The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-22
SCIENCE AND FAITH.
BISHOP KAlN's SECOND IroTuRE


At the opening Of his second lecture at
the Cathedral yesterday afternoon the RI.
Rev. Bishop resumed the consideration Of
the objections deduCed by unbelievers
from the very msgnifcence, in extent as
well as in design and harmony, -oi the
visible universe. So grand a world, they
strangely argue, cannot have been made
for so insignificant q creature as pupy
man But 1t can have been made, and It
has been made, to show forth the glory Of
God; and man, endowed with most noble
taculties-iacultles that bring him into
kinship with the higher angelic beings, is
not aI uniting instrument to proclaim
the glory Of his Almighty and All-Wise
Creator. Moreover, mans nature has
been exalted into personal union with
the God.head through the mystery Of the
incarnation, by means oil which an exter'
nal glory every way worthy oil His
Supreme Majesty, is rendered to the
Divine Creator.
Who knows but that blessed mystery,
through which creation has attained It's
most glorious contamination, would have
taken place, even though the race Of
Adam had not falenP
The affirmative opinion was expounded
by tho Bishop, and the grounds on which
It rests explained ut some length, An-
other false declaration Of some astIonOm,
ers who pretend that the Christian idea oil
heaven ana hell has been exploded by
the researches and discoveries oil science,
was shown to have no foundation, The
Bishop went on to prove that, II all that
these men assert were true, it would not
affect the doctrines OF the Bible as ex-
pounded by the church.
Having previously dwelt on the exist
enCe OF the immeasufRAle worlds that lie
scattered abont in space, the Bishop en-
tered into a most interesting exposition OF
the movements OF these myriad worlds as
revealed by modern astronomy. Here
again, whilst the Christian believer ia
wrspt into an eCataCy Of wonder ut the
manifestations OF might combined with
wisdom-this mirror in which arc 60 adj
mirably portrayed the infinite attributes
OF the Supreme Being-the Clouded mind
OF the soothing inddsl sees only a reason
for calling into question the very exist.
enCe Of an Ali-wise and All.powerful
Ruler Whilst deploring the horrid
blasphemies we cannot but pity the blind
ness OF such would-be philosophers, How
iOrCibly does their conduct bring to our
minds the words Of st. Paul: "Tho Wis
dom Of this world is ioolishness with
God"
After comparing the teachings Of Holy
Writ with tile predictions Of science in
reference to the future processes through
which this vast universe must paes till its
final destruction and perhaps renovation,
the 1T. Rev. Bishop concluded that here,
too, no COnaiCtexisted between science and
revelation. But, said the Bishop, do they
also agree as 10 the origin Of this visible
worldP This is a most important question
in the present status OF science. 1t in
wolves the correct understanding Of that
frat word recorded in Holy Writ; "ln
the beginning God created heaven and
EARTH" Every Christian must believe
that In the beginning God caused to ex'
ist-brought into existenCe-mattet which
before did not exist. How long this con.
tinued to exist in the chaotic, or gradually
lOllAhuN0 hAbGt NO Au NV AAuW STU bLG
Bible does not say. We may grant ia
Geologists all the time they demand. Then
the Bishop gave 3 concise exposition ol
the theory Of evolution or gradual de-
velopment Of the material world, which,
he maintained, was not unknown to the
early Fathers Of the church and not In.
consistent with Christian doctrine. lie
uAvB an Naturalization Of the work OF the
different "days" Of the creation in keeping
with the theories now generally adopted
In tho world Of science, and OF the manner
in which oil this may have been shown to
Adam and then handed down by tradi-
ton, until recorded by Moses under d..
vine inspiration. He also sdduCed some
Of the main difficulties TO this interpreta-
ton and tho solutions which Christian
sCientiats give to these difficulties.
The Bishop has still more to say on this
interesting theme in his lecture next sub
day afternoon.