Show SCIENCE OF TRUTH 0 of a sermon M 0 by sera re mr hr bascom as c the laws of god are the truths of the nu development without truth lesbo as of storT Evoi evolution ution orthodoxy the worst foe to spiritual advancement following is a brief s of a sermon delivered by rev mr bascom on sunday rn morning orning last in the M E church for F or breadth of utterance uncommon amongst orthodox clergymen the discourse is is unique and is a striking evi evidence deDee that the higher criticism is bearing good fruit after reading as text test the chapter of isaiah 8 11 the reverend gentleman proceeded these words stand out ont before the mind mi rid of men with infinite mean meaning inz tile the laws of god are those of the un universe iverie whether relating to mind matter or space the greate greatest bt value which science poa po is in its relation lation rp to human thought tho ight lire life and desti destiny iv the di discovery covery of truth in in science science morals or religion is the work of man anti and constitutes tha methods by which god lead the human race up un higher and higher developing gradually individuals nations and races here is the key which unlocks the mysteries of mans evolution through his torys vast bons eons of time Th the after truth in whatever department of human ens phe rement eats mai s of intellect in motion and thus thua begins the development of his hia higher nature there is no development 1 AN 1 n truth his has uan ii eru ein 1 tj I in e err r r the worlds history is a tragic stogy of the decay of nations thus egypt greece rome even eien the jew jewish ish theocracy lost their when they lost i ight of those truths which perpetuate kid kingdoms doms and advance civilization while we I 1 may not be able to state tile value of scientific truth yet all must perforce admit that the laws which relate to correct rules of life in society as well as aa those which have a bearing upon god and eternity are greater and of morn value thou those laws which refer to mere matter so as we look alon along the match march of human history and witness ne ss the slow but ceaseless evolution age after age it iq i quite easy to see that the men and nations w which have advanced the montare most are invariably bably those who have discovered and assimilated most truth what in one age may have been thought unnecessary elements in ill human development another age has grasped as the truth of real living and by that truth becom ing avery a very part of their being they have so evolved themselves into a higher life the story of man reveals the fact that we of today are hut but the lineal descendents of those who afew ages ago lived in the darkness of cave fastnesses fast nesses and the darker gloom of savage superstition purity was not a in n attribute necessary to a god in the gie gic ap ago look at thy the heroes of homer are arc not dot our prisons today filled with men of better morals than they the meo men of stron strong 0 physical power aud and preter brute passions the men that deceived they of craft of blood and violence were the heroes of antiquity the raco race had bad not grasped tho truth that the higher 0 qualities though the milder were the manlier that in humane actions action in virtue and inte integrity gity lay the true cevelo developing p ing power so it has been all along the fill past Jar earnest riest thoughtful men have wondered if truth would finally bo be victorious ictor ious if we will look b bibb ick to 0 o the time when mail mah was nearer an animal than ho be is ia today we will see that the animal has been steade ly retreating and this the spiritual an and invisible his has steadily been gron growing in evolving if the theory of evolution is but the of tile he slow decrees of gods goda laws and if god is behind it and under it then thell tile the solution of tile the evolutionary problem not only be becomes conics easy and natural but it becomes sub sublime liale the truth then lies revealed that in all the waiting ages of experiment and we hear the voice and isee bee the plans of god the great architect planning thu that th U ill man a n should ascend and ascend the weak become strong the invisible ot of one age become visible to another and the good in men become mightier than the animal in them evolution under god becomes a contribution to faith faith in an universal god in ili moral inoval goodness fodness ness and religious I 1 spirituality a a power invisible has been evo the race upward and onward it is god true principles have hare been his a agents ants in lifting humanity above the brutes by all the laws of the universe that in nay any way affect fechtman man god has been and is speaking all the fierce assaults made upon religion have in the end only exalted the truth in it look at the great revolution in france infidelity fidelity ti was the offspring of a corrupt church the corruption and superstition of the domin dominant fint church drove out such men as voltaire far away from the center hence wo we find them taking the ultra ground und this has always been ahe case in revolutionary stages was voltaire a sceptic of true religion blather was he not an unbeliever in the religion as he saw it in the organized church in france some good people bec become ome fearful and doubtful if gods truth will prevail today because of the un 15 elief scepticism arid and agnosticism of our times the new theology and the higher criticism are looked upon as dangerous to truth if the truth of god will not stand the test of critical investigation and scientific res research arch then let it 4 fall IV wo have nothing to fear but all things to hope bope far from the higher criticism and so ec discovery that man is not a friend to truth troth and progress t who when he be sees these critical movements cries out to his church set the screws of your theology a little tighter raid the conservative preacher hetter better go 0 o back a thousand years than risk an advance uch such people can never be helpful in the evolution of man in any form there are arc men and churches that had rauer ratter rau er see eee the world stand aland still than chan change chane e their theology what is an old moss covered dogma worth if it is not true why should any one be jealous if truth is discovered discover edby by a scientist or an critic outside the church rest assured that truth is of god and can never conflict with human interest the thinking world today is unsettled sometime it seems seem we are on the verge of a revolution in thought let it come I 1 repeat it let it corns come feed minds young anu and old upon truth anti and they will develop into greatness and goodness into purity and holiness and god lik likeness liken enels cs gods truth or word is marching on to the conquest of error and the elevation of man the man or church who is not an earnest seeker after truth and open to receive it stands in the way of gods agencies to human progress while the world thinks and investigates vesti gates and discovers laws lawe and digs to the bottom of bible truths there is hope of the elevation evolution and salvation ef man the scientific world are substantiating old truths as well as bringing forward new ones one and thus coworkers ii ith god they are moving the horld on to its glorious destiny when the earth shall be ba filled with the knowledge of the lord |