, 1875-03-21
GENESIS.
AEN
oyAy ErASLEY'6 OPINION.

DIAN ErASLEY'8 OPINION.
n.., s+,nlev's sermon ut the funeral OF BIZ
Charles Lveu was notable for the discussion "
osxe of the relations Of science and Teigaon.
The London Times Of March gives the 1ono"-
ing report Of it:
na,n stnn4ev selected for his sermon fhs Tota5 OF
the second yesss of tue hta1 n r sd darkness WA
upou Tho face Of tbs deep. And ne splt1s 9. @ uuo
moved upon theface q the ,.,act n soiorT
Tha words Of W. text, the Dean said, have sense
er than The mere literal transcEtpt. ihey express
the 1anson from ~ hat gah " w1n tsn unTcse which
ruodern philosopher described under re neaa o1
Cosmos The words n tse os.gna VIC, ,npst M
cise1y the ags Of warning elements wh,!e tne xosas a.
med for the moving of the divine spirit On ne face o.
the wea express a ne sen.se huwever poetic cld
ufe pafaboical, and unsciontiae 1mpreesee upon u
The which appss IN ootn tae asrstan
"a the nr.duai peaceful progressive Development Of
atscord into harmony. coniu.loo into order, dark-
n .nor rst aro:e it was involved in nezminshle
ecnemcs Of reconciliation with the let&e1 2!
There were and ara two modes @ a moi M
to yrest The words Of the Bible from their rea!
rneanirg snd forco them to speak me !an9uage o.
.cenee aud sbs otasz re%ns t1 of % tbs Be The
uding that the hare was described as cnSv
ne the cud inserted tbs word not sno % sns
snonnc in The prefaee that they were constrained
r. 4est The theory OF frartahou o. fictitious nJpoh-
ess ese It would codict with the DEGREES o. ae fos
apnnxt Tho motion Of tho earh But thefo u anotn
reconciliator Of higher kcd, Or, tathes nos Ieeon
ciIiatIuu but IN acknowledgment q ing oinnny MI
id.ntitv which Axst bttween tha spirit ot ec1snce a
the sit Of the Bible First, there AIsness OF me
rere4ni epirt Of the truths Of sence 70 me general
ss13rt ~ the EIba truths; and, secondy. t1eSe
Eenrss In The methods. For instance the geoogaeai
trnth witch our 1ustrtous student vaE ne oa.e1 ~
etr11ent in clearly setting forth and es.aasshs WIS
~ dnctrine wrought ont by careful cautious inquiry
T.; al. narts Of the world, that the nsua Of inns Fofia
~ss Gradually brought Into g present cond!1o9 nos
f,s sudden aud Violent cooTrs1ons Cut py tna s!on
md siIeut ac.ion Of the same causes uaien Me see
! 1,ov. but operating through loas s9ccesMou
| Of aEes beyond tho memory aaa nast:G+ .mas.na
! ~, ~ MAJ Theze need be no qnestion
bssher tis doctrine agrees OF not WITT The letter Q;
| 10 RShe We do not expect 1t ahoain fors aAo
thsra heen no such scientific CONCLUSIONS, Ee nov
Ennx perfectly we'll from our tncreaset; 1hH0nt a1te
ths naturo and origin Of the esr!5 bthtcai feeo1s
Tint thew we1r not and could not oe noerst f9osaic
uatterofacs descriptions 81 inc oesnn,n8 o ~ ~
7rorId ct which, Of its end. no nan 1noMea o ~
sance;re crccLt by figures paraal II now eieei
~ II, stndeuts Of the Bible hst the trss and seeono
cs.nters OF Genesis cpntan two o1 1ae -
1nn siae b side, differing from esch osaer u a4os 1
ar.rT rartculaF Of TINS, and pl2ceJ ano csoeE. -
nov enowz that this vast eloehs deniahcsu e see ~
!.e o,.serrxtiou nre Incompatible hoth H!tn me eu
as @ ~ tsa Noeaic chronology and tea1x days o. ~
fto..;~ Grafton. No one NOV 1nfe-s from tae nto
~. ~ rsrth is fixed, that It cnno: ee Mossa, M
% - z does literally 60 forth as 1Iom ~
t-rrTer or tnzt the s.ars sung Eafh ~ auupe so'e
=, thn dtxp ct the crdhtion. But wien @e tsse u