The sun., 1900-06-10
QUESTIONS OF RELIGION.
,e,ycrToy SCIENCE AND THEOLOGY.
u>v the Teaching Of the University and the
Th>eloxscsl Seminary Il In Conflict.

iGnl ferment which IA seothing IN almost eVe'S
theological Institution In America u Using 10
ths surface at last and disturbing the dcaih-
uks silence Of the staenant pool OF ancient ira
ditional thought characteristic OF the medl@vai
divinity school Of this classic Princeton.
Since the development hypothesis Oh
Darwin was announced forty years ago
the yeast OF this style OF progressive thinking
has been thrown into the teachings OF many
schools of the prophets, and some OF theih
have expanded. and almost kept apaoo
With the scientific and phuosopmc tehoeh-
Sa.s of the present time. The Princeton
Theological Seminary. however. has peeh 'ne
no,able * cepton among the larger schools. ana
~ ,aken specal pride in being peculiarly,
old.fasbioned. /" Changes have come. never
,h.,.ss which are destined to work wonders
during the next decade. The shift will not
con. from the professors OF this institu'
ton. for they are impervious in their
,,pda 10 all envi oning influences OF the
punsent evolutional dynamic; the new wine
which IA destined TO burst the old wine skin
battles Ia being carried into the sacred pre-
eapots by the young theologues who have been
trained in universities apd colleges where
scienoe and philosophy are taught without any
.,dsavor 10 make these two disciplines SUD-
servient TO the interests of a dusty. musty the
olosical thought. which has been disintegrating
and shriyelng in tho physical organisms OF
tNoae who died centuries ago. ChtN among the
orosressiye thinkers who enter the seminary
- the graduates Of Princeton University.
This Institution is usually represented by about
forty men IN the divinity school. and the valu-
able part OF thi. force. along with the strong.
thoughtful increment from other colleges.
has nut some breeze on the quiet sea OF cam
opinion and raised waves which are ever roll
ing higher and In the end will land the old-ume
theological barks. whose foundations are COW
ered with the deeterious barnaoles accruing
for ages. on the hard. stern rocks OF Tact
What are the agencies in Princeton Univer-
.,,v and other colleges and universities which
are gradually bringing about this resulty In
the scheme Of philosophical traininR which the
Young theologues receive In Princeton Cniver-
sitv they are taught that the evolutionary
hypothesis Il theory which blends nearer with
the reality OF the universe than any other
scheme. be II theological scientific or philosoph-
ical The theory IL openly and strenuously
advocated by the brightest professors IN the
university the old static theology Ia mercilessly
criticised and those who uphold the traditional
view are stigmatIzed as barriers TO the progress
OF truth
1t Is hardly need'ul. therefore. to point out
na' VI" p.,noa,on dir,rIty srh,ol "a
a., A. oroalr,,,o,o tho ,vo svs-
ne'u'',' .,, rha 0onoroI ,,,ew among
.ei'' nh,sau,. y. and soiantieool,y Inclined
eo'o =, w - -, ,,., aa,or,n,orts ara
70 mo- Wv =. ,L, aa,,i,ary ond ne n leading
n.y. :, ,L,, ,h.rIoniooI sar,irarv racentlv
p'oesoo' - ..y 49,, ,,,, no.a or tho theory of
'''" .L,aia,,,o.I oorstruo,ior.w va
~ ~s'oI".y" ~ 1oa,rin. a, ,hc unverstv "
,raNo ."a' ,t ,n,ha an,,ghtsned mind who
Inv p'Dol',"'' p,' Wv" '. - oi,h.r % ,hrov
e".e'' ''", pnh,. 80 ,h. .,;nds and ha-
sc'e"o' "nu p'''o ,,,cn,a nroo.ss-,n
conie s"''e ,,'na ,,,i,,,s an ,nan,oI
en,rey Pa'9'' "'''oI ~. - .hrb. :,
ln'tNn.on- W "'ep ''e' "'''
n'En'r 'o"e .,, ...ur,s.,
Nv new Wv" Y, - p,inao,on
wheh preseh'eu III '"e .'a'' iVo". " .,as,
seminary o','e'' Upp 81, =, ~,
wi,nout enoep,on ,"o ,,,n,. =,
Inia"'o'e "o'u VI eou, ~ o,.' =, ,h.
we're mere au'on'ala ~ H. VI. 'o's ,',Ia Ia
pook cohstu'''on " ~ 49,, -.
nothihs 10 40 WIN 'he .,.'uon y, . Tsa.s %
YORK Nn oou doom anu ~, 'I', =.
DOCTORS o' o'ih," i'a'o 10 ia'''' ~ .no '.
the bio'e Us d co'eo,'o' W "'I''-s' n'S ~. -
49,
namely mat OF inc surVNa, o, 'he pesv u"s
the hebrew hauon po'sesseo ''o 'a''ouo Noo'
sno poor Suaus VI p.e"'ne,, D". w.. ia,o,t.
oi ume scytneo oh' ,ne onoi.es' "ons I.,o a,'. .u
aicoves oil history TOT instance 'nes "'nV
adhere 10 the pehei ,ha' ''c ac.ou". y. S,ea
hon IN uenesis u su'cuy sc'eh''lo' 'na' nsus
was on the hrst Gay oeiore 'le sun. NOON auu
stars appeared On .he 'ouI, VI uay uoos NV uHu
Ole 'hese 'heo,oe'cai pro,esso's "nI p'''uos
~ SORTS o, hre"orh "usua.onS ,.'o .se .so
parH Vaou',les o' anc'ens e'as W o". Wy VIC VIC
mystery ihey aiSo .an W p''.s ,na, .,ss Wv
atory Oh Aua,i as peI.eo' na" Ta ms n,S,u
uon IN the history Oh 'ho raCe. .ne put. na
HuVe az tn's po'hl 'onu n.na Hooy W Wv. ~ .. eo'
shce uhu pnnosopny' So' VIZ go y. ~. ~
earV DAYS oAo Wnu' We arc WI A"s van.
uhs !" 'he wo',u m..o.y, :, 'on . .o ae..'s., .s ~
Aano, ne 'hauo MS 'nuu'coe ."N ~ "."'
shu nus op'nlon III ue uene" 'e"n ' ~ I.
inc .ue" VI pn"o'opno so''lon .r., 'e'1 ~ "s
sse iho M uay ea" u'o u"
ssiue; on uo '.oonu' ."o . 80 ...,". y,
tro'n ianu Sow u'o ,,," AN. 49,
tor 'he oo'i'ns ,ao. ..n ~ p'a.. n ~ .no va.
ray % al auu'uona. 80 -
Inv wa. nau' .' ,"o .u. ~ a"u 49, s, ~
euuel os 80. " | a,,. a.'. ~. w..
e" sen ,.. a. IL .....,,s,S .
oehs li,'u WIN So % ~. -
propou' mn o."'o on sne uss ISL ~. .'. y, :,
,,1s .usns eApoos A' '-