Religious.

Bruce Herald, Volume X, Issue 955, 6 November 1877, Page 3

Religious.

THE EELATION OF GHIUSTIAJfITY SCIENCE A&D CITILISATION. v The Rey.; Professor Salinond delivered a learned and eloquent lecture on this subject in Christchurch lately.' Admitting ail the great and good results of science and tbe impetus it gives to the progress of civilisation, he expressed his conviction that, science had not, as was sometimes sbaliowly and vauntingly., asserted, dis^ covered any real trutbb at 'real variance with the Bible. In dealing with the statement made by ecientials regarding the dogmatism of the Church, be showed rhat the accusion applied with aa much forpe to Bcien»}i»tg As to theologians, and. pointed out that the oppsnepte of religion make the glaring mistake of confouodibg jhe clergy and the (3hu.reh with phrislianjty. Scientists talked of the nop-progreseive-ness of the Church, but modern materialists themselves were, only saying over again what ''■' had be'eri: said' by pemocritus and Lucretius long a<_o. He ehowed tbat Christianity, instead of being Opposed to progress, bfcd ftppn the Tester mother of arts and learning, and £he active promoter o/iptelleciual activity. j ■-..... r .:. . HOW TO S3?END.*H|S sp^DAY. Pr Marcus Dods made some remarks on the way to spend the Sunday at a conversazione lately, J-erifield Street Free Church, Glasgow, ; of wbiph t-.he! reverend gentleman is pastor, hjas for two ; years had services in the morning and evening, instead of in the morning after- ; noon, as. is customary. Dr Dods considerjs this arrangement bas been entirely satisfactory, and he heljeves the day will come when people jjyiU lpok back^ with surprise to Jibe time when iChrjstians thought the only thing tp do on Sunday was to listen to sermons and read 'good books. He dwelt upon , the necessity there was for looking after the religious education of the yourig, a«4 jsa'H there could be no better time than .Sunday afternoon for that purpose. . If; we were, .-to. be kept from j; be contagion of false doctrine, and the taint of those etrapge opinions that were floating about, we must be caught young" arid indoctrinated # useful Bible $rut|».^