Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-18
bible AND SCIENCE:
. WILL OLD BOOK STAND?"
Subject of DR.. Len G.. Brough-
ton in Grove Avenue Bap.
tist Church.

Old Book Stand4" was tho subjoot
.'chosen by Rev. Len @. Broughton.
ID. D.. tho pastor. In Grove Avenue
Baptist Church last night. Dr.
Broushton said. in part:
Ever since tho word scionce has
boon In uso. tho infldcls. critics ana
skoptlc3 of the Biblo have rcsorted
TO IL as n mighty fortress from
which to hurl their blows at the
Bible. and despite the fact that many
times they have been captured, they
como again, rcasserting themselves
with renewed energy and determining
ton.
AZ tho present time they are do
ing this with great force and. In
some sections. with great success
Itcccntly one OF the most substan-
tal English papers has said. The
world viii never know the hur,tul
power OF the effort by certain men
IN the puipits Of this country to de-
atroy faith In tho Bibie-and this
thcy have done I'm tho name OF
science. The average man knows
practically nothing about science.
Ito does not even so much as know
tho meaning OF the word The
preacher, therefore. who cares to
deal IN such matters viii find IL easy
much easier than the world thinks
to shake the confidence that men
hav" In tho integrity Of the Bible.
What Il pity it is that there secms
I" ho no way 10 get rid OF suc..
teachers aud prcachcrs'
The sam" thing can he said with
respect TO this country II is an
rarcntly recent thing that we
lave had to deal with such teach
inE In " "Nn country. especially
her" In the South, where faith In the
Bible has always been 80 strong and
uushakablc.
Here is a single instance which
viii illustrate the bnneiul effects Of
snch teaching In our midst. /
Hnow womnn who WAS once re-
Eardc1 as the most active Chrly,ia,.
WORKER IN her community. She wa.
connected with every good enter
Prise Of the church. She was cs.
peciA!!y conspicuous as souI-wln
nor. Inc fact is. her useful life was
thH topic OF conversation I'm her cir
Gle. THIS woman i.!l into the hands
OF = pastor whose highest ambition
seemed to be that OF imprcssiug the
community with hls learning. Du>-
Ing Ills ministry. II was said by ,hos.
who watched him close. ,aat he
talked far more about science than
anything else
This beautiful young Christian
WORKER knew practically nothing
about science. and being loyal
Wcmbor OF her pastors flock, she
coon found herself Weakening in her
faith In the Bible. ana with this
Weakening OF her fa.th, she began to
let up III her Christian work.
been n complete change In her Who'll.
religious life. Her usefulness 10 tn.
church and tho cause OF human!ty.
Is almost a thing OF the past, /, is
indeed "a sad picture
'WhHt Ia Scicncc."
i'ut 1t is not our purpose here 10
deal with such Instances They ar.
too numerous. / only mention this
one TO show tho great need OF in
forming Ourselves on the great fun
"!hmental principles OF science tina,
We may hc prepared TO deal with
such infamous parading OF spurious
knowledge which is destroying III.
'aith OF our people.
nc first question 10 face Is I.
proper definition of science. What
rs science? II Is n French word. de-
rived from the Latin. which means
'''s ~" applied to things
about us, /; ia the knowledge n,
), ps'heipies' that which we know
about things as we find them I'm tho
world around us. This H. science
true science. When one speaks
therefore. OF science. he is supposed
!" speak OF what IS known and no,
whnt is supposed. when one speaks
"i the science OF creation, he IL
supposed 10 refer to what is known
"h"ut creation and not what soma
lhfoFlst has claimed CONCERNING II
Let this fact be kept In mind as
We proceed In the treatment of our
subject Let 1t be remembered that
we are not to try the Bible by mere
'he"TicS OF so-callcd science, bu. Nv
that which science has actually cs-
t""IIshed-that which is known.
The bible and Science
10 we hnd that the Bible is in
ha[ monH with science. or do we
hnd to the contrary?
IN answering this question. let
l,'o say hrst OF all that tho Bible
does not claim To be n tcy;hook q,
science: ~ is to bring man to God,
nut u is Impossible to do this win.
out here and there giving form some
Nscientinc principles
Accepting this TO be truc doo,
tho Bible. where IL touches sciontinn
matters, agree with the teaching of
Now. In answering this question.
would unhesitatincly Affirm maj
INC hible agrees with all truo
science; that there has not yot boon
demonstrated single settled fac,
In science that contradicts a single
sc''Ied iact OF Bible teaching. or
course am referring TO truo
science that which is actually
known. ana not human theories and
specuiations about science.
There is nothing more unsettled
nan science. Even today. with all
the accumulated knowledge thai No
nave. we find il Ia the state Of y,cu-
iation. IL makes broad claims rnr
th's or mat and tomorrow Il re-
F"diates tho whole Of It. There arc
every Few principles that science b..