, 1873-08-10
President Tuttle's Lecture on
"Science and Religion"
6,l22 Members in the Baptist
Churches Of Chicago.
Religious Misce'lany.-.Extracts from
UNCONVENTIONAL Papers.--Per-
sona1 Notes.
Programme of Services in tho
Churches To-Day.

Churches To-Day.
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
President Tuttle, OF ono Of OUT Western Col
legos, has published lecture, In which ho fres
"both barrela u into Tho ranka OF tho Scientists
OF tho day, on account Of thoir ao-callod forco
attitude towards all religious mattors. uo says
the render Of modern scientific books, cast into
popular moulds, cannot mistake the drift Of
physical philosophy to an arrogant superiority
Christianity. Those philosophers, 1t is earcas-
tically put, would go to church If tho proaoh-
ers did not "beg tho question" in every arg1-
ment, and build up SYSTEMS as airy as noon
Ahinot He eu1n1isns tho Greek philosophy ia
rapidly returning. AL sciontists' glory In cub
verting the Bible. It. ia asserted that n look at
society reveals widespread sympathy with this
threatening array Of Scientists against theologi-
ans,-tho ao-cnllod demonstrations Of phys-
ica' science against the basoloss assump-
sions Of the Christian religion. Indeed,
It. is beginning to bo regarded, aays tho
author, as sign OF unusual gifta to reject an
uuexplored Bible and Christianity Of which
the upstart is in profound ignorance, for tho 60
called demonstrations OF geology, and tho au-
thentio' statements of nature embodied in
eoience. He eneera If you. speak Of Jesus and
the Resurrection, but is trnnstixod with at1uira-
tion and faith when told that the famous Gala
vero skull provos tho human family to have
boon dwollerp on tho earth 5000 or oven 900
vearsi
Nov, that tl,cro is some truth in all this, no
ono will deny; bat TINT anything ia to be made,
on either aldo, by simply "Bneoring "-and both
Ritlos arc gsi!ty-is impossible. II is quite pos
aihle TINT many render Of theological, no less
than aciontiho work, cannot fail to 500 tho dog
tha socae @ ft Of nheh tha s'15y noctop
epeaks. A largo part Of the religio-scontinc dis
cueeion of tho ago s of this kind. It ia filled to
ness. It is prompted by Bolfishness, and results
fn no good to either party or to tho world. Can-
did discussion is tho prerequisite. For the sake
Of truth Let us have tlis Dogn,atism, sneering,
no longer avail III the march Of conviction.
Truth. put in oil kindness, simplicity, honesty,
and for tho good Of all, ia what the world wants,
and what it will eventually obtain.
THE RELIGIOUS pnEsg.
Tho local religious press giyea us the 1sunl va
riety. Tho Interior contains m unusual amount
Of editorial matter, in which the Law of tho spir~
itual Harvest. the Credentials Of Ohristianity,
Dues, and tho Manufacture Of Literature. arc
fully discussed Reapeotlng tho "Olyo-
13ranch,"-a pet topic With this papor,-Ne find
alnong tho "Notea" tho following:
in waving oive,branchoa big ana littlo at Tho South
ern Church. So we will with this limitation: TINT wot
nend to leave the olive this side Of e. dark rivor
olive branches with hero. they will either havo
10 wave palms Win Us there or aay Out
Mistaken Complacenco and tho Summer Sum
day arc the editorial topics In tue Aduance.
The Advocate speaks in glowing terma of Our
Second Century. II royiows tho work Of Meth
odiAm and givea m analysis Of itB power. Tho
editor talke apora1ly ana ID iun OIL nope. Ihia
ls the pororatlon
The eyangel Is Blowing the tr,lmpet from al pulps,
.nd we thank God that a altarn arc lroaged as ours
once exclnksc'y were. II now the chafoace can como
w we Sa n crs o
We baya isitimae incroase, If We mannge to care tor
The ,ss millions now Within G and
If there IL no nresainr tn1 ta o.nantu ceptonnry
celebration just now, suppose we no to work
Tbe Standard troata IN Eastern Immigration.
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1lo nuue oeooA4o' tao t'laao ~ ~ W
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noioraa1, se tn 9lsot a'ea n.s 'ts' u TUG
The lower sango, Of foothills, .ai the, aro called,
up from. the plains far abrupt, bold, aud
much higher thap We e1ree.ed while beyond, 70 or
~ l9o miles asay tho real ma'ntans were Eevesed in
could hardly believe cur senses 40 lately nwelter4nR
wh tue heasan towd @ anu ~. hansaa ,s nat foW hours
but such was he cass toubtf,l n. Il Would apnear
gentleman by our side green AZ ourselves. nstcl ::
" Are those santi-banka Or euoW-b1nka 2"
These Buow-aells lie open aud naked to tho aun,
without any screen ct rocks Or treea Or yerture and
evidently arc In no fear OF being dissolved or hnatened
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n w. Ss Seuv ,a 7 mn uus Wlea sreots
~ sno esaBo ass. Huu ttoase ;utsnGt ~
GG!un5opean aotnocIacy PUBIC opInipn n lIeana,
- eonhen as ca'none' 'no ap1tAs Oh Inc aGe,
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7,uier nv TN nn,nnen n6 5onht ~ 1attino aro,,
Lid Of EoeninEv E tEs hi ro9l;nr HG a"ra o'0"'
While our friends dread tho word ocleccism they
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