The San Francisco call., 1903-12-08
SCIENCE NOT CREATIVE.

SCIENCE NOT CREATIVE.
DR.. Vanhee asked whether any of the
sciences could create the sun, the
moon, the stars. Could it be said of
science, he asked, that she was self
existing that she was capable of crea-
ton? He replied in the negative and
declared that God was the original
source of all knowledge and his will
was revealed by holy men of old and
proved by the miracles of Jesus Christ.
the only mediator between God and
man.
The Rev. James Woodwork spoke to
the subject and Professor Day said
that there must be subordination some
where. He said that they must have
material before they could have the
science of geology or astronomy. To-
day, said Professor Day, they. found
men meeting and looking eye ITO eye
and coming to mutual understanding.
Peace, he said, and not strife was DOM
mating.
The Rev. E. E. Clarke was of the
opinion that the intelligence of the
people was sometimes overrated and
held that from his experience the peo-
pie did not study Darwin and Spencer.
The Rev. Mr.. Clarke did not attribute
the lack of attendance at churches to
unbellef, but he considered that the
swirl of modern enjoyment was re-
sponsible.
Following the Rev. Mr.. Clarke came
the Rev. DIR. John T. Wills, who de-
clared 1t as his opinion that the people
of San Francisco did not fail attend
ing the churches owing to any un-
belief, because he and other ministers
could testify that the very men who
did not do so were the very first in
time of trouble to come to the min
lister. That showed belief in those
very men who abstained from attend
| ing their church, a neglect probably
due to surrounding circumstances.
Redolpho 3. Hummel, student at
Stanford University, spoke of the great
good that was being achieved by the
prayer circles in which Stanford stu
dents take part privately.
CHRISTIAN ABNEGATION.
The Methodist ministers met at Ep-
worth League Hall yesterday. The
Rev. L. H. Baker, an evangelist from
Ohio, in speaking of the Pentecost, de-
clared that there was not enough
brotherly feeling among ministerial
bodies. He regretted that, as a rule,
there was not that Christian abnega-
ton to influence a person who was
being appointed to a good holding to
step back and advise that one whom
he knew to be equally competent, but
O !. ! O
made to him by McClung when the lat
ter was informed that he was about to
die DR.. Shiels repeated the statement
of McClung, who had informed the
doctor that Garnett had sought to harm
Mrs Colt and in defending her he (Mc-
Clung) had been threatened by Garnett
and shot by him in the struggle that
followed between the two men.
There was a slight tilt between DR..
ShieIs and Attorney Afford for the de-
fense when the attorney cross exam
ined the Witness.
| Afford Sought to ascertain how far
below the bullet had lodged in the back
of McClung compared to the point of
entry DIR. Shiels answered by telling
/ of the distance in ribs and spaces. but
! Afford wanted to know the distance by
actual inches.
Am l testifying as witness or as
an expert?" replied DIR. Shiels. "I am
telling you by anatomical distances and
not by mathematical measurements.
/ The width of the ribs of a man varies
from the width Of the ribs of baby
Attorney Afford denied any intention
of being technical with the witness and
ended his cross ss-examination.
DEFENSE OF INSANITY.
! Nora Kenealys maid at the Palace
Hotel, repeated the testimony she gave
at the Coroner's inquest. Her evidence
simply tended to show that she had
seen Major McClung in a wounded
condition in Mrs. Colts rooms and of
( the witness handing Garnett his over
: coat when he returned to the apart
ment shortly after the shooting of Nc
| Chung.
Detectives Cody and Ryan testified to
securing the revolver used by Garnett
in shooting McClung and the arrest of
] Carnett in Oakland and the statement
made by the latter that he had shot
McClung in self-defense, as already
! published in The Call.
Owing to the absence of DR.. Baciga-
lupi. the autopsy surgeon, the further
hearing of the case was adjourned un-
! til this morning at 10 o'clock.
Attorney Afford, who represents Gar
! nett, stated yesterday that he would
not make any defense for his client in
! the Police Court and that he would
not put Garnett on the witness stand
| this morning From Affords statement
Garnett's defense will be that of in
sanity.