New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-18

tion So while intellccts guileess oil cultu!o az. aso
calling for the increase and diffusion OF scleutiHc
knowledge, the old spirit like ieprous tdlnt, 10
deadening the educational organism by its ceasec''
reproduction and extension.
Let us not be accused of deriving classical
learning. We admire it, but we are not roady 10 So
devOurod by it. We only demand that sclentlhc
education be placed on genuinely elnal ioo .
We do not ignore the fact that mere anu tncI99
science has attained educational standing anu
influence though this is not by the suilraggs Oh
competing interest. We admit, 100, thaC tno
physical sciences have gained, in hlgher lnstitu-
tons. better fOothOld than the organic sciences
We see and feel and dcplOre the uncOmpIolIhs!nns
greediness and the hari-shelled narToWhess W Sn1
spirit of another age, whose tyranny DriIgs so tch
blight over the interests of truly liberal eucat'on
by default in the schools, the pubic mhd AZ lnIgo
is cheated of its relish for science. Inc popular
taste is not prepared To appreciate even elementary
discussions of scientific themes. Nor Is Tue opstlcl
here much popular lncapaclty 10 colpi .nIt
discussions duly simpliiicd. rs popular sentiment
against science. which dismclines TO listen il
impatient of slight intellectual effort, ana makes
fashion of another class OF thenes were tue
populacc convinced beforehand, by cue course. on
training in school, that tho sciences possess, thc
absorbing interest claimed Tor thGlh' INC FASHION
would incline toward scientific DOCKS anu Iccttlics
MS il now avoids them. We glad. however TO
recognize signs of improvement. Lectures oil inc
scientific order receive much enconraSelneht
though ON their own merits they seldom become
fashion; aud popular books on science pay expense
OF publication. though their sales are overShano"eq
by every species of literary venture BOOKS Oh
natural history for young readers ENJOY gIO"ln9
popularty Since science is fenced out OF tno
primary school. the pupil goes outside 10 nd IT, 20
the shame of the school system. 10 IS conPeISu W
seek without the teachers guidance. me kh0WIeus"
which it is the chief function OF the schooI 10
impart.
ever becoming ludicrous; our reverence re-
strains us. But feel at liberty 10 laush
over tho grotesluo absurditlos oL some So
called thooogians, and t. satr.ze the doclrinai
excrescenccs glued last 10 the body OIL oSseAt'n
coogical truth. But in this connection there IS
ro ueci 10 particuarizc. Who has not heari l'.o
nd nr ho
against the progress OF thoughtf VINO thlt
chcr,hos the Interests Of genuine theology mas not
mm,ltcl tho attitude that dcprives Theology oi the
alliance of 50 rlnv of it's brightest nteliectS 40
but regrets such action aS that OF INC late SyhoOIc
resolve to suppress tho iuculcaton oi scle',.i,S
truth except ia so far us IT - III accpiuhhco VIII
prcshvteran doctrine" We have taken care 70 call
cnetc the theology that thus breaks alliance WIN
common sense. 1heopHl'al doctrine emOodles III
practice but not of necessity, numerous crcuchua
that ars not explicitly Taught by revelation hor
dictated by reason LhSy are nS GfST be data
on which they rest are phenomena supplied DN tue
natural world. Such doctrines are the unity OF
mn,kinl the universally of primitive 1000, inc
process of world making, tho. antiquity Oh our
planet But as all rejecting minds must entertain
solla loanin2s OIL these 9nt si!nlia! Iu5S'Ions,
ancient beliefs became formulated wllch were
hnnrI M in remote times. with the rational
doctrines of thcology-such aS those OF divine exist
encc divine agency, and human ie'Pohslnii"}
When in the progress Of thought. these scientific
constituents Of the religious ialth were proven
untri,ablc the theology that h"id them Drc,ne
cnptr I'm strictncss il was the science III II that
became oicic for fundamental theology Is cnang'-
less: hut there have always been rcuglohiHtS WIZ
would not discriminate between what was cS'cnl'"
IN | what accessory. ANA held every constituent o
tle creed clually sacred equally lnVloIaie' 10
such. scieace revealed itself ploltho ui@,urIc'
RELIGIOUS faith wants no progress; Hc'ehco nts
progress for its deepest law. falth cIIhES WIN
chnGccss fidelity to that winch IL mas once IoNCu
and Veueratcd science 0Hrnd' ana Sh"CAa ~
declaring II must DO abandoned as unworthy;
because untrue. Here Is the loUhtilhb''l 81
antagonisi and hatred. Hence science pror,A''ns
t,,i,
science as unsOdiy just at present thp 'pS oi Ma'
il waccd ovor evolution. Science Is right IN d.uri
inv 1t the method of nature, and wIoAs 80 l'' ~ mo
implies that tie method Is -, W ,'
ANYTHING to do with tho origination or c'u'At'Uh.
Theology is wrong III dchyliS wy "nO l"''IS y" a.
proof, but right III ilal, tt'iiih] t,i'V ~ ~
laws can be srli-Or siiatcl or scN-eNocutN"' "
believe ttat hero is cow 10 rccohcuittloh' OUT
ci"v. or II ti.y Co. prefer ~ wranglc on. 10
ticsr science remains hDbgobliI, as the CGPcIhl'
cav system renIinel to Luther. so religious
fi..,rv f,rn,s alliance with educational bg2tiy, u
cLoko the scientific spirit at the earliest stag ~
school lie. aud coinrcl us all 70 slt ana sup VIII"
the ghosts VI tie Middle Ages.
TLo affected su2eror.ty of letters for cultural
ends Is grounded neither on theory nor on IA't
sincu an affirmation unsupported 10y i'ast j. hot
a theory and wlic withheld from adequate 'N'7'
c,uvot lie confronted with facts. Hy cclthIH
class science is presented rs si!A?D an auAI"lf
to industrial ends and they thlhk thhy 'o'''- I
il IN diStiurulshal contempt by Styhn% III Il h'ic
hrCo1-oud buttcr business They have hcdiii oi ING
Irbt that civilization ewes to modeI; tAouSt ana
fail %
superiority claimol for mod"ri cvilinait.oni Is
material. Tho material clements OF clNIi'|iI"h'
thcy say are not merely Indifferent 10 No "cil''
of sDIritual culture; t"cy ar' H"atI' 10 t.o'l
tLnv snDYIaut them; they dctcrlorate tho I'VE Oh
civilization. These intellectual dud maze
CONTINENTAL sigls Tor something that ~ h)t uN'Ih
= 80 80 dnto an the glowing memories oil the heroic
aud rhe romantic ages. Let us nave cthefea lo'l
! to nourish and sootIlc the spirit Lct OUT S,H,'
arCuish in atmosphere OF swretHcsI am I'M
W. cannot fOrsuoti surrender our sturdy clViiHa-
ton to tho namby-pamby rcG'Arh oI Clc'" "'uo, ,
! hood 1t is not culture 10 Tram tno So" w
s;nnrrinr and ncrvelcsS antlp1thy To the ihat"ral
Industries True turc, real ana SPT!ihIl Cu''u'',
| finds its germs ana aSencioS IN INC tl"uS"t' anu
| cn,crntious that science supplies. We need no
! disDararc letters and criticism anu poorly anu
ra,nncc. HAT would he scli-convlctlon OF c0nNll-
| tnticnol savagcry Bnt science, too, possesses tAc
nuteucv of spiritual culture. Not 10 KNOW a'u coH-
| fcss this is ignorance OF science TOO PIoiou".I 10
authorize Judgment about II. Science enters mo
thn arena of ali truth, The love OF science Tor us
| own sake is a purely spiritual CONDITION. ho Nio
dwclls among the "tcinal thoughts 9i u'tu.p '|'o.
in n realm of spTitua! lniu'nceS' IHo 'ui u p'o.
| nrI nj ilosopler swcils in niW; ami ne rises 10
snirtuaI altitude ,citICr, and m ether pur r. thai
| tronbadour or roIHancer ever pictured I'D song or
taIc Ile who has not entered into this no should
not conte,ln il. II hG cannot discern us r"alItcs
with lis spiritual cyc but 3an onIS hho" stIuhEc
thrnuGh the sensations Impaired by It's narvcIl2u,
,nIuatrial annie ATOMS let him not erect Il ptouu
| and lofty throne IRON which To pass 'haI jh'@hehI
Oh the relations OF pure science 10 tho n.uinn 9V%,
and 20 huaI culture. Science, as thc glVcr ~ VIC
iuduatr,,, iaarvrl5 Of c;V!liZatoh, dcilaus To
| bo tnancipatel from the CALLING re''rlctlohS ih!t
crirnlc our I;inls in chIlIh,od & impose humiii2t
lag disabilities throgsh life Seis1 tG a as te
p o.oi ,tsclf ia our civilization demands dom
fro., the hooting and scouting with Which It is
| holjtralIv greeted by unrcgcncrato medl@vlIi'h
Ttis shirt i a bowling anarhIoniSEr III t9UTtErs
| men from their generation and their times lh'so
are the rhiistncs WHO, disguised under the mantle
Of culture arc SlTnisEir9 about tho van Oh IL ldn
r,'ross and claiming to be ITS leaders Their
lead is only a pleasant dream uPon sunny hill
side
We cannot indeed, dispense with culture. we
,onrot dispense with literature. and Greek and
noetry. and philosophy nnl art, tLoso hereditary
pyrcrs and dispogers OF tho intellectual domain :;
Imt we resent tie Implication tlat human inIolll-
oence las produced nothing further in t"cAty