The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-09-21
CHURCH and SCIENCE.
IS lAstsad q & Being Opposed 5to SPregres.s =
oaihol q Minds Enoour-
5 Ssf.i age e.
)HL1FyF THE CHURCH AND TOT IE n.
odsrn Scientific Rassarch ssast lot
4 Rs Ignored and alIad'y #Ii
Opposed. 81

lectures tat Plattsburg Summer School
suggests again the delicate problem how 70 "
FAR Catholic scholars and apologies who
are inclined to accept certain theories
Or conclusions of modern science may
reasonably go without Earring too much
npon the sensibilities and preconceptions
OF the Catholic public, writes Rev. George
=, Reed in the Philadelphia Catholic
Times
The Catholic savant Of today when ne
ventures into certain fields is in q diff
cult position" between the devil and the
1eep!sea.'' He sees on the one hand tna'e
there are some verdicts which have been
almost unanimously reached by his nom
Catholic colleagues; he recognizes1n some
of their conclusions almost mathematical
certainty, in others high degree OF prob
ability. He perceives, too, that according
to his lights there is no real conflict pc
tween these verdicts and his faith. HIS
honest opinions do not allow him to re-
feet them, and If he would do so, he would
be set down a obsolete and RELOCATED to
che unsc:entific world by non-Cathol1c
specialists and savants. He feels that II
he were allowed to adopt these views he
might 10 mu'n ~ leiso
ecisnNists VIII u 'ne onul ~, az
ing what is reasonable in their dicta GAR
q nearlns lronl ''.en an. 80 -
sfouhu ~ oo JILL ~. "n''' ~
! Due n pe .ne u'i0 :.
I ADOPTS anu auYoe'so' SUI opA.Ai
AAeAy " iaies y uo'As. -, So :.
ears anu an % ." 'S cnaleeu Win s,,, -,
iastn q MS les's. leaiiieu y o'l
Us ne 70 20 uo'f' - n!a' 70 aus"
oetn 1reeoomi ana chaliey coanse. 'l'e
but the question. aflse's.A enls 'oul .
were always9tpS be followed, would not the
r.brrch ~. n the end lose more than she
-. NC ,,,st remember
woulu san - -. -;
that While we snouid respect lug eeue.-
tiveness Of those who are firm in the falth
and identify certain opinions with Cath
1,. go. ,,,,a+ no+ entirely disre-
oi-c 1aNh' ". w Auss wv y.,:oe =
gard the claims OF those WHOSE oeiiei 10
wavering or whose minds are troubled
Nv s,nnoeod Contradictions between faith
,.4o, ao.n,o and fart
ana science'G oe'"e0n oo., 49,
NOT asaln' 'nus'e We oe ne
MANY who would look with a more IA
por,b,e eve nnon MS If we would better
49,. ~, .,.;n,. - re,ie;on and science.
sAoJuse 'ne Claims -
For there Is d LARGE innue1'ia4 aao :.
growing class Of men who, while devoted
IN science have no inveterate quarrel
-, -.,..,.., ,.,o,, ,,,;+h ,+ba Catholic re-
win ieilston' e'0n 49, $500
Egion, but VINO are colo OF unltlehuiy ~
the Church because they believe that she
.,,.ot., =, -; enAi acare4earcfE and obsti-
- 800 har ouae ~ the results of
As'eiy Au ~, 60, 49,, :, - ,.,aa,11,
their laDors. Ing Snuien uoeo ~ 80, ua.'
do SO, but the mlsconcepelon - anu ah 9uRu
sensit1veness Oh many nel In 49, -
give a certain cotor ~ sne ona, I g. r.+hoI:o
IS sucn Ihlns a Is. peins ~ 41aSIaa;ans
tnan the rope; lnels az 80. ontS dny
proreselonal ana AMaIeui = W. s.na y,
than 81. Augus.lne, WIZ ~ n,s -. ~ !
an Literan aunll..eu :. IN - oo,t inv
hlst chapter OF 1s'nesls ws =, - tha u,ords
n0l tle s.a tS..s it., - o,,i,,;ons founded in
Inere 70 q eenaelsy , =. hu tradition
ssnVrs1u, ~ ,s,th div;ne revelation
anu ouln y, "a" +ha roth and some
wAicn ~ tne III :, - +ha n,.ogressive Gath
titnes suI usep"AA = - - = -
oAl G schulz oo,.+oir sa+ II +heolneians
oeeau S:. !" tha+ sucb q massage Of
1a a n.al ',st ~ in+ernretad q nartic-
oSilpeule lnuso no a.. +l,is hss haan kind
~ aea h. ~ ~ ~. senena, immersion among
VI po ~ ~ ,ostn 90 cave Tho matter any
sucn y, III. th ts s,f8cient reason Ito con-
. .ne iha s.id INTERPRETATION an article
l. .!.,, eno end,,. ~. +hat The authority
OF ial.h taalols. ~ siao ;s renl,;r,
y. ~, .na .J. ~ ,,s,;,,arsai Church is some
Gu, anu lne' unise' 81 ahoi - 4hao1n@ian
snAne a4, pl ,,,ind oonv,,tion
OF racnei o..lu eon ~ eaeIins, b,sad an
ou .s, n.y. s 10 newt ahle now
euGn ~. .eaiAo.. inr.,rs +o,k ace when
o. a.e eao a;,oonaad that The congrepation
~ was $50 Sa - Ca1i1oo ua1e' in the
<Wnlcn G ,,,l e1at 49, ~ oondonn,, RI
if,onern,can. system now, and the church
Sopel nt s.s sy A.. HIT soma snnls
0evef ulu Soh.e nraddad to q traditional
WEI 49,: Wv - ,..,e,, Tho irras;stihle trnth
opInlon, sn .,,ta 49," - ,,,;th th.t nnininn they
c1lAe ~ 1ole.a ~, h,,,.+ = ~ N
Were slvehsu '..u a,1d always distinguish
Ns1env LUZ. ~ a,,ta,n1,, ,at+er IF Faith
DetWeeh "na1 10 oel 60. ~ he tha shrcLs
ana Mn. s. - ~ a,,,5 10 II
anu al, .ne has.on ah "0 ana all Tno,1ths
all pens Me,e Ineoea ,,1tra -cnnearva-
were cioseu ..,aht aos 81 auary. shnw
ton take AAsne a. 1a,,ld
OF CONCESSION, y l.S;n.u +1,at hoar.
arfse asahs. ese s.s,t tn.ne ~ &C. aaua1s
the TOOK i! thoa,n,, ,ro,,1d IA.