The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
Importance Of Such Training for Youth During Formative
Period Cannot Be Overestimated-It Is Only Means
of Developing Overmastering Ambition to Live
According to the Standards of Christ.
Importance

supernatural destiny. His future use
fulness and happiness are to be built up
on a far weaker foundation. Under the
pretext of presenting what Is essential
to learning and culture the non-sec-
tartan college at least negatively de-
clares religion to be of no substantial
Importance and to have no necessary
place in the development Of mind A.
heart. The boy at school Is i'll prepared
to withstand this influence. particularly
since the subjects offered him for stuGJ
can OF their nature and treatment OBJ
scure his view Of the supernatural and
bury him deeper and deeper in the world
OF nature and sense.
The development Of a keen desire for
scientific knowledge is the characteristic
purpose of many schools OF the present
day. The successful inventions of brill
liant men are impelling the ambitious
to constant and deeper research. and
classrooms OF physical science open wide
their doors to welcome the multitudes.
The method of procedure in the study
Oh SCltnCt Is t1ltlTtly tNIfI ltliN ~
professor and student alike by devoted
study and application gradually force
from nature a knowledge OF the laws
governing her wondrous owe In
~vestigations and experiments follow
fast one upon another. The eager stu
dcrt continues increasingly his search
for the secrets Of science: through 1t
all his mind is engrossed in the natural
causes OF things and his admiration in
grasses as he learns more of natures
onders and OF her beauty. He mar
vels at her mysteries and gives all honor
to human intelligence which has so
successfully solved many OF them for
the benefit OF mankind He learns TO
appreciate the perfection OF various or
gatisms and to place his finger on the
material facts upon which science de-
elares that life depends.
OF itself scientific research leads him
no further. In fact it may hold him
fast in forgetfulness Of the great First
Cause Of all things, the o%mnipotent
Creator himself. At the same time con-
tinLed and successful investigation has
developed n positive distaste for what
ever requires the complete assent of in
.ellect and will. In profound conceit the
young student is ready TO deny whatever
has not been proved in the experiments
of his laboratory. While he has adj
,anced in scientific learning. his knowl-
edge OF religion has remained station
arg. His mind has nothing but the
simple and faint impressions of chIld
hood with which to offset this new view
point so prejudicial to faith and relis-
lows feeling Tho truths of heaven offer
NJ grounds for scientific inquiry they
Are accepted not on the proof of the
experiment. for they stand on the au-
tnorlty and sanction of God.
Unhappy indeed is that scientific re-
search which has shut out from it the
light of faith and a Knowledge of d.
vine truth. The student deprived Of
faith gropes In the dark in his effort
to solve new problems. His lack OF
faith begets encouragement N dims
his appreciation OF life itself. For he
mas utSun 10 thllh tndt lntlc IL a
contradiction between revelation II
science. lie has forgotten that they
both centre in the source Of all truth.
the abiding wisdom OF the Almighty.
Faith and hope and love are the surest
guides in all mans y~earniHgs after
knowledge. In their divine light the
seeming conflict between faith and SCI
ence explains itself. Man has erred
in his calculations or has failed to I'M
dcrstaud the word of God. Faith, hope
and love alone strengthen the students
appreciation of truth, for they teach
him the first principle OF all knowl-
edge-therc is no truth which does not
rest IN God.
From a study of those natural sea-
ences which consider the various work.
ings of nature The student in college and
university begins imperceptibly 10 form
his W philosophy Of life. He longs
to discover some underlying principle
by which his own life and Its mysteries
can be explained. Too often he takes
his place before a professor whose prin-
ciples of life and conduct are positively