo followed
thousand paths TINT promiAo to lead out Of tho
labyrinth Of thought, but they como back uay~
ing that thoro WAS just M much labyrinth whero
thoy stopped purnuing us baforo.
Ono whose lot It 1,us hesn to atudy for years.
aud has found horo aud thcro n falgencsa In tho
the common conceptioaa Of religious truths, Is
sometimes almost Horry that Providence did not
| kecp him far1ner cpcacod with hig catt,e md
eoc1,a +oo t3r,1 ~ ron.1 ,r1or ,,,,,1,o~ ,,,,n5
snarn~ ~ s,na,r. +"n; 'trp' - H. oo,,,,..1
| ho'pes; On ennaas8 Jogging 10 tho country
! the l,1mdrum Of dlgquisltion on the .Diapcnaa-
tions," and Gatsiod with lin aimplo faith in tho
Creator and In l)tB Bayfpr JcBus Chriut
! ~ t.a,,a,;,,. 1ra. ~ t,,,,,;e,,,'s ..us'
hnu ueno,m$ Jass as M'pno!ny sooro
! OF sAlnss "A1eA arc parity sfao and noSsly un-
truo, his good minister nnd tho great world BE-
| you'd, never limiting ut tho fallfbility Of any
church doctrine whatsoever, Anything llo NAV
h,,o 1o,r, nj 1,,7Iu to,o,,o. I'M ooro cf r,1orn
aa'u 1e0iasu natu's 'opc1lo' ..o ooio y. ionsoua
Truth. All hsa feseaieAos, "4lile tnoy thVo per-
| ploxed, ind sometimes embarrassed, lin, havo
brought him to no different staudgsouna M from
in God and in his son jesus Christ
Aait il, however, MI Rorts Of questions era
H., nInoat III 10 ..nr,,, !. snrrast
~ ".,'oa' W ~ ,".4ona uolsstns1s'' III euss"7b
ing aes hypothoa's IN mattefs within tue range OF
religious thought, and, in some instances, pro-
! pounding questions. and more or ]css imuori-
o,a,v iIomrnf1;nr m anawcr. Tim p;x days' cro.
u oes t'A -, 49,. .,,a,,1,1.: s.,' os.s
a'lon' .no origin Oh nun, 1,'o foi"oinsSoa proPii.
| coy, Tho question Of. miracles, tho worth Of
IT.,
| aue or tina effect of raiu. are nmonr
! ~ It,. ,,,, .1,1
tho many mossets on "n,'n Mouene
| is aroused. 1t ia douhtless VOL that u Is 90.
| Good Will come OF le IN Inc enu. christianity
| oxperienceo no poreurDatfon on account of It.
It wlA bo tue stronger tor every interrogation TO
which any Of ite doctrines may no sub5ectod.
Lot 20 nb = % daerno ae
tue unity OF ,, tie rnee, 81 prayer; or any Other
matter OF Clrtatian faith. Unusual inquiry,
howoyer, impels US to define more pharpy the
boundary limo between tho hnowablo and tho un-
movable, and also to dlHurtruinntc with creator
caro- botwoen different kinds of knowledge. by
80 doing wo can judge better tho relations OF ev.
idcnco and faitl, and tho tests Of any article Of
PROFESSOR rysn411 PROPOSES
O. certain test Of PRAYER: It ID only juntlco to
ryndall to say TINT he dina'owa Offering tho teat
IL tho manney attributed to him. Ne mgttor.;
has proposed another test in connection
| VIII A1o Insurance.. Mo ono Gan
eompain tnas theso t N mon n say comG, you na-
neFo III prayer ies us soo Mnosnoi s,i oe sapsi
stlt1n u !. ~ o,, ia,,o .to,t ~ !,
Eeht4enen, W. sAy' u yuat ueAit conleu1. -
l1eIo arg, noMoseI ~ wv or tnte9 9noaitons W W
Talsee are youf ecsts snanee M IT, si nto wv oel'a.
9!e o. applying ahom hn'G you u!1u W1 ,neat' " VI
90 you cha!lenee W 70 try tncmE WHY not !et
the acientla!a aao @ INC ~. ospof.ens PER-; ,ss, sno
test oe q Rsoper ono anu sno Phrnea ualhs " a1o
cohieaseoy qaahgIn H., - w ~ " ua,o ~ ~
Joe'lt ~ tAo - ~. -. - ~ so .s 10. ~ ~
ono, tno matter assumes ano5hor sspoct.
:, A., .,,, -. !'.sEs'9as, HaEpLE moLE nts ,,.o
N the oulp O! a., tneloneser maSea paromo
Ter 50 noatiy haxe ate Lnesu sWo lno1Iinonsa Ta
usea LOT WHISKY ul1a.snaI n, paIRuSu5 ~ ~ safes e.
1ul, gentlemen, tnat YOU nsFo tAa rl5nb h1uu ot
a,test when yon attempt 70 measure prayer or
1oree. man ~ ;oostapn 1i!lco In uuleugo
peneyes, " manapu!a.lns nls rvas MseroNonS, Wli.,
10 eean canao a. man III IN Mew s,e aork
to drive post hasto across tho town.
You doubt It. and 20 proso tho o.a matser y9u
atroteh nne HOE from tn1s poant 20 N9w aofN; Ho
careful thai thls llne ia ,asl1atea Wlto Az tho
way and not hon1pen W ~, ohold t or eFen s st1ol
WlIo taea TO tho tops ol the ttoca. l5 ~ eeneray
- - a H na- "mu naai IL a ~
hG 9ua1hotou VI eAcl otIlef, oaA tarelS oe nept.-
Faloo W a4y anouns OF eSnefnat oppoSMIlon.
lou eay, Ley ua 1est ln.s: u, ana taas thoro
may oo no mihsa1os ' ana M .na' sno ttaa! my p9
naaag " San SIaaa ethe' ~ causo , inantsu ~ NJ.
Gnuples IN :; Eh'Gaeo. sho sa!!e nulnpor ~ New
4osa, MY ~ 1 tAe osAef e1sles, ano say 20 eaeh
couple, mo" become as!aol'eu TO Gaen ather 1or