The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-09

DR.. Fowler Arguing that the Bible is tho
Fcrerunncr OF Scientific Fact.

FAIRPoTNT, n. Y, Aug. The Rev. c. II.
Fowler. d. D.. editor Of the christian Adrocde
OF New York, lccturcd to-day to the largest
audience which has yet assembled here this
year. His topic was: Tho Bible, the Prophet
OF Science" The Doctor held TINT the Bible Is
the forerunner Of scientific fact and in time is
verified by IT, lie presented the relations as
sumed between the two and said the assumed
antagonism is chiefly the result OF cxaggora-
ton. Humboldt says. " am OF the religion Of
all men Of science" IA IL all agreed A distin-
Ruished churchman WINS equally on the other
side. when he snid. mo men great in science
accept Darwn's hypothesis" Draper illus
trates tho extreme bias against the Biblc
in his conflict between religion and science
He condemns Christianity not for It's morals
but for the bad science Of the dark ages. Tyn-
dali, Il truly great savant. but weak philoso-
pner. also illustrates this bias against the Bible
views Of nature. He praises the atomic theory
OF Epicurus rs giving his contemporaries an
elevated view Of nature hut seems not TO know
that Epcurus never reduced the number "
idols in the world; nor that twelve hundred
years before Epicurus one Moses so taught the
unity Of nature and Of God M to raise up race
Of Monothcists who have filled all the ages and
overnowcd all the centuries nor that Paul on
Mars Hill taught the people natures unity.
The nntagonism between science and the Bible
If natural. first. from the nniicncss Of the hu-
man mind given to any ono line OF study.
other lines are undervHlued. only God Is
greatest in all directions; second. from
the SUBJECTS studied 10y thcolosians and savants
namely. mental and external phenomena;
thlrd, from the faculties emphasized by each.
namely. the reflections and perceptions fourth,
from the modes Of reasoning a DriOri and a
DoSieir,; and nth, from the phiosoyhizing #
each. The ccrtalnti'- found in the Bible con-
corning some things Just reached by science
are made wonderful 10y the uncertainties that
have ALWAYS characterized them unaidcd 10y hui
man thinking. This uncertainty was illustrated
by words III tho language, huen as repent
TO grow 10 turn from" by The theories
about the spots on the sun. by non Euclidian
eeonctcrs. and by various theories OF the origin
OF things.
The body OF the argument OF the lecture con-
sisted OF presentation OF u number of point.
in which the Bible anticipated science il
knowledge 81 nature. such rs the value Of ono Of
the higher faculties, "a sound political ECONOMY.
wise Jurisprudence the vitality of the bio pd the
the circulation OF the blood. the wcightng of
tho atmosphere and II water. the bars of the
sen; the accuracy OF the REVOLUTION Of the
earth on it, axis, rctracion Of light. the nacces-
sibility 81 the poles Of the ourtii evaporation Of
water and tho falling Of rain. currents OF air
from the poles to tho equator and back classi-
and geology. tho band between the sun and the
moon: the centre Of the universe in the
P!eihdcs. giving "a beginning TO nature. an in
definite beginning: tho order Of creation, light
before the sun, which Noltairc rdiculed a pc
riod Of mist. then water then dry land. then
animals the reduction OF initial impulses rs
Swallowed forth 10y The weaker words used in
letting the sen and the earth bring forth the
ultimate end when all things shall waX Old NJ
doth n garment. In the concluding paragraphs
the speaaer gathered comfort out u the two
chambers God ~ father has prepared for tho
people. Agussi1s theory OF advancing types
WAS used ~ suggestion MS TO what the II VI
stage ~ life would be when We shall bee like tho