New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20
4 .SERMON To SCIENTISTS.
DR. r. W RAYMOND ON THE RELATION
OF SCIENCE To RELIGION.

MANY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION At
PLYMOUTH CHURCH MEETINGS AND Az
EXcURsIoH PLANNED FOR TO-DAY
Many members OF tn American Association for
tho Advancement, OF Science. now holding -
annual session IN Brooklyn. attended the ser.ices
yesterday morning IN Plymouth church TO hear
Dr. Kos-itcr ". Raymond preach The Relation
OF Science TO Religion" Tn" opening exercises
were conducted 10y the Rev. Richard H. Bosworth
DR. Raymond read the first chapter OF the
prophecy Of Ezekiel as the basis 81 his dfcoursc
In this he said that whatever View might be- taken
Of the inspiration or authority - the Bible the
series Of writings IA the Ola Testament were nm
parallelel I'm the history 81 ia" world. over a
period of LOO years the writers said they had
cciyc1 message from a holy and helpful God n
message - hope for men. IN" conception Of God
as outlined Ia the earliest % n. Scriptures Was
the iu the latest revolutions Such a
-cries 81 for so many years presenting one
continuous conception 81 God never else.
where \ true prophet must deliver u message for
all time. Ezekiel presented picture ~ God IN His
world that carried ihr eternal message. showing
him a true prophet lie lived about CO.. years be.
fore the Chrl tian era Under tho poetic and gra ud
description OF = storm b. had forth the symbol
ism of the eternal God The powers Of naiuT. were
represented hy him actively at work irrcsi-'ii,'e
IMMORTAL intelligent and perp"tually s'lf reproduc-
nS. Thee forces were oinniIc@cnt and working for
Righteousness. /; easy for thu early Hebrews
to hold these views. FOR they regarded all the
operations OF natur. as IN. Ilrcct work Of tho
Divine Hand. In later times thcistic philosophers
regarded IN" world az a perfect machine which
needed no interference with its operations But
II there design there could h. science. for
only rational unlvcis" could be nationally In
tcrprcted.
The world. however. world OF growth.
Ezcki" said the spirit Of lii" was In the wheel.
illustrating world In evolution by wheel for
ever revolving about point and yet forever adj
yanclng. Thc attitude Of science was that Of
Ezekiel who fell upon his face before the majestic
and mysterious order OF the universe In the
living and omnpresent God The r.vercnt student
Of science Frustrated himself before the mysteries
Of nature. The mcssag" To- every man was to go
AZ Gods command and 10 HIS work In the world
This showed that God needed man In the process
Of evolution. Mcn were 10 become sons OF God. III
After the sermon the visitors wer" invited to
see the Conant portrait Of Mr. b"echer. which
meeting for conference and Christian testimony
was held In IA" chapel of the Polytechnic 1nsti-
tutc yesterday afternoon by members Of the ASSOC
citation Major Jedcdiah lochkiss. Of Staunton.
William \ Rice. Of Wesleyan University: Pro-
fcqsor J " H. jerks. OF Brown University: Pro-
fcssor Daniel s. Martin. Of the Rutgers Female
College. ana Dr. Wood Of South Carolina.
'c ~ Gin fIioy; Each section viii NEE" in lia
room later and papers subjects OF special inter
est TO the members VIII b" presented An "x-
curYlon to points IN the harhor viii take place this
afternoon. II will be n complimentary trip given
hy the Union Ferry Company. through the kind
offices of Mrs J s. r. Sranahan. The ferryboat
pierrrront will leave AtlDnti"-avc. al 230 IN.
ana proceed ny the East River ~ iar as Tn" Navy
Yard It VIII then pass Governors Island, Bay
Ridge Fort Hamilton. the Narrows. Fort Wads-
worth Sailors SNUG Harbor. H." l,artholAi statue.
thence up the North River on tn fohok"n side. re-
This evening public lecture will be given In Art
Association Hall. in Montagne-st. upon "Th" Re
nlon 81 6,hnr Mamroa,.a Sy Professor Eiwar9
T. conc Of the University Of Pennsyvania. Tho
sessions Of the :s2caon VIII be o cop'nG@l to,
vii be made on Thursday TO West Point