Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-06-26

plished organist, Cadet w. H. Wilmarth presided
at the organ. The following Is the selection OF
music:
Versicles and Responses
Bonnm es...... Handel.
Beneiic Anlma Mea..... Dyce
Hymn Haydn.
Hymn J. Hopkins.
The subject Of the sermon was Science and
Religion" drawn from the text l. Timothy vi:
20, 81, :" o Timothy, keep that which is committed
TO thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babbling,
and oppostions Of science, falsely called: which
some processing have erred concerning the faith 4"
Job xviii: ~, IA, But where shall wisdom be
found? and where is the place Of understanding?
The depth SAITH It is not in me; and the sea saith
1t Is not with me-" Proverbs Ii: 6, "The Lord
giveth wisdom out of his mouth cometh knowl-
edge and understanding"
True manhood requires the development of
mind, body and soul The appetite OF the mind
for adding to its store was implanted by the same
hand that gave to man the sense OF bodily hunger.
But there is pesersion OF knowledge and there
are perverse ways of seeking it. II we have not
to-day an earthly Eden and the tree OF knowledge
OF good and evil within it, 1t is still rs easy as OF
old to pervert God-given faculties. Lord Bacon
lays down the principle that all knowledge is to
be limited by religion and TO be referred to use
| and action" There is harmony between one
book OF God and another Things most plainly
revealed in nature are also found In the Scrip
lures. But as IL Is with treasures OF wealth, IL
it also with treasures OF truth; many OF them re-
| quire careful searching for. Every scholar
ought to love nature, she has 80 much to tell him.
| Wordsworth says, Nature never did betray the
| heart that loved her." It is too common mis-
take to confound nature and science. The latter
always contains an uncertain and variable ele-
ment In its theories. The Bible, on the other
hand, is often unfairly and falsely interpreted by
those who have not made it a study. These facts
ought to have great weight where there are any
alleged contradictions between the Bible and
science Very few scientists are well versed In
Biblical Interpretation. 1t Is absurd under such
circumstances to be dogmatic. Some who profess
the greatest breadth OF thought are extremely
narrow here, Says Lord Bacon, "Men create
oppositions which are not, and put them into
new terms. so fixed, as whereas the meaning
ought to govern the term the term In effect gov
erneth the meaning" St. Paul preaching on
Mars hill quoted from tho Greek astronomical
poet ArAtus, the line,
"For also arr his ofsprings'
Cicero thought this poet worthy Of translation
into Latin verse, and did 1t with his own hand
Far nearer did some OF those old worthless come
to certain of the highest truths " revelation than
many OF the vain babblers of the present day
who would take away the key Of knowledge by
refusing to admit Gods sovereignty providence
goodness and personality. They make man the
offspring OF lower orders in creation rather than
| OF God.
There Ia a wonderful and Immense world be
tween you and God, OF which 1t Is your privilege
TO know little. But whatever your attainment,
may be or become, they will be scant indeed. and
worse than useless unless you possess two thing
knowledge OF God and knowledge of self. See
him in his works. In his Word, In his providence
and in the light within you. Sec self by theil
light See all things by Gods light. This Il
true wisdom, and to be allied unto wisdom Il
immortality.