The New York herald., 1876-09-24
SCIENCE AND RELIGION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Science and religion in full accord and do sustain
each other. You right Professor Huxley s right
in sustaining the Bible, for he only attacks tho Mil
tonian theory, though without objectng 10 its being
tho theory Of the Bible which II really is not In
your issue OF September 49, 1874, You remarked:-
"The made between science and the vari-
church systems or the varied interpretations OF
Scripture" think that alternative will havo to be
expunged for IT'S exactly here that tho difference and
antagonism lie. II Is between science and tho inter-
probation put upon Scripture The reverend and very
celebrated DR.. Joseph p Thompson, formerly of tho
Broadway Tabernacle, New York. 10 whom, upon his
retiring from the ministry from III health, the congrc-
CATION presented $4,000. and who Is now
dcciphcring Egyptian and other hieroglyphics
IN the Old World, was very antagonis,ic
TO the, thon science of geology for the present
generation witnessed its BIRTH He would then have
annhila,cd its visual development, because he then
conceived It initiated against the Word OF God The
figures 1904, with which the printer OF the English
version oi the Old Testament chose peccde hr
verse OF Genesis as the time which define "tho
beginning, but when figures Oc4 OF course
portion whatever OF the revealed Word-this with
other hxcd definitions which the comment ators mad
tortured into lucralness OF the vcrDiagc in the
rating OF ancient traditions-causcd Dr. Thompson
and very many other learned pundits to an-
tagonizc geology as mass OF atheistical theories.
Dr. Thompson has, however since written
n work show ng conclusivcy the uil record between
science and revealed religion and has, think. therein
produced the most convincing arguments far the
light within him lay to clear up the msts with which
DR.. Thompson probably, however, sull iabors
under the belief 10 the literancss Instead
OF the aIicgor,cal structure OF n large portion
OF tho Mosaic traditions recorded his pre-
vious conceptions had covered tho new sclcncc
In GcDcss and would probably vcry strongly uphold
the Mlltonibn theory, though not altogether. Time.
that great regulator oil all mundane things has emi-
mated knowledge, convinced these gentlemen that
science per Sc could never be repudtated, and
thnt possibly some might exist IN
their construction a Scripture. bays Of creation
might be years, centuries SO far
days OF years, &c, think the wises do all
Great events move slowly. Few dared then 20
further Some, like pickcts OF tho coming army took
more advanced ground In the article TO which re-
ferrcd In your issue OF 10Th September 1874 you say
'ihc truth 10 there is reconciliation between tho
Mosaic record and the hypothesis OF moicrn geology"
On, yes, tncre s But YOU should have tmay be meant
TO nave donc interincd between tue words s'be-
tween" aud 'the" the words 'the Interpretations off,
so as read, 'Iho truth there is no reconcA-
ton between the interpretations OF the Mosaic record
and the hypothesis OF modern geology That slii
unfortunately, very tru', though think we have made
progress in an opposite direction. A commnn.
in subsequent ISSUE OF the HERALD to the date
referred to says, truly, fhe Mosaic record pure
aegory--an aiicgorical account OF the beginning
Webster says ''allegory is n description OF
thing under the image OF another: hgurative dis
coGrsc which the principal subject Is described by
another subject resembling II in its properties and
cum-ianccs. The principal subject mus
kept out OF view, aud we are led 10 col-
lcct tho intentions Of the writer by the
resemblance Of the secondary 10 the principal subectu