New-York tribune., 1874-11-07

in middle outside province which snail he equally
removed their respective prtJudices and tempta
tons where the whole truth shaft be sought and priced
rs truth alone; and for such province we have no
better name than philosophy. II at that only possible
tribunal either could prevail against the other far
We can see without some miraculous iDerp0siton for
| which we have no right TO look, religion would
degenerate into superstition ana science INTO mOecy;
being there lezitimated and rec0ncied they VIII
join hands as twin daughters OF Coz ana I3vrrs Oh man.
Philosophy moreover, IL thc one eesiaDle umpire ~
problems rising between them as properly phIo
sophcal, rather than merely scientific or purely rr
gious Their attempts settle them upart each by It's
method have brought upon Us overwhelming esis-
IL the time once was when tue reglou5 cs Tas UNFOLD
ing whole cyclOpea OF science out Of the Scriptures,
from Genesis 10 Tie Apocalypse as pure dogma ana Dys
terry OF lth, YET me time mas now come Snen ieW. az
least the scientific class are exhibiting new genesis
science aud SPECULATION And IT Is hga time-i venture
70 say OF the body OF sober and fair
minds both sides who refuse to COMMIT themselves
sIch wld cXtremcs-that the two abtaeoBlsts' on
thus emerging their respective provinces into the
broad PLAN OF pm0sOphy, should learn to respect tcr
common rights aud interests and nos Imagine That
either can claim the whole field against Tue other.
lt time that relgIonst should recognize before
him immense mass OF discovered facis, theories.
hy wncn ar8 the fruit OF thousand years
OF Research, which stand upon foundations oi proo s
cannot be shaken ani are rising INTO Is
Is tme TOO, that the scientist shoua 90 nas ceas'
ignore that vast body OF truths, Ioeties, uoepas.
backed by evidences which have Dee seeuinu,a,inH ,
for eighteen under the most ssarcDiIg CRIT
cisn, which have more than convinced t1e erea.
minds OF the past and WHICH are mounting every hour
with cumulative probaJility towald murlI cefhlhy
itself Aud when length bOtn parties meet lace To
face, they meeting DeioFc tue MAJ Pcv'c
processes OF creation not been revealed aud can
not by the exact criticism. the mose profound e1
egess the most systematic divinity, ever be dlscerned
Ia letter OF Holy scripture ana iOf the othef
TO perceive that the theory o. or1aV @ a. , &
morplc t may appear still keeps the Ieo sui sat
Isles immense number Ot scientific mlus ana ~ NOT
likely 70 be abandoned even by the most advanced
until something else or something better las
been offered in s place. Only when thcy nave thas
taken pnosopnical views the whole range of knOS
edge they raids upon each others terr
tory -nd no longer maintain hostile barriers Or hollow
truces within tho domain OF truth. In the realm OF
philosophy alone tney and fnd tnclr needed
mutual support, completion, aud harmony
THE TRUE PHILOSOPHICAL SPIRIT
1t may well say at this point that no dsparagc-
any of the three interests certainly no e1
altdtion Of science religion OF philosophy over
either is implied in this definition OF their related
provinces An umpire is but the servant OF the game
that watches making neither the laws nor the facts
but simply applying the the other And that only
true philosophy winch seeks to embrace bOh sclehco
and religion ia their normal relations must itscf De pre-
deterDIned and limited by them ANY attempt ot tho
phIosophc spirit to intrude into their domains WIN the
view OF dlStortng scientific facts or religious truhs or
mere speculative purposes can 0uy iSsle m eonnu1ion
and evil. Tue so-caled philosophers Of NaiIre-such as
those OF schelng ana Oxen, wich ann 10 c1hs,fucs
hypOthotcay the inatefidl unl 'eIs5 "i'hO lu
cal research well the msc1lled phIlOsOphes OF
religion. those OF Hegel aud Comte, wnich seek
the powers relations OF fnc Absolute IN
teigence without regard 10 its actual expressions arc
alike vain attempts Of the mere reason to dispense WIN
experience aud revelation Ana the woaid-De pnOso-
pliers aspire to cOncite Inc seeutinc ana the re-
eiGner are only fail ulder ths contempt OF both
IL scarcely necessary 70 add tLat there can De
OF Intellect Tne pAllOsophIc class Is Dut recruited IIon
the scientific aud religious r4nds aud eau neither exist
nor flourish without Any one joins VINO peases,
IN 10 Us long as he chooses auu rams or rises y us
merit None need to enter IL VINO ieel as AT .iLos
all feel life l. iull enough or problems without
addIug To their number. some may prefer 10 secludo
tnemsplves hin their own provinces 10 which they
welded with the z3a Of a votary. O.Ders may inako
chance excursions beyond them only TO ielfe as qch
lees deDaJable ground Stl others may even accepS
conscious contradiction rather than conflict res1
utey holding the sternest creed with Tie stTCtest SCI
ence Ike the great Faraday, OF whose laboratory and
without shutting tue door OF the other But the DAYS
"a plrties seem to be passing away ine
trumpet OF a campaign has been sounded. Com
bataIts have maTshaed and the lines forming.
When scientific and religious bodies have already oesau
to discuss the same problems IRON theF Oppostc Pou
OF view. thrre can only he warfare or agreement. Alu
IN sucn Crisis, IL Is easy 10 sec hat ne hohor are oo
likely to 10 10 those wAo are champonng the extreme
wings OF philosophy than TO any that may De 50 bravo
or 50 rash as 10 ilsA the cross nte Det"ee1 lheu'
AN ILLUSTRATIVE PROVISIONAL SCHEME FOR HAa-
MONIZING SCIENCE AND REVELATION.
1t may give this discussion more dehniteDess and
point and rescue 1t from any vague generality other
resting upon it. to sketch in outline scheme OF
philosophical principles have been advocated
not course, with any hope OF settling the problems
before us s less OF Issuing nal rules for their settle
ment, but simply an illustration OF the Held which
has been den ned aud the work which yet remius 10 DO
performed. Such a scheme it Is obvious. VIII labor
Under the great disadvantage OF appearing as mere
dry absiruse statement whom viewed apart from tho
facts and reasonings winch support 10.
II we arrange the sciences upon tne only phosophi-
cal principle according to the order OF facts In space
ami lime xstcnt and successive. we shall have
SERIES rising from the simplest ply slcal to the most
complex pSychical ph'nomeha an embracing both tue
celestial and terrestrial divisions OF each set OF phenom
ena mechanical, chemical ald 0rSanlcal tDe Ind-
vdua social aud religious. Aud by still further sep
aratng them into abstract aud concrete groups, wo
shall get working Classification that one wnich
been produced III this paper including IN ltsei tho
physical sceDces OF astronomy, geology, aud anthOpo
0gy and the psYchcd sciences or Psychology, sOcOl-
spread out its bounded provinces and its
known aud unknown regions.
Abs!rdcl Scsaoes CoR,reH Scac>s
Religious lheoogn 80
Celestial Ssi.9l Si1p,l fsssS fS:',S,Sss g, ''''l''A
Terrestrial. CbssmiesI GeoIoey PsyscaL
Assumng US result OF course OF inducuye logic
(Which cannot here be detaed that reason aud reyeia
ton are the great factors Of knowledge, We shalt
then the task OF deysing the axlons or logical
canOns for their correlation IN the different provinces
of research wnica defined aud characterized
They can only be obtained by combined reasoning and
research ana Will naturally all into three classes ac-
coriing as we study the normal existing, aud the
prospective state OF the sciences.
The NOrnat state OF the Sciences
1. In reason aud revelation are compile
mental factors OF KNOWLEDGE the former discovering
what the latter not revealed and the latter reveal
ing wnat the former cannot discover
In tie ascending scale OF tne sciences the province
OF contracts tba OF revelation expands with
the growing complex kitty, ooscurlty and human impor-
tauce OF the sciences themselves
s. Tne oint action OF reason and revelation through.
ont the sciences logically involves the perecabsity Of
knowledge the lndennlte expansion OI science to"dfd
The Erisiiag state Of the Sciences
1 Hypotheses and dog are To Dc formed by tho
scientist rellgo goDst Independently eaca Ia his own
province, and by mis- own methods:
p Dognas within the province or the scientist mustoo
tesled in manner AZ his own pOineses and
hypotheses within the province OF the reiOnsI IN le
same manner as his own dognls' ,--
Conflicting hypothesis dhu GOSnis can only Oe pro-
ylsouay adjusted by exhibiting the problem o. opinion.
according as re. revelation predomnates in tho
normal scale of the Sciences.
"'' '1' the Prospective state Of he Sciences.
l. In the progress the sciences, coocns hypothe-
SO, and dogas by tner atrltoas and mutual cor
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