St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-28
BIBLE AND SCIENCE.
REV. C. B. WILCOX breaches A
SERMON ON THE HOLY BOOK,
Which, He Claims, Nowhere Con-
tradicts Established Science
A COgent Sermon.

Rev. Charles B. Wilcox delivered
at the First M. E. church, last even
ing, a cogent sermon upon THE
Bible and Modern Science" The
simple, yet convincing manner in
which Mr.. Wilcox develops his pow
erful arguments can be appreciated
even in the limited synopsis which
follows:
The Bible nowhere contradicts
established science. This, of course,
is an amazing statement. The Bible
was written in ages ignorant of the
science of today, and by unlearned
men. They could avoid opposition
to the discoveries of today only
by divine guidance. Pythagoras
and other wise men of the olden
time taught the reverse of what
is proven truth today. Every truth
Of today has been opposed by men,
not by Scripture. 1t is conceded
that the Bible often speaks Of things
according to visual appearance, as
sunrise and sunset. And SO does
that embodiment of mathematics
tIllo oCtCllCe, LIE INdullCdl AlIHdldC.
The Bible was written in the Ian
guage of the people, and must be so
written. Had it been written in the
scientific language of today it would
have been rejected by the ancients,
and so have failed of it's purpose. 1t
was written to be a moral and spir-
itual guide for man, and yet so
written as to avoid antagonism
with established revelations of
science.
What is equally marvellous is that
the Bible writer's were preserved
from introducing the thousands
of errors which were held in. their
time into the Bible-errors of Co.'S
mogony,o astrology, astronomy and
psychology. The most absurd views
were held on all these subjects. and
yet the sacred writer's, in the face
of temptation to do otherwise, were
prevented from introducing them
into the Scriptures.
Again, the Bible anticipated MANY
discoveries Of modern science.
Science has discovered an order of
progress in a developed world
chaos, light, sun, moon, lifted land.
gathered waters, tender grass, herb,
tree, moving life in the waters, rep
tile, bird, beast, cattle, man. The
Bible gives the same order in Gods
creation. For ages men thought the
earth to be fiat. God said of Him
Cn1f OF
the earth" Men taught that the
earth rested upon elephants, SER
penis and tortoises. The Bible says:
He hangeth the earth upon moth
ing Men counted the stars. The
Bible said they are innumerable.
Torricelli discovered that the air
had weight. Men denied it, but
through the centuries the Bible has
been saying: God gave to the air it's
weight" How was it possible for
the Bible writer's to escape the in
Vulnerable errors held in their age,
and anticipate discoveries of mod
ern times, except by divine guidance
and inspiration?
There are yet other statements in
the Bible waiting for man to add
cubits enough to his stature to I'M
derstand them. Most scientific men
realize it. The American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
embraces the great names in this
country. At a recent meeting it was
found that seven-eighths of them
were either protesting Christians or
habitual attendants at divine wor-
ship. That could not be said of
any other secular body of men
lawyers, physicians or merchants
Newton, Herschel, Mitchell, Agassiz,
the magnificent development of Ger
man and Anglo-SaXon mind all see
God in nature, and that the God of
nature is the God of the Bible.