| Show HARMONY IN ALL TRUTH NO CONFLICT BETWEEN AND TRUX RELIGION careful observation and sound reasoning boning on all matters relating to mans condition and happi happiness and works of creation to that end only serve toes to establish the fact of harmony existing with ith all truth whether of science philosophy morals or religion all truths that relate to man the ur universe iverse and god are but god gods as truths and must be as harmonious in all aja their rie relations lations as are the attrib attributes utis of his character there can be no more controversy be tween science and religion than between j ustice justice and mercy gods words and truths in all the the realms of intelligence are as perfectly in ill unison as his works are mysterious in all their multitudinous relations and abot spheres their creation displays his wisdom and power to bring brine order out of chaos and harmony out of diversity j 1 11 lie e is the great fact of all facts and oust be the standpoint from whence 0 o reason in order to arrive at correct conclusions the revelations of god to man as reatea atea to revealed religion can no more disagree with any science that relates to his works than his works can disagree with his words for they are arc created oy by his word the deat creations ions will unmistakably reflect the character of the creator it has been claimed by some that the truth of revealed religion does not always accord with the facts of science it to Is reasonable to suppose this idea possibly possibly sibly may be incorrect there have Eos been een many illustrations of this liability to err in conclusions arrived at by bk men when they have failed to reason from the ultimate fact or fact of facts which they have not comprehended ended A tact fact is a thing that is not something that may be an intermediate fact even is not likely to be fully comprehended unless one knows the ultimate fact upon which it depends numerous Nam erous facts were known to the ancients irom from which they formed a theody of the motions of matter both in relation to the earth and ot of the heavenly bodies but many of their views were false because the ultimate fact was to them unknown when the law of gravitation was discovered the comparatively ultimate fact a theory of motion aud and even a science of astronomy tr became possible with ifie the chemist bodies have been supposed to be simple which have nace since been found to be compound aund and toe the discovery of like facts facts have at times changed nearly the whole science of chemistry the same may be said of electricity magnetism and and many other silences chic n have been subjected to such rigid investigations as have brought forth new taets facts reaching jar far beyond and revolutionizing tion izing theories that were once considered founded in truth these lachese errors of science have arisen irom too hasty conclusions from assuming that to be an ultimate fact which was not so it is upon like false assumptions that some have proposed boar to ar ram science against theological facto and ada truths of divine authenticity facts are the foundation of all ail science and they must mast be such as may be verified by truth emanating from the highest recognized source of truth which is no less than god in him all facts and till all truths harmonize and all theories upon which true science is constructed roust grow out of a knowledge of gods truths what is true of physical science Is equally true of intellectual and moral science facts mediate and ultimate must mast exist or such a s science is not possible early systems of moral science assumed fact as explaining human existence and the universe and reasoning from such assumption resulted in gross absurdities in conflict with facts and human consciousness some have endeavored to account for the existence of man and the world by assuming a world of necessity sity from the law of cause and effect and man a merb prisoner upon it who only acted as he was acted upon for him there was colaw of obligation no right no wrong at times unfortunate but never criminal the epicurean and the stoic have each had bad their peculiar views ot of mans existence and i the world but failed to comprehend the facts or verify them no correct moral system mn can be constructed ted unless the facts and theory of life are truly comprehended the facts must be found and the relations and life which abich these facts imply must be determined moral science is a science of duty involving ull all the great important facts of human lite life especially that of human consciousness this law of duty and the grounds and reason of the law will be found when comprehended fully lu in accord with the divine will and mans consciousness of his exercise of freewill free will I 1 abraham and other men of god sought diligently to learn of him and know of his wonderful works they were admitted to his presence and ag held converse with rim him the visions of their minos minds were opened to behold the many kingdoms and worlds created and the different degrees of glory which belonged to them all moving in harmony with the divine mind each to the glory power and happiness of ang anether ther and all to the glory of god to te the immortality and eternal life of man these favored men of god have bare testified of the order and harmony that prevail throughout infinitude to the extent of their spiritual vision and comprehension all theories upon which any system of science is construct ednot in accord with the divine arrangement and the revealed truths of the creator and ruler buler are mere absurdities are false and all persons who wilt will not harmon barmon ze their lives with the facts and truths trams of god and his works and be lully reconciled reconell ed to him can never be like him never partake of his glory nor aar dwell in his presence however much this view of harmony in all truth oay may seem to reflect U upon 1 n the distracted condition of ua the many beets called christiana and their opposition to each other which often results in relentless persecution se it matters tuat not dot it if all truth is in harmony with itself its advocates to be consistent must be equally so and there is undeniable truth in the declaration I 1 except ye are one ye are not mine science roll religion ion Ihil philosophy and in 00 bied all al revealed truth aril but parts of 0 one wind grand whole channels through which streams of knowledge flow from one great reat fountain all hu humanity may dring drink from these streams ot of the waters of life and live the study and knowledge of gods work is glory and the moral and spiritual perfection which attain to a knowledge of him it is eternal life fc S W B R |
