The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-18
SAYS CHURCH AND SCIENCE
APE NOT IN CONFLICT.
The Reverend Doctor Jones DE
clares Both Approach God. but
by Different WAYS.

The Church. The Pillar ami Stay Of III"
Irujh vas the theme Of the Reverend
the Hyde Park CousregdtiUnal Church lie
took for hiS text the last half nf | Tim. III.
10: "Thr house Of God. which is the church
Of the living God. the pillar and ground OF
the truth In part. h. said:
The words OF the text have been the
storm center ~ a vigorous anu tons-conr
The faith have been solicitOus lest they De
construed tr support the Romish idea oil Ire
Sss' u ,iutA'titE az NFste" III NJ H
TO avoid this construction they nave AT
tempted to join the terms pillar and stay ~
the trsth t. the context. Great Is the mys-
terry Uf SodlinSss- elC.
This * a. unreasonable us il j. TO make
Timothy himself the pillar and basis Of
truth. We must diyest our minds alike OF
Protestant craftsmanship ami Roman mar
rowness. Paul is eager 10 instruct hia young
disciple in the principles which underlie the
proper conduct or the worship or God =
house. The great apostle ~ the jealous td-
voCate ~ sound doctrine and OF upright Nv
ing. ard hence the eagsTneSs of his desire
To inform Timothy az soon ga possible on
these vital points. This is thu main reason
why he writes at al. instead of waiting Tor
The meeting which he hoped was near at
hand. 'Oraer Il heavens law, and there
must lie 10 disorder in the earthly sancti-
ally. To avoid this regulations are ncces-
sdty. and the ordinances or Coo hnusc aly
Intended 10 promote worship ana prevent
.seif-evident truth needs no demons,ra-
ton. bat IL does need support and encoGr-
agemcnt los, il go unhoEOrcd and unh"ed-
ed. The function Of the church IL To en-
phIsiz. the truth. rather Than 70 originate
II and in its sublime mission the church
with all lis shortcomings. has proven a
VFritdblr liEht In the world.
The True church Of Goa t~hrOCchout IN"
aces has fpstered the faith and encouraged
enlightenment ii has fnuuGed schools ana
supported them. This Is mere than can be
claimed for nfidelity-and Yet the latter
never tires Of snceriEg at the narroNness.
bieotry and beniehteduess of the church.
We continually hear Of III" conflict Of re-
ligiun with science: but there Is really no
such d thing There have been disagree
menis between tleologians and scientists.
il is true. and their wrangies have beer
bitter and their words biting Religion ap-
prodches God on the spiritual side. while
science finds him through natural phenorn-
,na. and both these h1ndmaidS OF the soul
bring the investigator at last 10 the same
primal shrine. The ogmatic th"ologian
often errs. 50 does the dosmIiic scientist
and il j. the dOsmas that clash. and nOt
the divine fCeal. which leads US. Ike Keep
Ter. 10 think Gods thoughts after him
"A little clear thinking will enable Us :"
sec that Paul is correct in calling the
church OF God the pillar ard ground of -"
truth. At times. the church mas been mis-
taken regarding The truth. and has iald
emphasis on scientific errors. But this mas
been because of wrong Science. rather than
because of wrong theology.
THE church compelled Calico to recant'
Granted; hut let Us be fair. and state IN"
facts. Thu Ptolemaic astronomy and not
the AuGustinian theology is responsible for
the situation. II was not religion. but sci
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doy' science. from Plato and Aristotle down
TO Galileo's day, insisted that the earth was
stationary. and that the stellar universe
wheeled around this central orb. PEtha@-
Dream. and even COpernlcan. notions 20
the contrary. were secuted as false by TIE
scientific world. and the theOlOgian believed
the scientist. and thus brought reproIch up
on a long-Suffering church. Sftsr thus MS
leading the churchman, IL is hardly fair f0r
the scientist TO twit him for ms zeal IN cor
recting Calico in the name of the church.
which is the support and stay OF the truth.
But so goes the WORLD
Prove all things: hold fast that which
is pood' This il strictly scientific. and in
accord with Christian ideals. God asks US
not to take anything for granted. and his
challenge from Of old Is. Come. now. and let
us reason together and he il willing 10 ="
put to the lest. BY testing we come TO a
knowledge OF the truth. and when We know
the truth. the truth shall make US ifef-
Thus we attain to the liberty 81 the glory
Of the children of God; for they whom the
Son makes free shall be free indeed tie
is head over all things to the church ana
the great truth underlying all others for
the church. and for The world. Is the truth
that God 50 loved us that he sent his son
to seek and to save that Whi"h was iOsl.
This is the mystery OF gOdline-s' In Christ
Jesus. our Lord. and il is at the root of all
the church's faith. az well IA OF all sifectlVe
christian work. 1t is the mystery uf piety
and OF power. of reverence and OF righteous
ness. which worketh i'm us according To the
unsearchabl~ riches OF grace, which ema-
nate from the Redeemer of mankind
THE mystery which from the begin
ming OF the world hath been hid In God. is
now made known by the church. TO reveal
unto the principalities and powers In heav-
enly places the manifold wisdom OF thr
Most High. In this lies the pre-eminenc"
OF the militant Zion in the earth As Il
matter of fact. the church has been TN"
champio of progress in such things But
an Of this has been accessory and OF sec
ondary Importance. It's primary work mas
been TO establish and defend divine truth.
aud To bring the world from the darkness
of Sin TO Gods marvellous light. Culture =
great. hut character is greater. and I'm thai
which contributes to greatness of character
and geruineness OF conservation. the church
has always excelled. Not that this divine
institution has been faultless. for II has not;
bCt in spite OF its drawbacks. II stands at
The head of all eaTth's greatest institutions
in the loftiness of its aims. and In The sub
Unity of its achievements This II no FAINT
nr,is,. neither il Il undeServed. The pillar
and ground Of thu Truth fills the largest
place in the Almighty's plans. and in con
nection with il are found the Savior's fond
est homes. The DaSt has been checkered.
Int the future Is full OF promise. christ
loves his church. and he viii Sanctiiy and
cleanse il, so that at The last he may pre-
Gent II To himself Il glorious church. not
having spot. or wrinkle. or any such thing
and WHICHEVER may BE- its vicissitudes its
final triumph will be complete