many who do not make a study Science by others, of the of it, merely on account of students of either who do not the unadvised manner in which make a study of the {259} some are placing it in other, merely on account of opposition to Holy Writ. the unadvised manner in which some are placing Religion in opposition to Science, and some are placing Science in opposition to Religion. We believe 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.