SOUL A BRAIN FUNCTION.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 September 1927, Page 8

SOUL A BRAIN FUNCTION.

BISHOP'S VIEW OF SCIENCE.

SERMON WELCOMED BY SIK A KEITH

(Tiocoivcd Monday, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 24

" Increasing knowledge and careful inquiry have continued Darwin's assertion that man is descended from the apes. His theory has stood the test of over half a century's critical examination,." So said the Bishop of Birmingham in a sermon in Westminster xVbbev.

" Darwin's triumph upset the whole theological scheme. He and many others rejoiced because they regarded the assertion that any one church is infallible as impudent and dangerous. Nowadays, however, pseudo-religious propaganda and more shameless superstition are prevalent and sceptical orthodoxy joins hands with ignorant fanaticism. '' In the midst of such decay we should be thankful that science lias preserved the standards which organised religion has frequently failed to safeguard," he concluded. Welcoming the Bishop's speech, Sir Arthur Keith said it must be emphasised that no church or creed possibly was permanent. The soul could only be regarded as a function of the brain.