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Show hill) ntv stum. 1 itislric or ll.lll llmrol, " !" 1 uilj it twit-it, I l li I ll II trill)." 1 Tiie8taJnli' c ty cammed' Frl ,y last Itittruct r Noltiii reslleJ i ami luitrucior I'lilllii 8 Mijiock ilelltcred 0 lecture on the till Jrct, "Don the HtuJy of Bt-lence 1 tut to Infidelity' Tlo ri'takcr sill llio iurtlon was ons nf great lupJtlmce, riccllly to atudcnts wlioeo duty It i to study tileccr Bcltnce Is what It actually kr.nwu wlicllicrtn tlw material unlrtriu nt In the world of mind, and muitLekuowN cJga tliat l etomatlcnlly arratiKtd clMilfled kuowMiic It la huowledtre that 1) truf, complete and ncuirnti, mid Id such form tliat It cn le rtlJIlT employe I lor urfioaet of thoujlil Muili that If railed scloncc If mi th aUni.of purloutuiat con. tilting of Hltle clee than theories uud hrnotticals and nlHiougli thuia may be ufuMlo tlieicleitltt In euaUIng him , loiorch for truth, still they Mono more irlence thnn the culael with which tliotculjtor works U the inn ultlcrnt ttatuo which h kroui;hl forth from the marble. U U this lulee tcleneo that Uat been In ijteat dtgrte tlerauie of dlifute laid to txlit be Ineeutcliuco and faith Iutldellty means want of belief To oi o It meana u illi tllef In ctilaln tlieocrallo Idea of Uirittlanlty, to auoltar tho reecllon of both laltrltl and tbv lllble, and to a third II menua I tie denial of the exltteaie of 11 3d, thli latter Is rnjurly colled alt iliui Does scleticu weaken our fallh In Ural, Jit power, Ilia romlits, or Ills written worot In otbir words, doea It lead to a renunciation of rellulun? II Ihetruoanl tin lalaonro minted lo ua wemuatacult the ono and reject tl o other, because they are In conllict, Lul If two truths aro rneliti 1 wu cau a cu t both nr nject bilh Theru ran te tio GOUlllct betwelll aclilicu ulid rellffion unlets one la falao an I the I i tlur true Ood's trutha mutt autcv whether dlicoiered by lookluk within in on the ecul or without uou tie ! world, whttltrwrlliui by tho finger of Clou Un the strata of until In tht louir aiio, or lui reteed ii on the human limit with Ha full 1 lay of emotloi and paiaioi r He la the author of both und tliuUKliattltneethe may waudi r apart In (.rooktd lathaallll thty murl j evil tually (oineiuittthtr for the ttoal tucli la aiming for la the aamv In religion we worship the Creator, In aclenou wb try lo aliow our onriilatlou of Him by itudylni, what lie liaa cie ated Tl creforu la It not I io tr to aik la It puialble to study the linn II- wotk of Clod nature will out barli k ourfaltliln Him Incriuaed luliadol weakened? Sucrllclal at id) of aclenco may wiakeii but thoroiiih and diop aludy of ecltnce will alieuRtl eu our Ullh In Ood Ihero la no coilllct tetweeu rial fclemn and true rtliKlmi True there has teen a titter and 1 roliaoted waifarecirrleJ in between teleuce and as i ailed re- Union Homell ma the cunll it waa Tm ecoaaloned ty mlauuderatai dintf, nud yfl II u want to ace the whituhealof Ml controversial I aselon ol rv cuotro all Teralmllat , w bu do not dlllir at all, I ul flj who hare ado ted Ullleient worda to exprrsatltoeainorueaiiiUK j lllgoted men, miu loverlnu them j telresvillh thriloak of religion have H lommttted errors aud crl i ea vm II u lecturer hete enumerated aome B of the peculiar notions held ty rellit Jm limine durluu thu middle "rfit mid In Wk latirtlmra Hie notion of II o tarth In belnu a square jlaln at whuao outer )H tdtfre rose inouulalu walla eunorilUK im tl u vault of heaven which wna n IB oryatal roof wheriiu tho fixed atsra jK were set, and over It theauuaii I moon H weie drawn ty the aiiKvls AbiVu K this was tbocehmlal olsteru and still H Bliove the seven starred hiavrn III M whoso hlkhett story dwtlt Jehovah HS "Who la so fooll b," aald they, to On lelleve theearthlo beroundT it II is BB then there must temeii on the other (H aldu with their toolte hlKher than jH thtlr heads where tnea Kruw down vm ward r.d ralii and anow fall aii H waraT" rhoapoatlia were commanded fm to K" Into all the worll and prticli S theOoi'el unto every creature, thejr Hi did notgo to any audi rlof tho world Hp aa the antlpodis,therefore,uo antipodra HI extat lhttu were some of tho doc HI trlnta of the church and to oppose W' tl em was to bo in dangir of losing HI salvation, aud evi n life Hh riiemlsconcetlois K'loed throunh H thecretdaanddoctrlutaof Iheditulu H. ant church or churches have boen Hj eradicated ty science and the reiout H tirand coniettloua of Uod'j woiks V luculiated In their I lace, and the H lllb olnltrprited aright bears out tills K newordtrof thluita K riieroshoild lo no quelllnt, of fren Hj, InveatlKatlou for searclieis after truth, mi whethtrln theology or nature Al K though al times they nuy stem al B1 varlaucr, It will 111 ally lo dlscovited H that the otects of their tiaich are K tl te by sldu In the brotherhood of m- truth m It la aald that In studying science, S revelatloi s are made tliat cauls ui to M doubt tho word of Uod This Is Hots m llerioord of Oodlu tho rocks or re X vealid by the fossils la lu loving Wj haruiony with the voice of revelation J which declana that In the tei,iniilug m Oud ireated the heavrne and the i artli 1 roudtclenco discovered In the di)a of larrlctlllthat the air had wolkht, Lutierualugthulliblorietludtliatll la 9 fact was known if olJ Job roo alinalt n tiioiihunda of years ago, but the uorl I, aaln other things, liaa been blind to 9 the stall n.ent 'Uod makelli the weight for tho wind" rklonu altir H toil aud research, hsstuueided India m tovcrlng tho laws regulating what W Holomon n akeiluln In a few tluglo jK Mriis. "All tho rivers run Into Ihe K tea, jettheseala not full Unto the V lao from whence the rivera lomu S thither they return Hi,alu " liu K author of the volume of rte W Miuii and the liotuto U the M tunic, and II la liuOulblt m for them lo contradict whourhihlly B understood If tho two launot te W rtmnclltd to us, tho fault is ours H g. cau. oof our wcskniH wo are ml ablo 1-1 lo Interpret aright iltliir ono or loo other or both K9 Iloluteriretatlnns of men aro not pun uulisa we iindcr.laid tluuiaud 99 '""elhiniour owu I reiuintly wo WJJJ UKe the word of others upuu BUbJecla Hf i", " ,eJ "tray cither through their M miiundentaudlui. or our ouu do tu Hb !a ountaliiaof uaturi and drink Ihero H inehallowid draughla of trulh rather HjU .,u Imbibe from tlie lni ure vctaela ol (HE rtjudlccd liiMttlgators Wo blioiill 1 "" f oilnlons by things rather I II an lMni,alyoiitili s Tj the true teirchera after knowledgu with tula li luuctlon letolo Ihelr ejis tin re aro fiiw its in tho treis of Ihu foresl, bo ks it m- i l '- ""e in- II 1 1 ill till and m r uons tu Ifio nil 411 oiaj stunts le rathnur leet Willi Hi" K'o 'ill of aclenco grows the rcell 11 Hint tho whole world nroiuliia an I will In u Is ink I ly Ian. All tli 0erailot auf 11a ure llm greslottanl Ihaaiuilleft aroirf mini 1 y law 1 1 even a drop it w iter in be forme 1 ixciit ly luiniutilila laws tl at itilirmli oils wol.ht r voltimi- ihu itciunr t,avo miny uher IIIiitlMtlot a ei d iXlanatioua of il o woidira an I leutitus of n iture, an exltluel also many of Ihrgrounla auJtiat) sof unbelief lu Uod or re. aarl lor relUloii riieae latter wire shown to bo futile nn J narrow an I the letuilof 1 rijudlo! aid inlnu itlitn tlou 11 the ovitwhelnilui, evi OLrrt tliateslttof tliaernl harm my be twoeu truu rellglor and ruilto eme At Ihe ilno or the lictum Ml Isaul II mioy rtilti 1 llllli)' Itari " Miss Jonnii Hoillh rtalnu I structlvu i-tuy uwu "Amer cau Iilliraluro " A ajng Wat mij irautlfully 11 n lend ly MIn ml I Hall mid I'm e Irvlit Mr llel r Ivirain thin Indulged the audio -with "two Wiels III n NutS ell" This latter Item of the program was u ver; nmuilt g and witty iritiutatl n of tuilcs of tho Ihu a, whb.li wire niJi ul) local In their rharaoter All those who toik trt In Illi renltrlrik. of theirograui wire hi anil) aitlaiidcl iijiiii II tailing thtlr re-tliectlvo re-tliectlvo portion After tho bo in lie lion the mittlng adjourned fur one |