, 1877-09-30


| in Heaven to finish tho work OF atoneuent-
The mistake Of the carly Adventists was in be-
| lieving that cleansing OF the sanCtuary meant
the publication Of the world By lire at tue last
day.
RELIGION AND SCIENCE
To the Edssor o. Th< 1r1lsre<-
CHICAGO. Sept 29.-At . time when science Is
flooding the earth with facts which seem to
| threaten the citadel Of religion aud when
churches ART building for themselves arks Of
safety out OF such materials as they have not
! already abandoned Us worn out and useless. IL
| behooscs all persons who cherish particular
form Of religion to look well to the materials Of
| its fabrics.
| tt cause Of the alarm seems tc be lest Ger
tai lo..rincs Of the churches be swept away,
and indeed, to the impartial observer,-if such
there be,-~i: seems that many now cherished
beliefs will sink beneath the advancing tide, as
mary others have gone under in the past. It is
not religion alone that mas been often forced to
rclnquish favoritc tencts. Science IN its prog
rcss has been no more fortunate
| But this hostile attitude seems strange when
/ We remember that both arc seekers after truth,
| and that all truth is harmonious. Truth is
| meek eyed and modest, aud We may he sure
| that those wbo arc most i1nbucd with its spirit
are least warlike in their advocacy OF it. Ii
| false idols are destroyed bv science, religion
| owes debt Of gratitude therefor, and if the
idols arc not false, t:ey need no defending. The
| explanation seems to be that each seeks ulti-
1natelv the same object, and as with rival lovers
jealousy Is aroused
When the nature OF the religious sentiment
! is considered, no danger to religion is apprc-
| hepdcd. It is an element OF mans afEectiunaf
| nature, Us inherent and unera1icablr us the
sentiment Of love, aud us surely implies an OBJ
ject for its regard Science has never ROBBED
religion OF any essential doctrine, whether re-
lad Ina frrffh frry,, fifrf, tn
time CLEANS out and displaces old error, it soon
appears that science bcstows more than she
| takes from religion. Truth is first met with the
sword. After many blows shc is discovered to
tile intrenchment Of her enemy, The conflict
now waged is about methods and nanies, not
ends and principles, and. therefore, no harnn
thrsatsns essential tfs0n ths lake all
rure unfolds progressively, and con,
scquenuy its manifestations have changed
and viii change and enlarge as the SEN.
timent expands and retlnes Hence the folly Of
OF belief any more than love does and he who is
most religious is least able to define religion.
Who woulIEthink OF making creed for loves
TASK him who really loves what love is: he has
with to sing it, but like bird it sings its own
song and he knows its abiding presence So
with religion, aud though it may rightly be
called by, Prof. Tyndal all emotion, it is never
We therefore expect that when the storm
which scicuce has raised shall have spent its
force and the dcluge Of facts shall have sub
sided, there shall emerge frou the arks Of re,
ligion all the best members Of the great family
OF truth unscathrd by the flood. W.
FRENCH M1RACIE-WOR
SINGULAR REVELATIONS Br PAul. pAnFA1r.
FROM OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
torrxspondence Of the Vac York Enenilg Poss,
LONDON, Aug 16, 1si1.-Evcry one knows
that the present political crisis in France is the
| WORK of the Clerical marty. which has led Nor.
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snal w u'o eoup W 'e'o' nopi''s 'nat
the coup oe te'e Will ena III coup eeat- How
ever, the public does not seem to us sufficiently
to realize the immense influence which the pre-
;,;,r r,1;,;o, ox.r,e hr tic ,,o,;f.e. ,-,.,-;.
'"n"s -, - =, 10 =" ~ na'9s'
anu eSpee'a'ls " .Is occult ac1'on On 'ne analfs
OIL that country, ol "hlcn SO muct Is SAID and SO
little understood Pcoplc are too ant to discuss
| that nrevai1,n,, rcl;oton trcotooca1,v- th.ra is
t.,> ,,,,oh ~ o<,,+ro,.or. ,rd 49, ao,.h ~ ~.
a Wv ''a~" - A.o wv e"ous'a ~ nao@
to1y too 'nocn a1'ep''on Il pa'o 'o lto tneofS'
| and not enough to its practice.
In this respect there is no book more ip-
s+rrctirr than that which has iust haa, NH
,;.,aa ~ ~ p,,,1 po,fo;t ,.,1;.. .,s',,
'A2neu ~ 80, 'uu"' "'s.e' W..
kno"n oy tne Feaoers OF Inc thaf'0aT' anu oi
some ot tho motGr1te Republican journals.
Under the title I" LIE Dossier dcs Pelerinagcs''
r,,e author has ent}eavnrad to draw II tho h,l.
. eho., - ,.-;oo,;e,r ., .a,a,o 80 ;,.,,,~..;~
VI w 'e''1e 4Ae i'"uot'.cs
efea' aho small 70 se'ea' '1s "orA1nRs' TIC
deu,es having intended an antf-Ch-istian work,
and cvec having any evil designs against
cot,,,,c;sn f,r tho co,+r,rv ha o1.;n,e ~ ,,,,o
e'ls', w. ~ , 49, 7 41:.,' w .,'''e
"1sneo 10 pu' peop'e o1 gooo 1a'th on theif
guard against thai rising tide OF superstition