, 1873-01-12
The Week Of Prayer---Its 0bserv-
ance in Chicago.
Origin and GfoKth Of the New Jerusalem
Denomination in this City.
The Noon Meetings---Woman's
Work in Missions.
Services in the Churches To-day
---Calcndar for the Week.

SCIENCE AND RELIGION.
Tho ReT. Francis L. Patton, recently inducted
into the clair OF Didactic nnd Polcmic Theology
in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary Of tho
Nortwesth, and who as Professor is rapidly
rising in popularity, has just issued in pamphlet
form his address delivered at the opening Of the
zession. The following extract shows how tho
learned Professor treats the now all pervasive
question OF Science aud Religion" Those in
1orested in the !" Jyndall test Of prayer" Dar-
winian theories, etc, will read it with pleasure
and find it coulmendable both in tone and it's
mastery deductions.
Ir science and Christian Theology cauuo be settled by
4 policy Of non-intrus1on. There wrs strife between
stood GU common ground, and tue conflict between
Scripture and Science OF their dealing with the
eame questions. The dispute, unlike the patriaschl
ons cannot be settled By redistribution Of territory,
for physical science, have Eeen with greeness
exceeding Lots, Claims undisputed possession Of tho
NTH the sentiment that .heolosans have no right to
scientific opin1ons- To do would 10 to allow that
The thsis repeats his creed md his under
sSera % That II / | Is ntshs:s 's snd if @ man man
the likeness Of God, he may answer Darwin with
Indignant negative. railway collision has been
facetiousy described the attempt Of two trains to
pass each other on the fame track. Science nnd The
to stand still We elaIl continue to claim for Theoi-
epiration Of The Scriptures have been candidy exnu-
Sned and fairly Set aside Besides special scientific
culture is re prerequisite Of Questioning reception
of scientific hypothesis. It is useless for scientific
ssss,?s seasi2ssiog ,a ths isy L 5ssas5 e.; x & t5s
Of iafabfli,y st once and let The furnace Of r1dicala
be heated for the theological Daniel who refuses to
men who understand is lava can til whether tie
facta which adduced, in any case will support the
differences based upon them Exceptional culture IN
science is necessary however desirable the
condition Of opinion the value Of scientific hy
so:hesis than it is necessary that man should be
1het in order that he may be an Intelligent urymsn in
recognized Is an element in human knowledge.
And when men refuse to, recognize God
ductiye spirit. It is not scientific to adopt a
theory covering class OF unexanined facts which
the theory will not ezplan. 4 theory which meets
phantom OF moral convictions Answer to the claims
Of Scripture, mode Of accounting for the origin and
growth Of the Christian Church, IS surely not sas
1acory theory Of the Universe The theist however,
finds himself in the possession Of consistent faith:
He accepts his personality fact the laws Of belief
as verac1ous, and moral intuittons obligatory. Be-
lief IN God is necessary result Of the constitution Of
his nature. Revelation does not surprise him, and
the geneais Of man. The origin Of 1arage the per-
9 surely more lRe9y thst the thesdc Hypothesis Is
@ith the universal beliefs of mankind. and
z:ands only BY. wholesale discredit Of tea-
Be- the guide Of fe and IT, Us tho advocates Of N i'm
probable hypothesis the men alluded to did not assu1ne
~hsh ss a On he re-
NOUS faith Of the world. May not hope however,
that The time is coming and is not 60 far away, when
thes the material for the widest aud the safest duc
ton, and that he the true philosopher who reads the
universe as the written thought OF God aud under the
TWO categories Of God in nature and God in history
all knowledge"