ieve that it is the duty We believe that it is the duty
of every Scientific Student to of every theological student
investigate nature simply for to investigate the Scripture,
the purpose of elucidating and of every scientific
truth, student to investigate Nature,
simply for the purpose of
elucidating truth.
and that if he finds that some And if either should find that
of his results appear to be in some of his results appear to
contradiction to the Written be in contradiction, whether
Word, or rather to his own to Scripture or to Nature, or
_interpretations_ of it, which rather to his own
may be erroneous, he should _interpretation_ of one or the
not presumptuously affirm that other, which may be erroneous,
his own conclusions must be he should not affirm as with
right, and the statements of certainty that his own
Scripture wrong; conclusion must be right, and
the other interpretation
wrong:
rather, leave the two side by but should leave the two side
side till it shall please God by side for further inquiry
to allow us to see the manner into both, until it shall
in which they may be please God to allow us to
reconciled; arrive at the manner in which
they may be reconciled.
and, instead of insisting upon In the mean while, instead of
the seeming differences insisting, and least of all
between Science and the with acrimony or injurious
Scriptures, it would be as {260} statements about others,
well to rest in faith upon the upon the seeming differences
points in which they agree. between Science and the
Scriptures, it would be a
thousand times better to rest
in faith as to our future
state, in hope as to our
coming knowledge, and in
charity as to our present
differences.

The distinctness of the fallacies is creditable to the composers, and shows
that scientific habits tend to clearness, even to sophistry. Nowhere does
it so plainly stand out that the _Written Word_ means the sense in which
the accuser take