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ORGAN OF rnmlW vol: xviii. NUMBER 43 A PROGRESSING'1 LITER A R’! AND DEBATING EQCIETY. The Petto# ‘Literary Society c John Wealey/A. M. E. Zion church of Pittsburg, Pa., is the leading or ganization of itskind in the city. I has among its membere lawyers, doc tors, besidesmuny graduates from the different c^le^p,. Papers are reac and debated, that wop Id do credit t( any school or assembly. The lecture room is crowded every Monday even ing before bight o’clock, all anxiouf to listen ^oatbe eloquent, talk from some of oar most intelligent young men. John Wesley is making her way to that goal to which it wants to attain. Rp£ F. A.' Ciihton is the captain. He.has all the sails set with every sailor at his poat. The members pounded hidt on the 23rd of October and gave him'Vith the presiding elder, a reception 6n the 24th. We have organized a Woqraa’s Homs and Foreign Missionary Society with Mrs. F. A. Clinton as president, and also a Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, both of which have a healthy appearance. The following address entitled “Is Science a Antagonistic to the Doc-; trines of the Bible?” was delivered] before the Pettey Literary Society by | Mr. E. S. Dickerson, at John Wesley j Church: Among the rations subjeota that are being agitated by the great minds of the Nineteenth Century, there is none de manding more attention than “The rela non existing between Science and the Bible,” a snbje :t hu b**n rttemused by the learned of the orient as well as the ooeident Even the school boy with his limited knowledge has oeen bold and stepped out ana into this great intellec tual battle. That it is a question that should be oarefully studied by all de nominations of Christians is not to be disputed ; for the sceptic and infidel are attacking your sruards with this weapon. It is well that you shonld look after and protect youx belief. Bring your son and daughter into the strong fort and having armed them-with truths defy scepticism and infidelity. Many ory out: “Away with your Infidels;” but when they ap proach us and bring as their weapon of defense Science, we can say, “Come on foe, for we fear you not, and in such a battle array victory surely must be ours ” Evolution plays a great part in this momentous battle that Is being waged, and the evolutionist, on aocount of his views, comes into prominence, meeting the approbation of one fasti on and the condemnation of the other. That * God created the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that therein is" h»s never been denied by Science ; neither has Sol-’ ence made any statement that could just ly be said was made with the view of disregarding the laws of the Bible. It , is true, however, that statements are < made whioh seem to be contradictory, , but a correct interpretation will prove , quite the reverse. To illustrate: “God created man in his own Image, In the s image of God created he him.” Some , u»ve ouuobyuiou, nuu oave proved sac oeaafully in many instances, to impress upon the youthful mind that God made man physically as himself, and hare gone so far as .to impress some that He made man out of clay and moulded him with His hands as a ohild moulds olay, breathed into him the breath of life and called him man. Science says to that same mind that God to-day is making man from the dosf; but that God has no hands, He has no breath, there is no God pbysioally, man la not the physical image of God, that it was impossible to mould without hands, breathe frithout breath and, therefore, the work was im possible. The fanatic will not listen to argument, but only looks at the surface and then brands the man or woman who dares to believe such as soepties, and thereby impress the youth that since toe Bible will not .bear inspection, it Is er roneous; while the fact of the ease is that the Blbia speaks of the Spiritual Man and Science of the physical man— the substantiating Science. God is im mortal—an infinite spiritual being. God la everywhere!at the same moment; He Is omnipresiqt ^ ▲ spirit hm no physical organisation from the standpoint of being God made man In his own ^ * but the Vis f throughout, while figures of speech from the hyperbole to the simile, ear found scattered here and there, breaking the monotomy and proving more inter eating as well as beneficial. History, as * tronomy, rhetoric, geography, enoyclo » pedia; such a hook is the Bible. He mai • has ever written a more beautiful flgur< t of speech than “Gk>d shall make ham , his strong right arm." The right arm in itself, is strong; bait when we wish to attempt a task that shall require extraordinary energy, wi ' roll np our sleeves—make bare oui > arm. God (nested the heaven*, the earth, caused mountains to spring up, the waters to divide, spoke order out of chaos, and not once do we hear mention that He even so muoh as raised His fin ger. But beware, something terrible is about to happen HeSnot only Intends to make His arm frit, but, in order that the result will be gnat, He shall exert himself—make bare his arm. The writer wishes to imoreu upon this faotand uses this beautiful figure of speeeh. Again : “God created the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that therein is in six days." GoJ, as Science claims, was thousands of years preparing the habitation of man. Science claims one theory—and theory, if you please—that, at one time, this earth was a molten mass whioh was hurled out into space and has : gradually beoome cooler; that from time to time changes took place until it was fit for >man. Job says “ there was no rain fell upon the earth, but that a mist arose from the earth and fell" Science claims that this mist became so great that it he* formed three-fourths of the earth s surface When the Bible has stopped Science has made her founda tion. , Division of lime into day a, weeks and months is\bat of repent origin and then fore oannotN.be the same at the old day _Ll.t._It _ ___■ m vug UvvUi tguug Ui ^rtWb events Dr. fbinrage, one of the most eminent divines, said: “God knoM&o day, no yetr, no century: a day in his sight is a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day. He reckons by time in finite.” There are a great many forms of re ligion j yet, bear in mind, that we are not discussing any one of these, bub the source of them all, and the question as to the relation ot theology, one of the soienoes, and religion, while it would possibly come under our subject, it In lt self would require more study and more time for a thorough discussion as a par ticular science. The antagonism bet ween Science and. Religion, about which we hear so much, appears to be p arely factitious—fabri cated. on the one hand, by short-sighted reli dons people, who confine a certain branch of science, theology, to religion; and, on the other, by un equally short lighted scientific people who forget that Science takes for its province only that which Is susoepUb’e of olear, intellectual comprehension, ani that ontside the boundaries of that province, they must' be content with imagination, with hope ind with ignorance. And It seems that he moral and intellectual lrc of the civilized nations is the product of thjkt nteraotion, sometimes in way of antag mism, sometimes in that ^profitable exchange. Our art and science am the ootttribu lions of the Aryan races; but the nesence )f our religion is derived from the Se nerao. a iacuity oi wratn lay in tnose i Qcient Isrealttes, f and ante! y the pro* phet’s staff would have made swiftao jiaintance with the head of the eohoiar irhc had asked whether, per-adventur**, die Lord further required of him an ex-< pliclt belief In tike aoouraoy of the cos mogony of (Genesis. The antagonism of icienoe ia not to religion, but to the leathen survivals and thebad philosophy inder which religion herself is often eell-nlgh eras aed. And it ia to be hoped that this antagonism will never cease; trat that, to the end of time, true Science will oontinue to fulfill one of her moat benefiwnt fnnotiona—that of relieving men from the burden of ffclae Soienoe whioh ia imposed upon thtm. Science oan never, even if ahe ahould iesire to do so, prove a auooeaaful ad* versary to the dootrinea aa laid down In. the Bible. Let the llgbtof Science be thrown on the Bible; let .the young see that It shall-be the survival of the fittest, and the dootrinea are only made stronger by the oonflicta. • >> •/, . , ,s< \*. M adden^T^Tbe^ FAST TABLE TALK. m mm BY RiMT J. B. SMALL, D. T>. V? Editor.—I tbittk it «• da# to -5--—Til influe nee to the vindicatfot pf itsor ganano in titutions, an “ am orflon&awi toying to i iog aspersions; but stsftamentemay be, one ie totoft thit. ^re ar^ more facts in tbem thaa ftanoM. uoscj-. Some time ago some occurrence took place in our church which »6e* “ ms* KM . „„, that York cfc«|fph underthe pastorate of Dr. Small, is divided, and about sixty-five members went out and formed themselves into a Preabyte rian church. A* a natural consequence, many oil the brethren , gave t^epr version of the matter as the* thought beet, and of course some did opt fail topensure the pastor for his action. At first I thought, hearing the various reports, to have made a correct statement in the Sr an,’ but finally determined ltd allow the matter to adjust itself, be lieving that truth will triumph, and if let alone the sooner. At my last quarterly conference, the ©fecial members of the church offer d a eries of resolutions setting forth the true condition of the church which were unanimously adopted, showing its spiritomi and financial condition and heartily and enthusias tically approved and commended'tike administration of toe pastor, and rf* quested that the pre» unble and reso lutions be published/iu the Stab of Ztoxr. . i; A singular coincidence occuired on the Pocasion. Contrai y .to my kopwl* edge; or that of apy ®e«**r P&eWtL board.JRe*., J, , Wt Smii conference correspondent, happened to bs present, beard the reeoUi$>i£ and the warm and favor able discus sion* on them.: They werwpla^in hia hands by the mamliers of* the quarterly confers-CO and requested to have them published./ That ,was September 6. According to hia state ment he sent t 'e document to the Stab in a day or two from its re* ceipt. , 4 ^ . ; _v :r ' r \ "" y 1 supposed matters intended to cor reot erroTieoqs reports of themselves would be allowed the right ’ of id!<wr official journal and "morh so since the articles of Rev. J. W? Smith have nad peculiar pi ivilege. But notwithstaoding afl these favota ble considerations to immedtain pub lication, the at tide has not appeared in the Stab to the present, nearly two months. And Rev Smi h in formed me that he wrote and in quired why his articl- containing those resolutions hap been suppressed,1 and two weeks ago I wrote to yon, MUr: Editor, inquiring why the article had not appeared and stating that I thought articles of that kind, where' reputation was at stake and false ports of quarterly n f add the have not beard from you, tfbjj paper nQt having; been «-.u 1 was iatencfedas an answer'. :• .. •» i, tw Vrho does his dof^to his c! oonaection in the spirit in which try tq perform my and tries $th ttbes been the pleasure of souk to -• n It this church .hdUpe% diyjd rumor has it w«!d.^iw thing impowiWe tO^lN1.! Children's Pgf colfc^ipngfej legfc Hirould noth*?*^*®!* to pay the presiding skUrji^ the quarterly eonkiepoe,a»4 nrittsl tbst tJVf wise** Keen midi tQ above the wor’d uid£M crowned the fffbn wHfe -1 itwiufomi &*' divides break peraudethsmtqdesiit, VlMMMf » they KB flhrirti^^ they tbey w%J jproo* to those lefcw win brou|bt ttyfcf* they we ihey h*nk*3L;}f** ' Christianity. 3« lJM4$$kr *«*4JUiW® Pleiwe wbji^i # and staid yoor f 'brother to ootne wd see. fiHif REPORT OF i W ^^tLfcE- BEtlWOT SCHOOL COMVENTIGH: ,: ,1 :AXDimtWr*<sQX' ■:?j' J' yEREN*rfft:!T vl' StatewiH* district oonferenoe _ and Sunday school co*?<snRg eon varied ih Watkins’ eh»pel, Moores »Ulie, IT. a, Oe|oberlO, 1894._Con ierenoe opened with Re*. attbjfi Marabkr* our beloved presiding ejder .&*»<> d>Devotion^ «er^i« wert Ouiirii**te4 by the ca«j “<* Jfcw. f. A.. mu* »a j. Hrtenii * * *?®* ^5 jmirkehy pr«t dw« fdder. Hoopenjd tijei dottfbrence *. >f *«adinr**« chapter cdP Jb^i* . RhV»y ^ ;ff* hymn Britton addresse d ilw Grace. The most of,the rnioisU If answered to their i **««r*J!l9*I*T thing ia order tnt IfW afflbera. Rev. D. C. CoTingtoa.«JfE| Rev. & M. Btetiitioinj IS reporter 2>tbeSr*! W» W#wte P** have erected at Betbaiiia a Of diout cburdt iwu^ dQ^SO feet had lopgiiooe thou^t tp ha ve& our church* but fox the moo^y which h» “to, part of l be eowttf^jre/^a^Qm to tmve flow; circuit wrue time «- Np^p^M amidBtthe hard i)^ hehaa .&$» aM tif fP#e>ideeee.fU9flneded^i^ fogthebilfcaitept Cwpite dhJFW many reaped#. „ w;^ t The 4at Jk»d«i ^ aod wbv it was a ted oor otaMb.^Aw#,. chnrck,Mn; Am* »P«Wfe yoaftt gtMwM'n.Jfe'J («««•); <«br*»._P*«w 0«l iM«4 WMi •B (4 C) DISTRICT COTOEMWUE. v ,r r; Bd*orrXh* Charter district Nww> tf tfce . A. M. Zion ob, manned at Ouwtont Grove * “ T«e»*» Qouba 1«,X&t. ! A m.,.*!* FiaOdiag («4er D. SSS'fiSSs^S afd stated that Ber. (Omgorj would preach Bov. R. A. McCreary Hied tie fccoud kyam “O fur » heart to prate mj God” was 3ua£ by the cm fenhee, .efter which Jh* prcettug ftifmfmmpnjnt. mm,ms n«* Tkj nrewir1-^ -— ■tJbero^^i bafe»o» ^m*5 aecretory; win. TOpoftor V At ^ C. E11U, reporter to Pee JeUin a *pd Pag*n, mar»b$lt;B ,Gri*r, timH; & A Mae fc p^ eflke in^MBgwr, ^far wWch mn^7_„__^_._ to read &«**•*■ »r Jjjh**? S- c. pnj jfyi n,i wy y. ^ T~r BumihxddnuWM.dalwwd ontil •Pi** Wlw JS*1 Swi*e* j»*k » ««*»... B*nedictio4 •jr*. (j. (3w»j„ • , ,M tl-.iPo.tw*** Hnnemblett witt L>icUag Eld* D.X. W»lk« in** The roll waa callfcd. Dr. Utingiwort^ being sick Her. J. M. ^-atw elected statistician. £he ;elder that called o^’bl* a .ehch, chair* to oarafally consider 0e luhjfecr Thpn the x^po^a Aon! [t parU ; district ik^W$£M J lowing icSTW imJo TTwoh 4a* W^mrm'aun would fitltJ* rW D. C Bwm. > tow the ehweh via ttmoot. At 7:80 Bor. acacia lUK (wTRWH «Wrf h&WB„ Py.*-* M aitrenoot rreyorwai retd tod approved. The presiding eHer then took up the order < f bad* nm. At this juncture Or. Killings c me in tod continued to call on the pastors to settle which they _ The report# showed that the dUHet was awake aad moving. At thfeoommand of that venerable leader and chie^.'Presiding Elder D I. ^•Jher, all the work in the district •ah represented, i he Sunday school «•» represented, by superintendent and delegate» Everything showed an increase. The superintendent of Chester mission tffarod a series of rtaoiatirira* the substance of which will be a1 petition to the annual con bpeodd tAgra* t them d istrict su peri n tendento and grant that the reqiett from the children may be heard and a?*®8^*** “iwater in the South Carolina conference. The conference adjourned fer one hour. Benediction bg jfar, D. Caaer. The conference re-assembled with trending elder D I Walker in the chair. He wielded the gavel with so much digjity that a baby could be heard. At this juncture he gave no tice that he would, read his address that night. Sea F R McKoy was appointed to preach the annual eer sermon instead of Dr. Killingsworth on account of the-Dr. being sick. Conference adjourned with benedic* tion by T. R Jgbchals. .^tt J;30 ih3 church was packed to S the annual sermon from that devine, Rev. F R McKoy, who all awake” conference. amn nuea me nearts ot bis bearers. R i, McCreary lined hymn 565, 23Qa watchmen i was sung by toe _ er was offered by Re*. R A Me ry ak&hymi No. 341 waa sang r, the conference, after which Rev. A Rice introduced Rev. P R Me* who *4ook; for bis teat St. riUtfchqw ix 12 “They that be whole l^noed not a -physician.” He held the ogpgrsgstwb spellbound for one hoar and fifteen minutes. We can not toll the half. At the close of the atxr zapn more than 30 pera >ns came and Jpy+wf: their heads while Rev. B. C. S|>li» offered op a prayer, after which thftfinanc3 committee lifted a col ifl^Dhioat to the amount of 62 65, after which the congregation was.dismissed, b«t the m m Hers of the conference wereoalled on to stay and hear the addrbss.x The people remained quiet ly afldheard that well prepared ad dress from Presiding Elder D I Whiter; showing that from the pas tor to the Sunday school teacher and scholar ia the school and layman in the church that be had worked on many Mils and by i he help of Him whogovera* all he wad ‘rying hard to fto the best he ooald. The preaid* ifr elder apoke on tbiugs in general Hirhich was well received and atten ■ 2 l is_»_J TT-_r-__1 _ mutiny to the money panic end lynching. Conference adjourned. Benediction by Ret. P. R McKoy. On Thnrsday morning conference In. Walker {Httjd fefr Alter the devotional exercises tie roll waa called and minutes read toa approved;; ’ The minis** rial com mittee reported and tbe report was warmly dmcussed by several of the hru&cen. The report adopted: Af ter a. recess of one hour, the confer Samembled, The report >«tes occupied all. the af thy a motion it was de cided to have a abort season at Urn doee of the Ipon^iftw which the Conference adjourned;* Benediction. Ath*bt Presiding Elder Nichols occupied the pulpit and preached an hatesetfngsermo% Collection $3 52. r^pbe presiding elder took tbe ohair and tbe report of the state of the eSantff Wat the first business before t&wtame. -A. hot diseuasion followed Ths committee oafiaaace made stare*
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