The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-14
FIRST OF THE BOVINE
LECTURES WAS
FINE
Boston Lecturer Made Philoso-
ply a Business That is
Every Mans.
LARGE CROWD AT
THE M. T.. CHURCH
"The Theistic Outlook" Sub.
ject Last Night Second of
Series Tonight.
LARGE CROWD AT
THE II. e. CHURCH
(By Rev. G. L. Powell. Minot.)

(By Rev. G. L. Powell. Minot.)
An attentive, deeply interested and
thoughtful audience assembled in the
auditorium of the First Methodist
Episcopal church last night to hear
the distinguished philosopher of Bos-
ton university deliver his first lecture
in connection with the series to be
given this week under the auspices
of Wesley college, as already an
nounced in these columns Students,
professors and clergymen were much
in evidence. The citizens also were
present in large numbers, so that the
spacious auditorium was comfortably
filled. The subject of the lecture was
The Theistic Outlook" and 1t was
treated in such an illuminating way
than an abstruse theme was rendered
SO exceedingly interesting and de-
cidedly instructive that even "popu-
lar" audience might enjoy it highly.
Philosophy is not everybody's bust
ness" and yet DR.. Bovine possesses
the happy faculty of making it so. DR..
Robertson presided and in his own
happy manner introduced the lecturer
of the evening. A brief outline fol-
lows:
About generation ago theistic and
religious thought was greatly dis
turbed by conditions prevailing in the
scientific and philosophical world. It
was the reign of skepticism as repre-
sented by such men as Tyndall,
Romance, Spencer and their school.
This choatic situation was produced
by the formidable generalizations of
evolution being confidently given to
the world in high sounding phrase
ology. and at time when the leaders
of religious and philosophic thought
were taken by surprise and alto
gether unprepared to stem the natur-
alistic gust. But in the early eighties
a change of thought took place.
Skepticism began to decline until now
we have the most friendly feelings
existing between science and religion.
Each has come to understand the
other and the warfare has happily
ceased.
Now, the materialistic interpreta-
ton of this period was of two-fold
origin, namely, (D a multiplicity of
facts, which conditioned a disturb
ance in the mental equilibrium, and
men thought the end of all things was
imminent. In order to reach readjust-
ment time was needed. ca The re-
sultant philosophic attempt to deal
with these ascertained facts was SUI
perficial and crude. This philosophy
regarded Jumps as the only realities
and consequently class realism held
sway. Matter We know but what is
spirit?"
1t was impossible that such con-
dition of things should long continue.
Today a happy change is manifest
We have a deeper and better philo-
sophical insight, with the result that
the partition of territory between
science and philosophy is clearly
marked and the boundaries closely
established. No need exists in this
age for the founding of chairs in our
theological schools to bring about a
reconciliation between science and
religion.
This division of territory has en-
abled science to confine herself to her
special field-that of dealing with
phenomena, and here we come into a
realm of uniformities of co-existence
and sequence. How things come
about in scheme of law is. the spec
ial problem of science. The knowl-
edge thus obtained does not depend
on philosophy and religion. and is
exceedingly useful in the practical
outworkings of life.
Philosophy, however. finds itself in
another realm-that of reality. 1t has
to do with causality-with the dyna-
mic system behind all phenomena.
Philosophy's province is to discover
and show intention. will, purpose. in
the great movement and ingoings of
life and the universe. With this I'M
derstanding, it will be readily seen
that science and religion are not OPP
posed to each other, but are, indeed,
supplementary. This distinction be-
tween science and philosophy clears
away many difficulties from the doc
trine of evolution. Q) as a descrip-
ton of an orderly process by which
phenomena have come about, it may
be accepted, but (2)) when it offers
as metaphysical explanation-that
is, sets itself up as theory of casual
ity-it must be discarded and regarded
as the essence of "philosophic litter
acy." The aim of philosophy is to
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the process of evolution and to eX-
hibit guiding intelligence, will and
power in the whole age long move
ment.
Here DR.. Bovine emphasized the
conclusion as a return to the doctrine
of the divine immanence and showed
its significance for life in its mani
fold relationships. He declared that
the line OF demarcation to be not so
closely drawn as we have been taught
The natural roots continually in the
supernatural, and the supernatural
manifests itself in the orderly work.
ings of nature. in Him we live and
move and have our being"
The lecture tonight will commence
at O'Clock sharp in the M. E. church.
1t is desirable that all who propose
attending be present at the opening
so as not to interrupt proceedings. A
general invitation Is extended, and all
will be welcome.
Is Improving.
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