The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-05
THE FOURTH LECTURE
ON "soIENcE AND REvAIATEoN"
by Rt. Rev. BlnhOp KAlu at ths Cathedral
Yesterday ArtSrnoep-A large COpgrS.
CATION gives Close Attention to the
Interesting DiEeOurss-EVolutiSa.

There wa another large congregation at
the Cathedral yesterday afternoon to hear
KSin's fourth discourse on that
vital and timely theme, the alleged con-
tradictIous between modern scientific dis
rovsries and the Word Of God.
We concluded our last lecture, began
the Right Rev, Bishop, by citing Darwln's
admission that, in building up his theory
concerning the "Origin Of Species" he
was forced to assume the pre-existenCe OF
least some few primordisl types, This
confession is the more important, because
'the advanced thinkers OF our day who
would evolve life from inorganic matter,
to the support Of their anti:ChriS-
tiRn theories the authority oil Darwin.
The Bishop thenadduCed the testimonies
OF many eminent men OF science, some oil
them pTUlessed inidels, TO establish his
position that the nature and origin Of life
Ia all its stages from the lowest to the
highest, are involved inextricably in mys-
terry. Science has indeed thrown much
light on the component parts OF material
things, and given US u much clearer idea
OF their nature. But eVen here physical
science has reached boundaries which it
cannot pass, and the question which so
perplsxed the old philOspher-What is
the essential nature OF ster?-remains
still unsolved,
REASON AND REVELATION,
He then entered into a detailed exposl-
ton Of the teachings Of the philosophy Of
the christian schools, which rests on the
twosolid foundations Of Divine Revelation
and human reason. He therein explaia-
ed, In Technology adapted as far as pOssi-
BILE to the capacity OF q general audience,
the points Of similarity as well as OF differ
anCs between the various otdsrs0 OF liy-
ing beings, The teachings Of the christian
schools on this important subject-teach.
ings in direct opposition, OF course, TO the
C0njeCtures and assumptions OF Tyndall
and other materialists-he supported by
the authority Of some OF the best,knOWn
scientists OF this day, But the chief ques.
ton which hediaGussed was the vindiCstion
for man Of u form OF life far higher than,
and essentially different from, that Of the
rest Of the animal creation. This portion
OF tho lecture was devoted to a r~eiutation
OF the demoralizing and degradingtheoriss
OF Darwin, Spencer, Huxley and all that
class Of materialiats who would Confound
man with the lowest orders OF creation.
At considerable length, he pointed out the
ialsity OF this novel theory, Calculated
the arguments which prove be.
yond question that no visible creature, ex.
Cept man, il endowed with the faculty Of
intelligence; and that 1t Ia this faculty
which essentially distinguishes man from
the lower order OF animals.
MAN AND tbs LOWER ANIMALS.
"Ths human mind" says DR.. Haven,
Mental Philosophy, mot lonly receives
Impressions OF external objects as present
and acting on the organs Of the sense; II
has also the faculty Of C~onceiving OF them
In their absence, aud representing them
TO itself; p and we may add, remarked the
Bishop, Of reasoning upon them and max.
ing aiirlnRtlons and Judgments, and OF
drawing conclusions ;-al OF which the
brute Is incapable Of doing. The exist.
enCe OF that other power OF the mind
which we call will, Is another proof OF an
essential difference between man and
other animals.
In reply to the arguments adduCed by
inldels to prove that animals are pos.
sessed OF Intelligence, the Bishop remarked
that II that argument proved anything be-
yond the exiBtencs Of an intelligent cause
In the creation OF the animal kingdom, II
proved too much namely that Gnimalin.
stinCt was even q higher grade Of intelli.
genCe than that which man possesses.
In conclusion the Bishop exposed and
reiuted the objections alleged against the
Immortality Of the soul aud the future
resurrection OF the body, but admitted
that these were truths which could be
demonstrated only by Divine Revelation.
Next Sunday afternoon the Bishop will
discuss the famous theory Of the evolu.
ton Of species, giving the teachings OF st.
Augustine az well as the system Of Darwin.
TIL DlShop'S GOodlWork.
TO The Editor Of The IN tItOeacer.