Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-04-25

A correspondent of the Chicago
Inter Ocean who has read Col. In
gersoll's lecture, has collected the
following utterances of scientists
statesmen, and thinkers in regard t.
the Bible:
SCIENTISTS.
The grand old book of God still
stands, and this old earth, the more
its leaves are turned over and pom
dered. the more it will sustain and
illustrate the sacred word Prof.
Dana.
Infdelity has, from time to time,
erected her imposing ramparts, and
opened fire upon Christianity from
a thousand batteries. But the mo>
ment the rays of truth were COM
centrated upon their ramparts they
melted away. The last clouds Of
ignorance are passing, and the
thunders Of infdelity are dying upon
the ear. The union and harmony
of Christianity and science is a sure
token that the food of unbelief and
ignorance shall never more go over
the world Prof. Hitchcock.
"AIl human discoveries seem to
be made only for the purpose of
confirming, more and more strongly,
the truths contained in the sacred
Scriptures. Sir John Hershel.
1.-The Bible furnishes the only
fitting vehicle to express the
thoughts that oyerwhelm US when
contemplating the stellar universe. D"
= o. NJ. Mitchell.
I'm my investigation Of natural
science, l have always found that
whenever | can meet with anything
in the Bible on any subject, it al
ways affords me fine platform on
which to stand. Lieut.. Maury.
Z" If the God of love is most ap-
propriately worshipped in the Chris
tian temple, the God of nature may
be equally honored in the temple Of
science. Even from its minarets
the philosopher may summon the
faithful to prayer, and the priest
and sage exchange affairs without
the compromise of faith or knowl-
edge. y rSir David Brewster.
L have not space to quote from
Agassiz, Hugh Miller, Prof. Airey,
Sir William Thompson, Farraday,
Silliman, ct al, who not only loved,
read and reVered the Bible, but,
great scientists as they were, spoke
brave, true and glowing words in
defense Of the Book of Books.
STATESMEN.
"There is book worth all other
books which were ever printed. =
Patrick Henry.
The Bible is the best book in
the world. = John Adams.
$50 great is my veneration for
the Bible, that the earlier my chill
dren begin to read it, the more con-
ident viii be my hopes that they
will prove useful citizens to their
country, and respectable members
of society. = John Quincy Adams.
:" 1t is impossible to govern the
world without God. He must be
worse than an infdel that lacks
faith, and more than wicked that
has not gratitude enough to &C
knowledge his obligation. = Gen.
George Washington.
Pointing to the family Bible on
he stand, during his last illness,
Andrew Jackson said to his friend
That book, sir, is the rock on
which our Republic rests"
Il deem the present occasion
efficiently important and solemn to !
Justify me in expressing to my fel~
oW-cltizens a profound reverence
or the Christian religion, and a
thorough conviction that sound NOR
lis, religious liberty, and a just
ense of religious responsibility are
ESSENTIALLY connected with all true
nd lasting happiness. . Gen.
Iarrison's Inaugural Address.
" AS to Jesus of Nazareth, my
pinion of whom you particularly
esire, l think thesystem of morals,
nd His religion, as He left them to c
5, is the best the world ever saw, +
r is likely to see Benjamin
rankin. +
"DO you think that your pen, or l
be pen of any other man, can un.
the mass of our citizens
)r have you hopes of corrupting a A
ew of them to assist you in SO bad 4
ousc p Samuel Adams letter to 8
Thomas Paine. 3
" Christianity is the only true
nd perfect religion, and that inpro- p
ortion as mankind adopt It's prin- 3
iples and obey its precepts, they c
ill be wise and happy. And a g
etter knowledge of this religion is &
0 be acquired by reading the Bible 6