Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
the LENTEN LECTURES.
The Second Discourse Delivered by
1T. Few. Bishop Kain,
At the Cathedral, Yesterday Afternoon,
Before Large Audience
The Interest Largely
Increased.

Despite the exceedingly lhclemen'
weather which prevailed yesterday, the Ca
thedrsl contained a very large congregation
drawn together to hear the second OF 1t.
Rev. Bishop Kain's Lsntsn lectures. Inc
spbiect of the lecture was The Hsr-
mony Between Science and Revelation"
In beginning his lecture the Bishop took
No the consideration of the course pursued
By in6dels, in arguing against the exis-
terce of personal Deity, from the very
yastuess aud grandeur Of the visible uni
verse. In their estimation mani
TOO INSIGNIFICANT A BEING
n he the centre of this vast world, and the
favored creature of 80 mighty God.
Much less will they admit even the posi-
bility of God asscciating Himself 6y per-
sonsl union with the nature of this pupy
creature, as Christians maintain, who hold
the mystery of the incarnation. Bot, re-
piled the Bishop, mans worth is not to be
estimated BY the Insignificant space which
he occupies il Gods vast creation; but oy
the ennobling qualities with which ne is
enriched even in the natural order-quali-
ties which Justly rank him as far superior
20 all other creatures in this visible world,
and make him fit to offer an intelligent
homage to his Divine Creator. The high
est possible glory that God can receive ls
rendered to Him by His Immaculate Son.
who therefore, in the opinion OF many emil
nent theologisns, would have become man,
even though our first parents had not tor
fei ed their original innocence.
These are men of science, remarked the
Bishop, who have made
TIE RECKLESS ASSERTION
that neither hell nor heaven can have any
existence, because science has failed 10
discover either in its minutest inyesega'
ton. But az Revelation has located
neither, the conclusions OF such men are
utterly groundless. =, =,
Another class Of arguments sdduced Dy
the Infdel school, not from the immensely
but from the wonderous harmony OF the
various parts Of the universe was noticed
and commented on as an evidence OF the
strange ueryersion of the mental and moral
faculties, 10 which unbeliet leads lts iot'
lowers. To the believing mind, there can
be no more forcible argument in favor OF
the existence Of an sllpowertul and all
wise Ruler of the universe than that very
harmony which prevails the myriad worlds
which move in space. Yet on the unoe-
lievipg mind oil this produces Just the very
Opposite effect, thereby most clearly Illus
trstiug the necessity OF those
WARNING WORDS
of the inspired Apostle: IF any man seems
TO DE wise, let him become a fool; for the
wisdom Of this world is foolshaess with
God" Thence the Ri. Rev. lecturer
passed to an exposition and comparison OF
the statements found in the Bible, and the
declarations of scientific men in regard TO
the future of this vast and complicated
work of Gods creation; showing that the
latter are in wonderful harmony with the
former.
Then having considered the present and
the future of the mserial world, the bishop
approached the great question which agl,
tates the minds of men OF science and OF
theologians in every country, VIZ the
oriein of the world Hs it now exists. That
N after is not eternal, reason demonstrates;
that it was created by God, everS Chris
tisn is bound to believe. What mean those
fist words of Genesis IN the beginning,
God created heaven aud earthY When
how long ago-was that beginning? We
do not know--the Bible
DOES NOT SAY.
Does science demand thousands-mIlllons
of yesrs2 Grant it. That very long
time elapsed before this chaotic mass was
brought into it's present shape, Genesis
seems to imply in the second verse OF the
frat chapter. That the days OF Genesis
were in fact the long geological periods
claimed by science, is quite likely.
Long ages ago, st Augustin conceived
it highly probably that there had taken
place Just such a gradual development OF
the material world as modern geology
teaches. Therefore the doctrine OF evolu
ton as applied to the material world has
nothing in it inconsistent with divine rev
citation. How the history OF creation as st
first doubtless revealed to Adam, WAS
handed down by tradition until recorded
By Moses under divine inspiration, was ex-
planned, and certain objections TO the inter
psefaation answered.
Next Sunday afternoon the Bishop will
resume the consideration of this interest
ing subject