The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-26


ly identified as truth. The doctrine OF evolu-
ton, for Instance, so far as it touches on all
oar old interpretations, is not yet proven. In
this Judicial attitude we show our fairness as
truly by suspending judgment with respect TO
doctrine not proven, as by receiving evidence
and accepting an established doctrine, we
must require proof. An opinion in science
goes for nothing
3ut, once more, religion should hold toward
sc'arce an attitude of friendship. They should
mel be ranged in two parties except as different
COPS OF the same army. Those most deeply
intsned with the spirit of Christ Gospel are
100 afraid of its overthrow and are ready 10
welcome any new and indubitabe truth; and
men most thoroughly representative OF science
see that it does not disbonor its author by con-
tradicting knowledge of him given by Revela-
ton. As twin pillars of civilization, as repre-
sentatiyes of Gods workings, the one In ProVl-
dence and the other in Grace, for human well
fare there can be no occasion Tor Science ana
religion to handy unseemly epithets. We are
not to dispute the truths of Science on the
one hand, and on the other we are not to SUBJ
stitute anywhere the truths OF Science for the
truths of the Gospel. Toward true Science our
attitude should be that of entire confidence, but
toward false Science our only possible attitude
as Christians is that Of answering and eternal
hostility.
Colby University-The Baccalaureate-
Ivy Day Exercises.
WATERvLLE, June 24.-Rev. Alyah Hovey,
D. d. of Newton theological Seminary inau-
gurated commencement week at Colby by de-
livering the baccalaureate sermon at the Bapt-
ist church at two o'clock p. m. His theme was
How unsearchable are His judgments, and
His ways past finndirg out" The speaker re-
marked that the various and ever changing
conditions of human life ars such asto test the
character of men and test the faith OF
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empt tho Christian from spiritual conflicts and
severest trials OF his faith, loyalty and love for
Christ; and so God has no occasion to try men
by special providence. To those engaged IN
the constant study of the Christian religion,
and the attributes and powers of the Deity, the
rational grounds of their belief, the tests ap-
piled by the conditions of human life to their
faith, loyalty and love, are peculiarly severe,
and the dangers correspondingly great.
The following are some of the difficulties IN
the study of the Christian religion: First proof
of a personal God; second how ought one to
think of God; third, are the scriptures true
revelation from God; fourth, how must con-
ceive of the most high fifth, what are the per-
fections of his nature; sixth, how can we con-
ceiye of him as omnipresnt and omnicient;
seventh, the study of the work of creation;
eighth, what was the purpose OF creation;
ninth, moral freedom of created beings; tenth,
the relation of GOD to moral evil, how can the
certain attainments of the holy ends wrought
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