The Daily Missoulian., 1911-06-05

his science nor his religion can claim
priority to him.
Whan he first wakes to conscious
ness he is filled within wonder: when
| he, becomes acquainted with the
majesty. the mystery and the gDod-
ness of tho universe l1e is filled with
admiration. lie IN an observing,
curious. thinking being: .desiring to
know, he, puts his faculties to work
i upon. the raw materials of his expert
ence that they may fabrcate into
unity the elements of his knowledge.
This is his reaction upon the material
world; wondor duickens the desire to
know andu understand the enterprise
to which Vt gives rise Is the beginning
of SCIENCE
Soisncs and Religion Akin.
| Wonder and observation awaken q
sonsef of relationship. and enkindls a
desire To establish helpful communion.
for man is essentially spiritual, ana
/ he feels that he is in contact with
spiritual forces; with these he seeks
fellowship. this is his religion. Both
science and religion are different as
poets OF mans reaction upon the uni
verse no inhabits. They are supple
/ mentary, but neither can claim pri-
oriiy to man. Men, In search OF the
| exact facts Of tho universe and the
| law OF existence. view life from tho
! scientific point %, view. Men con-
scious of will In themselves, conscious
Of will apart from themselves. en-
| deavoring to convert will into good
VIII, and to impress their good Will
upon the world of life and action.
while at the same time. striving to
establish themselves with the Supreme
VIII and Power In the universe wher-
ever manifest view life from the re-
ligious point Of view
| Both the scientific and the religious
| view OF life, and nature may be per-
verted. however. But. as the scien-
tific quests of, man deal with the OBJ
jcctive. the visible, the tangible, there
is less danger Of perversion In this
| sphere OF research than In religion.
| which deals with the subjective. the
4 invisible. the intangible and offers
greater liability, M well. At II in
wolves, the emotion and the passionate
devotion IL IN naturally conservative: II
rcverses, and strives to conserve the
past M sacred and holy. forgetting
In IL consuming devotion To past sane
titles tho sanctities Of the present
hour: II tends to guard the beautiful
/ and tho good, OF the past in some
sacred enclosure. as peculiar. unique,
perfect, and an beyond question.
criticism or doubt Its persons and
/ free stewards. its literature ana its
institutions II fain would regard as
| holy. unique ana infallible This is
the beginning of superstition that
feeds like n vampire upon the vitality
of religion. perverts the normal de-
velopment of man. ana destroys the
possibility or symettrical davslOp-
ment This partly accounts for the
fact that the teacher OF religion has
usually stood In the ambiguous posi-.
ton of defender. apologist and advo-
cate of past sanetities, and the de-
posit Of truth vouchsafed to saints
and prophets. believing beyond his
.scntry beat the crystal walls In dan
ger" while living In developing
world of growing thought. of constant
discovery. and ever purer life. To
him. thus. 'the word OF God was
bound" AMI his mind. was not free
TO, roam the bOundless realm OF
thought" This has resulted In, a
thnid adherence to. truths once es-
tablished. to a proclamation devoid of
spiritual and. intellectual initiatives;
life has spent itself. too often thus In
old quests. old digestments: In dog
matte insistence upon ancient stand
ards. increasingly deficient. because de.
prived Of the corrections OF daily
revelation, and OF constant readjust-
mants In tho light OF new truths
which Is ever corrective OF the old
Sc,snes the Servant.
Tho scientific spirit is az devoted
to truth Az, " the religious spirit
both the unperverted and true. are
but aspects OF tho same spirit. none
other than the spirit of God In the
soul OF man. Ihit owing to the
dangers that beset the reli9iDus quest
and service. the scientific spirit Is, 'bs
Indispensable servant Of the religious
spirit. For II IL the questioning
spirit: 1t demands evidence. IL is thf
testing spirit that goes to the ROOT
OF the matters In hand Accordingly
when the religious devotee OF infalli-
pHbebps lSSis hV'bl oVSeie wv
cialties. the scientific man interro.
gates: be, must have facts. evidences
and proofs He says. II an, not "
sus about these infallibilities: let ms
apply the bistorical- scientific spiril
and method; let me yet NJ the facts
all of Them" Believing that what
ever Is. IL excellent and permanent
that whatever of the past IL good IL
by virtue of Its truth, its own surs
defense. needing no sacred enclosure
protected by warning signs 10 preven,
trespassing by truth seekers: that ths
universe viii establish and develop
and protect. by it's own laws ant
processes. whatever Is true, thai
whatever questions the universe sug
gests. the universe will answer with
out reservation to the study OF tn.
facts. Let me illustrate.
While an interested listener to q
discussion carried on by IA big biblio-
taire of the old sort and the scientific
man, few weeks ago, heard thu
former declare with passionate en-
phasls that the Christians Bible wa.
inspired In every letter. syllable and