Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-09-20

know as well as l do i shall not dwell
on IL any longer-tbs Church of God,
instead of being worn out institu-
ton, stands nearer the sympathies of
the people than il ever did and eclipses
all other institutions
But our antagonists 20 on and say
that Christianitv is falling back. in the
fact that infdciity IS holder now and
more blatant than IL ever was. l deny
the statement. Infdelity is not near
so bold now as II was in the days of our
fathers and grandfathers- There were
times in this country when men who
were openly and above-board infidel
and antagonistic TO Christianity could
be elected to high Office. Now, let
some man wishing high position in the
state proclaim himself the foe of Chris
iianity and an infidel, how many states
Of thc union would he carry? How
many counties? How many wards in
BroCllyn? Not one.
All my friends infidelity in this day
is not half as bold as it used to be. II
IL cones now, IL is apt to come under
the disguise of rhetoric or fantastic
sentimentality. / know If a man with
great intelligence does become an in
fidel. and begins an attack on Chris
tianity, it makes great excitement-of
course il does, and people come to the
conclusion, wealS-minded Christians
come 20 the conclusion, that every
thing is going overheard because some
man OF strong intellect assails Chris
tianity.
II man jumps overheard from a
Cunard steamer, he makes more ex-
element than all the 500 sane passen-
gers who continue In the berths or on
the decks; but, does that stop the ship?
Does that wreck all the 500 passengers?
10 makes great excitement when a man
leaps from platform or pulpit into
infidelity; but does that hinder our
glorious Bible from taking its millions
into the skies. I tell you infdelity is
not half as bold as il used 70 be-
DO You suppose such things could be
enacted now as were enacted in the
days Of Bobespierre. when shameless
woman was elected 20 be goddess, and
she was carried on a golden chair to a
cathedral and the people bowed down
20 her as divine being, and burned in
cense before her-she 10 take the place
OF the Bible. and OF Christianity. and OF
the Lord Almighty. And while that
ceremony was going on in the cathe-
dral, in the chapels, and in the corri-
doris adjoining the cathedral scenes of
drunkenness and debauchcry and OBJ
scenity enacted such as the world had
never seen. Could such thing as
that transpire now? No, sir The police
would swoop on IL. whether in Paris or
New York Infidelity is not half as
bold now as il used TO be.
But" say our antagonists, Chris
tianity is falling back because science,
its chief enemy, is triumphing over il. 8"
Now, deny that there is any war be-
tween science and revelation. There
is not fact in science that may not be
made 10 harmonic with the statements
Of the Bible. So said Hugh Miller so
said Joseph Henry, so said Prof Hitch
cock, so said Prof Sillinan, 50 said
Prof. Mitchell.
Joseph Henry, the leading scientist
of America, better known and honorcd
in the royal societies Transatlantic
than any other American. lived and
died believer in the ,c igion of Jesus
Christ Joseph Henry knew all the
facts of geology. and yet believed the
book of Genesis. lie knew all the
facts of astronomy, and yet believed
the book of Joshua, the sun and moon
standing still. Joseph Henry knew all
the anatomy of man and fish, and yet
believed the book of Jonah
If the scientists of the day were all
agreed, and they came up with a solid
front TO attack our Christianity. per
haps they might make some impression
upon 1t, but they are not agreed. II is
often said that we religionists are fail
ing in our advocacy of Christianity be-
cause we differ in our theology. tell
you we do not differ inside the church
in theology half as much as they differ
outside the church in science. II thew
reject our religion because we differ on
some minor points, we might Just as
well reject science because the scien-
lists differ; but as far as / can tell the
war of inhdel science against Chris
tianity is not SO severe as 10 used TO be
because these men are antagonistic 10
each other; and as far as can tell IL Is
going TO be war between telescope
and telescope, Leyden jar and Leyden
Jar, chemical apparatus and chemical
apparatus. They do not agree on any
thing.
Do you suppose that this Bible theory
about the origin OF life Is goiug 80 be
overthrown by men who have different
theories-fifty different theories about
the origin OF life? And when Agassiz
comes ont and puts both feet on the
doctrine Of evolution. and says ia re-
gard TO many scientists. 81 notice that
these young naturalists are adopting as
theories in science things which have
not passed under observation Avassfz
saw what We all sec that there are
men who talk very wisely who know
but very little. but just as soon as %
young scientist finds OFT the differences
between the feelers OF % wasp and the
horns Of beetle ne begins 90 patrouize
the Almighty and go about talking
about culture rs though IL were spelled
-l-c-h-a-r-culchar.
Itmakcs me sick TO see these literary
fops going down the street with n copv
of Darwin under ono arm and % chsc ~
transhXed grasshoppers and butterflies
under the other arm, talking about the
survival Of the attest and Huxlev's
"Protoplasm" and the "Ncbular Hv-
pothcsis. and talking 90 us common
men as though we were foolE Dr. ,nev
agreed In their theories. and came up
with solid front against Christianity.
] say perhaps they might nuke some