Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
THEOLOGY AM SCIENCE.

The recent meeting lu Columbus o..
~ tho convention of scientists say"
tho public speakers NJ that city, nHt
sunday. y text for sermons on the fr.
lntl0n of re lgiDn Go science.
ono Dr. THlkwoll took occasion 90
contrast toe two In manner hardly
complimentary 20 modern thoolUg.Hus.
A. reported in the prrHa.post ho come
mcncod by declaring that the scientists
are the hope of the w0Hd-lts .ayi1rH.
doiIvcfra and rcdsomDu. In chem
pointed out that both the thouI1rInuH
and the scientists nrc busy with the
great questions. who are wc7 Whence
ala we come. and whittier nrr We go-
ing7 Hut Il was be- said. in the ut-
tempt 90 answer these questions that
the difference between the two appeared
sp great. The thrhloglau assumes that
he has revelation and confines hm-
sclf To this. the scientist ignores rey-
citation nnd turns 20 the unlvrHo Go
learn the truth
In this Hplrlt he continued.
Among scientists there o. r. practical
agreement tho world over. nut tho tlHu-
lurlnnH arc in u constant state OF yll.
lent disagreement The scientist Ntl-
comes every now theory ana gives VILE
lnE place 90 unexpected discoveries Tn.
thcOluHIuu fruWuH nt now things. nfd
fights 90 the last against now LIGHT The
scientist regards truth na Huuuthiug
that o. unfolding. unfinished in state
N evolution. The th-uIHrinn tenacious
ly CllnrH tn hlH l1rt dogma nH 7oul0-
thing finished. incapable uf ln provo
mpnt. iufnlIble. imprggubl'. IN the
mind N thu scientist God lH creating
the world now. In tho mind of tho
thcoloEinn, dod has created the world
and ~ resting"
There " some ground Tor the criticism
that thoologlnna- H., oXponcnts Of
Protestant theology =frpwn nt "now
things" Thoy have i,borlousiy drawn
their general principles from Scripture
texts, ana they regard them 90 Jewels
81 KNOWLEDGE comprchonding great
store In little ROOM" nH Locke puts A.
They are tlmid of d close scrutiny. lost
Il should be discovered that some N
these Jewels" handed down from am
tiquity are countcrfelu and without
value
They furthermore. though claiming
Tor theology the distinction ~ a science.
deny that II IN progressive science.
In tho sense that "ncw facts are to be-
looked Tor and investigated, The facts
are an there, they hold, within tho
limits ~ revelations given centuries
! ngo. and no new revelations urc t1 bn
expected.
Hut theology does not mean Protest.
ant theology, by any means Theology
may be said to be- cnn-
| slFtuntly Interpreted representation
/ ot an the truths revealed Boo ancient
and modern times II embraces am tho
facts, doctrines and proorpta which
/ God has made known 90 man. whether
/ direct through His inspired servants.
or indirect. through tho study and cone
| temptation of His universe. The true
| throlugian can mo- moro untngonlzo acl-
| Cnce than ho van deny revelation; ne
| can no more ignore the results Of true
/ philosophical Investigation than he can
discard the authentic statements Of the
/ Scriptures,
DR.. Talkwoll evidently shares IN the
somewhat general Misunderstanding
that scientists uH rule are opposed
Co theology, Not long ago this quos-
/ ton was Investigated by German
/ clergyman. aud bis conclusions were
published ln we'll known German thee
illogical journal lie proved c1nclu,
HINcly that leading jurHtH historians.
specialists lu the yafiuus departments
OF natural aalonO'H and even phllosoph.
urH ore ldh.rgutH OF the Christian faith.
Ito HnyH che most brilliant and orig
iuul representation of Christianity In
our day huH come from the pen of a
! iuust, Rudolf sohm one NJ the uumpllcrs
| uf the new OiNll law books Of the Ger
man empire, Among tho historians.
Leopold Won Hauha and Ernst cur
thus are famous, Ond they have both
contributed most valuable works ON the
religion OF which theology ls che um.
! hodimrnt Dr. ugnnurt leading
scholar among natural philosophers, On
reply 20 am assertion hy q rocinl dem.
oCrauo author that nearly an students
W nature are unboIioyrrs, proves by
statistics that the majority urg be-.
uuycu
m this respect the present ngo ~ not
different from previous Argos. The fact
a. chat all through the christian era
the most distinguished mon and women
the kceucst rUUsOugrs. the closest OBJ.
servers of nature and history the
greatest statesmen and tho lofuau
poets have boon believers To true
christianity tho world owes lH
progress rhoro ls vast host ON tho
side of Locke. Newton. Milton, Wash