New-York tribune., 1876-11-21
THE BIBLE AND SCIENCE.
ADDRESS BY THE REV. DIR. DEEMS BEFORE THE
sUNDAY-sCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

ADDRESS BY THE REV. DIR. DEEMS BEFORE liE
sUNDAY-sCHOoL ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the NewYOrk Sun
dayschool Association was held last evening at the
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church. service OF song,
conducted by the Chxerng Hall choir, under the lead
ershp of Charles L. Gunn preceded the other exercises
The association accepted the report oi the Committee on
Nominations, naming tho following as the officers Tor
the coming year: President l.. g. Wilder Vice-PreSi-
dent A. E. NJ. Purdy; Secretary, g. n. Vanderlip;
Treasurer c. B. Knevals Librarian, L. b. Murroi Man
ager for year, samuel Burdic Managers for two
years, John n. Stearns VIM II. Phillips, the Rev. W. r.
Abbott. and j. N. c. Leyeridge.
The Charles T. Deems, ID. D., delivered the first of
course of lectures the Bible that is 30 be given be-
fore the association. His subject was, The Bible and
Modern Science and the lecture presented the dstinc-
ton between theology and science, and the futity OF
any attempt reconcile their independent differences
The two greatest things known to men, the speaker said
were Nature and the Bible. With these two man could
do everything possible to be done. Nature gNe him,
practically, his livelihood Intellectually it gave him
science. The Bible hIm theology for his nellec-
al nature and religious light for his practical guidance
1t was conceded both sides that neither was eternal
They must have had q beginning. They were created
If the creator nature and creator Of the Bible
two and unequal, one must ne greater man
the other and it will be necessary 10 wait
10000 years to see which gOi was superior
But this Bible wonderful as the starry heavens
ana tneIt must ~ nnS ncSti SONY i ynnsterV IL
holds over all other books IL work III whlcl li
pllct faith might be repOsed without any Tear from
Scientific investigation. IheolOgiIns had shOWu 700
much trepddtiOn in regard 10 the results OF sclenthc
study and theOIzhg and fear lest these theories of ma
turc and their theories of the Bible should not agree
Most profound thanks were due 10 Darwin, ana HuKltY
ana Tyndall for what they had done in making many
things clear that before dark but the speaker go
not feel bound to tie his theological ear to eir scenlc
locomotive or 10 trouble himself about points up0n
which they were not themselves agreed IAeoioY Nas
not fixed any more than science, but was
ever changing At the same time each was entirely
iuleppDlet or the OtDcE Inc great uith.
In thc past has been that theological theory had
been tied TO science, scientific theory TO ihe
oocy When one had gone down the other mad suffered
Tie theOoans should follow their independent course
OF Investigation. the scientists theirs. When naurd!
theories should have been thoroughly dcmonstrat'd
that there was difference Of opinion among the f0
lowers Of science then would be the time for Christians
10 accept their teachings not before UP 10 dae tlcc
was not one single commonly accepted scientific fact
that prevented the speaker from preaching The gospel
as he found revealed in the divine pages When such
q time did come 1t would be enough to have fear
az TO the result.