New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17
SCIENCE BEHIND THEOLOGY
PROFESSOR ROENTGEN's DISCOVERY DIS
CCSSED.
THE REV. A. a. CAMERON SAYS IT WAS FOREToLD
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
The Rev. A A Cameron preached a timely sermon

THE REV. A. A. CAMERON SAYS 1T WAS FOREToLD
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
The Rev A A Cameron preached a timely sermon
last evening in the Calvary Baptist Church. at
Decatur-st. ard I.ews-ave. lie discussed the prop
critics of the newly discovered cathode ray. and
said that its discovery had been foreiold in the New
Testament. He said
Not since Edison perfected his telephone have the
studios of scientists been the OF such expert
ments at this hour | question whether IN the
Spouse has been given to a discovery than
that accorded TO the new photography Of Professor
ROntgen The latest from the Transvaal has only
q secondary interest to the lates; from Wurzburg
paper sensation Of tho week The wlzard-iike pow
prvacies OF life Il is armed with a search warrant
TO enter the most secluded chambers 81 the bouy
My mission tonight Is to Inquire II there Is a
light revealed In the Bible. with analogous II not
identical powers. Is there nuorescent ray De-
scribed more forcefu even than that discovered by
Professor R0ngen? II 50. theology IS once more IN
advance of science; the Bible constitutes the head
| take the following words Of Chris, IN the light
of the ray. and they are remarkable: ''Ihere -
nothing hii which shall not be manifested, Nel'her
was ANYTHING kept secret hut that 4 should come
abroad" from Mark H. y Again: Tnere IL MOTH .,
ing covered that shall not be revealed and ma mat
shall not be known" Christ spoke these words
what was within was known 10 Christ. We learn
from the notable words OF Simeon: Behold. this
that the houshs of many hearts may revealed
Paul te;is what takes place when the Lord comes
OF darkness and Will make manifest the counsels
Of the heart Blu, what is attributed to the per
orally We have a. more ,sure word OF prophecy.
that shineth in dark place until the Gay dawn
TIE BIBLE. STILL on TOP.
But have a more wonderful test to read than
any OF these-as scientific description OF the
Of Professor R0nigen he himself could give.
turn to Hebrews w. L: For the word Of God f.
living powerful new forcel sharper than any two
greater skill than the surgeons probe. piercing to
the dividing asunler % soul and epirit. joints and
intents Of the heart Neither j. there any creature
(nan or mouse) that Is not manifest IN His sight.
but all things are naked and open unto the eyes Of
Him with whom We have 10 do This description
was written over 800 years ago The scientist OF
this hour could not give more technically minute
description OF the cathode ray than these words OF
Inspiration The Bele Is si on TOP TneolSsy Is
science.
THE NEW OMNISCIENT"
Now what are the properties OF the X raw 1t
makes visible the invisible. Il brings before the
human eye a ehadowgraph OF what is beyond It's
penetration. One reviewer calls II 1.-THE ne" omnl-
SCIENTIFIC all-seeing II into AMI enters the
house. the doors being shut; II passes through
the flesh tissues, draws aside tho curtains o, muscle
ana tendon Spd ney ANA nm pa ener m
veals the skeleton in the closet professor pho
flesh The skull wac thlt Of a German editor When
the result was shown him he refused 10 have any
.
he has not slept wink since he had that awful
glimpse OF his deaths head.
What if the secrets OF mars heart are laid hare
his moral condition exposed? The y rays o. SCI
ence have not done hat yet The nuorescent ray
OF truth along the nerve centres and throws
light on the very centre Of being. The inner work.
ings OF the wonderful organism are made naked and
open. and the thoughts OF the heart revealed on,
my dear hearers. were your deaths heart and
deaths soul and deaths spirit 10 appear before
YOU would YOU sleep; We sometimes sing Just
As ! Am" but unless you are cleansnd BY blood
how can God take YOU TO HIS Kingdom?
30 FLAWS HIDDEN
The second property of the ray Is rs testing
power 1t detects flaws Of structure. the presence
Of alloy in metal compounds We hear Carnegie
Is 10 use It his armor plates 1t VIII make better
tests thnn the Washington officials. Another prop
erty OF the y rays is that they make record OF
their discoveries and print shadows of the hard sub
stances within body. In Psalm Xc read. Thou
in the light of Thy cOuntenance." Gods omniscience
Identical.
These late discoveries Of science indicate how near
getting 20 Gods methods 81 government. and
that the boundaries between science and rovea-
ton melting into each other. God Is through
science. and his word stripping us Of all covering.
leaving rs naked and open before Him, the Gcepel
providing the only covering before the Al,-seelng
Eye-namey, the Righteousness Of Christ.