The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-04
IS THERE ANY CONFLICT BE
TWEEN RELIGION AND

What has evolution or the wave.
theory to do with the religion OF the
Bible? The one rests on Revelation
the others are subjects for scientific in
vestigation. Does it matter whether
God created the world and all therein
by single fiat, or by long process of
Development Do not the deepest
thinkers among the infdels, NOTABLY
Wallace and Myvart,) admit the ne
cessity of an intelligent cause to create
the germs, and to develope intellectual
powersY / do not believe in develop
ment, some Christians do, and do not
see any good reason why a Christian
should not avow and advocate evolu-
ton, scientific theory, il he believes
it. Evolution only removes the creator
father back, but does not contradict the
doctrine, that I'm the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth.
Hugh Miller has pointed out a won
dsrful agree ment between the Mosaic
account Of the Creation. and the geo
logica. periods, together with the fact
that day. in the language of revela-
ton, always refers to long period OF
time. Some infidels in their haste have
said that Moses was geologist; though
the absuI dity OF this conclusion was so
evident, that those, who stopped to
think, have cOmbstted Revelation on
other grounds. LJell. who stands IN
the front rank o, geologists, tells US
that in 1906 the French Institute
named not less than so geological thee
RES that were opposed to the Scrip
lures. but that not one Of thsm is
now held by biologists. 1t
has been said. when scientists
agree among themselves, it will be time
to proclaim a conflict between Nature
aud Revelation" No not even then,
for our religion does not rest upon scien-
tifc deductions, but upon revelation.
The Master has said that 1.-THE gates OF
hell shall not prevail against Ills
Church" Have you not faith to be
lieye Him? Isaac Newton said: The
prophecies were given TO prove the truth
of Revelation as we see them fulfilled
Has science produced deeper thinker
than Isaac Newton? He knew how to
keep science and religion apart. lie
could be a devoted scientist and a de.
yout Christian. An infidel said
Prove to me that all which
read in the prophecy OF Isaiah
was written by him, and will
be a Christian at once, for there are
many things there that were fulfilled
in Jesus Christ "What do you think
about them :" said |. He replied, They
are interpretations, made by Christians
after the time Of Jesus. was young
then and could not answer him, but
now | know that such Interpolation
would have been impossible The Jsw-
ish prophets have been guarded by the
Jews, who were enemies Of Jesus, and
would never have permitted such in
terpolation. Besides, long before Jesus
was born. the Old Testament was trans
lated into Greek by seventy learned
Jews. which translation. called the
Septuagint. is constantly being referred
to at the present day.
Again, no synagogue can be dedicated
until these Old Testament scriptures
are copied in Hebrew by their own
scribes. and deposited there. Are not
the Jews themselves n standing proof
of the truth of their own prophecies
There is no conflict between science
and religion. They are two distinct
subjects, and should be studied indie
pendently.
Aud so they would always have been
studied we're it not for the blatant as
sertions of infidels on one hand and the
timidity OF Christians on tho other
These timid Christians have often sharp
cned the otherwise dull swords Of infi
dels. Pope Urban VIII. sharpsned a
sword for infidels Of bis day when he
compelled Gallo to retract what now
ia believed and advocated by the sue
cessors of Urban.
Haeckel asserts that If sound, heat,
light and electricity are but waves IN
air or ether, then life force and mind
force are also Can Haeoksl explain
why the solar heat passes readily
through glass while artificial heat vii
not The elder Agassiz said : Il have
a great deal to say against infallIbl6
science. - I'VE ought to know and con
fess the limits of our information.
Those who have an answer for every
question must make up answers.
If scientific thought had never COM
mitted plumbers. we might crouch be
fore Haeckel's arroga nee; but the path
of science is strewn with exploded
theories. that were once held more
firmly than his pet Wave-theory ever
has been held. Is Haeckel far removed
from the Ptolemaic philosophers VINO
constructed their crystalline spheres
to account for apparent motions upon
principles with which they were Ia
miliar 2 10 he far from the savage, who
observing the ticking Of wstch, as
serts that 1T must be alive, for II
talksy" JOHN A. uRA'hS'
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