The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-05
THE OPENING OF
THEIR CAREERS.

enlarge tho meaning Of this word and
make b. stand f0r one VINO uuNotrs MINI
SELF tD tue study " pht 5lcal science III
general. The word hen becomes syuono-
lar.y known as the scientific man and
tae names OF TwndaN and IyeH and
hurley and Darwin stand forth among
tlo great physicians W one axe.
It ls not strange however that word
which etymOl0gicaly carries this broad
significance should have pefn restricted
t0 tho class popularity kno"n as 'pny-
siciauS' for in an our civilized cuinfn.ul-
science iu distinction from art or letters
or iaW 0r commerce OF religion. ANA,
indeed. the physician. so far, must
be scientific man. With the science OF
and correlated bran hes. Doe is slpp0se Ell
t0 he familiar. And because be- is a.
scientific man. Doc must inevitably acquire
the scientific habit of mind. a habit that
is supposed t0 5e more or les suspicious
of the religious Hallt Ana indeed, j
suppose the temptation 90 skepticism Us
stronger among medical men. than among
amy other class. a. temptation that l- OK
of the early Christian disciple VINO gain
cl forever the apIe don oi the Good
Physician is beautifully reproduced IN
all our cummuMtin.
sum- the fact a.lI. s., That not only ls
the physician trained lu the ~cieutuc
habit. lut from tla circumstances OF his
calling ho is likely tO Dee brought into
more coz less intimate contact with the
great body of scientific thought that is
The heritage of our age. and to feel some-
thing " The desperate struggle between
the feVofcee of ..irur. and religl0u that
has taken place BOO this century.
OF the reality and feIoeity of This
struggle every Intelligent man is aware.
al fre funeral of Charles Darwin in Eng
land a Tf71ch saFaut was neaTl to re-
mark that the same scene could NOT have
been enacted On France. Either no priest
would have consented tO oniciate. on 900
case one was found n) scientific man
would have been present. But even
where the rupture Us not SD severe. there
-tM appears 90 De- q }aWnins cAasm Dee
tween them.
mon are devOuf believers. but seem 10
occupy both grounds by engeudering I'm
themselves kind of dual personality.
They dcVide their nature into distinct
compartments and hy no possibility per-
NIT the denizeu Of one ever 90 .eep into
the other for fear or some awful catas-
trophy that might ensue. Indeed there
are doubtless some scientists whose hold
ON religion is much more airy than APP
pears Oh the outer world. They are IN
some things I'm the position OF the Old
FrcuchwOman - whom tho story Is told.
that she said she did NOT believe in
God at all. but made IL rule 10 90 20
church once month, lost there might
De one. lt is purely ease of stalking q
little on the dark horse In view Of
these facts. 7 have thought it would be
both appropriate and serviceable 10 use
this occasion On specifying some OF those
crucial points that seem 10 produce the
variance between science and religion and
in the endeavOr 10 show that the con-
fict is only apparent Nor DO / forget
that am addressing a popular audience
ass well as men Of science.
UNIVERSAL CONFLICT.
Ttuf This conflict has not occurred On
cOrnOr. the news of its has spread
through AN orr literature and life and
there are doubtless those iu this audi
euce tonight who entertain the notion
that were the church 90 grant the claims
of modern science she would sign her
own death warrant. And. still others
may carry the vague suspicion thar 10
must give way. because science is found
cd ON fact. while faith rests only on
plausible hope
Permit me then as simply and clearly
as can 90 indicate the path along which
reconciliation may 4r found. or rather
that the supposed conflict between sell
euce and religion II unreal.
The speaker then proceeded % show
that ure difficulty with scientific men ls
found 10 the dlstaste Tor miracle The
Fundamental Dosfulate Or science Il the
mn formirv " nature and miracle seems
d. ff-uu ike caprice But NOT only IA
nitr.lla possible if there be d living Cod
NM N Is probable that God will Interfere
with the physical order. 10 establish a
higher order. Besides miracles may not
he a setting aside Of natural law" hut
tha defeating N The ordinary oparatlon
OF law bv intelligent combinations OF
81 he great doctrine OF evolution Is
supposed to set aside the Christian doe.