The Relation of Science and Religion.pdf - Online Christian Library

76' SCIENCE AND RELIGION.flat surface on which are based the pillars upholdingthe heavenly kingdom into which theSaviour has entered.This short reference to the structure andrelative position of the earth, will suffice toillustrate the fact that in dealing with the allegedconflicts between religion and science,it is needful to cast aside a number of manufactureddifficulties, which do not arise fromlegitimate interpretation of Scripture. Theparticular criticism here introduced is adoptedfor a general purpose,-to lessen complications,and secure a proper understanding ofthe actual relation of the Bible to scientificresearch.From a very early period in the history ofscientific inquiry, it has been more or lessclearly recognized that the Bible is not a science-revelation,but a revelation of religioustruth and duty, discovering the true ideal anddestiny of man in fellowship with God. Letus have it kept clear on both sides, that thereis no divine revelation of scientific truth. Natureis its own revelation, and the only revelation,whose secrets must be laboriouslysought out by successive generations of investigators,from all of whom is required pa-