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chemists, which formerly weru supposed 70 DO
The rosuit Of the working Of actions bosond our
control Among them .ro sho ,e.;s1 slsm'ats a. o., .,
be1t informed geo1ogiots dl,'lold tho theory Q!
tho formation OF thst rock by thd action Of bot
water under proe6ufo on soma previous rock OF
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THE FAIRFIELD. a.: scieMTisT INK. "-
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Ncf1RKnr ILL.,, Mato1, 28.--Tle above wrltor,
In bIs lato productions for Tnz Ta1nuNE,-
especially Of March 25.-soetns bound to havo 1t
that Christianity and Bolence nrs In conflict
irtcconcabls, now and forever.
VOL, 10 has quite job Oh hia handsj and llo
seems 10 bo awars Ut Il, from tho way hn foams,
RACES, sIhahes, aud dogmAtizes Il thought only
theologlAos aud proschsss vese dosnAt!sls,) with
astonishing ttsoTerence and int!mAtIons OF
b!asphomy.
He IL very an1,ous To haSo ali tho tonots Of
CbriatianIty demonstrated" bofore Any sci.
ontlst can reasonably be asked to "be.ieve"
them. Doea ho pretond to say that thoy have
nos had rational historical and experimental
demonstration Does LIE not knuw ~ he Ia 10
very particular 10 rofor 10 thoolo8ians who cry,
Jleliovo on tho Lor1 Jesun CErist and thou
shat be envod) that he who does-does no truly
lis created, and seen 70 10, ne,o
% sso sun, ,@sssn ~, - e oos%ssb Bio, '' ss de%op aa.
atrAted fact, and A. cortanly 10 movable 70
tho human mind ~ Tho fact that twice two aro
fourS Ia there any way to donontttate the
who is . rod blost covered with rags snl crimo,
and Mr. Chriotfan Of tomorrow, who IL Of clean
0nd pleasant oountcnanoo, IN neat attire, with
h's ovil practices ended In a day, on no-called
ecicutt1o prtuciples7
According 10: "afoK.." Christtaaisr land
he u particnlut to nay Chdsttsntty) is o 1lo;
and hH proof I'd hls asserted assumption that It Ii
not dcnonAtsatod to DO truc as Yeti 1ndosdl
But, dear Mr.. selontlss, please toll ns how 10
demonstrated llo (ohris.ianity) il blessing 10
tho human race, Does solenca (your ecionoe,
Nr. AoK, y develop benevolent manhood ont
Of savage o. eaupibel7 II 10, ..pleass demon
straee to ia ths Aoto 1t Is done, before roo ask
US to belioye It can bo.
And Ia 1t not the me.est twaddls and bosh to
talk ~ Ii sctentista aro all agreed, oven fn
fundamentala7 for thsy are not, ~ any school,
Moreover. theolo9ians are more In hatmony On
fundamentals than ovor, aud Christianity has
never had = n1ightler away on earth than to-day,
-aatatcment susceptible OF historic proof. And
rery significant f.et I add, uan,oIy: ss'anoe
40 to-daJl and these Christian ecionsists lave
not let 90 their "bllnd faith" IN tha Bible, as
"MoK" ta1kB about. nor GOT to ono side any
leading dootriaa 81 Holy Writ. Docs thta look
Tho Hibie is not . book on Science. % anybody
but fool knows but nevertheless, it may, and
dooa7 taach 6cienco in SOME things. Il LIZ not
neceusarily fAlso because It IL not book On
Science.
bfr. "1fcK." neoroa also anxious 10 got rid Of
personal God, Creator Aud Governor OF the
earth and tha Mhuie uniyorao. But what has i1e
to give me aa aubatitute7. A A"hliud" boiief
os to havS Seen
Is sclf-odgln.ttnz,-at 'oast. 4 not ~
resnit Of an Infinite 1ntolleot and Al
mighty powor. For this domsnd Of me
TO believe moro stupendoua and astounding
miracle than any advocate Of the Bible and is
mtracles asks you to beiovol
Talk of not accepting without demonstration
Grst. Do all proteuded followers Of 1iu1ioY,
Tbey have not tho requisite gifts 70 do 80, nor
opportunltioa; and 10 thousands lust belfepe
their eay,-tdelr testtmonvl .yonturo our
friend from Iowa has not himself gone
through al1 tho intricate problems inroauE gated
by these mon; and those men have not yot
demonstrated, as have said, al thelr own
probloms.
Wo may not boliovo all their testimony, bu.
surely much is credited and demonstrated as
and by tho masses must be recaLved by fatth
only. Yes, Mr. "MeK,," you, nor your sclou-
flats, nor eom,oe. can afford 70 lot faith go yet
sclonco hlil Taith Tor pospibiy that would DO the
sntctds of soionco! Joan T. CoorEr.
"sRo. Mx,r-AnorHeR CLERICAL VIEW,
70 a. Ed!or Of Tne Ch.naoo Irtbun<:
MAr,oor. ILL.,, March 9o.-ky attention Las tust
..1fas ~ ~. utr,v ~ .,tI.,. H. 1,,..
peea c@uea W Dso, y. hisn. efuo'u ~ lug :
TRIBUNE OF aasch 70 ana foel 20 paaly that
can hardly keep from weeping. No wondcr
that the ..hcsyipes have boea hung in black
Tar a voek. or thst tho eartl, has boom wrapped
Nv ..i,Sna a,,oa. ~ SNOW .aSsri,a ,.rd =,
III nos "'nuuB 6nses VI sao". co'eflu6 "uu U.
doubtful dopth. sinee " aok. las shown that
thoro Is 'tcontict bet"eoa Science sud 10,
ligiou," the ally Inns wept its oqusnoctiel toara,
"a ,,.nv :. 1oo~ nowor mat honed IN ,,oL . n.
~ maay poo. ay" -, suss avps a' ~ ~
heaa apo1e 'o' moa' haa 1useumosa 10 .u.
| p1ti}css storm. am 10 eort5 that b1oK-" ove1
wrote thns psco, for it Inns jotod tho ock Of Ages
Ind done lots of thipes, "The keen b.oadsyo,t
~ ,o,a,,,o strit. ueou,, -hattsd hv NJ. 6,oa
po'oento esle' s.ousa ~nosse. W 'oo au's
nosAl gslndstonea t~hotstonea Il OF logic o