Telegram-herald., 1891-02-02

The Next Storm Due Aftsr Febru-
ary 10Th.
FALSE FoUsplIlO,s OF SCIENCE
ess ths osixia sf Lite he Dlseessf~ds-
We hsew se1efhias af the fres-
eat, Less al the fAst And
Sssy ltttis 81 the fGlats.

81. Jo<EfH. No, Jan. Si.- The storm
wave due TO leave the pacific coast
atoat the alst 10 pass the RoeAalisha
valley floal February % 8 and reach
lhe Eastern States about the sih was
calculated 10 be most severe on The
Pacific Coast.
The next storm wave will he due 10
leave tie Pacific coast about the 5th OF
February. pass the great Rocky
Aileghena valley from 9th 70 sta and
reach the Eastern States about the eth.
twill probably pass across the country
along the ith degree of north latitude,
aud the weather following it wilt be
colder than the average OF cold waves
of this winter. Tins storm wave viii
reach the Eastern States about the time
the 52-day rain period viii be due, but
| the heaviest ram and snowfalls may
| not occur till the next storm wave
passes over the country--aiter February
l0-which will be OF great force and
will cause large amount OF ram and
snow in many parts of the country.
WEATHER AND sciESeE NOTES.
The origin and destiny of ali things
have ever been questions OF very great
interest, and now that we are living IN
an age of greatest progress. when one
year OF life is wcrth two OF any past
century, and in period that has re-
yeaed more Of nature and the work
ings of natural laws than any other
since the earth was an atom, and be-
cause OF this progress in intelligence
and knowledge the questions involved
In learning what are the beginnings of
creation are pressing for solution as
they never did before.
Our scientific books used IN the
schools and the theories taught by
popular lecturers are based on false
foundation, and these are the great
est drawbacks TO progress and
TO an understanding OF natural
laws that are OF vast importance TO the
humane race Having started with
wrong theory as to the beginnings of
material forms our scientists are con-
stantly meeting with difficulties. as did
the astronomers who started out, In
ancient times, with the theory that the
earth was the center OF the universe
and that all the stars, planets, suns,
reyolyed around the earth IN twenty
four hours.
We have come to point IN our
progress which demands better theory
as to the origin OF matter, the forma-
ton of worlds and if we can find bet
ter theory for the physical forces,
theory that Will better explain the
origin of atoms and the growth of q
universe we may hope to discover the
origin of animal life and the destiny OF
| man.
| do not propose, in these notes, to
discuss any conflict that may apparent
ly exist between science and religion.
There can be no conflict between u true
religion and scientific facts. Two
truths can not conflict with each other.
Science can make no issue as TO a
Supreme Being for science can deal only
with facts that have been discovered,
that are positively known to be facts
that can at any time be established by
:ndisput:tbIe evidence. Anything else
is only a theory and If a scientist sticks
to his rule of evidence he Will not pre-
sent mere theory by which 10 disprove
the existence OF a Supreme Being.
Therefore the question rs to 4 Supreme
Beng is outside OF the domain OF
science and wholly within that of the
religious teacher. But the scientist
and the religious teacher Will each
readily declare the existence OF n su-
preme power. What that power IS the
scientist admits that hc does not know,
while the religious teacher declares
that he does know and proceeds TO
lprove his theory by faith and spiritual
evidence and as the scientist cannot
disprove this there can he no contro.
versy between the two.
We may continue 10 make discoveries
in nature that reach nearer and nearer
to the first great cause. we may even
discover the laws by which matter and
animal life came into existence, but we
NAV never know, from a scientific
standpoint. how those constant and
never-ending laws of nature were es-
tablished. But If We can discover the
true origin of matter and the process
by which the sun, earth, planets and
stars have grown to their present di-
mcnsions II wilt throw much light on
questions that are of vast Importance
to the human race.
We stand where the past and the
future meet. We know something OF
the present, less of the past aad very
little of the future. "Whenco came
you ?" Is the supreme question and will
be till Il II solved. The solution OF that
question wilt give ns the KEY 70 ali OF
Natures laws and enable us to work
out with case the lesser problems of
wind and weather. The great f,iculty
that has stood IN the way OF discover
ing the secrets of Nature is that we
have been TOO cowafdlv, supers;iii.
otis, tied 20 old ruts, too Tfaav 20 fol-
low the paths OF thought marked out
10y men who came into the iissds Of
science when Civilization Wa lnsi
emerging from the dark ages. ltis foil
time that we assert oar gbts sna think
for ourselves. should ths closing
years Of t8is century make as great an
advancement as Did the q dsscoseTles OF
Gsllleo the human race vlil be blessed
". r. fcsEES.